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MINING IN KOREA.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1900.

AFTER THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

The question, as to what shall be done when this war is over whenever that may be-occu pies the attention of many writers in the Janu ary magazines

WAR NEWS BY WIRE.

"Buller's Advango.

LONDON, February 19th. General Buller reports that all the Boers south of the Tugela were driven across that river on Sunday." General Hildyard captured the southern extremity of Monte Christo and the infantry attacked both flanks of the Boers' position. The Artillery directed a heavy fire on the enemy's flank and rear compelling thein to abandon their strong position. The Boers were driven across the river and several camps, waggon loads of ammunition and several wag- gons of stores and supplies were captured.

separate States of the new duminion. We Eastern Province Colonists, the sous and grand- Glowing accounts of the progress of mining

sons of the British settlers of 1820, are as enterprise in Korea are published by vernacular

English as the Natalians, and though we have newspapers. They refer specially to the works

some Dutch districts in the Eastern Province carried on by American concessionaires. At

our Legislature would have a strong English the Unsan mine, near Pyongyang. 20 crushers

majority.. Equal voting rights in the Trans are in operation, but it is intended to double

yant would give that State & Legislature with the number at once. Mr. Leigh luni,the con- Mackwood's Magazine says that public opi-au English majority, and so out of the six Fe cessionaire, is said to he giving direct attention nion has come with rare unanimity to the deral States four, when we include Rhodesia, to the line. He employs an American phy decision that the Boer Government must be would be ruled by British majorities. The Fe- sician, 20 foreigncis, 11 Japanese, and some cleared off the stage of the world's, drama." dera! Parliament would thus have a British 400 Koreans. The quantity of ore obtained each The resolution of the country is to abolish the majority, and a settlement on this basis would week is stated to be represented by a cube 3 Republics which it allowed to come into exist result in a peaceable, loyal, and contented inches thick, its sides & inches and 4 inclies, itsance under other circumstances." He thinks South Africa. wright 20 kwamme (about 167 lbs), and its fue- | that "a fair review of President Kruger's con- ness7-10-th. The Korean Government is entitled | duct leads to the "conclusion that if does not to one fourth of the net profits, and received, un represent any principle which is dear to the der that agreement, 6,000 yen monthly, a figure Beers nor any interest which they have at heart. He only represents the principle of intense difficult to reconcile with the alleged out-put,

ten when full allowance is made for expenses. hostilily to British power." His power, the Another mine in the same district, at a place | writer thinks, is at an end. There is no suffi- called Tai-on, is also worked by an American, cient evidence that there has been anything The force of men employed there is still larger, upmaching to a general conspiracy of the namely, 23 foreigners, 8 Japanese, and from Dutch race to overthrow British power in South 500 to 600 Koreans; and ile ure is stated to be Africa, Che Cape Dutch have always been 8-toth fine, but nothing is reported about the log. There is no evidence that they approved of the tyranny practised in the Transvaal, The Orange Free State has never displayed any hostility to us and that in reality it is only President Kruger who represents in his own person the whole spirit of this hostile policy, preparation and aim. Thai be- ing so, is only increnses our sense of the mad- ness of our Government in refusing to wait un- til this ok! inau of seventy-five had gone to ins grave. The writer, however, maintains that no re-selelement of South Africa will be satis- factory which, allows the establishment of inde. pendent States, Boor or other, freed from British control." He suggests that Natal should have added to it Swaziland and pieces of the Trans- val and Free State. As for foreign interven- tion he thinks any action of that kind woulil be regarded as a declaration of war. The native question is the most urgunt in the whole of South Africa, and it is impossible that such a question can be abandoned to the Boers without ave dereliction of duty. The writer says about a dozen tines over in identical words that the war can only be terminated by the establish ment of British power over the two Republics. It is a kind of chorus which comes in about very half dozen sentences. I am glad to see, however, that the writer malises the fact that the growing dissinisfaction which will result from a long war may lead to the adoption of a less drastic policy than that which he insists upon with such stress.

With reference to this subject, wo find in the Chine Shimbun a paragraph to the effect that there is still in Korea a most promising nine" which has bithesto entirely escaped the atten- tion of Europeans or Americans. Japanese subjects are said to have put in an application for the concession, Japan Mail: »

TREATMENT OF JAPANESE. SOLDIERS.

The treatment that Japanese soldiers receive froth the superiors is beginning to be much discussed. The Jiji Shimpo has an article on the subject, from which we gather that the men are very harshly used. A suicide which recently occurred in the third company of the Fourteenth Division (Himeji), has accentuat ed public feeling. The victim left a soberly written letter, calm in tone and explicit in its statements. He explained that scarcely a day passed without his suffering some physical violence at the hands of a sergeant when he

named; that unless one has, some money to buy delicacies for the first class soldiers or non-commissioned officers, life in barracks is unendurable; that he, being without any thing but his pay, could not possible precure favour for himself in that way, that he had no objection whatever to being a soldier, but that the cruelty and injustice practised towards the men did not seem to be an essential part of soldiering and that he had resolved to lay down. his life since that appeared to be the best method of calling attention to these abuses" In the same journal a story is related of a soldier who was recently run over by an officer's finrikisho, and who obtained for red- ress a valley of abuse för being in the way, It may be presumed that there is much truth in these rumours or the Jiji Shimpa would not take them up.—fafuri Mail

RUSSIA AND KORDA.

