Grand Council. It would be interesting to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900.
MAGISFONTEIN."
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The girls are in a state of virtual servitude, sub- ject to the will of their masters, and compelled to go wherever they send them. When em. ployment is obtained for them a large percent- age of their salaries goes to the masters, and' is paid directly to them by the person who con tracts for the girls' services. The arrangement is one sanctioned and protected by law, and care is taken to accept only such pupils as are either by themselves or their guardians com petent to make contracts for the sale of their
services.
although it made the Empress Downger mole enraged it made her give pause. Shrewd woman that she is, she rarely acts hastily or
3, KILLED AND WOUNDED. with tomatured judgment. She saw that there
TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF LYDDITE.. was something la this appeal for mercy which
The war currespondent of the Daily Telegraph she must investigate and digest, and though Lian Shou-heng's action will not, apparently, accompanying Lord Methuen's column, in a prevent her from destraying Weng Tung-ho in picturesque description of the fight at Magers her own good time, she has evidently thought it fontein on the that, says the. Boer tactics best to delay her thunderbolt, for up to now (1st were admirable. They allowed the Highland January) no decree has been issued on the brigade to advance in the darkness close to the subject. His friendship for Wing Tung-ho trenches before showing signs of life. Then
Now that is as nice n trade as ever was, and however, has rest fan Shou-being something, a terrible tire was opened from the trenches for two days after the afer the finir a series and the high hill, while a cross-fire from the it is not easy to understand why there has not was issued removing han in seat in the Fight indicted severe damage. The lact that been a trust or at least a stock company organiz or man vetained and held good their positioned to handle it. It would be a pleasing varia- know what Weng Bungu will do when alt during the morning speaks well for their tion in the stock exchange list to have quota this gets to his curs. There are not wanting courage. The Gordons, being in reserve, dirtions of chorus girls from fair to midding in not suffer at first. They gallantly worked their assorted lots. Such stocks would be always men here in the capital who declare that, on
lively and moving, with an upward tendency the principal "If the Sovereign requires his way to the front under a galling fire, and re-
niained for a long time at a close distance in generally, but of course a great slump when Minister to die it is the duty of the loyal official
The frost is on the stage and the angels cease to bumur him," Weng Tung-ho should front of the Buer trenches, which were defended
to sing, "take the hiut" and make away with himself, with wire entanglement. The ground was
To the uninitiated the trade will appear very in order to save his aporial Mistress the dotted with bushes, affording good cover, but all was exposed to cross-fire from the Boers.
much like a trafic in coolies, or at least as an trouble.olworking.turand_Best_end! These peuple, however, imger that the real Sovereign great number of our men took advantage importation of contract labour-but then the of the cover, and kept up a hat fire. They did uninitiated must not trust to appearances where is Weng's pupil, who is moreover devoted in
chores girls are concerned. They come to us him, and that it would be contrary to the tenets all that the bravest troops in the world could of our great Sage for the disciple to encompass do, but the deadliness of the fire was totally by contract, it is true, but they come as artists the destruction of his teacher. The best waynexpected, and for a brief space shook the to elevate and refine, us, and not as labourers to men somewhat. The gallant conduct of the work for us. All the same the suit of the London would be for this unlucky ex-official to start
officers was beyond all prise. They led their frin was dismissed from the United States on a long journey" where the arm of his great
en as coolly and calmly as though on parade,
court on the ground of a lack of jurisdiction, enemy cannot reach him and to wait until the affair blows over and his pupil returns to his and the men followed them enthusiastically and there seems to be no appeal to a Police Court, so the chances of the plaintiffs getting own again. Li Ping-hing is going down South devotedly.
their money, provided any be due them, is soon todo his touring of the Yangtze Valley and River.Runour has it that while down South Then the artillery came to the rescue and slight. All of which goes to show it is not m with Viceroy Liu ez reite to the North, won the honours of the day. The Howitzer always safe in trust eyen to museats when deal. Li Ping-heng has come to an understanding Battery was placed in position, directly in fronting with Boston people.-S. F. Chronick.
of the enemy, and poured in a terrible fire of with his bossem friend that the latter shall re 'commend him as Liu Klyn-yi's succes or in the tyddite shells. The band and 18th Field Bat- Liangkiang Viceroyalty. If he succeeds in his series, under Majors Grant and Scott, respec- intrigue I would indeed pity the poor people, tively, took up a position behind the High high and low, in those provinces - Clanders, and were exposed to a heavy rifle fire. Shell after shell was sent into the Boer position
NEW YORK, December 20th. Neres
with wonderful accuracy, with the effect of re-
A special to the Seen from Washington says: ducing the enemy's fire in a marvellous degree. The negotiations for the transfer to the United MR. DE RYKE ON THE YELLOW ur centre and right consisted of the Guards States of Chatham istand, one of the Galapagos Brigade moving due noul, over a level plain, group, have been opened between this Govern- which the Boers shelled from the ridges.ment and, the Government of Ecuador. An Cronje's troops included 4,000 men from the encouraging attitude has been assumed by Mafeking investing force.
