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To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.!

SPOON COMPETITION.

O-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 24th

Talant, at 2.45 PM.

Ranges.-600, 700 and 800 yards. 7 Shots and Sighter.

Chair.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1900.

To-day's Advertisement.

LECTURE.

The Western Frontier. Lord Roberts at Paardeberg, 11st instant, says that finding it impossible to assault Commandant Cronje's position without heavy loss, he decided to bombard it, in the meanwhile be turned his attention to the enemy's re-hikorcements who were driven off in all directions, losing a good many. Fifty prisoners who were captured state that they arrived from Ladysmith two days, earlier.

Mr. Grawford

Walwyn... Moller.....

18 à

.15 2.0

อ

1 2 8

Hart Buck... West

Bruce

Keyes.....

Cox G. C. ANDERSON has kindly

Consented to deliver an Address on "THE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST," in the ST. ANDREW'S HALA, at the CITY HALL, on TUESDAY, the 27th instant, at 5.05 PM.

The Hor. T. H. WHITEHEAD will take the The MEETING is open to Ladies and _[17_|_Mothers of the Public.

HENRYE, POLLOCK,

Hon. Secretary. HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1900,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary. longkong, 23rd Kebmapy: 1900. -

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instructions

to Sell hy

.PUBLIC AUCTION,

TUESDAY, the 27th February,

and

WEDNESDAY, the 28th February, 1900, Each day commencing at 3.30 10M.

at his Sales Rooms, Zetland Street, No. 2, A LARGE LOT OF

READY MADE GENTLEMEN'S

CLOTHING,

All New and Latest Style.

Comprising:

"OVERCOATS, TROWSERS, EVENING DRESSES, WAISTCOATS, &c.

A150:

GENTLEMEN'S SHIRTS, COLLARS, NECKTIES, FELT BATS, STRAW HATS, TWEED SUIT LENGTHS, FLANNEL SHIRTS, English made Black and Brown BOOTS and SHOES, CARPET and PLUSH SLIPPERS, An.. No, Ac..

AND

A collection of Valuable JEWELLERY, WATCHES, RINGS, BRACELETS, PEN DANTS, BROUCHES, &c.

Catalogues issued. Prior to Sale, On View at the Undersigned's. TERMS OF SALE: As customiury,

PAUL BREWITT, - Auctioneer.

12436 Hongkong, 23rd February, 1999, THEATRE HEAD ROYAL,

THE

CITY HALL,

HONGKONG AMATEUR

PRAMATIC CLUB will give

TWO MORE PERFORMANCES

THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD,'

SATURDAY, the 3rd March, 1992. Under the Distinguished Patronage of Their

Excellencies Sir HENRY. BLAKE GOMO

and Lady BLAKE,

, and on:

MONDAY, die 5th March. Positively the Last Performances, The Booking Offre will be Opened at the CITY HALL, ON TUESDAY, the 27th instant," at to A.M

1. C. NICOLLE,

Acting Manager.

[244h

Hongkong, 23rd Febntiry, 1900.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamship

THE

"HAIMUN," Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, at. Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Entination.

WEATHER-REPORT

The Observatory report says z-- On the 23rd at 11.55 a.m. the barometer con- [24 tinues falling slowly on the China coast. The depression seems to be still situated in the Sea of Japan. Pressure highest over N. China, Gra dients slight with moderate monsoon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST-Moderate N.E. winds; fine.

A. S. WATSON &

LIMITED.

Co.,

WINE

MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED AD." 1845.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Rattler returned to Singapore' from Sarawak on the morning of the rath inst.

Greenc

Anderson...

Cruickshank...............

Brutton

PONIES,

Name,

*Pluto .......

Orange Blassen Deset King Shannen..... Rose de France Thunderstorm Beerhaut Tom Thumb... White Rose

China Rose

Sandstorm, Major.

Thistle

Modder

Rascal

Minor

Pilgrim

"Tiber..... The Robber

Two large, tite mills were burned down at Bangkok on the 3rd, due, it is supposed, to Chinese crackers. The damage is estimated Lightfoot

at 500,000 ticals.

