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To say that the King case has created alarm Among the Chinese is to put the situation in the mildest form possible, and it is to be hoped, for the sake of your friendly neighbour, that the fullest publicity will be given to the whole proceedings and a decision arrived at in full Accord with the best traditions of civilised states of the first civilized state to get a foot ing the mainland of China.
Such is all that can be gathered here of this sensational affair. In a day or two the case will be gone into fully, when doubtless much food for reflection" will be forthcoming. All one can say at the present time is. Fiat justitia, ruat colom.
PLAGUE AT KOBE.
The following report from Mr. J. C. Hall, H. B. M's, Consul at flingo, was laid on the lable at this afternoon's Mecting of the Sanitary Board
Sir,With reference to your dispatch of the 24th último. I have the honour to inform you that of the five cases of plague mentioned in my letter of January 4th, one was subsequently discovered nut to be plague, of the other four cases, all proved fatal.
The total number of cases at this port from the commencement is given as twenty-three, which nineleen proved fatal. In Osaka ihe total number of cases reached forty-two, of
which all but two were fatal. The last case there occurred on January 12th.
C. HALL.
I have, etc.,
J. H. Stewart Lockban, Esq.
RAT CATCHING.
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE COLONIAL
SECRETARY OF STATE, DOWNING STREET, 30th December, Sir-1 lave the honour in inform you that the recent occurrence of a severe outbreak of bubonic plague in Mauritius and the great murtality attendant thereon, lave caused me to give must careful consideration to the question of the best measures for preventing the continued spread of this dangerous disease. (2) 1 advised that the chief agent in spreading the plague is the rat. and this advice is strongly entired by the ex perience of the authorities cagaged in stamping out the epidemic in Matritius. I would specially invite your attention to the remarks by Dr. Malon in the pamphlet issued by the London School of tropical Medicine, a copy of which is enclosed for your volorination.
(3) Although measures for the destruction of rats in sea-ports or other places likely to be infected are of great utility, even after a plague. focus has been established, I wish especially to vige upon you the desirability of taking such measures as soon as possible in anticipation of the occurrence of any cases of bubonic plague, Iain advised that the practical extemination of the rats in any town would probably make it quite impossible for the disease to establish ilsell there.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1900,
THE SMALL FEET OF CHINESE-
LADIES.
BY A CHIAMAN.
The practice of compressing the feet of females in China in order to make them look sinall and delicate, from a Chiness point of view, is not only an inconvenient but a crue}
one.
It is sad dat during the Chan dynasty about B.C. 900, a certain Woo-li-ching transformed herself to a very beautiful woman. She was walking to and fro in the King's garden when His Majesty saw her. He brought her to the
Palace and made her the mistress of his soal.
her. He took her into a family house and married her as his wife.
He was a trader, and after some time he received a letter from his mother asking him to come home. He communicated this to his
wife, who was greatly distressed, and after a long discussion she agreed to accompany him
home.
He was glad, but reminded her that in his country a woman having natural feet is treated by parents and other relatives as a servant girl and quite differently from a daughter-in-law; if she were to have her fest compressed, he said, in that case site would receive, the recep tion of a slaughter-in-law from his mother and other relatives.
The foolish woman, fearing the treatment of servant and the hard work that she would have to do, volunteered to go through this odd operation.
Fearing that her origin might be discovered--a as it is said a Woo-li-ching though capable of transforming all the other parts of the body to the same shape as those of mankind, cannot do so with regard to the feet, which emain of their original shape, and hairy-she had her feet bound up with cloth and invented a small she which has since became the fashion of Celestial people.
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Others are of opinion that the wives, for a Chinese gentleman has usually more than one wife, revolte: against their husbands and thirea- rened to do them some harin; the Chinese pro- verb says that uine women out of ten are jealous. The husband ran up to the King's
face for protection, but nust singular to relate. His Majesty himself was attacked by the Royal ladies,
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She was then, as far as iny recollection goes, about twenty years of age, and the pain caused by the compression made her sick and she used to cry out day and night. She could eat nothing for two weeks, except soup and congee, which had to be given to her by scicants and she had to be carried in and out of her room.
She patiently bere all 11 is oil after a few months 1-saw ber leaving her native country for her bushovd's, and Houbt not that she is well and happy there,
When she was going through the process she was sick, and when she got well she was lean and fearfully thin, but øker a few months, that is when she was going away, she was enjoying The thing grew to suth aerisis that a generaler former health and sngth.