Ecuador and there is every reason to believe A strong Boer picket, which was left for pur that the transfer will be affected by treaty. posesofobservation was completely cut up,all the arrangements, which, of course, must receive men being killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. the sanction of the Senate, and in a measure Our immediate right rested on the river, where that of the House of Representatives, as both The Yorkshire Light Infantry held the drift. After the destruction of the picket the enemy
branches of Congress must appropriate the sent out snipers, presumably preparatory to an
amount of the purchase price before the island can become the property of the United States. advance. Here again the artillery did magni- front work. The 18th Fiend Battery, under Major Scott, swung round their guns, and Shelled the enemy, who replied with rifle fire.
G. Battery Royal Horse Artillery, under Major Bennatine Allason, galloped up, and came into action, and in a few minutes drove the enemy away. For four hours both batteries were ex-
RIVER.
Marde Ryke, wfin has served for many years as Hydrographic Engineer to the Imperial Home Department of Japan, and green many proofs of high slidity in his profession, publishes brochure containing "Comments ou a report made by M. A. Koulart, under date of January 24th, 1899." The Yellow River has probably wrought libre destruction to life and property within historical times than any other river bi the work. If the task of restraining its devasta- tions had been within anything like easy reach of human efforts, the Chinese would doubtless
SPLESTAD ARTILLERY WORK.
UNCLE SAM WANTS A COALING STATION.
کے
Chatham island is desired by the Navy. De- partment for a coaling station. It lies in the l'acific about 600 miles cff the coast of Ecundor. Its possession would be of great advantage to the United States in a naval campaign in the Pacific. The negotiations are said to be the outcome of the story recently published that Cirent Britain was attempting to secure the
partment to urge the President to make every effort to obtain Chatham island for use as a coaling station.
have grappled with the problem long ago. But they have never been able to achieve more than a very temporary measure of relief, and the question now is whether Occidental science can help them. We inflst confess that on reul. Posed to a galling rifle fire, but the guns Galapagos group. This caused, the Navy De-
at all.
GERMANY SEEKING A COALING STATION.
BERLIN, December 19th.
were worked calmly and accurately. The 62nd and 18th Batteries were exposed to an even hotter Are, but it was not con: inuous. During the whole day the naval gun, whenever there was an opportunity, fired with admimble precision and effect. The loss of the liners is known to be terrible. A Boer prisoner informed the writer that one byddite shell killed or wounded over seventy ten. Indeed, it is impossible that the Buer's cay have escaped fearful loss. Every stone, kopje, ridge, french, and langer was shelled with wanderful accuracy. Two lyddite shells barst nemaly over the bodies of the enemy ensconced behind a ridge, doing, according to a prisoner, fearful damage, The Boer prisoners agreed that their side were suffering terrible loss through sickness. The ambulance did splendid work, from the head of the depart-week occurred a passage indicating Germany's ment down to the lowest stretcher-bearer.
ENORMOUS LOSSES.
Dr. von Miquel, Prussian Minister of Fin zace, has just submitted to Emperor William a special report regarding Prussie's finance from 1897 to 1899. The report on the whole is favourable, showing a diminution of the Prussian delt. The interest on the debt has diminished fro10 242,000,000 marks to 231,000,000 marks.
In Count von Buelow's, budget speech last
need of a number of "points d'appui" and coaling, stations for the German navy. This passage was purposely worded cautiously, the meaning being somewhat veiled so as not to attract the suspicious of other nations, but there is the best authority for the statement that Ger- nuany's dims during the next few years will be earnestly directed to the acquisition of a nu- ber of such points in parts of the world where German war vessels, in a time of hosptility, would need them, most particularly in the Far East, the Antilies, Central America, Sunti America and Polynesia.