Ace of Hearts Ting Haou Esperance

THE Kogere, one of the newly-baik Japanese Sartow

CLARET S. torpedo boats, arrived at Singapore from Lon. Sinbad

don via Colombo on the 14th inst. The Kagero Jis a vessel of 200 tons and carries a crew of 45 men. She was expected in proceed to Japan to-day.

BSA. ESTEPICE, Red Capsule...$ 6.96 $7.50 CST. JULIEN, Red Capsule 9.00 4.60

LA Rost, Red Capsule......... 13.96

13.92 CHATEAU HAUT BRION LAR-

48.1.20

'RIVET

CHATEAU MOUTAN D'ARMAH.-

21.00

H&CQ...... CHATEAU PONTET CARNET.............. 25.00 CHATRAU LA Tour CARNET... 30.00 CHATEAU RAUZAN..

42.00 48.00 CHATEAU LAFITTE

42,20

A LECTURE will be delivered in St. Andrew's Hali, at 5-15 pm. on Tuesday next, by Captain G. C. Anderson, on "The Situation in the Far East," under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society. The Hon. T. H. Whitehead will take the chair and the meeting will be open to ladies and the public.

A KOBE contemporary says:--The 23-centi-

Standard Rose Diplomat Impala... Emerald Cossack..

Emperor Tacsin

Unique Rose Strathcona... Charger .......... Strategist Dot Rose

Subsidy Corbie Pizate King Rover.....

Black Prince

These CLAREs are bought direct

metre gub manufactured by the Osaka Arsenal from the leading French growers,

-the biggest ever made in Japan was The lowest priced are of exceptional successfully tested recently at the Anillery. Range au Haruki in. Senhoku district, Kawachi. valie and guaranteed to be the he success is said to have decided the Autho genuine product of the juice of titerities at the arsenal to produce more guns of Strathdonald grape, and are not artificially male the same size. as is generally the case with cheap

Winess.

CHATEAU LA TOER CARNET, CHA TEAU RAUZAN and CHATEAU LAPTE are commended to the notice of Core noisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines of a rich and rare character.

Strathfleet.. Storm King Demon King Strathgarry Eskdale. Yellow Dwarf

Tube Rose Beechwood The Wizanl

Pedigree.... Aurora

THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will Seafor

play at the Hongkong Hotel, to-morrow (Satur. day) evening, fram 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.in :-

1. March

7. Overture

J. Ya...

4. Selectian

3. Song!.......

6. Polka

FROGRAMME. Berlenier Parade March

Sancha Paura"

Scarlet Frasher

Eileen Alannals

Hum Tum Tum

*** Gral save the Queen.”

„Toujours pile--jamais face!

MU. of

1 0 0 1,00

Chanticher) Gloria.......

Erica Active

3 1 0 0 1

100

0 3 0 0 3 2 013

4 P

300 I

3 0 0

0 0 2

0 0 0 0

0,0 0 0

0.0

0 0

Kingfisher

Snowking.

...Met.

Willaurs,

Bandolero.

.Ercilla.

Tartar

оо

Thomas.

Lukong

ос

-Trriers.

Forest King

Paradox.

o a o

Pauvres

Enigma... Rescue

Sample bottles and smaller quanti Ingiais Pauvre Warren," is the sarcas Dékespoir. ties will be supplied at proportionatetically sympathetic comment of an Indo-China wholesale rates.

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genine, only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from 1232b our authorised Agents, at the Coast

Ports..

DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co., General Managers Hongkong, 23rd February, 1900. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOochow.

HE Company's Steantship THE

"HAICHENGH

Captain Davis, will be despatched for the, above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 25th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPŘAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1900a.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. "STUTTGART,"

of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

THE

113 above named Steamer having arrived,

Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed. that their Goods, with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowhoun, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon,

TO-DAY.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 1st March, will be Bubject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where, they will be examined on THURSDAY, the 1st March, and MONDAY, the 5th March, at 930 4.M.

All Claims dust reach us before the 7th March, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

contemporary on the difficulties attending the Śpionkop advance. If our French friend would only wait a bit he will at least convert his. jamais into presque jamais and then perhaps, he will have to invert his "pile and face phrase when the real plan of campaign begins.

YESTERDAY while one of the shroffs at a Chinese money changer's was counting some

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. #oles, a coolie, passing the shop, made a grab

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1990.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REITER'S SERVICE. THE WAR.

