WAR SILHOUETTES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1900.
SPION KOF
FEN PICTUILES OF OUR GALLANT, SOLDIERË
LONDON, Janairy 30th. IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT.COM. A special dispatch from Frere Camp, dated Second only to the descriptions of the war Friday, January 25, 910 PM, says: 1 have just ridden in hen, having left Ceneral Buller's correspondents are the graphic if homely pon:rees in the new positions south of the Tugela, pictures of our gallant soldiers of the front.
to which they retired in They take one right into the thick of the light,
consequence, of the amid the cracking of rifles, and the hissing of
reverse at Spion Kop bullets. The London Daily Leader gives some
extracts:
*. BE BAYONETED FOUR BORRS.
Pte. L. Thonimen, a reservist of the 6th Foot, who was in the battle of Glencoe in which Gen. Synons was mortally wounded: "You will be cut up to hear that poor Ford is among the killed, but be killed four Boers with a bayonet before he fell dead in my arms. Ishall never forgot it as long as I live, because ns be feli ho gave a groan and said 'mother, and that word has been ringing in my cars ever since. But he died like a British soldier. One man next to the was bit by a shell, and was almost blinded by his blood"
SPIKED HIS GUN.
Private Mathews, of the 18th Hussars, who was also with Syntons at Glence: "Then they hoisted the flag of truce to fetch their wounded, but it really was a rise for changing position As they were crossing the epcn we could have cut them to pieces, but the officers would not give the order, saying that it is a poor way of retaliating
His horse was shot under him. Then he was shot; he turned, spiked his gun and made it useless to them,
: BULLETS THICK” AS NAIL..
Corp). James Smitir, & Gordon Highlander, writing from Ladysmith, thus describes the fight at Elandslaagte: “We gave them an awful peppering when they were retreating,
The Boers tank up a position on other hill to cover their retreat. I went down to the foot of the bill, and started, to feat them. I was sitting there as pleased as a school boy in a fruit garden, when the fring got rather hot,
I never expected to get to the top of the bill alive as the bullets were dropping like a shower of lail."
WAITING FOR BULLER.
Ple, Geo. Cluley, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles, wrote from Ladysmith. We are all patiently waiting for Sir Redvers Buller and his army corps. Then, let 'em all come, for there is not half enough troops here to chase a cat round our backyard.”
BOER DISLIKE/FOR BRITISH ŠTĘEL Pie, Alfred Sommer, of the King's Own Rifles, at Dundee: "About half a dozen who saw they could not get away fell on their knees and begged to have their lives spared. They can stick bullets, but they do, rof like British Steel"
"SURROUNDED BY DEAD JOERS,
Pe. Beauchamp, of the rst Dayons, writing of Elandslangte: shali never forget it. We bave had a glorious victory. There are 12 dead Boers lying around me, and we are on top of the enemy's position. The bullets flew about like rain, and I thought every minute 1 was shot,"
HOW TALANA HILL WAS CAPTURED. Pie. Down, of the 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles, writing of the fight at Talana Hill, said it took them cleven and a half hours' hard fight ing to get possession of the bill. Our men were dropping down wounded, and our colonct thought they were retiring. He turned round, revolver in hand, and said that any man trefir ing under the Beer fire he would shoot. AL- most immediately he receised a bullet in his heart and fell never to get up again. We must have kiled a thousand Boers, as they found 800 buried in a coal pit
LIGHT SMOKERS.
FILIPINO INT ZPENDUN, E.
whom,
WASHINGTON; January 30th, Fongaore than than three hours to-day Da- con (1.) of Georgia occupied the attention of the Senate with a listatssion of the Philippine question. Elis argument, which had for its basis his own resolutions declaratory of the Government's policy toward the Philippines, “The fighting, both before and after the ne
was listened to carefully by his fellow Senators cupation of the mountain, was of a desperate and by a large gallery atulience. He maintained character Spion Kop is a precipitous moun that the United States owed ás march to the tain, ovenopping the whole line of kopjes, Filipinos is it does to the Cubans, to
long the upper Tugel. On the eastern side by resolution of Congress, self-government had the mountain faces Afont Alice and Potgieter's been promised, and he strongly urged that his Drift, standing at rigla angles to the Boer resolutions declaring it to be the intention of central position and Lyttelton's advanced post- this Gaverament to confer the right of Govern tion. The southern point descends in abruptment upon the Filipinos be adopted as a means, steps to the lower line of kopjes. On the
not only of terminating the way, but of extend- western side, opposite the right outposts of Warren's force, it is impassably steep except
ing to a struggling people justice and freedom.