The Government's denial of the report of the German negotiations for the purchase of the
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breeze increasing to fresh gate was experienced as far as Cape Moreton, when the weather mederated and the wind changed to N.E. Light to fresh wind from that direction, with squally and dirty weather marked the rest of the run to Cleveland Bay, arriving there at midniglit of 1st inst. Left at to o'clock on the morning of the 2nd and reached Cairns late the same night. Proceeded on the voyage after a stay of an hour and a half at that port and arrived at Thursday Island on the forenoon of the 5th, having bad light to fresh easterly wind and fine weather all through the inner nute Burth of Fownsville, left Thursday Island during the afternoon of the 5th moderate to Strong N.W. and W. winds and moderate seas, with frequent squalls and heavy rain were ex- perienced during the passage to Lilly (Timor), which port was reached qu the afternoon of the 9th Left on the afternoon of the toth light wind and fine pleasant weather were met with as far as Cabra. During the passage across the China sea strong monson was experienced until the 17th parallel was passed, when the weather maderated and became finer as the land was approached.
NOTANDA.
"CALENDAR.
JANUARY.
Artenrological meatis based on fifteen years! ‘observations to 1895.
30.1 $0. 50.7
Brainer Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
Harometer....
Temperature
Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY,
74
..1-545
Of date at Cu date at
10 An
4.JW.
30.20
30.30 39
Friday, 19th January, 1900. Chinese-10th of 12th moon of 25th your of
Kuang-så. Sun Rises
bhr. 5min. Sels ... so.......... 5h. 37min. High water-Morning .........thr. 5omin.
Afternoon ...zohr. 37min. Low water-Morning shr. azmin. Afternoon ...... ghr. qzmin,
FRIDAY, 26th Daylight.-N. Y. K. steamer Kamakura, Mary
leaves for Europe. p.m.-N. Y. K. steamer Fawatā Maru leaves
4.45
for Australia.
STEAMERS EXPKCTED."
Names.
Bengal.
pan.-Annual General Meeting of the
Hongkong Philharmonic Society at Chusan... the City Hall.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR,
Iulian (Chelydra) tomorrow. English (Bengal) to-morrow, Tacoma (Tacoma) to-morrow, Canadian (Knipress of India) zzud inst. Gennan (Karlsruke) zubinst German (Ohlenburg) 25th inst. American (Garlic) jið prox.
*
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Fawata Maru (Australian Line) left Nagasaki for this port today and is expected to arrive here on the 23al inst
་
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of Iulia arrived at Nagasaki at 5pm. on Thursday the 18th January and left at 3. on Friday 19th January for Shanghai where she is due to arrive at 3 pm, Saturday the 20th inst.
Chelydra Bisagnot Tacoma Pyrrhus
·Fro
Singapore To-morrow Singapore To-morrow Singapore To-metrow Singapore ..... To-morrow Koba ................... To-monow ..Singapore ....Jan. 21st.
We wonki direct the altendon of shipping friss, tự kha". style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sallings” aro'now published in these columna, mad in so doing saspects fully urge the inanagars of shipping lmm to give orders 10 their clerks to furnish this office, on the fogni already sup- plied gratis with the latest available Information every day,
Ship
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Destination.
Date.
New York Qk. desp. San Francisco, &c. Mar. 1st San Francisco, &c. Jan, 27th
London........ Jan. 23rd
New York
Abergeldie... Portland, &c. Feb. 5th Afridi. Algoa. America Maru. Antenor, Asturia Bayern Babelsberg Belgian King Bentomond ...... London... Bengal
Bombay Breconshire.......
Havre, &c. Straits, &c.
London...
Canmarthenshire. San Diego, &c.
......Mar. istin Feb. 15the ... Feb. 21st
Mar. 7ih.......
............... Jan. 26th
San Diego, &c. Shanghai.....
................Jan, zoth
Jan. 25th
Jan, 20th
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba...
at Kowinon Dock
Victoria, B.C.
Carlisle City San Diego, &c.
Jan. 23rd
Jan. 21st
Isla de Luzon
Feb. 10th
12
Changsha
.....Kobe
71
China
City of Rio
Coptic
Cowrie
17
Diamante
11
Doric
Eastern
1
Em China
Emp. India
"
Cosmopolitan
*
For most
Gaelic
J.L.G.M.S. Hertha... HLG.M.S. Gefion... USIS. Monadnoch "H.M.S. Tweet.....
Kiangtung
Trafalgar. Pawan....
Kinshiu farn........ D. Juan Austria Menmuir Dupline
נן
Emp. Japan
Glenogle Haiching Hamburg
San Francisco, &c.Mar. 3rd ....San Francisco, &c. Mar. 17th
San Francisco, &c.ffan. 21st London...
Manila....
