Tai Kok Taul Bay as has not been sold, and half the available building area abuting on the south side of the Shauki wan Road between the Eastern Extre mity of the Queen's Recreation Ground and Shaukiwan Village, this latter ares to be first laid out in blocks and each | alternate block to be assigned to the Trust,
The Trust to reclaim, where it seems .expedient, and lay out these areas in building sites, streets, and open spaces and may lease such. sites for. periods which may extend in 99 years.
The Trust to enjoy. the use of such property as is assigned to it free off charge for to years and thereafter the Trust to pay interest at 4 per cent per annum on the value at date of assign- ment of so much of the land as they are able to leasă. “
The Trust to receive in full the rents of the lands assigned to, or reclaimed by them, and the difference between these, rents and the interest payable to Governi ment to fonn part of the revenue of the Trust.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1900.
STUDY OF OHIN SE PREPORT OF SECRETARY S TO COLONIAI,
HAVING WAT SECRETARY,
Sir- liave the bonour by direction of the President of the Sanitary Board, to point out by C.SO. 2961 of 1895 it was sanctioned that the regulation governing the study of Ghinese and the monetary reward granted for the possession of a certificate by the members of the police should be extended to the Inspectors of the Sanitary Department. Since, that time certi ficares have been gained by Inspectors in this Department; and at the present time:four are in possession of such certificates, namely two of the second and two of first certificates. It is, however, found that there is soms cause which prevents the main body of the inspectors from acquiring a useful knowledge of Chinese, and thus acts prejudically against the value of their services in sanitary matters.
The reason for this may be partially due to the compitively small reward paid for the possession on certificate, namely $2.50 $5 and $10 for & first, second or third respectively and to remove this as directed to recommend that as the police allowances have been No interest to be paid to Government doubled by C. S. 0. 588 of 1899 so may the on any portion of the Trust Estate which same privilee be extended to, the Inspectors is utilised for the formation of streets, or of this Department; to the present holders of which has been reserved for any public certificates on the same forms as therein quot- purpose, or which is required for opened for police, namely, on passing a test examin
alion, and we all who may in future gain centi- ficates.
spaces.
On the expiration of 9 years from the date of acquirement by the That the property so acquired to revert to the Government.
(ii) All assessments for rates for new buildings erected on Trust Land not hefore rated, and all enhanced assess- mcils for mies for buiklings assigned to or acquired by the Trust by purchase or otherwise, to be paid by the Government to the Trust,
6. The following are, the proposals for the settlement of disputes and compensation -
A tribunal of appeal to be framed for the decision of all questions in dispute connected with the acquisition of land and property by
the 'Trust.
(Signed), F. H. MAY,
EDWARD ÖSNORNE, FRANCIS W. CLARE
CANTON NOTES.
CHINESE MERCHANTS PETITION FOR
GUNBOATS.
The general importing and exporting, mer chants, carrying on business with the Io Fung and Look Fune districts, owning the Hop Shing Loong and Bun Woo shops in Hong kong have sent a petition, to the Acting Deputy Commissioner Bo Lim See (H. W. Hazler}) of the Imperial Maritime Customs, Kowloos, requesting him to apply to the Chinese Government at Canton for gunboats th be sent for the protection of junk navigation in the Tai Pung Ping lloj waters.
In the petition they state that the military and police forces are weak that junks are often pirated, even at the mouth of the Hol Fung harbour and in Shan May, and Won 11um waters. The pirates have now become so audacinus that iley not only dare to rob the Junks but tow lem in Lam Shan, where they sell the booty the villagers. When the police see these boata passing they do not make enquiries 'o sec of they are pirated bents, sn there does not seem to be any protection for
the merchants.-China.
DRAINAGE PLANS.
PROPOSED REVISION. OF REGULATIONS: The Secretary--Under ordinance 1989 sec. 69, latter half, it is not necessary for architects to send separate drainage plans to this Dept.if they were shown on Public Works plans.
The following report bearing on the above subject has been circulated ga
After two years experience of attempting to work this I find it impracticable to carry out satisfactorily. The P.W.D. either need the plans at the same time that we do or the officer in charge of same being often out it is at tinies a Cause of much delay in obtaining plans, and in the inspection of works; often plans are altered in the construction of a building-more often than not 1 This has, to be recorded, on filed plans, and much time is wasted in sending to F.W.D., sometimes three or four times, for a plan for different reasons.