Conje's Retreat.

and managed to walk off with $1000 worth. Fortunately an Indian constable, who was on special duty close, by saw the theft and gave chase to the thief, and, after a short chase, captured him with the notes in his possession. To-day at the Magistracy the prisoner was brought up and sentenced to six months' hard fabou.

THE RACES.

The tables which we publish below giving an analysis of the three days racing will ex plain themselves and from them the merits of LONDON, February 21st. the respective stables, jockeys and posies can Newspaper despatches slate that Commuan-be gathered. On the whole the meeting may dant Cronje on leaving Magersfontein took | he said to have been a most satisfactory one, 5,000 men, the heavy guns and transport,the fields were fairly large and the racing good, and ordered the rest to escape independently. the only diawback being the rather unpleasant Commandant Cronje's rear-guard successfully weather of the first two days and the heavy state of the course, which, as will be seen from the tables, rendered the going much slower covered the retreat all Friday while the bulk

than last year. of the force crossed the Modder River.

The British force sunt to intercept the retreat arrived too late, the fear-guards, flank and rear were perpetually harassed, the fight- ing was desperate and the forde afterwards joined the main body. The pursuit was continued till daybreak.

Owner.

Mr. Husey

STABLES.

Derick Hunter

No. cl

www First.

ADEO Third.

Reserve Terra Verde, Cocktail..

Woodpigeon..

not run.

0 0 0 0

0 0 0

ง

0 0 0

4 0 0 0 ດ

0 0 0

PONIES THAT DID NOT RỤN.. The following ponies were entered but did

Xaine, Rampant Rose...Mr.. Buxey. Tea Rose Orlando

Free Lance Histor Seasform Tugela Wunsch, Resignation

But.. Rebuff Variety Lapwing Woodcock............. Glenroy.

Owner.

Darius. David. Derick-Hunter.

Messrs. Flowers & Higgon. Mr. Hart Buck.

Hochnke!

" J. H. Lewis.

Sir H. McMahon.

Mr. John Peel.

Roy.

1900 COMPARED TO 1899. The following table shows the fields and times for the three days maces as compared with 1899.

FIRST DAY.

Rane.

Maiden Stakes.........

1899

Times

10. MEG.

I. 34 2.19)

1900

Times

.. sec.

9 1. 3.

2.19

Wong-nei-chongStakes 4 Victoria Stakes........

5 1.39

8 1.371 Valley Stakes............

1.42 Poochow Cup........... 24-449 $.4.09) Hongkong Derby...... 10 3.29) 93-35

.6 2.524 Lusitano Cup........... 6 2.544

6 2.22 6 2,243 Compradors' Cup ...............

3 3.374 Hongkong Club Cup... 43-33 Encouragement Stakes 8 2.87 10 2. 9

Two miles in 1899; 14 mile in 1950. SECOND Day. 1899.

Racc.

Scurry Stakes Exchange Plate... Garrison

German Cup

Τους

John Peel

Dort

Rhodesia.

GT Potts

The Rhodesians attacked a fortal Cro-

Pogose

Tierce

Navy Cup

David

Jockey Cup

1. H. Lewis

F. H. May

4 1 1 3

Wildman

1102

Ban Buck

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the codite pools on the rath instant and were Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

repulsed.

MELCHERS & Co., Ageals.

[23

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1909.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

**CATHERINE APCAR"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are herchy informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo imperling the discharge will be landed

at once.

Cargo remaining on board after the 27th instant, at z P.M., will be landed at Con- signees-risk-and-expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharfand Godown Co., Limited.

Casualties.

LATER.

The casualties at Paardeberg include g Officers killed, 39 wounded, and one missing.

Natal.

The fifth division has crossed the Tugela by a pontoon bridge and driven back the enemy's rear guard. The Naval guns have silenced all the enemy's guns.

Two Generals Wounded. Lord Robert wires that General Knox and General Macdonald have been wounded,

Consignces of Cargo from SINGAPORE and HONGKONG VOLUNTEER GAZETTE SERVICE.

PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

THE WAR.

Casualties.

LONDON, February aand.

Sir H. McMahon

Mr. Babington...

Mansfield

Dryasdus!

Capt. Bancroft.

8 i 0 0 1 91

0 0

Messrs. Mckie & Gove...... 9 oii

Mr. Sepia Pando..