A clever article in the Nippen discusses the question of Russia's loan to Korea. The amount is said to be 12 million dollars (gold), or 24 million ven, and five million dollars have already been paid to Korca. Considering that Korea's income is only 31 million yer, and her expenditure 43 millions, our contemporary regards her as an unsafe debtor, and con cludes that the Russian loan is dictated by considerations other than financial, in

fact, Russia is, compared to the "following wolf" (oburi obama) of the Japanese fable, which waits to attack the traveller until some trouble interrupts the even progress of his journey. Just now, the great Northern Power is all smiles, like the benevolent'deity Jizo, bút when Korca fails to pay back the debt, she will and herself confronted by a frowning Minos. In borrowing from St. Petersburg, she may truly be said to have sought the loan of coins to pay for her own passage across the Styx. The Nippon very frankly admits that Japan would gladly pursue a similar policy towards Kurca, and did indeed pursue it in the past, But when it comes to a competition of purses, Japan is not in the running with Rus

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THE SAGHALIEN COMPLICATION. There is evidently a good deal of excitement, in some quarters about the question of Japan. esc fishing privileges in Saghalien. The inat ter is of considerable importance, for the number of fishing stations worked by Japanese subjects is 222, lie number of persons employed over 5,000, and the yearly take between one and two millions of yes. Japanese subjects have been engaged in the industry for a very long period. They were engaged in it prior to the cession of Chishima to Russia, and their operations have continued without interruption ever since. In 1895, the first sign of restrictive legislation was given by Russia. "Regulations then issued by the Governor of the Ainur Dis trict provided that Russian subjects should have a prior claim to all fishing privileges except in the case of vested interests, which should be respected. Under that arrangement Russians

"In the Fortnightly Review Dr. Hillier writes on "Issues at Stake in South Africa." · He maintains that the Boers both in language and in politics have been much influenced by the presence of the native population among which they live. lfe admits that the Boer race hits kept itself distinct, and has not been guilty of nising its blood with that of the natives. They have preserved also the spirit of the Dutch, the instincts of individual liberty and justice. They have not degenerated in medical capacity, and their students in Scotch universities hold their own with students from every other part of the world. He thinks that the Boers will come to realise, as the Freuch; of Canada-have realised, that they can enjoy free government under the British flag. He says that They will have in future, as the French Canadians have to-day, a state conducted on truly democratic lines, with equal tights for all whites, public credit, sound finances, and independent counts of justice and good education. Of the Cape Dutch he says that a large number of the enlightened and substantial Dutchmen are loyal subjects of Her

Majesty. Mr. Schreiner, Dr. Hillier thinks,

has filled a very difficult position with honour to himself. He has cooperated with the High Commissioner in repressing a Dutch rising within the Colony, and has continued to retain the confidence of the Afrikander Bond" Dr. Hillier quotes Mr. Hammond's famous declara- tion that the shareholders of the Rand gold- 'field expected to realise an annnual increase of their dividentis amounting to £4,826,000, as the result of the changes which would accompany the conversion of the Transvaal into a British colony. Mr. Haminond subsequently reduced this estimate by nearly one-half, but it seems to have escaped Dr. Hillier's attention.

LONDON, February soth.

¿A Daily News despatch from Chieveley slates that General Bullar recupies all the bills to the right of Colenso south of the Tugela River, including Hangwane Hill which the enemy. evacuated on Sunday night.

Loxos, 20th February, General Baller telegraphs to-day that Hart's advanced guard is now crossing the Tugela.

The cuemy are seen in full retreat. They apparently only hold a position across

the railway, with a weak rearguard.

General Buller, wiring from Bloy's Fan, says the casualties from the 15th to the 18th were

Killed: Captain T. E. Beaney, West York- shires and thirteen men,

Wounded: Lieutenant E. A. Porch and Lieutenant J. S. Gretton, West Yorkshires; Capaia A. F. Siller, Captain 1. R. Bottomley, and Lieutenant R. 11. Mangles, West Surrey; Captain A. D. Stewart and Captain W. G, Ben tinck, Rifte Brigade, and 152 men.

The Pursuit of Cronje"

LONDON, 151 February.

A despatch from Pretoria, dated 20ths instant, states that Commandant Ferreira was killed yesterday, it is believed accidentally.

President Steyn reports that fighting was going on on the 8th and 9th near Kundoos Rand, and that the Bogs repolsad the British who were trying to surround Cronje's laager.

General Dewer rejunts that the Boers storm cdland took several kopjes between Paumlebesg and Roodoos Rand and that the British lost forty taken prisoners.

LONDON, 22nd February, Beyond a despatch giving nur casualties Lord Roberts is silent.