Please therefore lay before the members of the Boardthis suggestion. "That a notice be put in the Government Gazette and a letter written to the leading architects requesting them in future not to show house drains on buildings' plaus, but submit a separate black plan of building showing drains and stating thereon position of kitchens, paths etc which will be filed and kept to record in this office thereby saving time both to architects in obtaining certificates and to officers of this Department. I have consulted, I think all, the architects on this question and they appear to have no objection to the arrangement,
(Sd) R. F. DRURY. Copy of Section 69 Ordinance 15 of 1889 bearing on the subject was attached and cit culated among the members of the Sanitary Board.
AT SALLEH.
(SA) C. W. DUGGAN,
See., S. I,
The vote on the estimates for this. Depart ment is $300 and the increase if granted will require an additional $250 for the current year, viz. $150 for certificates already gained and Son for prospective grants
The four thspcetors mentioned in the report are. Reidie and F. Fischer Fio; H. J. Knight and G. Hoggarth 82.30.
The Colabial Treasurer minuted 24th ultimo. "I think the allowance should be the same as in the police but doubt whether the officers who have not taken up, or pissed in Chinese are influenced altogether by the amounts. Incapa city and disinclination to study would account for a number of them,
BY THE MAIL.
[From Our Exchange.]
believed that Russia is dissatisfied with the present gaine of cross-purposes between herself and Japan in Korea, is anxious to find a friendly modus vivendi, and wishes to put the matter into other hands įlan those of her late Minister. It was Baron Rosen who signed the agreement of Russia and Japan in April, 1999, recognising the sovereignty and entire independence of Karen and mutually pledging lives to abstain from disent interference in the internal affairs of that country and to fake no step in regard to the appointment of military instructors or financial advisers in Korea with- The Russian out consulting each other. Guvernent further undertook to interfere in no way against the development of the com mercial and industrial relations of Japan and Korea. But many points of difference have since then arisen between, the two countries, and Russia, it is said, wishes to make a new departure, and with it to have a new "Minister at the Japanese Court.
sense of making out the requirements of defence, before the Ministers asked for money. Therefore the whole business was a farce.
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ANNIVERSARIES.
1855-The Insurgents cracuated Shanghai. 1863-First public parade of the Hengkeng Volunteer Corps and presentation of colours.
1826-The Both Regintent of Hongkong. 1884-1longkong Legislative Council reor-
ganised. Lyeemun Pass. 1885-The steamer Castillo lost on Flat Island, 1887--The Alice Memorial Hospital, Hang-
kong, opened. 1893-The Swedish barque Doris wrecked
near the Natuna Island.
1896-The Nova Scotian barque Lyon
wreeked on Pratas Repf 98-Strike of Officers British Indian Steam
ship Co., ended,
Cargo
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
Renvene subject to reni. China Provident. Loan and Mortgage Co, Ld.
Register of shares closed. 9 punt -A. D, C, "Yeomen of the Guard" al
City Hall.
Speech by Mr. Balfour. Mr. Balfour, addressing his East Manchester constituents on 8th, ulto, defended Government fram, the charge of not having been properly
ist; on the assumption that war was inevitable, prepared for the war. Had they acted from the they would not have had, as now, the country absolutely united in support of the policy pur sue. That thaimity was worth many an anny corps, Notwithstanding the tactical mis fortune of Ladysmith, the Boer invasion of British territory had not made such progress as need frighten even the most timid. He main tained that good artillery, had been sent out, considering the necessity of mobility, and guns less mobile, but of greater range, had been, and were being, sent out abundantly. He ex- talled the sea transpert of the troops, and die manner in which the reserves had come up. The Post Office.
The Government, the right hon. gentleman ad- del, lud given the general an absolutely free Although no very suking postal reforms can be reconded, the Post-office has during the year hand. He ridiculed foreign prophecies that just closed male steady and continious pro- the dissolution of the Empire had begun. Speaking on toth ulto, at the Manchester Con- gress in many directions. The year has, in
servative Club Mr. Balfour defended the War the first place, witnessed the extension of
Laffice from the criticisms to which the Depart 4 pm. penny postage to Malta, Jamaica, Mauritius,
subjected in connection British North Borneo, Labisan. and the Capement had been
with the present
There had been 8.30 for of Good Hope, so that now the only British
On the contrary, colonies, whichiure not, as, vet, availed them- n policy of concealment.
