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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1900,

existed thris, and he attributes the drought to | English harvest fields toss the hay when the the aliorinal senson, “el

General Warren held the crests of the moun-

tain thrombolt the whole of Wednesday nggainst revure attneks and the heaviest shelling, The sil Battalion, Sentish Rides, and the grid King's Royal Rifles, supported him from the cepest side throughout the trying day, Thornycroft's Horse fought equally well Alongside

reapers' scythes have whitened the cornfields; and the hinnan streams were plentiful where the British Guardsmen stood. Then they fell back, for the fire from the heights above them felt think as the spume of the surf on, an Australian ck-riblical couNT. Bat the Guards į lid proved to the Boers that, nun to man, the Briton was his master.

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Majesfontein, Dec. 17.—I am not exactly m voyage, but stopping, owing to force of circum. Lord Methuen complains that his informa.

stances, at this little queer, wayside hamlet for tion regarding the fordability of the Riet and

a few days. I had an awful journey from Modder Rivers at various points invariably

Middelberg, leaving at night, and sweltering proved incorrect. He also declares that he was

without intermission for twenty-eight hours in committed to a frontal' ptrack at Rebiopt

the most awful heat i have ever felt. The shn through the Grenadiers losing their direction, Colonel Crabbe, commanding the 3rd Battalion,

was not so strong, but the wind blew as hot as dame, and that means open windows and a hot having mistaken for the south knoll of Gun Hill, another hill intended for the Coldstrenitis,

In vain all that day Methuen tried by every draught, or closed windows and no air to General Buller_renched General Wattenatuse he knew, to draw the enemy; vainly the breathe. I meant to go on in Ceres, but was and losing heavily in westerly attacks.

Lancers rode turklessly to incure those human accidentally compelled to stop short at this Lord Methuen admits having been in an undaybreak on Thursday, and began the with-

rock limpets to cong out and he cut off. Granje polut, in many ways a desirable little spot. safe position throughout, because it would have drawal at 6 o'clock. In many cases the lines

of the opposing forces were less than 1,000 knew die mettle of our men, and an ironic! Mafestontein consists of a station, a 'road, been unpossible to watch the progress of the

pards apart, and the fact that our troops with- laugh played round his iron muaith, and still be and a row of houses. But the point is that fight without going to the front. He says he

drew in perfect mder from actual touch with stayed within his native Boxiness; but Death | they might all have been sliced-bodily out of was glad to have been among the wounded,

the enemy is sufficient evidence of their ex-

sat ever at his elbow, for out gunners dropped some new desirable row of suburban villas, otherwise he would have been ignorant of the

cellent discipline and morale. That they were the lydite shells and the howling shrapnel all The station is neat and trim, the road is care bestowed on them.

permitted, unmolester, to transfer cumbrous along his lines, until the trenches ran"blood, gravellent, which means a minianiu of, dus ; DX and mule transport across a very swift river, and many of his guns were silenced. In the there is a kerhed fontpath, and real stiff green ikhty five pants broad, and with banks twenty yalley behind his outer line of hills his dead lampposts. And the houses are real suburban feet high, is also proof that the enemy had by piled in hundreds, and the slope of the hill | villas, with genuine, sham succo work and learnt respect for our fighting powers.

was a chibinel house where the wouggled all { imitation bearns, and packed-handkerchief front writhed amidst the masses ni the dead--a' gooders. There is a shant castelläted hotel ghastly tribute to Baish gunnery. For hours building called the "Hotel Milner" feet Miner I stood within speaking distance of the great | Hotel - -nothing so common). The whole thing is so next and fri and un-Abiean that I walk nasal gun as it spoke to the enemy, and Stich i sight as their shooting the world has possibly | up and down the gravel road and feast - my never warnessed. Nie shell was wasted; cool

Pyrs, AB around is velth, it is true, but veldi as if on the dorks of a pleasure you hit, nur kais of a rather compromised sort, more like miner- moved through de tight, olsang orders with Lind, and not só barsh in colour. smiling alacrity. Wiraever the signal, came from the ballison algive us that the euenty were moving behind their lines, the sailors sent a message from England inte de ir mida, and the name of the messenger) was Destruction, and when, at 50, of Tuesday, we drew off to Madder River to rerupente; we left heerly three thousand deal and semasa el of print old

Fand hast baued his peesk in, eamest.

A Cavalry Brigade and 1 Batteries Artillery would have saved the position at Belmont, and the same remark is made regard. ing Enslin.