Jan. 31st
Jan. 22nd
San Francisco, &c. Mar. 1oth Sydney, &c...Jan. 27th. Vancouver, &c...... April 4th
¡Feb. 14th Mar. 14th
17
11
Swatow, Sc... Jan. zoth
San Francisco, &c. Feb 13th ¡Victoria, B.C. ..........Feb-roth. ....Swatow, &c..........Jan. 21st PASSED THE CANAL.
Straits, &c. May 10th Outward 22nd December-Babelsberg,
Holsatia...Havre, &c. Feb. 8th Kanagawa Maru. 30th December-Asturia, Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c. Feb-end- Benvenue, St. Jerome, Indus, Dart, Lootakken, Kamakura Marú Marseilles, &c......Jan. 26th Lyurowan, Ölysapo and January-Ceylon, Kanagawa Maru. Kobe & Yokohama Jan. 2oth Braeman, Emma Luykin, Oldenburg, Sanuki Kansu
Samarang, &c..... Jan. 25th Maru, St. Andrews. 5th January-- Lavs,
Karlsruhe Straits, &c. ....Jan. 24th Nestor, Trenkai, Erzherzog, Ferdinana, Kasuga Maru Hapan
Jan, 20th 1812--Cuidad Rodrigo stormed.
Denbighshire, Ormazan 9th JanuaryGlen Künig Albert traits, &c. ......... 1841-Eliot and Kishen treaty, coding long: turret, Fusker 12th January-Lainn, Calhas,Lady Juicey..... San Diego, &c.
Sado Maru, 16th January--Bayern, Heidi Loongsang Manila... 1861--Kowloon peninsula formally handedberg, flakatawaru, Nurnberg,
Maidzuru aru... Swatow, &c. Massilia...... Europe, &c. Homeward 12th Jan---Andalusia, Savota.
Menelaus 16th January---Parra, Suevia.
kong.
ANNIVERSARIES.
over to Great Britain.
1863- Sailor's Home at lungkong formally
opened. 1870 The Frederic burnt by coolies. 1879-Arrival of Portuguese transport-frica at Macao, from Listam, with 200 policemen for the colony. 1885-Battle of Metemmeh. 1888 Mr. Mortimer Murray, British Vice-
Consul at Macao, committed suicide.
TO-MORROW.
fhr. 15min. shr. 37min.
Saturday, 10th Januarý, rgon, Chinese-20th of 12th moon of 25th year of }
Kwang-si Sun-Rises ...
Set.. Moon-In Apogee thr, am. "Moon=In Equator-thr;-pin-
High water-fternoon ..... ohr. 17min. Afternoon ......thr. quin. Low water-Morning .... shr. 4amin,
Afternoon ........'5kr. “5min. "ANNIVERSARIES,
1841-Treaty of Chuenpi concluded. Captain
Elliot issued a circular.re the cession of Hongkong. 1843-Birth of the first Hongkong him British
subject. 1671 Germany proclaimed an Empire. 1878--Adrianopolo occupied by the Russians. 1891-Death of Kalakaua, King of Hawaii.
Attempt to set fire to the C. N. Co.'s steamer Pekin at Shanghai, 1896-S.S. On Song ran on Dunmail Rock and
beached. 1897-Census of Hongkong taken; population
226,382.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
ing Mr de Kyke's very lucid and convincing statements which seem to assert a conclusive claim to attention and belief, we detect little ground for here. That the liver could be brought under control, and kept under control if men like Mr. de Ryke were given narte blanche in deal with it, there can not be much doubt. But, there is equally hide doubt that the Chinese Government, so long as it retains its present characteristics, will never give carie Blanche to any one, and that it will not be en couraged by learning from these comments by a competent authority that in order to dis- cover how to deal with the Hoang. Ho scienti- fically, a preliminary survey costing a million of trets and requiring three year's labour is necessary. The perplexing features of thie Yellow River are the extraordinary quantity of solul matter contained in its water-it is so turbid that a piece of white cloth dipped into it immediately assumes a rusty-red colour--, and the fact that throughout a considerable A further message to the same paper says part of its course its bed is at a commanding that on the following morning ambulances went height above vast areas of plains through which out, under a flag of truce, to collect the wound- it ruas, so that, when it bursts its banks, deed and bury the dead. General Wauchope's vastating foods sweep resistless over huge body was found wear a trench. He had been shot through the chest and in the thigh. Several expanses of country. The Chinese have been ridiculed for making secondary dykes on each wounded Boers were taken to the hospital on the side of the bill. The ground in the vicinity side of the river, at a distance of à mile to two and a half miles from the first dykes, or real of the enemy's trenches was strewn with dead. flood banks, which secondary dykes, useless in
The prisoners said the destruction wrought by any case for restraining the river, are left in a the naval gun was enorinous, and that the word neglected condition. Mr. de Ryke, however, was passed along the Boer lines to prepare for shrewdly points out that these secondary