Such are the curious customs of the Chiarse. female revoll was threatened and the King was obliged to issue a proclamation prohibiting 2 is dined to lough at the simplicity of a people from marrying more than one wife-oman to volonter; hisself to undergo such a Secretly he held a Council with his ministers
cruel pactier, wirte on the other hand it must and invited the leading citizens. The result of be admitted that the love and faithfulness on the part of the woman award, her husband, this meeting was that the feet of the young whom she cut have faken if he had girls were ordered to be compressed, in order to deprive them of the free power of walking and chosen, excite adaination for her virtue.. make them of subject to the authority of their lords, the intehands.
Others are of opinion that an intelligent and cuning gentleman bad so many concubines that he feared the results of allowing free con- munication to his wives and daughters, and farew the evil consequences of their visiting or being visited by their female friends without restraint, for a person in society comes in con- tact witly both good and bad company, which either Improves or spoils the morals of the person in question.
Wing NG KWMI-SJANG.
CANTON NOTES.
number prosent, among them being `represen- intives of the consular body and many pro- minent residents. The warmth of the evening added to the mom made dancing rather tiring, but the pains taken by the M., and Com mittee obviated all avoidable, faults. It was rumoured that the next and final larre dance, four weeks hence, will take the form of fancy dress, though the Committee has pot definitely decided upon this course
TIENTSIN NOTES.
We cull the following paragraphs from the Peking and Tientsin Times :—\\
The Empress Dowager is becoming more and more enraged at the sympathy expressed for the Emperor
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The Viceroys and Governors/in all the pro- vinces have been ordered to recommend inen in their districts qualified to nchas generals!!
This appears as there are nåt many appli- rants for these paste, perhaps the reason will be found in the following paragraph appeasing in the same paper a ditjle lower down.]
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It is stated that the reason Genial Yaad has done nothing with the Hess-to Shantung is that the Bumpless Dowager warned him that should any disturbance ensue from his sep- pression of the rioters "he would be held responsible. With this pleasing prospect it is scarcely to be wondererl át if he has remained quiescent.
The British Consul very wisely issued a cir cular of the 13th instant, cautioning his nation- als against going into the Native City during the Feast of Lanterns festival, as owing to the ex- cited state of the populace it was inadvisable to penetrate the crowded thoroughfares. Chinese Authorities took the precaution too, of prohibiting the usual processions and cerc monies this year, and the feast has therefore vinually been unobserved, only a very limited display of lanterns being made.
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The
DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY "BANG SUPL"
The two officials recommended by Shid Tung Admiral Ho Lâu Ching, of Canton, sometime
sassistant instructies of the Heir Apparent ago in-tracted the villages of his anrestra!
are Dao Feng, Expounder of the Handin village to erect a temple fer their ancestors in To Cho Tung When the butting wastonish-College; and Kao Reng-su, Taguai_of Shensi
province. Heed, the people named Tui mnd. Wong hom a therefore invented the system of compressing | neighbouring village said that it interfered with female feet in order to check the evil he the Fung Shui of their village,
foresaw.
There is no certain age at which the operation is commenced, but in families of casy circumstances the bandages are put on as soon as the child is well able to walk.
The following extract is taken from the Reverend Dr. Williams's “Middle Kingdoms “ respecting, the operation to which a fast is subjecteil
"The font belonged to a person in low life; was 5 inches long, which is full eighteen times over the most fashionable size. The big toe was bent upward and backward on the foot, and the second twisted under it and across, so that the extremity reached the
(4) No doubt many methods of effecting this object will occur to you, such as the employ-inner edge of the foot. The third toe some ment of rat catchers paid partly by results, dis- tribution of rat poison, the importation of the mongense or other t-killing animals, etc. A novel and very important method has, however, been suggested by Dr. Manson, medical adviser to this office, and I would suggest an early trial where practicable. This metind is to close all outlets from the sewers and to fill them with poisonous gas, after which flushing them thoroughly to remove
the dead rats.
(5.) I shall be glad to learn what action you may be disposed to take in consequence of this dispatch and to receive any suggestion you may. think useful.
(Sd.) J. CHAMBERLAIN..