The Imperiel Yoorary. Two thousand Imperial Yeomanaty embark during the next fortnight, the Goth, Cavour, Kent, Lakerrie, wipedian and Anrisage being clanered to convey them to the Cape. The Lusitania has been sepected, so the Yea manry Committee will have to pay forfeit- an instance - the extravagance with which the affairs of the Yeomanry Contigent are being

conducted.

Nine battalions of the Militia have been call- ed to garrison duty,

Lord Rosobory on the Situation. Lord Bosebery, speking at Chatham, said declined for the moment, but it would be, it- finitery stronger afterwards. We are better without such prestige as is used on a rotten foundation, and which might fure us to more disastrous enterprises. The nation had develop- ed fatty degeneration, and required the bracing of adversity. I was never so proud of England as in the Tugela week. The war has proved that our Empire is a fact, besides the necessity of being methodical and scientific, and of check- ing our enormous waste."

that it was possible that British prestige had

The Generals' Pos atches,

LONDON, 28th January, The written despatches from the different Generals operating at the theatre of war, which have been published in the London Gazelle, have created a very unfavourable impression Both General Batter and Lord Methuen are adversely criticised. Lord Methuen is taken to insk about his light tone, which is resented in consideration of ilid heavy reverse at Modder River, and the disaster to the Highland Brigade. The Times, in criticising General Buller's ex- planation of the Tugela disaster, says that his comment regarding the lack of proper apprecia. tion and knowledge in our officers of secuting is more than sugnising. The irritation caused by the publication of these despatches is very general, both in the Press and it Military circles.

Dr. Leyds.

LONDOS, 28th January. The activity of Dr. Leyes, the tour Agent in Europe, has auained a striking development. His popularity, buth in France and in Germany bas increased proportionately. This feeling, as regards Germany, is not confined to the Anglophobist Press, but has been extended to official circles. First Dr. Leyds was the guest of the French President, and on Thursday he attended the German Chancellor's official

banquet.

In a proclamation issued yesterday; Sir Alfred' Milner states that England repudiates the validity of the mine forfeitures by the Transvaal since the war began, made on the ground that the compulsory annual renewal of mine licenses. has not been observed. He states that this contension is ineffective as far as British Com.

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Boor Description..

LONDON, January 29th. Reuter's correspondent in the Boer Camp declares that the top was enveloped in thick mist at daybreak on Wednesday; but a double contingent Boers soon tackled three pre cipitous spurs. Leaving their horses at the first bank of racks, they scaled the summit under over of their Krupp and Creuset gues to find the British heavily entrenched. They rushed across the stretch of open veldt to the summit in face of a heavy ile, lyddite, and shrapul tire, besides fieldshells. The British met the triple attack at the point of the bayo- pet, falling before the rienilly fire. The invest- ing paties: however, advanced gradually unit

2 o'clock in the afternoon, when the British noter trenches showed the white flag, and, alter Boer surrendering, were conveyed to the laager.

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The British Infantry Advance

also Fourtrayed.

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The Responsibility for the Wur

FREN 1 KEMA YO METER ARGUMENTS In the Nice M. VALS (Hgệt trphes to the various points set forth in in open letter ter

cently addressed to the title of Devonshire by M. Boissevain, ai ale'Arandam flandels blad. He says: "Boisses denies Great Britain's right wintervene in the name of ing

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Strolling across the mad focbreakfast at the stion dining room, I noticed a large crowd of aukliers, Cape Town Volunteers, aind a few of the Hlack Watch in kilts, I asked the cause of the stir. It was the funeral of General Wauchope Majesfontein, of all places in the workt was the place where they buried him, There was a special train for the soldiers, aind

1893-The Swedish barque Doris wrecked | THALES, British steamer, 879, W. Passmore,

near the Natuna Island. 1896--The Nova Scotian barque Lynwood

wrecked on Pratas Rect 1998--Strike of Officers British Indian Steam- |

ship Co., ended..

TO-MORROW.

Saturday, 17th February, 1900, Chinese- 1% of ist moon of slith_yeds of

Kwang-an. Sun--ives

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the semin shr. 56min. John, symin. Crear 37min. gr. 37min. Afternoon...... jur. zzmin. ANNIVERSAUER, 1561-Michael Angela died 1843--Defeat of the Scinde Chiefs at Mccanee

by Sir Charles Napier 1848-- New Colours presented to the 4th

Regiment at Hongkong. 1861--Duchess of Albany born.

High water-orning.

Afternoo Low water-Morning

1865- Charleston and Wiltingum occupied

by the Federals. 1880 -- Attempted assassination of the Czar. 1897- Capluve of Benin,

AGENDA.