there never had been a time in the history Cargo ex Kumsang subject to rent. selves of the reduced rate of transmission are
which the War Offle those of Australia, New Zealand, and Khodesia. of the world in In the past year the orbit of the telegraph has hacen readier with instantaneous information been extended id Swakopmund and Walfisch upon every incident in the campaign, whether Hay; and sinultapisou-ly relegraph rates have favourable or unfavourable. He denied that heen reduced to Korea, Desarul, French and the Army had been sent out with guns so feeble Dutch Guiana, Venezuela. Partoguese East as to be practically placed at a hopeless dis Africa, certain places in South and Bast Africa, advantage, saying their equiments were those Faunosa, British Guiana, the West Indies, and which, it was considered, were demanded by Key West. 11.is anticipated that in the hands the circumstances of the case. The War Office, of the Post Offerthe development of the trunk lowerer, were now engaged in experiments, with the object of devising, if possible, better telephone systent will be considerable. It is
guns than those now in use. four years since the department took over the trunk system of telephones, nu in the interval great progress has been male in the spreading of its network.
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Tricking the Boers. The Colonial Secretary minuted-"I agree
Some of our soldiers have been playing with the Treasurer and, speaking from.my pre-
A squadron n vious experience, I doubt whetherthe-increase-tricks upon the guileless Bour in pay will lead to many more inspectors being Lancers in one of the pairals took with the
This figure was able to speak Chinese, I shall be agreeably one day a lancer of straw. surprised if it does."
left near a Boer position and, viewed from a The distance, lonked a veritable cavalry man. figure was left on a rock, and it was not leng before the Boers were having slids at the soldier who sir daringly exposed himself. Mauser bullets had no effect, and it is alleged that getting exasperated, they turned one of their big guns on the dummy. The Liverpools one day set up a row of cligies, and the Boers were driven early crazy by the indifference these men showed to their fire. Then there was the bogus artillery, some of our people Constructed one night on the town lands in front of Umbulwants. They were lignes af men and something which looked like 15-pounders. The Iers blazed away at this hattety, and "knocked policular hell of out it, as an artil- lety man, with many delightful grins, said, only to find out that they were being fouled.
A Coming Marriage, Amarriage will shortly take place between Captain Charles R. B. Owen, RA, only son of the late Mr. Charles Owen, barrister-at-law and Chief Magistrate Straits Settlements, and Miss Catharine Gwendoline Hornby, second daugh ter of the Rev. CE Hornby, of Ashendene, Hertford
The Clementi Smiths.
A good many of our readers will be interested to hear that two sons of Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, GUM.G, have started for service in. South Affign. Mr. Arthur Clementi Smith, of the Public Works Department, Ceylon, goes with the Ceylon contingent of Mounted Volun- teers, while and Lieut. Hubert Clementi Saith, R.E., 9th Company Royal Engineers, is with the recently-formed Seventh Division
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Death of Inspector Ceneral Mortimer.
Inspector General Edward Townsend Mor- timer, of the Royal Navy, retired, has died suddenly, of pneumonia fallowing jifunza, at Cromwell Houses, Southsea, in the sixty-sixth
Death of Vice-Admiral Duckworth-year of his age. He joined the medical service
King.
Vice Admiral Richard Duckworth-King died on 4th afta At the blockade of the Canton River and the bombardment and capture of Canton, he served as midshipman of the Sur prise, and carried the colours of the landing party at the assault and capture of the leiho forts, for which he obtained the Chinese medal and the Canton and Taka clasps, He assisted in the action with pirates at the island of Ling. ting, near Hong Kong, where a 5-gun battery and 25 large war junks were captared..
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Sir Howard Vincent goes to the Front,
Lient-Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, M.P, left Waterloo Station by the 1.40 Castle Line express on 6th ulta. for Southampton, whence te sailed for South Africa in the steamer Carts bracke Castle. Although not permitted, upon medical grounds, to asssume the command of the Volunteer contingent to which he was nominat ed, the gallant colonel is resolved unofficially to proceed to the seat of war. There left by the same train, for the front, Dr. Watson Cheyne and Mr. Cheatle, two surgeons from King's College Hospital, who are joining the Army Medical Staff
General Yule's Return. Ainong the passengers who arrived on the 6th ulto, at Southampton from South Africa by Messrs. Donald Currie and Ca's mail steam, ship Dunvegan Castle was Major-General Yule. The arrival of General Yule in England justifies the confident hope of his mother, a fine old lady over eighty years of age, who has lived at Eal- ing for half a century. Soon after her son's masterly conduct of the arduous retreat from Glencoe to Ladysmith, she remarked that this was his fourth war, and as he had been spared in three, he might come safely through another; but, the added, that she loved to know that her boy was doing his duty. Major-General Yule has been invalided hone
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Deaths.
war.