Whed Rut

R. B. Johnson

Schlee .....

St-Simon-

Hermann

Alexander...

Carruther

Magpie....

Wayfoong..

E. Kelly

4 1.0.0

4 1 0 0

0 11

500 2 2

·0 0 0 2 2.

2 0 0 0

1 0 0 0

0 0 0

* 3

Kingsiön ...............istamme, Darius

JOCKEY'S.

Name.

Mr. Greison.....

F242b

The War Office list of casualties at Rens- berg, 15th instant, give, Major Stock, Lieut. Thornton and Prior, and 158 men missing for prisoners,

Wuillumier Jones....

33.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO.,

Agents.

ngard February 1909)

Johnson.... Burkill Cumming

3·2 12.

S 7 6.18 10.6

3 61 To:

213·2·38

245

Flyaway Stakes

Times

m. sec.

1900.'

Times

. ecc.

8 2.15

7 2.17

52.561

5 2.15 6 2.31 4 2.499

7 2.50 10 3.02

-7 1.38. Tai Yeuk Fong Cup... 7 325.

Professional Cup...... Gymkhana Stakes

THIRD, DAY.

3 3.25 7 2.182 1899

Times

2. SCC

Наем

7 2.57

4 2.26 It. 2.39.1-5

6.3.424

30330 في

11 2.25

Пусть

Times

3. sec.

8 2.5 Grand Stand Stakes... 8 1.58 1899 Civel Cup; 1900)

12 2.23-1-5 Chinese Club Cup 19 214 Challenge Cup... 73.58 8 4.9.1-5 Ladies Purse... 9 1.52) 8 2. 4

Blake" Challenge Cup 8 2.111 7 2.211 Parsee Cup

52.44 9 2.16 Phaeton Stakes.7 2.233 7 2.33 Consolation Stakes... 4 20.

10 2. 23 Champion Stakes....to 3.16 10 2.48) Nil Desperandum

TO 1. 3

Stakes

17 mita 1899,

+ mile 1899 1 mile 1900,

10.1.3k

Mettar: Allows Dart Ladybird Payne

Sybil

Frincess ana Gazelle

WAR NEWS BY WIRE.

حدود

OUR INDIAN "TROOPS:

Why Not in South Afrion 7

H. H. Howarth contributes an article to the

Minutes Jamiary number of the Nineteenth Century;

magazine on the subject of our Indian troops and their non-employment in the present war, In the course of his remarks No saya jam

I know of few more dramatic incidents in history than the one when, in answer to the threats and dangers which England had to face in Eastern Europe soine years ago, Lord Beconsfield startled us all and led captivé tlio, imagination of the Continent by sending to India for a contingent of Indian troops and landing them in Cyprus It was a plain truth Which was then plainly and irrevocably indited,, It meant that the fighing forces of this empire are not to be measured by the men whom we enlist in these islands, but we have an inex-

-From-Indian Papers.

Debate in the House of Commons,

LONDON, February 5th. ⠀⠀ The debate of the address was resumed in The House of Commons this evening. Sir W. Harcourt criticized the Transvaal policyhaustible supply of men beyond our seas whom of government. Referring to the Jameson raid committee he denied hushing up and favoured the reopening of an enquiry to dispel the skin ders mat government had connived at the rald. He admitted that we must fight now to the bit ter end.

we can summon if need be, and who are as loyal, as chivalrous," and as brave as our own sons in England. Why are none of these men in Africa at this moment? What sentimentat or other reasons have prevented their being selt to fight against enemies no whit more Mr. Chamberlain said the House must look civilised, than themselves? Men who have on the broad issues dating long anterior to 1881. fought with us and for us, on many glorious The country's one desire was a speedy and satis-battlefields Men who are burning and thirsting factory end of the war and to this the go-to be employed now, and to prove once more ernment had directed all its energies. He said their devotion to their Empress and their loyalty that even if Ladysmith never had been a tac to this country! tical mistake Lord Roberts would soon have: over the original, number to execute this frst The Malta Precedent. plan of campaign. It was premature to forecast Is it to be understood that the lesson pressed a sculement but 'we would never consent to home by Lord Beaconsfield 'was a mere barren a second Majuba Hill or the dangerment of show Are the French to employ Turcos and -British paramountey,