TODAY.

8.30 for 9 p.n. A regular meeting of the

Peiseverence Lodge. Cargo en Kunsáng subject in vesa..

TO-MORRGAVE

C. N. Sicamer Changshy leaves

Shimongki and Kole...

16th Feb,Taiwanfoo 13th Feb., Amoy 14th, and Swalow 15th, General-Douglas, Lapaik & Co. MONGKUT, British steamer, 859, N. G. Major, 16th Feb., Bangkok vin Koh-si-chang 6th Fel, GeneralButterfield & Swire. GUIN, Russian steamer, 891, O. Rowsell, 16th Feb, Manila 13th Feb., General—Órder, NATUNA, Danish steamer, 453, Pelersen, 16th

Feb,---Hangkak 5th Feb., Tenk Wood.-- Order.

VEDO MARU, Japanese steamer; 1,068, S. Saito, 16th Feb,--Moji 10th Feb., Coal.-Wing Tai Loung

OoPACK, British steamer, 2,517, J. Barber, 16th Feb,-Singapore 10th Feb., General,-- Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Clearances at the Harbour Omeo. Ping, Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow. Natuna, Danish str., for Yokohama. Chu, German str., lor Hoihow. Bellerophon, British str., for Arnoy. Formosa, British str., for Swatow Sungkang, British str., for Manila. Fulchrong, Vieraian str., for Hongay. Holsatia, German ste, for Saigon, Taifu, German str., for Saigon.

Departures. Fe, Co, Tin German str, for Saigon, Feb. 10, Nation, Gerawan str.,, for Yokohama. Peb. 16, Irish, American distilling-ship, for

Manila,

Feb, 16, Sungkiang, British str., for Manila. Feb. if, Hekatia, German str., for Saigon. Feb 16, Bhampou. British str., for Sourabaya. for Feb. 15, St. Indrews, Norwegian sir, for Moji.

the dozen or two of the population managed to Noom Honghong and Shanghai Banking

van.

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Corporation. Bab yearly meeting at the City Hall.

Noon- 1. & O, stranci Bengaḥ, with mats,

leaves for Europe 2,30 puni,--Auction sale of household furniture

at Paul Brewitt's Rooms, No. Zetland Street.

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4 p.m. -- Football Semi-final for Shield Com

petition Co., R.W.F. "1" Go., R.W.F.

Perseverance Lodge,

Passengers-Arrived.

Per Guthri, from Kobe-Mr. and Mrs. Twine.

kopjes on the east with the object of militante dependence, buty, arel jetre. It is precisely a full military funeral, thret Highland pipers 8 30p.m. w9o6 pun.- Regular Meeting of the Dr. Eden Paul For Colombo-Messrs. E.

Later telegrams from the same correspond- ent in the Beer Camp say that the firitish Infanty úúdvance was contimid against tæð ing the attacking Burghers. Numerous gaps r the tanks were filled automatically, and at twilight they reached the summit of the second kupies; but got no further.

Meanwhile the Masins were belching forth on both sides, while the wall of Mausers held the British centre back, which gradually gave and brake, abandoning the position. Resistance however, was continued mutil the Dublins and the Light Horse raised their hands and quitted

The trenches.

British prisoners eulogise the bravery of the Burghers, who despised rover, standing treely on the sky line against the fire from the British trenches,

lyddite shells failed to explode.

Quite an unusually high proportion of the

All the other commandees me quiet.

The Central News currespondent tagathat the surprise on Tuesday night was complete: yet be affirms that it was fucceded by an ad- inirably effective shell-firm.

On Wednesday our gunners attempted in vain to locate and destroy the smaller Boer artillery, which was in action with deadly

effect.

Algo'clock the Infantry carried another of the enemy's trenches, and held it until their

ammunition failed. The Boers, observing this, made an energetic attack and actually entered bayonets, and retired with sundry prisoners. the trench, where they encountered the British

despite the unceasing murderous fire until The positions were splendidly maintained,

nightfall.

The Naval guas on Mount Alice ably assisted by shelling incessantly.

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The Struggle at Spionkop.

LONDON, January 2018 The Central, Newer correspondent wires from panies are concerned, since they are unable to Spearman's Camp on Friday that, on Tuesday renew their licenses because dealing with an night, General Warren attacked the Boers enemy has been prohibited. Dr. Leyds, how position at Spionkop, and charged the en- ever, is offering forfeited licenses to foreigners.frenchmeats. The liners were surprised and

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Disappointing State of Affairs.