Arrival of Sick and Wounded. A hundred and fifty sick and wounded from the western and the Ladysmith sides landed from the rain at Southampton, on 5th ult., and several of them gave to a Press representa e some interesting sidelights upon the cam page Nouth Africa, Perhaps the most Significant was the story of a private of the Gloucesters, who was wounded and captured at Nicholson's Nek, "After the battle," he said. I was lying at the bottom of the hill with all
C.
TO-MORROW.
Football Final for the Regimental Cup between "A" and "G" Co., K.W.F. 9 p-A regular meeting of the Perseverence Lodge.
SATURDAY, 17th. N.. steamer Changsha leaves for
Shimonoseki and Kobe.
Noon-longling and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Half yearly meeting al the City Hall, Noon-J. & O. steamer Fingal, with mails,
leaves for Europe. 4 p.m.-Football Semi-final for Shield Com-
petition. "I Co, R.W.F. 2, B Go, R.W.F. 8.30 pm to 9.00 p.m.--Regular Meeting of the
Perseverance Lodge.
Hall,
9. D. C. Yeoman of the Guard at City About 1, & O. Rohilla leaves for Japan.
SUNDAY, 18h.
(About) N. L., H, A. steamer Babelsber,
leaves for Haré-and-Hamburg---
Liverpool. S. 5. 50, steamer Pyrrhus, leaves for
...
MONDAY, 19th.
3.15 and 3.39 pm Auction sale of Crown lands, at Mon kok-tsui, Barker Road and Yau-ma-ti, at P.W.D. offices. p.m.-Football H. K. F. C. HM.S.
Clearances at the Harbour Offör. Pak Kong, British str., for Canton. Tsinan, British str., for Manila. Whampoa, British str., for Amoy. Canton, British str., for Shanghai. Hiroshima Maru, japanese str, for Kobe Picciola, German str., for Saigon. Helstrin, Gonnan str., for Saigon.
Departures.
Feb. 15, Folhao, French str, for Hoihow. Feb. 15, fiatching, British sir, for Swatow, Feb. 15, Kalgan, British str, for Shanghai. Feb. 5, Picciola, German sir., for Saigon. Feb. 15, Afifco, Chinese air, for Canton, Feb. 15, Ayr, British sir, for Kutchinatru. Feb. 15, Yusang, British str., for Manils.. Feb. 15, Whampoa, British str., for Sourabaya Feb. 15, Canton, British str., for Shanghai. Feb. 15, Holstein, German 81, for Saigon. Feb. 15, #reshima Martí, Japanese str, for
Japa Feb. 15, Tsinan, British str, for Australian
Ports.
Passengers-Arrived,
Per Diamante, froiu Manila-Mrs. Vaughan, Mr. J. Loyaya, Mrs. Whistler and child, Mr. J. Ceantil, Mrs. McDonald, Messra, E. Van Moclegel, Beis, M. Jerusalem, and 87 Chinese Per Bengal, from Shanghai for Hongkong- Messrs. C. Simpson, W. D. Harty, Bartlett, H. R. Parkes, ). Graham, Mr. and Mrs. L Boyle and servant, Messrs. A. Spencer Ellam and servant, T. C. Bretton, Mr. C. and Miss Francis, Messrs. G. A. Taylor, E. A. Jones, 3. Chinese 6 Sihs, and 1 Ind. For Singapore
Dr. Eden Paul. For Colombo-Messrs E
For London-Miss Ashby, - Brown, L. S. Diddeilph, and Capt. M. O'Sulh- Per H. E. Ferdinand, from Singapore-Mr. Steiner, and 17 Chinese.
van
Doparted.
Per Empress of India, from Hongkong for Shanghai-Mr. L. N. Lecie, Mr. and Mrs. H.. W. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Eddy and daughter, Miss S. G. Waller, Messrs. J. Jebien, A. J. H. Maule, W. A. II. Moule, and Capt. K. R. Campbell For Nagasaki-Messrs. Jas A. Cox and J. Linhart. For Kobe-Mr. Mak Yuk
J. Tong
For Yokohama-Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mrs. Geo, i. Olis and maid, Misses H. K. Otis, Scudder, Dr. A. G. Smith, Messrs. Nei Cheong, Mak Yu and Mak Man For Victoria-Mr.
Kim Sui Chee, Mrs. Wong Kim, Miss Leo Mr. and Mrs. Henty Garstens, Mr. John. Wah, and Mr. Shum Tak San. For Vancouver Moynah, Mrs. Wong Of, Mrs. Yip Yuen and z children, Mrs. Yip On, and 3 children. For New York Capt. Thendors F. Jewell, U.S.N. For San Francisco-Res. W. K. McKibben. For London-Col. and Mrs. Newman, Mrs. and For Puis-Monsieurs M. Guibert, Le Bret and Fleury. From Shanghai Miss Hannon."
for London--Mr. P W. Richardson. From 5.30 pan - R250, Launch leaves S. M. Pier Yokohama for Hamilton, Ont.--Mr. and Mrs.
for Stonecutters, E. run.