COMMENTS BY THE SANITARY BOARD. The following together with the above dis patch were laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon.
To the Secretary.
"Any rats existing in drains in this Colony I-should say would re found in the storm drains (which still convey of the City sewage) for the reason that they can find exits and entrances through the gullies, the drains are of large area and the rats can run along the rough flat inverts without having to swim. They also can get in and out of the very nuany entrapped storm drain tributaries. In these large storm drains, varying from 2 feet square to 8 feet +4 feet, and larger, it would be exceedingly difficult, if not impracticable, to generale and confing a sufficiency of poisonous gas, more panicularity as the rats and gas would be able to escape from the 1001 unknown entrances and rat holes the eullies could of course be blocked. With regard to the (sewers all of glazed pipes) all the tributaries and entrances being trapped, I don't see where the rats get their entrances? Owing to the average grade of the sewers being very steep and the flow of good velocity I think it unlikely that rats will be generally found in them, but very probably in the storm drains. However, before stating the use of gas in the drains to be impracticable I think it should be "proved" one way or another, although I personally consider it impracticable. The habitation of rals in the storm drains is another very import ant reason why all that can be done should be donc
to entirely divert sewage from storm drains."
(54) R. R. DRURY. 26th February 1950. Dr Clark minuted ---- "Last year the Board employed coolies who caught about 1000 rats.”:
This year the Board decided to offer
reward of acts, for every rat taken to an Ing spector of Nuisances and we are collecting and destroying about 300 rats a week"
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR FUND
Apparently, having subscribed liberally to the above fund the public of Hongkong, don't care the proverbial two-pence what becomes their money so long as it gets into the hands of
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The Provincial Treasurer of Ghibli, Ting Chih, is evidently morbidly ami-foreign, as on coming here to pay his New Year's calls he is stated to have called his subordinars together and enjoined on them not to read any news- papers, native or foreign, especially the very pernicious journals published in Tientsin !
[How many are there? Only one foreign, our worthy contemporary } ]
On the tộth idstant, while the Nos were having a feast in the new temple, a party of about 100 armed ines' frone. The dissatisfied village smile an attack on the feastors, after Arst surrounding the bailing. Very soon cnjoyment was turned into strife and the newly decorated walls were poor dishignted with blond. Many of the feasters were killed, both men and women, besitles singe being mutilated by having their ears and nose cut off and their eyes gagged cut. A soldier, named Ho Wal Kau, who was a guest at the feast was strong enough to forre, a passage through the mob and escaped from the building. He was, however, seen by his enemies, Phised and fired upon. After rimning some distance his strength gave way from loss of blood and he fell down ex- hausted. His pursuers when they came up struck him with their swords and, thinking c was dead, drew him into a pond. A founde relative saw the attenspied tider andalterthesking, men had gone away can and dragged the man out of the water. "Ho was not yet dead and told his relation to report the matter to his father and brother and ask them to bring the
"what overlapped the second, but lying less obliquely, and reaching to the first joim of the great toe. The bill of the great toe, much flatened, separated these two from "the fourth and 6th toes. The fourli toe stretched obliquely inwards under the forit, but less so than the little toe, which passed under and nearly across the foot and "had been bound down so strongly as to bend the tarsal bone. The dorsum of the foot was
Batter before the mandarins. He "much curved, and a deep fissure crossed the also gave instructions that their property should sole and separated the heel and little toe, as he sold and the money to be devoted get und is if the two ends of the font had been forced revenge. The woman did as she was bid
"together; this was filled for three inches with then returned to the spot where she had left "a very condensed cellular tissue; the instep the wounded man, he had, however, vanished, "was 34 inches high. The heel bone, which leaving only blood stains on the ground. Same #naturally forms a considerable angle with the time afterwards several women went to the ankie, was in a direct line with the leg-bones ; | village Council to request the elders to send a "and the hect itself was large and fat, covered | peiltion to the magistute, but the mandarin "with a peculiarly deuse integument, and happened to be absent and so no steps have "forming, with the end of the metatarsal bone of | yet been taken.
the great toe, and the two smallest toes bent 'under the sole, the three points of taction in walkings When the operation is begun cader and the bones are more flexible, four of the toes are beat under the foot, and only the big the muscles of the calf being checked, the lex "toe laid upon the top. The development of tapers from the knee downards, though there is no particular weakness in the limb. The "appearance of the deformed member when "uncovered is stucking, crushed out of all proportion and beauty, and covered with a wrinkled and lifeless skin like. that of a washerwoman's hand daily immersed in "sonpsuds. It is somewhat remarkable how "the circulation is kept up in the member with
out any pain or wasting away; for one would think that if any nutriment was conveyed to it, there would be a disposition to grow until maturity was attained, and consequently con- stant pain ensue; or else that it would be "destroyed or mortify for want of nourishment.