LONDON, 28th January.

"General Warren seized Spinnkup on the night of the 23rd, and found it difficult to hold, as the perimeter was too large, and water was deficient. The crest was field all day against heavy shell fire.

The news of General Byller's retreat to the south side of the Tugela has caused a great shock; but the country is facing it cally

There can now be no dubbi,that the War Office.

must have known early on Friday that General * Buffer was retreating; and the irritation causeil by the suppression of news is great.

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In a place in it. I boldly invited the guaid's

WAUCHOPES LAST RESTING-MACK. They buried Wauchope five miles away in the open veldt, where is a fitte graveyard of halia dozen graves. Such a wild, binely spot; the empty hills all round us, and not an object h the prewed that decended from the train. i fancied it was a little like his own Scotch mor lands, bot characteristic of the Karon. It was

playing the most heartrending strains, and the brass hand of the Volunteers a magnificent†† pare --A. D. C. Yennan of the Guned at City

neral mase. His charger followed the coffn, and then half a dizen Highlanders. The service was read by the Anglican chaplain, and, after it all came the there crashing valleys, with a Replying to a contention, ot those who deny tle wailing of the hagpipes in between. that Cheat Britain hast ny eight to denud the shall never forget that scene. The calm lene. franchise, Al. Cayot say The win patines of the place among gently sloping hills, patched with rock and a yellow lower that blossouts downs here, will, aut not so desolate and sad as upcountry.

in the name of independence, besty, and peace that the policy uitlee Bucks be condemned I maintain this the Thunel, in the very name of those principles which made their ties in dependent of Spain, supla to be on the side of the Outlanders against the Fires."-

forward this objection fulget that der Annele ta

Absolute loneliness, not

About 1'. & 01, Bodilla, leaves for Japan,"

SUNDáv, 18th. About N. 1.. 11. A. steamer Babelsberg leaves for Havre and Hamburg. 0. S. 8. Gu, steamer perius, caves for

Liverpool

MANDAY, 1911.

ILK.V.C. ORDERS.

as it seemed, in the middle of the wilderness 66 | 4.30 take us back, and the two or three white crosses of the linle graveyard. It was an exquisite day A mild and bright sun and a cool breeze, à | 5.30 pm.-E2 Car, Lagneh leaves S. M. Hier perfect atmosphere of calmness-und-peace--|- climbed up on to the rocks of a little kopje that juts out above the cemetery and heard and saw every word and every detail of the scene

_for_Stonerutters,jula, tup---

TUESDAY, 2001, Daylight E. & A. steamer Guthrie, leaves for

Australia ports.

of the Convention 1584 the British guarantee the Outlanders scurit, amb that it was on the faith of that patrautse that the Outlanders in the least disturbed by the hundred or two of the 30% 3.15 and 3.30 pan. Auction sale of Crówn land, at Mou-kok-tsui, Barker Road went to the Tanstad augl invested geolunteers, and the handful of coins civilians

and Yau-ma-ti, at 1.W.D), uffices. amounts of capital there.

Not a building in sight, only the train waiting, Bestes, when the British Government asked to the fuchise

p.m.--Football 1. K. F. G. * H.M.S.

Victorious. they de lared there ratcation and intervene any me in the future than in the rest. This was the first and the last indervention since Tha: If tally can be sat that the British Government adused its position."

Continuing, M. Guyet says that throughout the negotiations M. Kruger adopted his osat method of “giving and withholding. He mate a show of granting concussions, in reality they were illusory, Kiuger had long been preparing for war The Tran swan was the Prussia South Africa. On October 9 Konger benched his ultimatum, and the excies of the war had shown that it was, not the Boers who were taker by supuse. There remained the ques tion of responsibility. M. Bassevain and the friends of Dr. Leyds replied that it rested with Mr. Chamberlain, Did President Kruger grant a straightforward funchise? There was the whole question. Everyone whorend the doru merts was stack by the lack of sincerity and good faith on Mr. Kroger's prut.

"The war," . tapolonies "comput bat be haneful in Great Britain. Her whole greatness rests un industrial civilization, and any interference from mutiary divization will necessarily result in is being weakened. She has, however, had the Trasand war forced upon her, and she is endetined to pursue it ta restore in South Africa a regime id prace, liberty, and eqnd right” -

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Mr.-Arnold-Forster-and-War Criticism,

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In the afternoon, a train-load of wounded stopped for an hour in the station, and there was another strange experience, talking with the men fresh from the battlefield, and hezing all manner of strange and bordble tales of it. Thirdly and lastly, who should be on that self- same train but Sir Charles Warren, the man whom all South Africa looks as the only man for the work there is to do. I had a good paze at that old hero with his single eyeglass,

EDWARD KEMPE.