TUESDAY, 20th.
the rest of the wounded. After a bit General 300, Joubert caine by. He stopped and looked at us, and started talking to one of our officers. I was quite close, and heard what he said. He to our officer he never wanted to fight, 4.30 but that he had to.
BAIY
He smiled when he
us all lying there, and said that though it seemed a bad knock, he knew the loss of two tegiments would not affect the English, as they could easily replace them; bai that if they (the Boers) had lost all those men, i would have been very bad, as there would
The have been nobody to replace them. before he moved off, I heard him, say quite plainly that in the end the English were bound in win, and get the Transvaal. I must say." continued the Gloucester man, "the Boers were very good to us, and I reckon that Joubert is a first-rate general and a real gentleman." Some half-dozen Grenadiers of the 3rd Battalion, talked of Belmont, Graspan, and Madder River, for some of them had been in the latter. One spoke of the bravery of our officers. "They were always in front cheering the men," he said, "Lord Methuen is a fine officer. Before of the Navy in March, 1956, and served as
we unarched Ire addressed us, and said Assistant Surgeon during the Chim War from that what he did he meant to do thoroughly, 1857 to 1862 reing, specially mentioned in des-
and he did too. He was put in the same wagon as was when he was wounded." He never parches for his services at the capture of Canton.
le was also present at the capture of the Peio said anything, but he kept looking round and moving his lips." "I was by," said another Fort, and at the attack on the same in 1859, on
man, when Colonel Stopford was shot." which occasion he was thanked by the Com mander-in-Chief for his services to the wounded. Guards Brigade was marching on the Modder field officer brought and specially promoted (Staff Surge, Aptil 23. River village. Then a
word that the firing line-that was the Guards 1862), and received the medal with, three clasps. As Deputy Inspector tieneral, in charge of the was to retire. We began retiring, and Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong, he received Colonel Stopford shouted. "What are you the thanks of the Government of that Colony retiring for?" "When the Boers blazed away for acting as Chainman of a Commission to
the first shot, a shell, struck him fair in the inquire into the prevalence of layer in the chest. He was knocked over, but he got upon Colony. Dr. Mortimer was President of the his knees and prayed, and then he fell back Medical Society of Hongkong in 1888, and and died." "I was by," said another man, Inspector General, which rank he reached in when they sho: Lieutenant Blundell. He was bending over a wounded Boer. He said, May, 1889, in charge of Taster Hospital from April, 189, in January, 1894, when he wasAll right, my man, our ambulance will be placed on the retired list.
Colours Deposited.
lutense enthusiasm was manifested in Nol-
tingham o roth un, when the deurs of the
1
The
along directly. Then the brute turned round apd shot him through the lungs."
SHIPPING REPORTS,
NOTAN D.A.
CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY.
iteteorological means based on fifteen years observations to 1898.
Barometer Thermometer Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
.-30.141
.57.3
.79.0
1.76
TO-DAY
On date 4 On date 21
jaa.m.
4.
30.15 59 En
30.06.
39
Barometer.. Temperature... Humidity ***** Rainfall..
'Captain G. T. Blaxland, of the steamship Battalion Royal Sherwood Foresters were deposited with the Mayur, paior to the departure Diamante, from Manila, repons:-Fine clear of the regiment for the seat of war. Aweather, light to fresh N.E. wind, with smooth contingent, of five officers and fifty-eight men, sea. accompanied by their band, bought the flags from Hulme Barracks at inaiched to the Guildhall, thousands of people lining the streets and cheering vociferously. The detach; ment, after the formal ceremony, were enter tained to luncheon. There was an enthusiastic scene at West Hartlepool on roth who, when the local contingent of the Imperial Yeomanry took their departure for Newrustic-on-Tyne, whenne they proceed to South Africa. The Mayor and members of the Corporation were on the railway platform to Lid the party, who are all of the Northumberland Hussars, farewell, and the train left the station amidst prolonged cheering and the waving of hats and hand- -KILLED IN AN ENGAGEMENT,
kerchiefs. The men of both the mounted and JAMESON RAIDER AND BORNEO RAIDER.
dismounted portions of the City of London SINGAPORE, February 511.