Hour offered a resolution directing the Com at the point where the neck joins the kop to mittee on Rules to consider whether some the main ridge. Then there is a gentle slope suitable plan could not be adopted for the en which allows easy access to the summit.
largement of the Capitol, and for providing for the transaction of public business, other than legislative business, elsewhere, so that there may be sufficient squce provided for the con- venient transaction of the business of the two Houses of Congress. The resuition was agreeil to,
The nek was strongly held by the Boers, who also occupied a heavy spur, parallel with the kopje, where the enemy was concealed in no lower than thirty-five rifle pits and was thus enabled to bring to bear upon the men a damaging cross fire, the only possible point for a British attack being the southern side, with virtually sheer precipices on the left and right.
A narrow footpath, admitting, men in single file only to the summit, opens into a perfectly flat tablelami, upon which the Boers had hastily commenced to make a transverse trench. Our men were able to occupy the further end of this tableland, where the ridge descended to another flat, which was again succeeded by a round eminence held by the Boers in great strength.
The ridge held by mir men was faced by a number of strong little kopjes at all angles, whence the Boers sent a concentrated fire from their sides, supported byn Maxim-Nordenfeld and a big long range gun. What with rifles, the machine guns and the big gun, the summit was converted into a perfect hell. The shells exded continually in our ranks and rifle fire from a absolutely unseen enemy was soon perfectly appalling.
**Re-enforcements were harried up by Ge- neral Warren, but they had to cross a stretch of flat ground which was literally turn up by the flying lead of the encing. The unfinished bench on the summit gave very questionable shelter, as the enemy's machine guns were so accumely mined upon, the place that often -sixteen shells fell in the trench in a single
minute.
Martal men could not personently hold such a position. Our gallant fellows held it tenaciously for twenty-four hours and then, taking advantage of the dark night, abandoned it to the enemy."
The Central Nous correspondent.with. General Buller's forces telegraphs: "The ammunition section of our infantry gave onlin Wednesday's fighting." Other dispatches con "Grnt this, and how that the British withstood part of the attack on Spion Kop with only | bayanets against bullets. The failure to keep the firing line supplied with ammunition was' mother murderous blunder.-S. A Chronicle,
RUSSIA AND PERSIA,
ST. PETERSBURG, January 30 41 is semi-officially announced that the Gov. ernment, at the request of the Government of Persia, and in view of the good relations between the two Governments, has authorized the Loạn Bank of Peisia to take up the loan of 12,500,000 roubles about to be issued in Persia under the designation of the 5 per cent l'ersian gold loan of 1900. The Loan Bank, therefore, has con- tracted to take up the loan, which is repayable in seventy five years and guaranteed by all the Persian customs receipts, except the revenues of the Custom house of Fats and the custom- houses of the Persian Gulf. In the event of a "You may have noticed that the Japanese delay in the payments the Loan Bank will have who visit America are very moderate smokers" the right to control the custom-houses. Persia said a prominent Japanese now travelling in undertakes to redeem all former obligations out the United States to a Washington Siaraf the new loan and not to contract any other reporter recently. "Those of my countrymen foreign loan until the new loan is paid off, with who do indulge in the weed mostly smoke out the consent of the Loan Bank Russia cigarettes, or preferably the smallest pipes guarantees the bands of the Persian loan. filled with the mildest tobacco obtaiñabļe, "Of course there are Japanese who like some Americans have such a craving for tobacco that nothing less than the strongest cigar or the largest pipe will satisfy them. But such smokers are exceptionally few among the Japanese. As a rule my countrymen while at home and abroad, are satisfied, with short smokes such as a cigareite or a tiny pipe affords,
come to the Germian market.
|
|
Pettigrew asked unanimous consent to have printed as a public document a statenial by Aguinaldo viving a history of the revok of the Filipinos against the Spaniards. He said it was a document of great interest to the Senate and to the country, but, on onjection, this ques- tion went over.
After the passage of a number of biffs on the calendar Bacon addressed the Senate on the Philippide question!
As Bacon was concluding a lively enloquy ccurred between kind aai several other Sena- ors. Spooner inquied on what theory Bacon proposed a declaration by this Congress that. could in any way and subsequent Congresses.
Bacon responded that the same declaration that the Fifty-sixth Congress har razde with reference to the Cubans aught is be made with reference to the Filipints, Congress had the right to make such a declaration, "even if it were not binding upon ferase Congresses.p
Teller the author of the Cuban resolution, said, that it had been a matter of sincere ingret that he fad not incorporated in the resolutions the people of all Spanish possessions acquired by the United States in addition to the Culans.
fe believed, however, thathe United States stond before the world committed to the self- government of the Filipinos that is, such self-government as they were capable of. He must be the first objecs of the United States, maintained that the paritication of the islands however. He regretted that this pacification now must be bythe sword --8, A. Chroniclé.