SHIPPING REFORTS.

Captain T. Tasaka, of the steamship #lagosan Maru, from Saigon, reports-Fine weather and smooth sea.

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Occan Steamwhip Co.'s steamer Stentor for

Lepeler.

HONGKONG RACESS Noon--Indo-China

Calenita.

Kunsang leaves

WEDNESDAY, 21st.

Per Thales, from Coast Ports-Messrs. B. Sanner, and Adler, and 48 Chinese.

Per Mongkut, from Bangkok, &c.-Mr. F. M. Alger, and 5 Chinese.

To Depart. Par Rengid, from Köhe for London-Mrs A. L. Ruck. From Nagasaki for Port Said- Ms. Alexandert. From Shanghai for Singapore

Brown and L. S. Biddulph, For London- Miss Ashy From Hogkong for London Messrs. A and F. Fregillus (2), Mr. P. S. King, Mrs. Long and family. For Brindisi-Messrs. Messrs. N. J. Biese, Jos.. Maresh, G. J. Blatter, P, Hohenadell. And Mr. and Mrs. W. M. E. F. Van Rootegan, C. M. B. Schenkelberg,

Fortescue. For Suez-Mr. A. Blom. For Beanbay Mr. S. C. Khan. For Colombo- Messrs. I.. E. John and A. G. Robinson. For Singapore Messrs. Lo Ju Sai, Yan Wai In and 50 Mui Din.

STEAMERS EXPECTED."

Urusiek:

Names

From.

Due.

Coromandel Singapore

To-morrow

Feb. 19th

Feb. 20th

Feb. 'zolh

Feb. 20th

Feb. 21st

Singapore

Feb. 22nd

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Feb. 23rd

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Singapore Oldenburg Japan Algoa

Japan Kastiga Mars...... Japan Wakasa Mart.....Japan Stuttgart Elizabeth R'aiers.. Singapore Empress of Japan. Japan

for China Arab. Doric Nippon Mara

(About) : &,0, steamer Belgian King, leaves

for San Diego and San Francisco. Imperial German mail steamer Dhieuburgh, leaves, with mails, for Europe. HONGKONG RACES,

THURSDAY, 22nd,

Noon--T. K. K. steamer Hongkong Maru,

leaves for San Francisco, (About) P. & 11. steamer Clanton, leaves fòr

Landa,

HONGKONG RACKS H.K.V.CORDERS,

Japan Japan........

San Francisco...Mar. at San Francisco...Mar. 9th

We would direct the attention of shipping firma to the 1tyle in which Steamer Fapretes and Projected Sailings are now dished in these calumns, and in so doing respect fully urge the managers of shipping firm to give order 10 their clerks furnish this alice, on the forms already p plied gratis with the latest available information every day.

NATURE'S REASON FOR PAIN,

Captain l'assmore, of the steamship Thaks,- from Coast Ports, repost from wants to Amoy light to moderate M.E. breeze, clear 3 pm. E Co. E. 1. rus at 1.yemun, Launch, that eminent playsician respondest that, in such

and fine.

Amny to Switow same weather. Swatow to port strong N.E. breeze, consider- able.sea, clear al fine. Vessels in Amy -- German warship. Irene and stentship Queen Eleanor. In Swatow -- Vegrehoang, Parting, Chunghan, and Dugonar.

Captain A. E. Dabelle, of the steamship Guthrie, from Kobe, reports: -Left Kobe on the oth inst, a strong W.N.W. wind was mgt with in the Inland sea, and Rökmen was passed Lom the forenoon of the'rith moderate and light variable winds, swercast and gloomy weather were experienced during the passage to the China coast, the passage along the coast to Honghong was marked, by dull and overcast weather with fresh N.E. wind and moderate

sea.

leaves S. M. Pier.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE:

English (Coromandel) to-morrow. Aundriaan fallgou) zoth just. German (Oldenburg) 20thy inst. German (Sitgorijzend inst. Canadian (mpress of Japan) 43rd must. American (China) z3rd inst. American (Peric) ist pros America (Nippon Maru) 9th pros

The R. A. L. steniner Elizabelle Rickuters, from Hamburg hef Singapore for this prot to-day, and may be expected here on or about the 2nd inst.