retreat at nightfall. All confessed that they dykes are not intended to control the river suffered the greatest loss they had yet had dur Their object is to protect the ing the war. Tite correspondent conversed people living within from inundations coming with several of the Boer doctors who were from the land side; inundations caused by attending their wounded at the scene of Mon a break in the river's banks at some point higher day's fighting. All agreed that the total Boer up. Such inundations would not advance with losses were over 2,000 killed and wounded. any great pressure and consequently the dykes Two lyddite shells put out of action sixty-five for keeping then back need mix be very solid. and seventy men aespectively, In other respects, too, Mr. de Ryke shows that. the Chinese have not been without slucwdness in their manner of dealing with the river, but they have never seriously tried, probably they never had the power, to prevent the injury and neglect to which the mountainous basin of the Hoang Ho has been rejected by the dense population living on its banks, and Krasping eagerly every aid to survival without consideration for the consequences, to unborn generations, Certainly these consequences are stupendous enough. To regulate the stream in Shantung alone, that is to regulate it through a distance of 252 miles out of its total length of 5,000 miles, Mr. Rouffart esti mates an outlay of 32 million tsets, and Mr. de Ryke declares that the double of the sum would be needed, giving, moreover, reasons which seem to establish his point conclusively. Mr. de Ryke, indeed, brings to his task of comment remarkably lucid conceptions and expert ability evidently-of a high order. The subject-le-has to treat is dry enough, but he managey to inake- it quite attractive by the quality of his know ledge and the method of his reasoning. His Temarks about-reboisement are in themselves ILM.S. HERMIONE GOES TO ASSIST. sufficient to repay perusal of the whole
The correspondent of the Evening Post writes SINGAPORE, January 10th. pamphlet, for people are wont to talk of
The French mail steamer La Seyne is still as follows from Apia, under date of November afforestation as though it were an easily ap ground near the Garras Light, Garras Island. plicable remedy, whereas by the time
One of the tugs that went from Singapore to,
"The news that Samon-that is, Upolu and that afforestation is urgently needed, the, very causes operating
try and tow her off returned yesterday, report-Savli-is to be handed over to Germany was to make it a
received here with great annoyance by those desideratum have also operated to invest iting that La Seyne will still fast and their efforts
British who have so long and conspicuously worked to bring the place under British domi- nation. The chances are that most of these people will leave Samoa for good. The sinall Malletoan party, who had hoped to get in power long enough to officially ask for British protec-11.30 -tion, are very downhearted and some of them- talk of moving up to Tutulla so as to live under the Stars and Stripes: So far, the Germans have. quietly enjoyed their success.
Danish West Indies, while literaly correct, is, in a sense, an evasion. Germany really desires St. Thomas, because, with the frequent dis turbances in Central American republics, by which German property always suffers largely, and with the Nicaragua canal once completed, necessary, Germany, however, has been res. Carga ex Coptic subject to rent. a coaling station near by will become highly Cargo ex Suchsen subject to rent. trained from entering into negotiations with Cargo ex Trieste subject to rent, Denmark for the purchase of St. Thomas out of consideration for Aingricap sentiment, which formerly opposed such Gennan acquisition there. She is now trying to ascertain whether assured that they do not she will begin nego tiations.-45. F. Call.
with immense difficulties. The injury wrought by ill-regulated mining operations is also very clearly set forth in this brochure, and the author illustrates his remarks by reference to the working of the copper mines in the Mozumi: valley of lida in Japan, an illustration which shows that Japan also is sowing taxes of trouble for her children in the future. Not in our generation, nor yet in the generation of our sons or of our grandsons, will the Hoang Ho monster be chained. It will continue to exact its yearly tale of thousands of lives and millions upon millions of property. It is the one of the fails with which Providence chastises China for lier unprogressiveness-Japan Mail
THE ABSENT HINDED BEGGAR
WHAT CRONJE SAID,
General Cronje's official report forwarded to Pretoria, recorded the following views of the fighting Yesterday there was desultory fighting till six o'clock, when heavy cannon fire was resumed. The Scandinavians stormed at difficult position, but it became untenable, and they suffered severely. I was unable to send help The British have an overwhelming-force, but they must have had at least 2,000 nien pui out of action, either killed or wounded." The report continues: "There are no signs of surrchder. Our burghers are fighting with con- spicuous bravery, anil maintaining their posi.
tions under a heavy British fire. Our cannons are of very little use. The British are greatly assisted by balloons, and there are twenty-four ambulances working backwards and forwards hetween the lighting line and be enemy's camp. Our loss is not known definitely, but l'estimate it at 100 killed and wounded?