Imperial Volunteers during he week have been busily drilling at Wellington Barracks. Telegraphic intelligence was received in Singapore from British North Borneo.yesterday
They have settled down to work, and are that the notorious Mat Salleh--the native, raider The following deaths are announced:moving much smatter now that they are and fighter whom the police have been chasing William Bates, the brilliant Yorkshire cricketer. becoming familiar with their officers and non- The Arillery have in his native jungle for weeks past--has been
Lady Alice Montagu, sister of the Duke of commissioned officers. killed in combat with the force sent out to Manchester. Mr: Henry, Tracey Coxwell, who been engaged at St. John's-wood in drill on the capture or kill him Mat Salleh has been very will be remembered as one of the most active new quik-firing gun, with which the men are troublesome for some months past. Now he promoters, in his time of that science of acrosta much pleased. is lead it is anticipated British North Borneo tion to which he devoted his life. Dr. Edmond will revert to ways of peace. A-punitive, Depret, whose, Te Deum was produced by Mr. expedition under Captain Harington (one of Newman at Queen's Hall as recently as last Jameson's miders) has been after Mat Salleh month, Rev. Arthur Mansfield, vicar of El for a considerable time, in the Tambunan coun-berton, Gloucestershire, a fanouss paraman iry Two weeks ago, Capt. Harington had an during his University career. Mr. Richard engagement with the enemy in the Tambunan Boys Osborne, one of the most eminent civil country. The enemy, to a considerable number, engineers of the United States, were found in defended village, the small, guns were got to bear on the place at noon, but it was not until the evening.of the following day that a plucky dash, led by Lieut. Dansey ub commandant, finally captured the position. The enemy lost 60, men killed and wounded and the village was razed to the ground. The enemy, had og rifles which they were ordered to lay down Mat Salleh's followers fell back on thein two forts, which were said to be well planned, and very strongly built. It was Thought at fint that, Mai, Salleh had but a small following, but it was afterwards leamed that his force numbered about 15oo.
with Mat Sallehre Captain Hanagion came followers on Saturday and after some Min fighting in which Mat
and Mat Salleh, fell
the attacking trops,
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Lord Charles Beresford Speaks. Lord Charles Beresford was entertained at
TO-DAY. Thursday, 15th February, 1900. Chinese 16th of ist moon of zlih your of
Kwang-si. Sun-Rises
Sela
6kr. 33min ski. 56min. High water-Morningtohr, zzmin. Aftercon... går. zzmin.' Low water-Morning 3hr, 42min.
Afternoon...... 3hr. 5min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1841-Hongkong and Shanghai declared free
porta.
1874-The ship Columbia burnt in Hongkong
barbour.
1884-Telegraph cable between Japan and
Korea opened.
dinner at the Trocadero Restaurant by the Jondon Chamber of Commerce. Having stated that he intended to deliver a "strong speech," Lord Charles declared that he had only met three men of the Cabinet who understood the question of the administration of the services, A New Judge. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of and they were Lord Randolpli Churchill, Sir Michael Hicks Beach,, and Sir Charles Dilke. When our defences were put to the test there | the name of Mr. H. Burton Buckley, Q.C., to
was always a panic, and inferior articles were be one of the Justices of the High Court, in the place of Mr. Justice North, resigned. On 10th bought at the highest price in order to equip 1885 The Chinese ships -yuen and Chin- chong sunk by the French in Sheipso harbour. ullo. the retiring Judge completed his seventieth ourselves for the war we were undertaking. year Sir. Ford. North has been a Justice of the The Budget for defences was not made out on High Court since 1881, and has therefore been the exigencies of defence, "bait upon the 1806-Fall of snow at Foochow qualified for a pension since 1896. Mr. Burton exigencies of finance. It was found when we 1897-King George of Greece forcibly inter- Buckley, the now Judge, is in his fifty-sixth went to war that we had neither the cjuipment!vened in Cretan affairs. year and is the fourth son of the Rev. Jubu nor organisation that we should have ready for 1898-U. S. battleship ffatrie blown, up" in Wall Buckley, Vicar of St. Mars's Puddington. any emergency that might rise. We were He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in now fighting two third-class Republics-very H.M.S. Pictorious, went aground at Suez. 1869 became Queen's Counsel in 1886, and a gallant men and worthy foes-but we had Bencher in 1891 Mr. Buckley has for many already come down to taking all the young men was conspicuous"
Shrub LAB fyrektora raiovedin large practice at the Chancery of England in order that we might drive_flose | dr car over fritory, PNG" tim to bullet from bar, and boughals ante is practically unt
Tat Salleh has been the known to the public who crowd the courts at present syslem was thoroughly bad and
bug bear of British North Borneo In long sensational trials he enjoys at the Bar the thoroughly misleading. There was no real time Now that the instigator of these rebel reputation of being a good lawyer.