HONGKONG AND WHAMTOA DOCE RETURNS

Kowloon Dork.

unprepared for resistance. Two hundred were killed, and the remainder dispersed.. The at- tacked was preceded by an effective shell fire. On Wednesday morning desperate "fighting General Buller wires from Spearman's camp, commenced, Insting all day without cessation.

Mr. H. 0 Argold-Forster, M., whose The enemy poured a teri shell-fire on the cap interest in service questions is well known; under date the 27th, that General Warren, du the 2011t, drove back the enemy and occupied tured positions. Their fight artillery was very has becu seked by a lepigentative of the the southiem crests of the tableland, and remain-destructive. The British gallantly held the ed in close contact with the enemy, who had a position, and our artillery attempted to locate Exchange Telegraph Company to see what, in his opinion, an the principal points in the strong position on small kopjes,

the enemy's guns, but failed. A nine o'clock

military policy of the Govenment which are The actual position was perfecily tenable, but our infantry gallantly captured another trench, was unsuitable for an advance as the southern and held it until their ammunition was exhaust likely to be criticised when Paliment meets, The hon. membey has replied: "I have not slopes were so steep that General Wauren was ed. The Boers, encouraged by the silence

the slightest idea, but podgote from past ex- unable to get an elective artillery position and crept forward and actually reached the treat; water supply was difficult" assented on but weic sepalled by the British bayonets. Afperience, I imagine they will be the wrong the 23rd to the attack of Spionkop which was ter a short, bloody fight, they retired, securing ones. For years past the Hou en Comunnas

A few prisoners.

has prided itseiïapon' never poring, the faintest evidently the key of the position but more accessible from the north.

attention to any naval or unfitary question. It

Captain N. Mager, of the steamship has been the Estion to leave the flouse empty whenever service matters were discussed, and Jiangkut, from Bangkok, Koh-si-chang, niembers has been content, despite a thousand reports: Feli, 6m left Bangkok, w Koh-i- examples of the unwisdom of such a course, to thn Feb. 8th left Kol-si-chang experienced sla ile Cab... accept as true and satisfactory the labtes which light to moderate, S. and S.W, winds and hay Prosper have been put into the anals of Ministers

weather to Pulo Obi (was rounded on the rad), ffongkong. by officials who scarcely moceal their

dom Fuls Oli in Lam. 13 từ Lạng thi K intention of hoodwinking the Houses of had fresh monsoon with high sea, Commons, As Padinent has thought

weather cloudy and clear, thence to port mode- rate to fresh Ń. and N.E. winds, slight sea, i right to be silent during all the years in which speech wight be done some overcast and hazy weather. good, it appears to me that the best reparation it can make to the country is to contiane that silence at a time when talking can effect very little. I do not anticipate for a moment, how- ever, that this desirable course will be adopted, and I have not the slightest doubt that we shall have most animated discussions and any amount of criticism, at least half of which will be based upon incorrect information and imperfect knowledge, and, therefore, will do more harm than good. For my own part, I should like there to be as little criticism as possible until the war is over. When we get through our present trouble, the time will indeed have come for criticism, and if the British public does not, at length, insist upon abolishing the system which has brought us to var present pass, and which, as far as I have been able to see, has for years been ordered and developed with that object--or, at any rate, with the cer tajnty that result-I think the nation will deseive the humiliation and disaster to which it will assuredly have to submit.

Our men fought with great gallantry, especially the Cameronians and the Kings Royal Rifles, who fought their way to the top, and the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Middle sex, who magnificently maintained the best traditions of our prins.

"Colonel Woodgate commanding the sum mit, was wounded; and the officer who succeeded him decided on the night of the 24th and 25th to abandon the position, and withdrew before daylight.

1 reached General Warren's camp at five in the morning and decided that a second attack" would be useless, as the enemy's right was too and, accordingly, I decided to withdraw strongi the force south of the Tugela.”

General Warren's force, at eight on the morning of the 27th, was concentrated south of the Tugela without loss of a man or stores"

General Butler commends the morale of the troops.

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“General Buller's Position.

LONDON, January 29th, Ceneral Dulfer has not fully explained the position of his forces, It is presumed that Lord Dundonald remains on the nountains with 1,600 Cavalry, five battalions of Infantry, and some batteries. It is in regard to this part of the operations that anxiety is chiefly felt

The Boers are entrenchched along the entire length of the rives, even below Colenso, while General Buller is twenty miles distant from the railway--

The Times, in the course of a scathing criti- cism, wishes that there were clearer proofs that the Government even now adequately compre. hands the situation.

WAR NOTES.

[From Home Papers]

A Disadvantage of the Kilt.