"The gait of these victims of fashion is like
that exhibited when walking on the heels: and wonjen walking alone sying their arms "and step quick to prevent themselves falling, "When it is practicable elderly women avail themselves of an umbrella, of lena upon the "shoulder of a lad me maid for support, which is literally making a walking-stick of them. "The pain is said to be severe for about "six weeks at first, and a recurrence now and then is felt in the sole; but the evident "freedom from distress exhibited in the "little girls who are seen walking or playing! "in the streets, proves that the ammonst of suffering, and injurious effects upon life and health resulting from this strange fashion, are perhaps not so great as has been imagined. "The case is different when the girl is not "victimized until nearly grown. The toes are "then bent'andler, and the foot forced into the "smallest compass; the agony arising from the "constrained myscles and excoriated flesh is “dreadful, witile too the shape of the member "is a burlesque upon the beautiful littlenessso, "much desired."
and it is a common saying antongst Chinese The pain caused by such an operation is awful that a girl is as much afraid to have her feet bound up as a boy to go to school."
TOKYO HARBOUR.
The particulars of Mr. Fuinichi's plan for the construction of a. Tokyo harbour are pub lished, apparently on good authority. The en- trance would be at Haneda, and the port workl take the form of a large canal, extending for a distance of 5 miles, to Shibaura. The dredg- ings would be used to reclaim the fore-shore and to constract an embankment for preventing The depth of the canal is 27 feet at low water, and its width is 25 metres (?), so as to allow two vessels of from 1,800 to 8,000 tons to pass each other. A dock forms part of the plan, and from the centre of the canal to the dock, warehouses stand on the banks. Since the position of the canal would be on the Jaaks, and small steamers plying to Tokyo, shure side of the route now taken by
Teie would be no obstacle to present traffic. The site of the dock is at Kanasugi, and there is ample provision for railway traffic. Ten years is the time estimated for the work. As for cost, the canal and dock are put down for million yea and the other outlays at 15 inillions, making a total of 49 millions. The method of financing is (1) loan bonds; (2) State aid; (3) sale of the reclaimed land, the area of which is put at 1,100,000 75udo and the value at 20327_pcctxuko, giving a total of sonic treaty.
and thus there would remain some 30 millions
Council-Japan Mail. to be raised by loan. It is expected that this project will receive the approval of the City
SHIPPING REPORTS,
Captain Bathurst, of the steamship Hailuong, from Amoy, reportsModerate N.E. wind and sea and dull hazy weather.
afifke Maru, from Moji, reparts:-Fine weather Captain S. Kawamoto, of the steamship and light breeze throughout the voyage.
Captain J. Kynock, of the steamship Mausang, from Java, reports--Light in maderate, varis able winds and fine weather to Philippines, thence N.E. wind and Bae weather.
Captain W, H. Gibson, of the steamsing dyy, fron Kutchinotan, reports:-Light variable winds and fine clear weather to China cvast, whence string to fresh-monsoon and overcast.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
MARCH.
Meltorological means based on ten years.
observations to 1893.
Bmheter Thermometer
Humility. Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer....
Temperature
#mility
Rainfall
300444
.57.3
79.0
1.76-
Cu dare t
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30.11 30.05
32
70 So
TO-DAY.
Thursday, 1st March, 1999.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
Indian (Taisang) to-morrow. English (Parramatka) 3rd inst. American (Algon) jih inst. German (Bayern) (ilk inst. German (Konig Alber?) 6th inst, American (Nippon Maru) 10th jost. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 17th inst, Canadian (Emporis of China) 20th inst.
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s stermer Candia, left Singapure, for this port at 8 a.m. to-day.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of China lest Vancouver for Hong- kong visual port of call at p.in. on Tuesday, the 27th February.