SEA AND LAND POWER..
*
Commmunting up the recent utterances of Capt, Mahan, the San Francisco Call saya:--
One of the extrañrdinary incidents of the war against the South African republics is a inter written by Captain A. T. Mahan of the navy, Liding Americans for expressions of sympathy with the Boers. In this epistle Captain Mahan says: There are very many ating as, myself certainly one, who feel as strongly in favour of Great Britain as others. de of her opponents. fet us all he careful not ta provoke one another by immoderate expres. sions of opinions to which public meetings tend. Those on one side provoka: retaliation on the other side. In the problems of the near future good understanding with Great Britain is tou important for us to permit the impression that we are all against fier heru, and we mny find ourselves in an unseemly state of party division for and against foreign status, as in the beginning of this century between the French and British parties. Í avail myself of this opportunity to say that, in my judgment, not only is the cause of Great Britain just, but to have failed to uphold it would have liven to fail in national hatour.”
Perhaps Captain Malim in his certainy of the high authority of his own opinión fails to see that his is the most irritating ternate yet heard in the whole affair. He deprecates J BERLIN, January 30th. division on the subject, at the same time chine The news of the Russian loan to Persia ising the right to advise the suppression of all- interpreted in Germany to mean that Persia public expressions adverse to his own limitless has virtually become Russian.. The press championship of Great Britain Nothing is takes that view, which the latest diplomatic batter calculated to cause extreme expressions reports from Teheran confirm. Berlin than his ill-advised letter. He declares that it financial circles it is said that the loan will not is wrong to be divided in opinion for and ngainst foreign states ! Had he put his case as against any expression in the atlairs of foreign Horse Japanese are thoderate sinokers, not Russian loan, says. There is no dubt that states lie on he have hire grad s
he wonkt had some standing in upon Russia. The latter may have made a Captain Mahan is the author of a very able doulful financial bargain, but politically con- ~ work on “ Seå Power," the possession of which sidered the transaction is unquestionably of the be regards as necessary to national life, and highest importance:?
priñacy in which, possessed by any nation, LONDON, January 30th. makes it the dictator of the world. Perhaps he sees his theory in danger, in the success of the South African republies, If Great Bitain- wanes, notwithstanding her primacy of the
so much because they are small people, but for the reason that up to within recent years but very little tobacco came into Japan and the tariff on it was very high. Being a poor but frugal race the masses purchased only limited quantities of the weed, which as a matter of economy they have for generations been taught
The National Zelling, referring to
the
;
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Capt. W. E. Sawer, of the steamship Taisang, from Calcutta and Singapore, reports:-From Singapore fine clear weather, light N.E. winds and mooth sea.
Captain MacKenzie, ofthe steamship Aweilin, from Wuhu, reports-From Yangtze to Lamocks strong N.E. monsoon, high sea, dull and rainy weather; from Lamocks to port mode-- rate northerly winds, dull and overcast.
Captain J. Reach, of the steamship Hatton, from Coast Parts, reports Foochow to Amoy strong N.E. breeze, considerable sea, dull and overcast weather, Amoy to Swalow light E. N.E. to moderate N.E. breeze, moderate sea, over- cast and clear. Swatow to port moderate É.N.E. breeze and sea, dull and cloudy weather. Vessels in Poochow --Ctreda, Winchow, sang, Viksang, and Prosper.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
MARCH.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
SAILS DUE.
American (Agoa) sih inst. German (Bayern) 6th.inst, German (Konig „Albert) 6th insi, American (Nippon ¿faru) toth inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 17th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 20th inst.
#
The N. Y. K's steamer Kazuchi Maru Europe Line left Singapore, for this port to-day and is expected to arrive here on the oth inst.
↑
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
Names.
From
Dut.
Algon Goodwin
Mar, 5th Mar. 5th
Mar, 6th Mar. 6th Mar. 6th.