A naval medical officer writes to the British Medical Journal from the Modder River after the battle of Magersfontein-The health of our troops is excellent; beyond a few cases of diarchos, sunstroke, and sunburn, there is no sickness. With regard to the latter trouble the Highlanders are chiefly afficted; why are men sent out into this fierce sun in petticoats? It is all very well to talk about the uniform being the essence of cxprit de corps, but is not this carrying it too far? Surely they might be allowed to go into action at any rate as other men go As it their legs become covered with crops, of vesicles; few of the men like their dress for this kind of work; the beauty of the kilt and sporran is masked by a khaki flap, and when these two part company the aspect is both ludicrous and alarming; I saw one man Believing, as I do, that the present state of affairs is the direct and necessity result of the returning yesterday from his brush with the enemy is a pitiable plight; in his own words, system which we have chosen to pursue, I ca he had had to "take" a barbed wire cutangle. not persuade myself that much good will be tent at the double," and emerged "a hleed done by attacking individuals, or even by ing mass, with his kilt hard-gestarboard,-his-criticising fatties, while there is an enemy in

The Standard's Ducban correspondent be- | fizp half-left turn, and his sporran dangling on liever that the enemy is kapi conversant withthe wire” the British plans, seeing that the Council of War held at Springfield on the 10th instant dis cussed the breaking up of the Colenso Camp, which was only then being carried out, and despatchies commanding telegrains throughout the Bepublics Printed as received in..

General Buller's Saturday's menage describes,

the field. There are some things, such as the creation of additional field batteries, which can and ought to be taken in handai once. I luve Gunnery of the Naval Brigade. been urging this for years, and believe there is The special correspondent of the Daily News. tion being taken, so to speak, in the presence at last some clance of this elementury precau sends a somewhat furid description of the Ixitle of Magersfontein. Us dealing with the charge

of the enemy, but if the public allows the War

-Committee to talk about the "ming, instead of trenchies, and like the Spionkop mountain as commanding.a. a torrent, their resistiess valour: bore all before doing it, the public will make a very great

NOTAND A.

CALENDAR,

FEBRUARY.

“Meteorological means based on fifteen years observations to 1895.

Barometer Thermometer Humidity Rainfall

.30.141 -57.3 .....79.0 .............. 1.76

WEATHER REPORT.

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TODAY.

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TO-DAY.

Friday, 16th February, 1900.

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PASSCO THE CANAL.

When one of Dr. Memachy's patients remarked that it gave him- great palu folift- his hand-to- hin

case, besoen fint for doing it. The observation was both betal and wipeoul. The very fact that tip art was painful indicated a condition calling for medical prestuput ; ali to provide that, if he could, was the doctor's day,

Bill, ww might get on in comparative comfort * without fitting his land to his hend, if that were the only saree of pain about him. Bất when a bodily opetutini which is abwintely imbisqeniable to life, Bonnes constantly perinfal, "the situation is vastly more serions, And Diva was what happened to Mrs. Rosa Elwen, alated in her letter herewith printed four infartar.

"In the spring of 1889," she says, "I began to feel weals a ling. Prom being a strong, healthy woman, I gradually lost all my strength si energy. My appetize was prior and off find quer me putin.

Be good enough ing me to fix your mind ou That statement. Nature Inis en ranged that alf sly nels by Dubvenienda of the body shall be paiulcá, distinctly pleasible. Weru it otherwise, we -laki avui tham to the extent of anar power, ani so pode inalalable mischief. An, above all, the unt atel consequesares of eating were meant to be, and ith, a

1, are, of the highest of our physical en Poyennes. This holy having safered from her foo then, signilies a state of things unnatural su | dângerous.

"Eloud fulars nnd pain at the chest," she "coutin

"fatween the Floulders and down my back. I hul aboa deal of pain at any side, and any heart palpined so maneh that I not fint little sleep or rest nerompt of it. My brothing was short and dim. vult, I was mumble to do any house work, and often wished I were den."

"

The words, I wish I were dead," are often rm the hij of the victims of what seems to be bupelo slis- esel lugar id mud chilling words to fall on the care of those of us who fore them. They make hink despairingly rand for the help which is so Outward--30th December St. Jeromes there, the, e medicine which has per

slow to crane, and too frequently never comes at all. Indus, Dart, Lastokken, Lyurowan, Ölysape.