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Kanagawa Maru (Europe Line) lelt Kabe, in Moji for this port yesterday (28th February), and is expected to arrive here on the 7th inst.
HONGLONG AND WHAMPOA ĐỌCK RETURNS.
Esta de Cuba....... at Kowloon back. HMS. Hermione...
Skautung...
Hongkong...
Germania
Kaifong
U.S.S. Monadnock C.S.S. Wheeling
Chinese-st of "But mann of 20th year of | Chuen Tiao
Kangri
Son-Wiss
St
Chr. 23min.
bic. 2min.
zohr. amin,
zahr. 57min.
şir. omin phr. 28min.
*High water-Morning
Afterapon Dow water- Morning
Afterasen 1842-Surrender of Guree by Lieut.-Cal.
ANNIVERSARIES.
l'aimer.
1862-Public Meeting decided to establish a
Volunteer Corps. 1871--The German Ariny entered Paris, 1885-- Bombardiment of Chinese forts by French
men-of-war.___. --------
chow..
1886 Chinese gunboat Svi-fein lost off Nam-
1897--Gold Standani adopted by Japan, 1898-hiuese contract loan for £16,000,000
completed..
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TO-MORROW. Wednesday, 2nd March, 1900. Chinese-and of Sud moon of shil your of
Frang-sa. Sun-Rises.
Moon-In Equator phr, am.
·High water--Horning
Afternoon
Low water-Morning
Aftermon
bár, zzmia.
rohr, simia. tär, somia, thegymin škr. “smin,
ANNIVERSARIES, 1991-John Wesley die. 1846-Whampoa Island Batery carried. 1854-Death of the Czar Nicholas.. 1886--1, & O. steamer Thames ashore in Lyce
moon Pass 1882-Allerpier) assassination of the Queen. 1890-British sis. Hunter lost on the Pesca-
dores.
1897-Loss of the Dutch lines. Utrechi alī 1899-Halian Minister demands lease of Sam-
Ushant.
mor Bay from Chinese Government. 1899-American commission left H.K. for
Manila on U. S. Baltimore.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY. Diocesan School, Term Commences. Cargo ex Stuttgiert subject to rent. 8.30 for 9p.--Regular Meeting of the Zetland
Lodge.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ROBBERIES, Nojices were
found pasted on nearly all the walls, both with and without the City of millions State aid is enunted on for 10 million, 3 Military Officer 1. Fat of the Kwang Hip Canton, on the 27th instant, by order of the
number of armed robberies in Canton, the Regiment, stating, that owing to the enormous public, and soldiers not in uniform are strictly forbidden in carry arms. If found so doing tlie person will be arrested and recognised as a rol>. her and the man who arests him will receive the sum of $50 as a reward..
SHANGHAI NOTES.
We call the following items of news from the Shanghai Daily Pw of z6th ultirao :——
FODYEBALL.
A football outch, Association Rules, played
on Saturday afternoon between tenins from the
ventive resulted in a
Shanghai Football Club and HMS Bana- by three goats to mil.
win by the home team
IMPROVEMENT, The Council is improving the river frontage of West Honkew as fad as possible, the latest innovation being the installation of seven acetylene gas lights on the North Sonchow Road shove the Chekiang Road Bridge. These were fighted for the first time last week and give a very good light.
Labourers were engaged during the latter part of last week marking out the extension of North Chekiang Road from beyond the Mixed Court to the Railway Station, and we hear there will soon be a good driveway to the station from that end of the settlement. When this is completed some steps 'should be taken to build
new bridge over Soochow Creek in place of the existing one bearing the name of the Chekiang Road,
U. S. GOVERNMENT AND THE MANILA RAILWAY Co,
pany (Limited) in London were advised by The directors of the Manila Railway Com-
cable from their representative at Washington
that the United States Government decline to recognise any liability for payment of the interest guaranteed under the Spanish Conces- aion. Detailed information, promised by letter, was awaited.