Moji. Japan....... Kanig Albert......Singapore ...... Mar. 6th | Bayern
Japan Candia
Singapore Kayachi Maru... Singapore ....... Kanagawa Maru... Moji........... Mar. 7th Nippon Maru...Japan
Mar. 1oth Risagno Bombay Mar. 13th City of Rio de fan. San Francisco... Mar. 17th Empress of China. Vancouver...... Mar, zoth
The Imperial German mail steamer Konic Albert carrying the German Mails with dates W would direct the attention of shipping firmon to the from Berlin of the 5th February has left Singaars now published in these columas, and in so doing respect. style in which Steamers Expected" and Projected Sallings". fully urge the managers of shipping is to give ordin to their cleaks to furah this office, on the forme already sup pical gratis with the latest available information every day.
pore, on the 1st March at 1 pm, and may be Chunexpected here on or about Tuesday at daylight
Meteorological means based on ten years
observations to 1803.
Barometer Thermometer Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
-Barometer.
Temperature Humidity Rainfall
the 6th inst.
HONGKONG AND WILAMIKIA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba..........
Kowloon Deck, HMS. Hermione...
Tryin. Shantung
Germania.
Kaifong
U.S.S. Munadnock U.S.S. Warling
Churn The....
Hongkang
Dijarata..
נן:
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Ship
Algo........
Asturia
Australian
Destination.
Dals.
Mar. 25th
San Francisco, &c. Mar. 15th
America Muru..San Francisco, &c. April 14th
New York ¡Sydney, &c....................
......Mar. 15th {Straits, &c. ... Mar. 7th
London....... Mar. 20th
BAVEER....
137X141
17.3
Calchins
79.0
D. Joan d'Austria
Cosmopalium
Camorta
176
Hanbori
Candia
Daphne.
Aberdeen 11
Ceylon Changsha China
Chingu
City of Peking City of Rio Clyde...... Columbia
Coptic
Diamante
TO-DAY
On date at
to a.m
Ou itate at [LIN
30.11
30.00
03
86
56.
TO-DAY,
bhr, 23min.
thr. quin.
Friday, 2nd March, 1900. Chinese-and of zut moon of 26th year of
Kaung-sü, Sun-Rises bres
Set.... Moon-Ist Equator går, am. High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-forsing .....
Afternoon
ANNIVERSARIES
Johr. samin. ...kr. 20min. shr, zomin. ......shr. 5min.
1891-John Wesley died, 1841 Whampoa Island Brittery carried: 1834-Death of the Czar Nicholas. 1850-P. & O. steamer Thames ashore in 1.yee
moon Lass
1882-Attempted assassination of the Queen. 1896-British s.5. Plumber lost on the Pesca-
dores.
1897--Loss of the Dutch liner Utrecht of
Ushant.
1899-Italian Minister demands lease of Sam-
mun Bay from Chinese Government. 1899-American commission left H.K. for
Manila on U. S. Baltimore,
TO-MORROW,
Saturday, 3rd March, 1900.
PASSED THE CANAL..
Outward-20th Felinuam, Benader, Yangtze, Glenfarg, Serbia, Tuma Maru. Sibiria, Brummond, Koria ard February -- Antenor, 27th Feb-Bounty, Caledonien, Exion, Kamakura Mary, Malacca.
Homeward-15th Feb.--Ambria, Sarnia. 23rd Feb-Indravelli, 27th February-Fa7a, Dardanus.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
HUNAN, British steamer, 1,196, Frazer, Est Man-Wahu 22nd Feb, Rice. -Butter field & Swire,
TAISANG, British steamer, 1,544, W. E. Sawer, 2nd Mar-Calcutta toth Feb, Penang 20th, and Singapore 23rd, General Janine, Matheson & Co.
array. British teuer L153. 1 S. Roach
and Mar,- Foochow 27tha Feb. Amoy 18th, and Swatow. 1st Mar, General. - Douglas, Lapraik & Co. HOLSTEIN, German steamer, 955, C. Ipland,
2nd Mat-Saigon 20th Feb, Rice. Jebsen & Co. KWELIN, British steamer, 1.088, MacKenzie,
and Man-Wolu 24th Feb, Geieral.- Butterfield & Swire
1
NiNero, British steamer, 1,240, Phillips, 2nd
- Mar-Chinking 25th Feb.. Rice.--
Betterlicki & Swire.
Chinese-and of and mean of 261k, year of SUISANG, British steamer, 2,164. E. J. Todd,
Kwang-sü.
Sun-Rises
Szta
High water-Moraing
Low water-Morning
bkr. Zamin.
6hr. 3min.
rhr. 35min, okr. omin shr. 16min. ghe, grmin.
Afternoon
Afternoon .... ANNIVERSARIES. 1831-Liptak (Howqua's Folly) taken by the
British.
1861-Emancipation of the serfs by Czar Alex.