**LA SEYNE” STILL AGROUND.
had proved unsuccessful. Further assistance was required, and H.M.S. Hermione left at o'clock this morning to go to the assistance of La Seyne-Straits Times."
THE CHORUS GIRL MARKET. Some information of a nature sufficiently moved to be interesting and probably valuable has been made public by a suit recently brought before the United States Circuit Court sitting in Boston for the purpose of covering 83710 for an alleged breach of contract relative to the employment by one of the theatres in that city of eight gids technically described as “ más-
cots,
the American objections still continue. If
TOUBLE FOR GERMANS IN SAMOA.
APIA (Samoa); December 13th. Via Auckland December 19-The German day was hoisted over the Courthouse to-day as an official notification of the annexation of the islands, by agreement, to Germany. The German Consul, on board the Cormorant, was interviewed by the Samoan chiefs. They in formed the Consol that. Matsafa would be selected to ruje. Having declared their govern ment established, the Mataafaites are driving the Malictoans out of the villages. Trouble appears imminent.
zlat:
"
Chicago, December 19th.
SHIPPING REPORTS...
TO-MORROW,
N. 1. R. steamer Breconshire for Victoria B.C.
and Tacoma,
Noon.P. & O. steamer Messilia, leaves, with
mails, for London.
1.30 and 1.45 p.-Royal H.K.Y.C. Third
Club-tree resailed Entries for the Hongkong Spring Races close.
SUNDAY, 21st. Daylight O. & O. sleamer (optic leaves for C. & O.
1.30 and
San Francisco. steamer Carlisle City leaves for San
Diego and San Francisco. 1.45 Royal H.K.Y.C. Sixth Club Race sailed.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
April 4th
Mar, 31st
Jan. 23rd
Jan. 21st
Jan. zoth
London..
Feb. 6th Nauchang..... Manila, &c. .........Jan. 25th. Nippon Maru...San Francisco, &c. Mar, zoth Oldenburg. Straits, &c.
Feb. 1st
Preussen.......Straits, &c.
May and
Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. Pyrrhus....
May 30th
Liverpool
Jan. 26th.
Feb. 1st.
|
Jan. 20th
Feb. 7th
Yokohama
Jan. 22nd
Loudon....
Feb. 20th
Straits, &c.
Mar. 21st
Manila
Queen Eleanor... New York.. Rohilla .............Japan
Sachsen ...... Straits, &c. Sakura Maru Stentor
Stuttgart Sungkiang Szechucn
GUTARIK, British steamer, 1,495, A. E. Dabelle, 18th Jan.-Sydney 8th Dec., Cleveland Bay and Cairns and Jan., Thursday Island 5th, and Timor toth, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. WESTPHALIA, German steamer, 2,300, Strunik, 18th Jan.-Singapore 11th Jan., Kieneral.
Siemssen & Co. KANAGAWA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,857, Thyra....... John McKenzie, 19th Jan,,--Singapore Tsinan 13th January, Guneral Nippon Yusca Weimar... Kaisha.
Westphalia PRIYANG, German sicamer, 953, 'R. Köhler, Wittenberg
roth Jan., Haiphong 16th January, and Woosung Haihow 17th, Rice and General.-A. R. Marty, LYEEMOON, German steamer, 1,238, G. Heuer
mann, 19th Jan.,-Canton 18th January, General-Siemssen & Co.
HSIN YU, Chinese steamer, 1,040, G. Blithen,
19th Jan.-Canton 18th Jang General.-
C. M. S. N. Co.
Yokohama
Jan. 21st Jan. 23rd San Diego, &c.Mar. 6th: Port Darwin, &c... Feb. 15th Straits, &c. ...... April rỗth ....Havre, &c. Feb. 27th
Havre, &c...Jan. 19th Shanghai
Jan. 21st Yawata Maru ...Thursday Is., &c...Jan. 26th
STAND BACK AND THEN LOOK.
** Machan,” said a who nì physician to a woman who hut brought a feeble, anwnife, and poorly des WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,109, P. Garriock,veloped daughter to him for examination. Madam, 19th Jan.--Canton 18h Jan, Generale return of this girl Alght have been hegan
two hundred years ago." Butterfield & Swire. SINGAN, British steamer, 1,053, F. Jamieson,
roth, Jun. Canton 18th Jan, General. - Butterfeld & Swire.