NOT A BAD IDEA.
the widows and orphans by some means or other. Afall events, nobody took the trouble to go to the Council Chamber to-day at noon In response to the invitation of His Excellency the Govenor to consider the disposal of the balance of the Fund now in the hands of the Honorary Treasurer, Sir Thomas Jackson. The only persons prosent werd H. E. Governor, Sir Thomas Jackson, Viscount Suírdale and the re presentatives of the threelocal papers, so His Ex-. cellency was obliged to send for the Government
The Chinese who have settled in Hongkong | the aincunt of business done by these com Officials, who were in their offices at the time have almost given up this strange custom and panies in Shanghai and the great protection Luckily, after His Excellency had explained the ere long it will be entirely stopped, as most of given them by the present volunteer Fire Bi abjects of the meeting, His Lordship the Bishop the well-to-do people marry a natural footed gade, it seems paltry for them la abject to the the following resolution, as the only representa woman, especially those who have received a small tax proposed. The Fire Insurance Con- tive of the public present, the three newspaper
panies doing business in London are taxed, A most extraordinary caso came men of coume, excepted That the expendi- nalica a few fears ago. A Eubienese-man, proposal-to-incrence this amount in view of the to my and the Country Council now has before it a ture of the South African War Fund now in the who was single, fell in love with a virgin sing- hands of the Honorary Treasurer to be remitted ing girl in a brothel, and consequently redeemed
great annual expenditure needed to cope with to the Lord Mayor of London, shall
the work of the Brigade. Surely here, with
at the discretion of the Lord Mayor. Ali is believed by Chinese, even by the learned men, that
our purely mutual govemment, the reason for contributions is all the greater.
For the first week the pain is so excessive that the girt is unable to leave her bed, and has the calls of nature. For the first few days she to be carried in and out either to eat or to obey unable to eat and looks more dead than
We hear that the Shanghai Fire Association," alive. Sometimes, the poor creature feels which she is severely scolded by her mother, business in Shanghai, is moving against the so much pain that she unbinds her feet, upon an organisation of Fire Insurance agents doing who reproachfully asks her daughter, “would | proposal to tax Insurance Companies toward the upkeep of the Fire Brigade. Considering you, like to be a man's wife or a concubine?"
made his appearance and, so was able to move
His Excellency had explained that the Soldiers and Sailors Fanlies Fund had already received ample contributions and therefore on the motion being seconded by the Hon. R D. Ormsby it was carried unanimously,
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fix efter having lived a certain number of years, is endowed wisletus powered transmigration.. A deg for changing to a men and a bital.fox to a woman. These creatures are sild to be often found in the Noetliera miquntains and to have come dawn and lived with mankind after changing their form, and to have done both good and evil secording to their natural disposition.
CUSTOMS DALE..
The dance given by the Customs Club on Saturday night proved one of the most enjoy- able of the season. There was a very large
THE PASSING OF THOMAS ATKINS OF THE LINE.
So we've got to bid adieu, Tommy Atkins, unto
100, They cannot spare you with us any more, Tommy, isn't it à sell, since, we've got along so
well,
That they couldn't let us have a white-
skinned corps?
We've naught 'gainst Sepoy Jack-but, Tommy,
he's a lack
Of the swagger and the dash that's Thomas
A.'s;
And we're so well used to you, that we love you
-yes we do,
And appreciate your funny little ways.
We shall miss your steady stride, and your
good old soldier 'side,'
་
As you tramp from Tanglin down 10
Singapore With your fine inflated chest, made to hold the
very best
Brave old British heart that you are noted for. Yes-We'll miss the 'kbaki suit, and the
ammunition boot,
With its creak that one can hear for half a
mile;
and we'll miss your fanny use of ikisha-man
abuse,
You beggar we shall miss you all the while. You're nothing of a saint, and I'm not sure that'
you mayn't
Have a special spice of devil deep inside; And we ought to be ashamed of the quality ve
mamed,
in the here that you are; in the devil that you
Instead of its just filling us with pride
Rrc,
in the thumping fire-eaters we possess: Though when peace is in the air, with your
spruce porbatumed hair.
.
You're an ordnery.civilian-save in dress. But I'm wandering away, from the object of my
lay, Though all I've said's intended to explain llow we're sorry, Tommy dear, that you are not
staying here, And we hope we'll soon have Atkins back
again; we'll keep a good warm spot for yist,
Tommy, he your lot
But
To dangle round a nursemaid or a Boer,
TO-MORROW. Noon--N, Y. R. steamer Mfitke Marn, leaves p.m.--Messis D. Sassoon & Co's steamer
for Bombaywia Colomba Catherine Apear, feaves for Calcutta. 1. C. 5. N. steamer Finsing leaves for Manila. C. N. steamer Sangkiang, leaves for Manila. C. & O. steamer Belgian King, leaves for San
Diego.