2nd Mar,-Java 19th Feb, Sugar Jardine, Matheson & Co. HARRAMATTA, British steamer, 285_ A Synons, and Mar-Bombay 13th Feh, and Singapore 25th, Mails and tieneral-- 1. 8 0, 5 N, Cụ TRYM, Norwegian steamer, 71o, Hannestad,
1st Mar, Swatow 28th Feb, Ballast.- Harling, Buschmann & Menzell. ARIE, Norwegian steamer, 995, C. M. Rafen, 2nd Mar.,--Swatow 28th Feb., Ballast.- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
ander of Russia. 2877-Great fire at Fonchow. 1990-Loss of the s.5. Yetchin Māru, near
Clearances But the Harbour Office. Hakodate, Japañ, 1894-Mr. Gladstone resigned the Premiership.afike for, Jaysinese str., for Singapore.
Fuensang, British str., for Manila. 1896-Outbreak of quille plane in Hongkonger, Chinese stry for Shanghai 1808--The lekin station nt Size Yuun Kan gutted Catherine ferr, British str., for Singapore.
by robbers and Tis. 5,000 stolen.
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
Belgian King, British str., for Kobe. Telema, British str., for Manila Kutaung, British str., für Singapore. Arab, British str., for Manila. Anger, 1ritish str, far Citron Kani Lum. British steam-bunch, for Macae.
The Pilniom Mining Company's cail of $1 10 | Hailoong, British str., for Swatow.
bear interest
Noon--P. & O. steamer Clyde, with mails,
leaves for Europe.
C. & M.steamer Diamante, leaves for Manila. 3 pan--The British India S. N. Co.'s steamer p.m.-A. D. C., "Yeoman of the Guard," at
Comosta, leaves for Rangoon,
City Hall. Nocp-U. S. Mail Line China, leaves for San
.. Francisco.
Departures.
|
Doris
...........
Emp. China Komp. India
Emp. Japan... Gaelic
Glenogle
Goodwin
Haifoong
Haitan
Hamburg fleidelberg
Rangoon .....
Mar. 3rd
Mar. 9th
Mar. Eth
Kobe,
London........
Sydney, &c................... | Mar, roth ian Francisco, &c. Mar, 3nd Kobe
Mar. 6th San Francisco, &c. April 1st San Francisco, &c. Mar. 17th Europe, &c..........Mar. 3rd Portland, &c. .....April 7th San Francisco, &c. April jth San Francisco, &c. Mar. foth Manila
... Mar. 3rd Vancouver, &c...... April 4th
1
April 25th Mar. 14th
San Francisco, &c. May 1st Victoria, B.C... April 24th: Victoria, B.C......Mar. 15th Swalow, &c..... Star. 3rd Swatow, &c... Mar. 4th Straits, &c. ...... May joth
Hayre, &c. April 6th Hongkong Man San Francisco, &c. May 8th Ichang... Shanghai ........... Mar. 4th Kanagawa Manu Marseilles, &c...... Mar 9th Konig Albert straits, &c. Lady Joicey... San Diego, &c. Maiizuru Maru..Swatow, &c.
| Massilia.......... Marseilles, &c..
Mausang Sandakan.......... Monmouthshire. Portland, &c. Morven
New York......
Nanchang......... Tientsin, &c
Nestor
Liverpool
April 4th
Mar. 31st
Mar. 4th April 14th
Mar. 7th
Mar. sth
Mar. toth
Mar. yth
Mar 7th
Nipp MaruSan Francisco, &c. Mar. 20th Oldenburg Straits, &c. ....... June 28th Olympia Victoria, B.C. Mar. 31st Orestes
London.........
.....Marseilles, c..
Trinz Heinrich.. Straits, &c.
Japan Straits, &c.
Mar, 26th
Mar. 31st
May 16th
May and
Parramatta
Preussen. Straits, &c.
|
Rinjun Maru..... Victoría, B.C
Mar. toth
Rosetta
Mar. 3rd
Sachsen
¡June 14th
Sarpedon
London.
Savoia
Havre, &c
Mar. Ith Mar. 16th
Saxonia.
Havre, &c.
¡Mar, 31st
Sibiria
Havre, &c.
April 20th
St. Regulus
New York
Qk desp.
Stuttgart
Straits, &c.
¡Mar, arst
Teenkai
London..
Mar. 14th
Thyra...
San Diego, &c.
Mar. th
Weimar
Straits, &c.
April th
DRAINS WORKING BADLY.