19th Jan.,-Fonchow-16th Jan, Amay 17th,' and Swatow 16th, General,-Douglas, Lapraik & Co. TIENTSIN, British steamer, 1,250, Dawson,
HAICHING, British steamer, 1,267, W. Davis,
19th Jan., Bangkok 12th Jan., Rice.-- Butterfiek & Swire.
Sir," she exclufined, I don't understand what you mean."
"Probably not, madam," replied this stolent of
explain it.
and of medicine, "and you wouldn't even shonid-
I try to
How do you best sec a picture on the wall?, Why,- by standing tack and looking through your kulowed list or through a tube, Well thon, let us fast read f. Coouses letter, and afterwnnis get a little of what painters call perspective on it and soo if we can nailerstand the lessonit teaches,
STANFIELD, British bark, 650, H. Wilson, 19th
Jan-Rajang 13th December, Tumber.hd an attack of pleurisy, which left me low and
Master
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Ambria, German str., for Colombo.
Fhampo, British str., for Wuhu. Saikoig, British sir, for Samsui. Farms, British str., for Swatow, Perawongse, British str., for Swatow. Singan, British sir, for Shanghai. Kongnam, British st, for Canton. E-sang, British str., for Tamsui.
Departures. Jan. 19. Onsong, British sir, for Saigon. Jan. 19, Thales, British str., for Swato Jan. 19, Drauguga, British str., for Bangkok Jan. 19, Hue, French str, for Hoihow. Jan. 19, Miike Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe, Jan. 19, Hermes, Norwegian str., for Hangay. Jan. 19, Hsin Yu, Chinese str., for Shanghai. Jan. 19, Whampea, British str,, for Shanghai. Jan. 19, Ambria, German str., for Colombo.
Passengers-Arrived,
MONDAY, 22nd, Carga ex Onsang subject to rent. Cargo es yaon subject to rent. Cargo ex Canton subject to rent.... Cargo ex Suini Regulus subject to rent. N. L...-A. steamer Ambria leaves for Itavre
and Hamburg N
Per Kanagawa Maru, from Singapore-Mr. Dunnottar" to be sold by Auction, Frew, and Europeans. on the premises.
3 pm.
TUESDAY, 23rd.
O, S. steamer Antener leaves for Landan. Noon-Extraordinary meeting of the China Provident Insurance Co. Ltd.
--
3 p.m. Auction sale for spaces, to erect booths and matshed for Races, on the
12,
spot.
WEDNESDAY, 24th.
--Eleventh Ordinary Meeting of the West Point Building Co. Ltd. at Company's offices, Victoria Buildings. noon-Twelfth Ordinary Meeting of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co, Ltd. at the same place. 7.45 pin. Auction Sale of household furniture
By Geo. P. Lammert at Rose Villas: West, Bonham Road.
·Captain Dawson, of the steamship Fientsin, from Bangkok, reports Strong monsoon to: Cape Varella, thence moderate, to fresh mon C. soon and very high sea
The plaintifs in the case are members of Grm in London whose business is that of sup plying chorus girls to any theatre that wishes. them. ““In an account given of the case by a In reply to a lady at Newhaven, asking for special correspondent of the New York Times definition of the term "Absent-Minded Beg, it is stated the company collects girls and trains gar Mr Kipling's secretary: writes Mr. them for the stage. They are taught dancing Rudyard Kipling desires me to say, in answer and singing, and as soon as they are consider to your letter, that the term Absent-Mindeded competent to perform the duties required of Swatow:-Tammi, Hollow, Taicheong, Trym. Beggar, is one used by private soldiers them- | then the company, securès, engagements selves, when they have forgotten any small for the them, Individually or in.. groups, in |- duty, and beggar is a generic, term, of endeur-"theatres-di ment
THURSDAY, 2511. N.steamer Ransu leaves for Samarang and
Ben
Sourabaya Line steamer Bellemand leaves for London.
Iloilo and Cebu,
..
Per Westphalia froni. Singapore-450 Chi-
nese.
Per faichiu, from Coast Ports-H.B.M. Consul Playfair, Mr. Sutherland, Miss Me Lelland, Master Remedios, Mr. Chung, and 115 Chinese.
Per Guthrie, from Australian Ports-Mr. and Mrs. Bozario, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mistre, Mrs, DM. dos Dares Carlos and child, Ker. S Bernado, Messrs. Graffin Cook, 1. F. Bell, R. Glendenning, E. F. Slavares. J. de Silva Loyne, Z. S. Pici, J. Fernandez, 2. Carvaldio, J. S. Crabel, 13. L. Maclures, F. Martin, C. N. de Silva, E. A. de Silva, J. dos Santos, Augusta Mines, G.-S. Gueneiro, 43 Chinese and Japanese,
Per Tientsin, from Bangkok-20 Chinese, and 5 Japanese.