LO ZATE? 2nd January-Sanuki Maru, St. Andrews, was from time to time contined to my bel, and at Krew be weak," all the writer," that 5th January-Laos, Teenkai, Erzherzogather times hat to lie down the couch. I lost flesh Beritaan, Denbighshire, Ormazan. 9thly, and was like a mere skeleton-my clothe Janney-Tuskar 16th January-Nurnberg, hanging upon me. For three years I sfered in this 19th January-Ridevald, Candia, Andantico. no medicine that I took daing me any good.

January - Orestes, 26th Jamory-Java, Tonkin, Sasonia, Windsor. 30th January-Bilto: Auchimal, recommended me to take alother In Fobuteny, 1892, the Her. Mr. Knight, of Oakbranch, Secoli. and February--Glaucus, | Svigel's Curatire Syrup, Acting ost hissdvice I pro- Glenartsiy 6th February Heidelberg, cured a bottle from the Cooperative Store at Bishop Maria Valerie, Ernest Simons, St. Ronald, Anckiaul, and after taking it I began to improve. Ardross, Orel. 9th February-Kawachi | My appetite returned, and fool agrees with me, and Maru. Shanghai.

I felt easier than I had done for year. The pala my heart was less severe, and I gained strength every; day:

Homeward-12th Jan.--Andalusin, Savoia. 16th January-Yarra, Suevia. 19th January

"Pecing this, I continued to use this meusdy, and -Japan, 23rd January--Kenmore, "Melpo mene, Elizabeth Rickers. 30th January-weight. Since that the I have kept fu good health. gradually 1 recovered my bealth, palaing three stoma Korniloff, Stuttgart, 6th February Asama, seigel's Syrup when suffering from indigestion. You Tantalus, Benlaviy, Rugby, Eskdale St. Kilder, My husband to as benefited by the use of Mother 9th February-Dioned, Horvick Hall,

are ut Herty to publish this statement as you like. (Signal) (c) Emma Elven, Primrose Nowell, Wellingtho, or Durham, Gctober 30th,"

Shipping.

If Mr. Elwen were the only woman in the district wherein she lives whip-hid stuffered in this manner, the fact clomid excite the interest of the intelligent, realer, but there are unifinals of others all over the | bund, all over the world." Her ailment mu not heart yet didare it was gobant.foon of commuugino, it gai. nol rheumatism. It was dyspeplus the disease that

6hr. 33min. shr. soming High water--Morning .......tehri gömini,

Afternoon tohr, zomin, s Low water-dforning ghr, zotain. Afternoon..... 3hr. 45min.

Arrivals. ANNIVERSARIES.......................... 18-The Insurgents evacuated Shanghai.

GUTHRIE, British steamer, 1,494, A E. Dabelle, 15th Feb,-Kobe roth Feb., General,- tibh, Livingston & Co Volunteer Corps and presentation of Atagosan MARU, Japanese steamer, 4,253 T. colours.

Tasaka, 15th Feb,-Saigon 10th Feb,cofein most others and has many of their most 1976-The Soth Regiment loft Hongkong.

Rice and Puddy.—Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

painful sympume. It is idle to say that dyspopula might be prevented, for way are not yet wing and cared. LOONGMOON, Gerican steamer, 1.245,

fn) vinngh to prevent it. Bone day we may be. At ganised.

Schul 16th Feb.,--Canton 15th Feb,t; however, I a Inspiring to know that Mother 1885 The steamer Castello lost on Flat Island, General-Sienissen & Co, „/

Lycemun Pass."

510 Once our Guards Office, to_hive-aunther silly Commission or--First-public parade of the Hongkonut

mistake."

Karoo-

tableland-extending from Acton Homes and them, and, for a few brief moments they got Hongerpoort to the hills west of Ladysmith, within bitting distance of the for. Welf, did The enemy' decupied a strong position on the they avenge the slaughter of the Scots; the Wauchope's Grave in the Solitary 1894-Hongkong Legislative Council range of kopjes north-west and south-east of bayonets, like tongues of flame, passed above the plateau. Spionkop is far less accessible or below the rifles guard, and swept through: from the south than from the north. General brisket and breastbone. Out of their trenches Buller had been led to believe that water the Guardsmen tossed the Boers, as men in

"JA K." writes: "I enclose an extract from a letter from South Africa which you may think of sufficient interest for publication."

reur.

1887-The Alice Memorial Hospital, Hong-

kong, opened

Selgel's Syrup cures it even in the worst sugte:: Bill, CHOYSANG, British str. 1,194, G. H. Hawker, it firfter in cure it when it first appears.. Watch 19th Feb.-Cunton 15th Feb, General-- | rammelf, and use the byrupus the day your food gra Jardist, Matheson & Co.

you do not grie, ➡leldsten BAM