The writey of the letter to which I am about to sak gone, attentieu lives in Cork, Ireland. If, the next
To visits buldin, I will feat over the balan trade of any of the bridges that cross the Lay, bis we will for him fint a very foul stream ruas beach. In other words, the river is a sort af open hain to the city, and contains what we might expect. The Thine in Toulon is not much better, although
bonger ned direly for sewage purpos The point puient
I want to emphasise is
as such, prices warte matter which that wil 6 dangerots to health, und must be got rid of an quickly and thoroughly as possible. That is why all' well regulatel, alios have elaborate and sfident syetons of drainage.
Very well. Such is pal. Now, the humani Daly las aneh a system ton; and when it don't wk well, the dead, used up, sed poisonous skaff (more or less of it remains in the body nud seta going. lot of mischief. It you don't think so, it is because haven't studied the subject or observed the oper Bous of your ową physical machinery.
V
Mar. 1, Chinking, British str., for Gaston. Mar. 1, Allerton. British ship, for Astoria. "
Mar. 2. Thules, British str., for Swatow. Mar. 2, tilen fallach, British str., for Ansy. Mar. 2, Sabins Rickmers, Beit, str., for Swatow.,
Mar. 2, fione, German cuiser, for Formosa, Mar. 2, Sunghiang, British str., for Manila.
Mar. Prosper, Norwegian str., für Swntow Mar. 2, Vachsagg, Brish st., for Manila. Mar. 2, Irene, Chitoas str., for Shanghai. Mar. 2, Ninghe, British str, for Canton. | Mar. 2, Kweilin, British str., for Cantor
Mar. 2, Catherine Apcar, British steamer, for feral fer-se of the key laut of my body."
Calcutta.
to smoke in only the tiniest pipes. These pipes, long laid plans to olkain complete polítical fail in her aggression upon them her induence 4 p.m.-Football-Semi-final for the H.K. Fool i Mar. 2, Miike Maru, Japanese str., for Straits.
the most popular of which held about as much tobacco as would fill an ordinary thimble, area survival the days when money was scarce, tobacco dear and the tariff high. In another generation or two, when Japan shall have taken her place among the wealthy dations of the world, my, countrymen, will no doubt smoke large quantities of tobacco, and then the small pipes will be abandoned for big ones, such as Englishmen and Americans now smoke...
A DOCTOR'S LETTER FROM DE AAR.
A cofrespondent kindly forwards to us lie following extract from a letter written by a doctor at the De Aar Hospi
There is a widespread idea here that the Persian lean bas finally accomplished Russia's and financial control of Persin, with the double object of ousting the British and assuring Rússia an outlet on the Persian gulf.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 30th. The Possija asserts that it was not necessary for Russia to take a-hand in the coup d'etat, and adds: "A Russo-japanese alliance is in evitable. 1 is only a question of time. In the meanwhite it is important that the control of the naval and military forces of China does not fall into the bands of the Americans, British or Germans!
The paper concludes: "We must keep on the alert and see how the new situation affects the interests of Westem Europe-above all, those of England.”
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR The Hospital; De Aar, Dec, 24th No one walking through this hospital would
LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS, imagine that the majority of the men were really sick and wounded. Every one is chear The heirs of Mr. and Mrs. Antory Poliak, ful, and the majority cannot be considered to be who perished in the wreck of the Bourgogne, at all ill. The kindness and generosity of all stated their intention some time ago of giving a the residents here, and throughout the while feward of £4,000, to be granted in connection colony are simply marvellous. The whole with the Paris Exhibition, to the inventor of thing seems to be supervised by the National the best apparatus for saving life at sea. The Aid Society. Yet all the ladies stationmaster's conditions to be observed by competitors for wife, &c, are individually devoted to their work his puze liave just been fixed by . Alfred Every afternoon the hospital is crowded with Picard, the Commissioner-General of the ladies distributing every delicacy you can Exhibition, and Mr. Ferdinand W. Peck, the imagine, boxes of eggs, fowls, tobacco c
American chief commissioner. It has been pour in all day, and, in fact, we receive more decided that the inventors of contrivances than we can use, and have to send some on intended to prevent the sinking of ships to Orange River. The other day I was safter collision shall be allowed to compete. down in Cape Town with a sick convoy, and Intending competitors toust, in the first place, the kindness of everyone on the way opened secure admission as exhibitors into class. 33, my eyes. One ohl lady at a station refresh the class that covers the shipping industry ment room, after handing over heaps of good
They
micalso make a special application for things to me for lie man, almost wept while the prize, and this, application must be made, discussing the latest news her only joy in if they are not Frenchmen, through their life seemed to be that she could do her national commissioner It is not necessary humble share in providing comforts for the sick that the inventions should be exhibited in and wounded. All the officer and men of the
working order models or plans will suffice, Cape Volunteers who guard, the line from here but the jurys have the right to order trials for to Cape Town are just the same eager to do which every facility will be given, but which the most they can for you; such Endness in
will be at the expense of the inventor. Com strangers have never seen Before-ampetitors must send in their applications before thankful to be able to say that most of her charch J wounded do extremely well, and the best n cals out here are surprised at the recor Dr. after a day or two at the big apar
in Gape Town said he thought He ma well go hono all his ideas have provo wrong by the rapid recoveries
seas.
neces-
3
ball Challenge Shield Engineer In- stitute V. G, Co. R.W.F.