To Depart.
In the spring of last year, 1895," she says, “I'
weak. Solareneily 1 comht not get up my strength, do what I would. My appetite was poor, and after cating
I bail severe palos about tay chest, nt my side, and between my shoulders, I had sentar pains l my arms and humilders--in fact all over the. I got tittle or no sleep, mud felt quite worn out in the morning.
As time went on I got weaker and weaker and.
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wiss scarcely able to get abrat. 1 enne to be so, low; ; that I thought I never should be butter again." * xow- ta doctor muil took medicines, bat nothing did me any
good.
**In Dreember (1895) my sister, wina lives "at Oxford, told me of the benefit she band derived from bottle from Mr. Mother Seigel's Symmp. I ent Cooper, cheniet, Oldbury Hond, nul after taking it fod great relief. I could eat well, and food agreed
I noined strength, mad ofter taking four bottles was as well as ever and free from all pain, masenler or otherwise know others who are been benefited by the same mellem You can-ablish this statement as you like (Signed)- Charlotte Comber, 177, Olfury Birmingham, Tetaber Kil,
That is her letter plafu, truthful, and well- written letter. But what to we see behind the simple facts its them down! Is there anything suggested by that attack of plzarify she spanks of f Was that the beginning? No. Meuring in the name. given to an inflammation of the spaces or carities in which the Inngs rest. When the inflammation at facks the lungs themselves we call it the inchial,toles, bruachitia; and sun. But they are the same thing, from the same cane-namely, the impure blood, Wim the nod is thus polluted, sallest provocation-a slight cold-may se vrny of the aboro ailacate. Thounnation (which Mrs. Coombes d) belongs to the same group or family of 'maladies.
But how coues that impurity or corruption of the hid in which these things arise! Filtell you, in the line that you will remember it. Indigestion dyspepa, ferraentation of food in the storich, torpil liver, which leaves the bilo ackle in the blood, instond of remaring thein, potions, distant filth from the stomach getting into the circulation that's where the trouble, comice from. Bes wo co that in enses of
there always what doctors
Per Mastilia, from Shanghai for London-Perry s prida. Although this Indly had keen Rev. and Mrs. Dempsey, Messrs. H. McCann dyspept of her digestiou-whether site palhasil it?"
symptoms offer the plourley, a precisa
the
and D. C. Gibson. For Brindisi-Bishop Yoń Anger. For Bombay Mr. M. 5. Josepli or bid the foundation for the pleurley, Froin Hongkong for London-Mr. W. H. rhegmation, and all that Colowesl. Howe, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cox, Messrs. 5. H. Now that is what we see at o
seat to stand back and this in
in the practica are
are you Northcote, Messrs. W. McWhirter, F. V. look. And Edwards and H. B. Batty. For Marseilles of the knowledge:
to make
steamier Wänthang leaves for Manila, Mr. and Mrs. EW. Brown, For Brindisi-Mr.omach, a theke are of the condition of your ·
Captain Davis, of the steamship faicking, from Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, reports :---- Strong N.E monsoon from Foochow to Swatow with clondy weather and high seas. Light N.E. wind, simonll sea from Swatow to Hongkong. Carga ex America Maru subject to rent. Vessels in Amoy Japanese war vessel. In (About)-P. & O. steamer Bombay leaves for
London. pmHongkong Boat Club-Race between Garrison, Club and German crews. Launch leaves Queen Statue Wharf, for friends, at 4:45 pm,
Captain Dähelle, of. the steamship Guthrie,
the world, Hundreds of from Sydney, etc, reports Left Sydney on
- 30.1 ba- thus supplied, the afternoon of the 28th ulto, strong southerly
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you
dog, yet fel aything H. Lord, and Mr. and Mrs, E. Wilson. For gto fint out whether you are going to be worse or not. When your house takes fire you don't wait to Port Said Mrs. C. H. Wath, and Mrs. R. see how bad it is likely to her yon scrip
#sminediate Foster. For Singapore Messrs. A. T. Hart, Dom with indigodion
D. McGredie, 1. D. E. Langing, Mr. and Mrs. The old doctor was rights what be mail to the Abbot Robinson, Mrs. and Miss Robinson, won about her daughter. The girl couldn't help. Messrs W. G Robinson, George Gilbert and the neglect of horancorton; but we can do something
mula fowards taking care of
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