Zouaves against Russia and against their other foos, and the Russians to employ recruits of all faces in their irregular cavalry, and are we to LONDON, February 8th.

have our hands tied behind us, when we are The Central News correspondent with fighting an enemy which is a whole hemisphere General Baller's force at Spearman's Camp away? Are we to denude our islands at home. wires as follows--On Wednesday (7th instant,) of nearly all the flower of their fighting men at 6pm. the British succeeded in capturing because of some fantastic notion that in fighting Vaalkratz on the extreme left of the enemy's

Boers and other semi-civilised white races we frontal position. The position was captured are not to employ any of our native resources? with slight casualties on our side. The pros all this fastidiousness and reserve imposed spect of Gelierat Butter's driving the Ruers upon the Governmentand upon its supporters be back and relieving Ladysmith are very bright. cause of some fear that balf a dozen sentimental? The floers evidently lost heavily in the engage-politicians on the other side will raise an out- nent Their ambulances were seen busily at cry? Who cares for their outeries, and what work collecting their wounded. The British justice have they in the mouths of men with have succeeded in throwing two pontoons across whom the equality of the human race is an the Tupela. Our operations have been greatly axiom? assisted by the magnificent and overwhelming Gre of our artillery,

Vaalkratz Captured.

Heavy Cavalry Useless.

Mr. Channing in the House of Commons.no doubt asked a question, a foolish question, on the issue whether we proposed to employ our native. Indian troops in Africa; and it seems to me that the answer which should have been given to him was that the Goverment were determined,

Debate in the House of Commons.

LONDON, 711 February During the debate which took place on Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice's amendament to the ad- dress 'Mr. Balfour, said "tint he thought the amendment was really an attack on Mr. Cham-when they deemed it prudent and right, to em berlain. The right hon'ble gentleman in elo-play all the resources of the Empire in its quent terms hore warm testimony with respect defence. Instead of this an answer was given to the Colonial Secretary's administrative abili by the Government which implied that in some Indian troops.against other races. If we are ever to employ them surely this is the very occasion. A semi-tropical country, a country where heavy cavalry are almost useless, where men mounted on small arabs and ponies are just what we need, whose horses are seasoned or salted, as the term is. Admimble horse- men, first-rate scouts, and for same purposes of light tavalty unapproachable perhaps, one would have thought that the very first thing to. have done in a war against a whole nation on horseback would have beed to transport fifteen of sixteen regiments of Sikhs and Guides of Bengal Cavalry Instead of dong that we sent out at great cost a certain number of regiments many of them of heavy cavalry, actually includ ing parts of the Household Brigade. We sent out horses which after a three weeks' journey require three weeks to recruit, and when recruit- ed are too heavy to work over this very hilly land of rolling downs and kopjes.

tics, and said the services he had rendered to other we did not propose to eniplay our the empire could never be forgotten. He added that during. Mr. Chamberlain's tenure of office every colony had for the first time joined the mother country in a great military under taking.

Bir John Redmond has moved an amend ment in the House of Commons to end the war- in South Africa and to recognize the indepen dence of the two republics.

3fr. John Redmond's amendment was re jected in the Ilouse of Commons by 368 against

66.

The Capture of Krantz Kloof

LONDON," Bih Februssy. An Indian Daily News special telegram, dared London, the 8th, says:

In the capture of Kranu Kloof on Monday the Durhams, forming part of General Lyttle ton's brigade, bore a very gallant part. They advanced under fire from several directions with the winost dash and intrepidity. Cover was Gurkhas for the Work. scarce. To assist the success of the assault the hill was heavily bombarded beforehand by our artillery, who made splendid practice In spite, however, of the destructiveness of our cannonade the enemy held on with grand pluck and remained at their positions until the Dur hams reached the top of the hill-and scattered them like chaff before splendid bayonet charge. Over 50 of the enemy, half of whom wer armed natives, were precipitated down the bill side,

Hay

THE OPPOSITION AND THE WAR

Why again did not we commandeer as many. horses as we needed from our own loyal farmers at the Cape who would have been delighted to supply them and which would have prevented them from being comandeered by the invading Baers? These inses would have been acclimatised and ready, No doubt for concerted- cavalry action the horses need drilling as well as the men, but not for the factics of irregular cavalry, it made