II.K.V.C. ORDERS. pun-Commandant's Parade. All members should endeavour to attend. Rehearsal for General's Inspection of Corps.
SUNDAY, 4th.
Like all theories båsed upon the utility of unbinking force, Captain Mahan's may be ex- amined to its detriment. Its analogue was the senior theory that the ownership of fand power in the form of the greatest armies was sary guarantee of national life. All of the empires and experiments at empire, from Baby; Cargn ex Javw subject to rent on to Bonaparte, were based on that theory they all failed and fell. The professional advo. cates of the righteousness of might now fall back upon the sea, as history, has driven them
and
MONDAY, 5th.
N. P. 5. Co.'s steamer Monmouthshire, leaves
for Portland, Oregon.
Passengers-Afrived.
· Per Taisung, from Calcutta, &c-Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Mansell, Miss Easton, Lieut. Brocks, Messrs, Hallawel), Li Yu Lin, Shen | Tsun Shee, and 862 Chinese,
thre
face upon a thin something went wrong with this
| ingestant og parolus in Mr. Cadlen's bexly, and it led to an experience on his part which he has no wish to part which he has no wish to have repeated. For over ten year," he goes on to my, I mif- |
the kitneys. I had exercisting is in the Jack and the Of course; lecause the kilde ere situated in the luins, the best place for the work they There are two of them, connected together, shaped like dent, and about four Inches long by dires inches broul. There they lir, infedded in fat; and their coalition is an important latex to the health of the owner. They are full of fervon also, and when' diseased are sure to cause the keen poin Mr. Cadden
"was very cast, and I
condition:
froin the land. Aside from the academic dis- Noor--Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Hykes, Masters F. W. Shaw, B. Begley, Mr. Hecretion," he costing it, sometimes
Godown C, Ld. Meeting of share- holders, at Company's offices.
9 p.m.-A. D. C. 'Yeoman of the Guard' at
City Hall,
WEDNESDAY, 7th,
C. Ni steamer Nanchang, leaves for Tientsin. D. S. Co.'s steamer Nestor, leaves for Liverpool
(direct.) Extraordiary meeting of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company Limited, at their offices.
cussion of this theory, the American people bave always sympathized with the effort of any. others to establish and sustain republican goy. ernfient. We have gone further than this. We have even sympathized with those who, by brave revolution have sought a "change
TUESDAY, 6th, of lynasty in the hope and expectation of bettering themselves in their material condi- Gennan Mail from Europe due. tion. Instinctively, then, Americans are for In this they stand with Bryce and theoris. Goldin Saith, and the philosophers and thinkers, to whom England is indebted for a fame that will outlive her conquests and survive her empire. They are stung there- fore, by such chiding as comes from the au thor of "Sea lower." Ambagst them are those as well qualified as he to judge of the right cousness of England's pretensions in South Africi, and they resent, with proper spirit, his judgment of what constitutes the pational honour of Great Britain and our obligation to 1. G. M. L. steamer Bayern, leaves for the uphold it as if we were subjects of the Crown.
L. C. S. W. steamer Anusang, leaves for San- His letter is untimely and unfortunate, and
dakan (direct) republican America is sorry that it was written at all. It will produce a contrary effect to that meetings of Americans, expressing sympathy which he intended. If he thinks that the públic
with the Boers, provoke those whe hot with him to retaliate, he is at liberly to proceed with retaliation. Halls are open for the cost of the rent and neelings to sympathize with Great Britain in the destruction of republics will be treated with ali tolerance.