Haus autbreaks has gone under, we may expect
a turn of peace and prosperity in the country: Met Salleh has
rebellions against British rule.
Bestigated
responsibility under it The Minister was supposed to be responsible to. Parliament, but Russia and Japanyagok the House knew that the Minister did not ondent, alluding to the know anything about it. There was no resi
of Baron Ro from Tokio, aye, it is responsibility based upon the ordinary commet
Havanna harbour..
TO-MORROW. Friday, 16th February; 1900.
Kwang-sli. San-Ris... Set
High water-Morning. Afternoon Low water-Morning..
Afternoon
okr. 330łu. shr. gómiu tohr. 4omiu. #Zohr, samin. 4hr. romin mm 3hr, 44min
Vittoriaus.
II.X.V.C. ORDERS.
Daylight E. & A. steamer Guthrie, leaves for
Australia ports. Ocean Steamship Co's steamer Stentor for
Landen.
HONGKONG RACES. Noon-Indo-China
Calcutta.
George T. Tuckett. For London-Mrs. A. M. Farrar, Miss L. Drysdale, Capt. and Mrs. E. C. Hamilton, maid and valat, Misses Hamilton and Stormes.
Per Kosi Maru, for Anoy-Mr. and Mrs. Yoshida and servant. For Shanghai-Mr. Fujita,
Per Sylucy, for Shanghai--Mrs. Rena Crane,
Kumsang leaves for Mrs. J. Emerson, Captain Bennett, Messrs. G... Duncan, Losada, M. Marti and Johnson. For Yokohama Mr. Riego de Dios and servant..
SKIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
English (Coremandd) 17th inst. American (igen) 20th inst. German (Oldenburg) 20th inst. German (Stuttgart and inst. Canadian (Epress of Japan) 23rd inst. American (China) 23rd inst American (Doric) ast prés. American (Nippón Màru) gil pros.
The N. P. S. S. Co's steamer Saint Irene, arrived at Tacoma from Japan and Hongkong on the 13th inst.
The E. A. Co.'s Annan, left Shanghai this morning, and may be expected here on or about Sunday, the 18th inst.
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The steamer Fukusa, Maru, Europe Line left Kobe, i Moji for this port yesterday, the 14th just, and is experted to arrive here on the 21st inst,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPON DOCK HAJURNS. Isla de Cuba........ 241 Kowloon Dack. Maidzura Marie
Prosper Hongkong. Kaifong
U.S.S. Monadnock
U.S.S. fris
U.S.S. Wheeling Tyr
Hongkong..
D. Juan Austria
Atenmuir
Dupline.....
Victoria... Hating
Cestnopolitan
Aberdeen
PASSED THE CANAL.
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STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Names.
Oopack Bonuida
Denbigshire Coromandel
Orestes......
from.
Due.
Singapore
Ta-morrow
Singapore
To-morrow
Singapore
To-momen
Singapore
¡Feb. 17th
Singapore
{Feb. 19th
¡Feb. zoth
Feb. 20th
Feb. 20th
Feb. 1st
Feb. 22nd-
Feb. 13rd
Feb. 13rd
Feb. 23rd
Oldenburg ......Japan Algoa.......Japan Kasuga Maru.....Japan Wakasa Maru......Japan Stuttgart
Singapore, Empress of Japan. Japan China
Japan Arsh...
Japan Doric
San Francisco... Mar. 1st Nippon Maru...... San Francisco... Mar. 9th
We, wocht direct the attention of shipping firmu te shu nye in which Steamers Expected and rojected Saliloge are now published in these column, and in so doing respect fully urge the managers of shipplag Gems to give onfer to their clerks to furnish this office, on the forms ·mlerady atp. plied gratis with the farest available information every day..
PROJECTED BAILINGS.
Alesia
Skip.
Algua America Maru Asturia
Bayern Belgian King Bengal... Calchas Camorta
Candia
Canton
Changsha
Destination.
Date,
Havre, &c....... Feb. 27th San Francisco, &c. Mar. 1st San Francisco, &c-April 14th New York.............. Man 18th Straits, &c. ......................... Mar. 7ib. San Diego, &c. ... Feb. 21st Europe, &c.... Feb. 17th London....
Mar, soth Feb. 28th Mar. 3rd
Rangoon
Kobe
.London....
Sydney, &c......