Why, again were mults bought in all kinds. of remote pinces, when any number of mules accustomed to their housings, and with their housings complete, could have been bought in India? If there was a reason for not employ ing Indian soldiers there was surely no reason against employing indian horses and mules,

Putting the cavalry aside it seems to myself, and it may possibly seem to pthers, that if we had had three regiments of Goorkitus in South Africa it would have been better than employ. ng guard non and Highlanders in plumes to storm ko is and entrenchments. They are the very ren for the work and it is the very work they like best

The Opposition would have been wanting In its duty to the country if it had not raised the question of the government's unpreparedness for war. Mr. Asquith said, the amendment to the address was merely to ascertain the Opposi tion's right to criticise the government's policy and that the people and parliament were united as to the duty of prosecuting the war. It is all rubbish to say the action of the Opposition "disteyal" at a critical time like the present when the country is in the threes of gear All Soldiers of the Queen, struggle. The question of prosecuting the war with vigour and the incidents which led up. They are all "soldiers of Queen just as it and the goverments unpreparedness are different questions altogether. In fact it is; much as Tommy Alkins. They never flinch very necessary that the dilatory and care from work or duty, their courage never flags; less conduct of the govemment in preparing why should they be left out in the cold because for the struggle should be freely shown up and their skins are a little darker, and as if they were commented upon now in order that the govern savages? They are not savages even of the type. nent may be kept up to the mark it the of Mourevier's Cossacks or of the Creats in the vigorous prosecution of the war. IE the gov-past-century wars, but disciplined and tractable. ernment is allowed to believe that it is free soldiers. Of course the Boots would complain.

as the Boers have complained of our using bal from blame in the matter it is probable it will loons and Ivddite shells in our fighting, and as fall asleep again. Mr. Chamberlain took the

best possible line under the circumstances: the champions of the Brussels Congress will when he admitted that government had made possibly complain that egregious Congress mistakes, and announced its determination to-ath its ineffable absurdities, which discussed remedy them. Mr. Chamberlain had probably quite seriously the most Christian and genteel. as much to do as any other minister. had with ways of slaughtering and destroying our enemy. thefolly of plunging the country into war while and of fighting a death struggle in silk gloves unprepared, and he no doubt feels as keenlythe and pantaloons; but the Boers am out of court, shafts of criticism levelled at the government, and the Brussels: Congress is like a dissolving. but above everything else he has that political cloud in the sun. No one dreams of starting a instinct which teaches him to retrieve a mistake servile or a savage war in Africa. If such a war by appealing to popular feeling at the moment were started however, it would, no doubt, mean The most popular course a member of the the extermination of the Boers, not in the open government could have taken was to admit field, but in their bones, for the Basuto and the mistakes had been made and to promise to Bechuana have many old scores to pay off... retrieve them, and the Colonial Secretary took | What is the Issue 7--

it. Unfortunately, however, Mr. Chamberlain

That is not the issue at all, The issue-is these things is influenced chiefly by personal consideration. We must not lay too much ATC we going to use our Indian (roops against stress on the chivalrous way in which Mr. white men of all in the future against white vaders from our North-Western Frontier in Balfour came to the defence of the Colonial Secretarys-for-Mre-Balfour does not mean all her india, for instance? If so, where is the distinc tion Are Russians more barbarous than says in Parliament. And it is not generall

Boem? The issur has been put by an Indier believed that he is very fond of Mr. Cham lain-Rangoon Times.

prince who offered as contingent of his troops namely, whether thoroughly disciplined troops under English officers, and integral parts of the Bütish Ardy, most of them educated men prot stheir own borsen and outfitársandwich. Entish weapons, and specially suited to the. its of the hour, are to be rejected as 6ghting force becates their com

Southern Europeans, or Boots themse

EARTHQUAKE IN MADRAS

MADRAS

A slight carthquake occu

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,315 o'clock this moming and

The following in the handicap for the Car

rison Cups.

balf a minute. The shack Madras and the suburbs, and doors rattled, and a distinct but no damage is yet repod most unpleasant in the

was caused, man.....2 Minutes, since Madras liks been vis

dunko

Mald. Marion Allow

and Bonito )

* Itis

contrahtrat i time they thould Lance and for all that we mean Inandow Shover mean if

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