"This is pretty conduct," said the father; "pretty employment for the son of plous parents, to be sawing boards in the garret on a bunday morning, loud, enough to be heard by
St. Davids Ball at City Hall by the R. Welch
Fusillers. 3 p.m. Public sale of Crown Land at the offices
P. W. D.
Straits etc. LE MON
THURSDAY, 8th
P. & O. steamer Ceyfen, leaves for London. Noon-China Fire Insurance Co. L. 31st
Ordinary Meeling of Shareholders, at Company's offices. Noon-Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co, Ld. 15th Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at the Company's offices. Ocean Steamship Co's steamer Sarpeden leaves
for London via Suez Canal. Cargo ex Doric eubject to rent,
SATURDAY, foth,
There's always something happening to Worry me 1a exclaimed the Chinese Emperior to the friend with whom he was, travelling Jus all the neighbours. Sit down, and take your C. N. steamer Changsha leaves för Australia.
or. What the matter how? The rumour book" The young man was unanimously ex-5. T. Co's steamer Mower leaves for New hab lam sive has been started again used from singing the proposed song
York
Per Halion, from Coast Ports-Rev. J. R.
Orange, Mr. Greig, Miss Bland, Mesars, F. Schaart, F. C. Roo, European and 269
Chinese
Mitered great pain in al coming away. I got into a low and depreved
Byear after year passed by and I found wolf growing woro and worse. What I suffered
info
to describe, and I never looked for
Per Parramatta, for Hongkong from Bombay -Messrs. P. L. Wright, D. Vainia, Mrs. J. Selma and child. Mr. Sassoon Nission and being well again in this world," servant, and Mr. D. Esoyaly. From Gibraltar [Our friend's fear were well founded-much bet —Mr. F. K. Palbas. From Londan-Messrs.terthan he realise, probably. Men die of that com
G
liged to leave my work, as the geawing pain was From time to time," Af Culien rays, "I wea
more than 1 could bear: I saw doctor after doctor, and went into the hospital, but nose of the medialnem
E. McKay, Lewis, D. E. Maze, 1. Dandic, F. plaint almost like sleep with the murmain, and even Tremiere, F. Retrie, Mr. and Mrs. Denny, skilled doctors are shy of taking charge of a bad
Mr. and Mrs. Fruridge, Mrs. T. Skriunden Messrs. Fand†. Denny (2) From Marseilles
CAD of it.]
Miss Wright, Alesrrs, Mcintyre, Dalghishi, Dr. J. Anderson. From Colombo-Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Findlay. From Brindisi-Mr. Pridant.l. From London for Manila-Mr. G. Banfer. From Bombay for Shanghai--Lieut. L. H. C. Odivant. For Yokohama from London--Misses
Misses Lawton (3). From Brindisi-Mra.
In June, 1891, I read about another Scixel's Car tive Syrup, ant get a battle from the Drug Stores, Fem broke Street, and after taking it was so much better I felt quite mother man, I continued with
thal
malicis, and all the pain gradually left me. When
I had taken three bottles I was completely cured, and has since been fa the heat of health. I feel truly: grateful for what Mother Seigel's Syrup has done for me, in having kul me from a life of misery. You can publish this statement, and refer any one to me: (Signed). Ladden, Z, Buckinghams Placa, Curk, Ireland, August 188, 1890,”
Huttons (2), Messrs. H. Sepper, or and Miss Kirkland, Misses Cockrane, G. A. O'Brien, and W. L. O'Brien. From Aukland- Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Loche, and Miss La Roche. For Shanghai from London-Mr. Entwhistle, Mr. A. John Wayne and valet, Messrs. New come and J. Thomason. From Marseilles- Mesars. E. Krauss, G. Sharp, J. McLean, Mrs.
It is the basines of the kidney to takon certain Radcliffe, Miss Young, Mr. C. Smith and ser
waste and worn-cut matters from the blood, and expel vant. For Yokolinina-Mr. Cartwright. For thou from the body through the bladder, ke. They Honglong from Penang Mr. Gibson. From a vital part of the minaga syde 7 spoke of." In Colombo-Mr. Skrimshire. From Singapore Mr. Cudden's eas, a a so many other, they partially Messrs. L. 3. Loves, W. Chapman, Pye, Chan failed, nt the refined polsons produced his walleding. Kaun Tiap, L. Builey and servant, E. Nardin,
Still (and plays get a good boil of this polaty Meyer, il B. Dumdle. From Port Said for diners, it of when
complaints only one of a series of c
arise from chronic a Havre-Mr. E. Lewis. From Bombay for in fik instance. The do
Fronbly Hongkong Mr A. Wood. From Marseillesharing teen set right by Mother Selger's Syran, the for Bombay--Mr. J, S. Elmore. For Yokohama kidneys soon tocnne henithy. One and only one- Mr. H Pattwears. From Singapore for of the peculiar rktues of this famed preparation is its Shanghai Mr. F. Elmore. "For Hengkong power to maintala iu good working order the delicata Messrs Guitertez, J. C. Remedios and one nd very impormal excritory, or drafuage, sydlew assistant AM
the body der
It
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.