Feb, 22nd
Mar. 5th:
San Francisco, &c. Mar. 3rd
San Francisco, &c. Mar. 27th San Francisco, &c./April 5th Shanghai
Feb. 17th Japan
Feb. 19th Manila. Feb. 17th San Francisco, &c.)Mar, roth Vancouver, &c......April 4th
April asth Mar. 14th
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Outward-301 December 57. prome, China Fadus, Dart, Lontakken, Lynrowan, Ulysapo City of Rio 2nd January-Sanuki Maru, 51. Andretes. Coptic 5th January--Laos, Teenkai, Erzherzog, Coromandel Ferdinand, Denbighshire, Örmatan, 9th Denbighshire January Tusker 16th January-Nuruberg Diamante. Doric........ 19th January-Eidsvald, Candia, Andantico. 23rd January Orestes. 26th Jannary-Java, Emp. China. Tonkin, Susonia, Windsor, 30th January Erap, India ....... Oakbranch, Socotra. 2nd February Clarcus, Emp. Japan Glenartney. 61 February-Heidelberg, Formoss Swaton, &c. Fab. 17th Maria Valerie, Ernest Simons, St. Bonald, Frz. Ferdinand... Yokohama & Kobe Feb. 18th Feb. 24th Ardrossan, Oret 9th February-Katonchi | Futami Maru...Japan........
Gaelic
San Francisco, &c. May 1st Maru, Shanghai,
Shanghai,
Feb. 20th Homeward-12th Jan.-Andalusia, Sarmin, Glenturret
Sydney, &c... Feb. 2oth 16th January-Parra, Shevia. 19th January Japan, 23rd January-Kenmore, Melbe ment, Elizabeth Rickers. 30th January- Tantalus, Benturig, Rugby, Eskdale St Kilda, Kernileg, Stuttgart 6th February Asumi 9th February-Dieurd, Horvick Hall.
Shipping.
Arrivals,
Guthrie..... Hamburg Heidelberg Hongkong MarulSan Francisco, &c. Java
Shanghai, &c. Kasuga Maru Manila, &c.
Suit, SC Pro Havre, &c.
Máy goth
April 8th
Feb. 23rd
Feb. 24th
Feb. 23rd
König Albert, Straits, &c. ....
April 4th
Kumsang... Singapore, &c... Kweiyangoile, &c......
Feb. 20th
Feb: 18th
Lady Joicey. San Diego, Sc....Mar. 31st Maidzumu Maru... Swatew, &c.. Feb. 18th Massilia.....
Miike Maru
Néstor
Marseilles, &c...... April 14th
Man-and Bombay, &c....
Mar 7th
Liverpool.
Thomson, 14th Feb,Moji 9th Feb., Coal: Nippon Maru... San Francisco, &c Mar. 2olk BENVORLICH, British steamer 2,165, R. W.
-Gibb, Livingston & Co. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 1,225, GT. Blaxland, 15th Feb.,-Manila 12th Feb, General-Shewan, Tomes & Cu. ANPING, Chinese steamer, 1,158, H. Barlow,
15th Feb., Canton 14th Feb,
C. M. S. N. Ca... WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,100, F. Garriock, 15th Fes,Canton 14th Feb, General- Butterfield & Swire.
була
Oldenburg
Straits, &c.
Feb. 31st Parramatta ....Marseilles, &c...... Man 31st. Preussen
Straits, &c. May 16th
May 2nd Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c.
Liverpol ... -Pyrrhus....... General,
Queen Eleanor... New York... Kohilla
Japan Sachsen
Straits, &c. Sarpedon. .....London. Savoid Saxonia...... St. Regulus
Stuttgart Sungang Teenkai
BENGAL, British steamer, 2,751, S. Barcham 15th Feb.,-Shanghai 13th Feb,, Mails and Twerdet Ondr dr Go
E. F. FERDINAND, Austrian steamer, 3,860, Guiseppe Mironich, 15th Feb Trieste 25th Dec., and Singapore 9th Feb, Gene- ral-Sander, Wieler & Co. BENLAWERS, British str., 1,484, A Webster,
15th Feb., Java 4th Feb, Sugar-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Stonier frems
Thyr Wakasa Maru
Feb. 17th
Feb. 19th
Feb 17th
June 14th
Mar: 6th
Havie, &c................. Maz aznd
Havre, &c.
Mar 31st
Feb. 16th
San Diego, &c.
Mar, bah
Marsailles, c.
Feb yard
New York
London. Straits, &c.
Manila London...
Weimar.. Strafli, &c.
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April 18th
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