B.R.V.C. ORDERS.
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Hongkong........
D. Juan d'Austria Hinkow Daphne..
Cosmopolitan
PASSED TRE CANAL.
Outward-9th February-Kawacht Mdru, Shanghai 13th Felnuary-Benledi, Hector, Catania, Vindopova, Ausgar, Aniverse, 16th February-Anipa, Bingo Maru, 10th Feb. -duman, Benalder, Yangtze, Glenfarg, Serbia, Tamba Maan, Sibiría, Drummond, Karlsruhe, Koria, 2nd February-Antenor.
Homeward 9th_Feb-Diomed, Horvick. Hall, 13th February--Inata Maru, Maxagon. 16th February-sibria, Sarnia, 2318 Feb.
Indravelli.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
MIKE MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,053, S. Kawamuro, 28th Feb..-Moji 14th Feb., „Launeral,Nippon-Yusen-Kaisha
LIBERAL, Portuguese ganboat, 558, Jose da Cunha Lima, 28th Feb.,-Macao 28th February,
MAUSANG, British steamer 1,644, J. Kynock, 1st Mar, Java 17th Feb., Sugar-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
KAGERO, Japanese torpedo-boat, 279, D.
Iwamura, 4 st Mar-Singapore 22nd Feb. DORIC, American steamer, 2,691, Harry Smith, R.N.R., 1st Mar, San Francisco 1st Feb., Honolulu 8th, Yokohama 215, Kobe aand, Nagasaki 24th, and Shanghai 27th, Mails and Genera. --O, & O. 5. S. Co. HALLOONG, British steamer, 783, Bathurst, Ist Mar-Amoy 28th February, General- Douglas, Lapraik & Co. AYR, British steamer, 1,955, W. H. Gibson, 1st Mar, Kuchinotzu 24th Feb, Coal.-- Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
MONMOUTHSHIRE, British steamer, 1,871, W. A. Evans, 1st Mar,Portland, Oregon 29ih jan., Flour.---Dodwell & Co., Ld. IRENE, Chinese steamer, 816, A. A. Crawford, 15 Mar.,- Canton 1st Mar, General.- C. M. SI N. Co.
CLADE, British steamer, 2,198, E. Street, Ist Alar-Shanghai 27th Feb, Mails and XGeneral--P." & O, S, N, Co.
Clearancos at the Harbour Office, Pub Kong, British str., for Canion, -Suikong, Britishstr., for Samsui
het, ternian str., for Amby, Thales, British str., for Swatow. Heikong, Ponuguese steam-launch, for Macao, Efar, German str, for Bangkok. Krai Lum, British steam-launch, for Macao.
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Departures.
5.30 p.m. F. 13. Company Drill, under the Mar. 1. Heihe, French str., for Heihow.
Adjutant, at Head Quarters.
SATURDAY, 3rd.
The Punjon Mining Company's call of Și to
bear interest. Noon-
&, steamer Clyde, with mails, leaves for Europe.
C. & M. steamer Diamante, leaves for Manila. 3 p.--The British India S. N. Co.'s steamer Commst, leaves for Rangoon,
Eng'lab mail fum Europe due.
| 9 p...-A. D), C., “Yeoman of the Guanj,” at
City Tall.
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IX.V.C. ORDERS,
3 p .-Commandant's Paralle. All members should endeavour to attend. Rehearsal for General's Inspection of Corps.
SUNDAY, 4th. Cargo ex java subject to rect.
MONDAY, 5th. Nuon--C. N. steamer Changsha, leaves for
Australia.
Noor-Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown Co, Ld. Meeting of share holders, at Company's offices- (Abont) 5. T. & Co.'s steamer Marven, leaves
for New York.
9 p.m.-A. D. C. Yeoman of the Guard
City Hall.
TUESDAY, Oh.
O. 5. steamer Sarpedan, leaves for London. German Mail from Europe due,
WEDNESDAY, 7th.
C. N. steamer Nanchang, leaves for Tientsin O. 5. Co's steamer Martor, leaves for Liverpool
(direct.) Extraordary meeting of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited: at their offices. Navigation Co.'s steamer Nanchang,
leaves for Tientsin.
China
St. Davids Ball at City Hall by, the R. Weich
Fusillers.
3 p.m. Public sale of Crown Land at the offices
P. W. D.
1. G. M. L. steamer Bayern, leaves for ilic
Straits etc.
THURSDAY, 8th.
(Certes, you'll be nothing loth, for, you're just P. & G. steamer Ceylon, leaves for London.
the the man for both)
We'll remember you out liere in Singapore.
-So-Farewell, Tommy Atkins-itinagoed
old sort you are
Farewell to you you beggar-trusting
it is an revoir:
Be it England, Home, and Beauty; or
Africa and War;
Here's luck and love and everything from
your friends in Singapore..
JOSE CHINGCHINJoss in S. F. Press.
Mar. 1, Jaza, British str, for Shanghai, Mar. 1, Chire, German str., for Pakhel, Mar. 1, P. C. Alao, British str., for Bangkok. Mar. 1, Machero, British str., for Swatow. Mar. 1, Alesia, German str., for Saigon. Mar. 1, Hakuai Maru, Jap. str., for Amoy. Mar. 1, Konoura Azure, Japest, for Saigon.. Mar. 1, Eise, German str., for Bangkok.
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Mike Maru, from Moji—15 Japanese, Per Hailoang, from Ainos-33 Chinese. Per Monmouthshin, from Portland, Or.— Messrs. Lewis, Cotton, and 18 Chinese.'
Per Doric, from San Francisco, &c.-Mr. and Mrs. Ward Ames, Mrs. T. O. Ashbum, Mrs. P. M. Ashburn, Misses M. Clydesdale, M. W. Crozier, Mrs. A. Dads and 2 children, Mrs. Adaline Emerson, Mrs. D. E. Fee, Mrs. Roy. Fethorngill, Miss K. Foster, Mrs. C. H. Hilton. and son, Messrs. Fred. A. Jacobe, C. F. Moore, Joseph Satterlee, J. R. M. Smith, Mrs. M. L Sawyer, Dr. Anna Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. E Wheats and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. F. Boice,
Miss' Buice, Mr. R. Hancock, Mrs. F. Hut- chinson, and Mr. S. R. Jopson.
Per Chule, from Shanghai for London-Rev. and Mrs. H. Newcomb, Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Thor and 2 children, Mrs. Thos. Webster, Reve and Mrs. Whitewright and 4 children, and Mr. J. W. Glenny. For Marseilles-Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Pierce and 2 children, Rev. and Mrs. M. Sears and 2 children, and Mr. W. H. Boyd. For Singapore-Messa. J. Broad, J. Callaghan, W. Long, D. Horgan, H. H. Young, W. M. John and A. W. Forbes, For Penang-Mr. G. R. Clerk For Hongkong-Messrs. C. H. Paguet, J. Moore, E. F. de Senna, G. Davies and servant, C. W. Hay, B. Rosembaum and servant, Mrs. McDonald, Messrs, Hoo Erk. Mce and servant, Ah Dong, Mrs. Lo Shak Pang and 3 children, and 3 Chinese,
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
From.
Due.
Singapore To-morrow Singapore...........]Mar. 3rd Tapan .....
Mar. 5th Moji
Names.
Taisang Parramalla Goodwin.....
Algoa Konig Albert. Bayern
Mar. 5th
Singapore
Mar. 6th
Japin
Mar. 6th
Candia
Singapore .....Mar. 6th
SATURDAY, 3rd, Noon-U. S. Mail Line Chiua, leaves for San Kanagawa Maru... Mo.... Mar. Zih
Nippon Maru...... Japan........ Mar, zotk Bisagno............ Bombay. Mar. 15th City of Ilio de Jan. San Francisco... Mar. 17th *** Mar. 20th
L. C. S. W. steamer Mausang, leaves for Sane Empress of China. Vancouver
Francisco.
WEDNESDAY, 7th.
dakan (direct)
MONDAY, 5th,
for Portland & Oregon.
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to tha: style in which "Steriners Expected" and "Projected Sailings” icate now published in these columas, and in so doing respecti fully urge the pinaagués of clipblog" firms to give OTIŠLJA, KO „piled grails with the Infest mediable informaties very day.
N. P. S. Co.'s steamer Afonmouthshire, leaves their clerk to furnish this ace on the fores already saps
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