It is Roleworthy that General. Dewet, men- tioned in yesterday's telegram, has hitherto commanded at Colesberg

The Burma Contingent has left Cape Town for the front.

The Boers' force from Magersfontein, under Cronje, are apparently doamned. There has been severe fighting alt Monday and Tuesday: Lord Roberts, being reinforced by Antillery and men, maintained a tremendous bombardiment on the endiny's positions. The 1ters' losses are terrible, but they are fighting with extraordinary resolution.

LONDON, February 23rd.

Our heavy assess occurred at Kipdeos Rand Drift on Sunday when a general assait of the Bot Sager was attempel over level ground. but the terrific fire of the enemy, compelled our troops to lie down and they were power less jo imove the whole day.

Lord Roberts arrived on Monday when the bombardment began. The cannonade was stopped for half the day on Tuesday during the parleying which took place and which ended in Cronje refusing to surrender. Then the whole foice of Actillery, including the Naval guns and Howitzers, concentrated their fire at a thousand yards range over a space of a mile. General French meanwhile was engag

In the National Reviens, Mr. Arnold White discusses the question, and points out in his custhmary emphatic fashion the fact that we may win all the victories we like; but unless wedo something to recruit the number of Britons in South Africa, the Boer has the future entirely in his own hands. Mr. White says:-

"No matter how complete may be defined to the eastward. "defeat of the Boers, we may discover on look-

ing ahead that there are two lions in our path. One is the phenomenal fecundity of the Dutch : the other, the exhaustion of the mines. To maintain British sovereignty, either permanent military rule is essential or the presence on the spot of sufficient Anglo-Saxon voters to counter- balance the electoral and consitutional inferiori-, ty to which our race is now subjected,"

He thinks that it is possible with irrigation to make the Cape Colony supply a good liveli- hood for two million colonists, and therefore that there is roum enough for the Britco; but Itis own experience of colonising cfort in the past teaches him that it is nonsense to expect the Briton to

In the Paanleberg action the Canadians did wounded and 8 missing. Enthusiasm prevails splendidly. Their losses were 19 killed 60

at Toronto. At a mass meeting at Toronto resolutions were passed pressing the Ilume Government's acceptance of 10,000 men frein Canada.

Later.

Lord Roberts bas driven off the Boers' rein. forcements.

Joubert is raising the Ladysmith siege with It is reported from Brussels that General the view of the defence of the Transvaal,

The Boers assert they have reformed a cor don around Kimberley,

91 British prisoners with twn officers are

secking to engage in fishing enterprise would He says:ve there by his own initiative, reported to have arrived at Pretoria.

have an advantage, but Japanese subjects who hart already established themselves would re- main undisturbed. The newly issued regula tions, however, make a radical change, for they confer a prior right on Russian subjects irres pectively of the vested interests of other nation. als, and the consequence is that Japanese-sub jects hitherto engaged in the occupation have no choice but to wind up their affairs, dispose of their belongings, and return home. It is Justly pointed out that Russia is quite within her strict rights in taking this action. She is not bound by any treaty and has power to deal with her possessions according to her own fancy. But there can be no question that her procedure involves a great hardship. Japanese subjects have been engaged in the fishing in dustry without disturbance for nearly half a century, and they have a natural right to expect that no violent change will be made in the privileges hitherto enjoyed by them. The House of Representatives, as our readers are aware, took very prompt action with regard to a project of retaliatory legislation; namely, a bill imposing virtually prohibitive duties on salt fish, smoked fish, and fal-manure import ed from Russian waters. The measure was passed through all its readings and sent up to the Peers within half an hour of the time when it came before the House. It will probably be passed by the Peers with scarcely loss alacrity, though the Yosuri Shimbun publishes a singular story that Russian money has been freely used to ban the progress of the measure, and that Mr. Sasa, leader of the Imperialist Party, proceeded to the Upper House on Wed Desday, and interviewed the Ministers who happened to be assembled in the waiting room urging the necessity of keeping strict watch over the doings of the Peers. Our contemporary appears to believe that Mr. Murata Tamotsu is lending his aid to the Russian intriguers, but as Mr-Murata has always distinguished himself by his keen and intelligent interest in every-- thing cannected with murine pducts, it is difficult to credit the Yonfurt's statement At all events some sensation has been caused by this Saghalien incident, and we fear that its effect upon the relations between Japan and Russia will not be wholesome--fatan Mall,

"No agricultural labourers are likely to leave- Great Britain for South Africa, and the con- sequence is that any system of sending British settlers to South Africa must be arranged on different lines than merely placing ignorant townsmen upon had of which they know little, with strange implements and animals they do not understand " ...Therefore the first thing to be done is to invest an immense amount of capital in irrigating the land, and then to carry out the great scheme of State-assisted and State-protected einigra, tion :--

"If organised African colonisation on the fines ofcommonsense is to be found, the weapon which will enable us to meet one of the two lions in the way, and at the same time arrest "the cankers of a calm world and a long peace," which even in Shakespeare's day seem to have been inseparable,"

Miscellaneous.

LONDON, February 20th, Lord Wolsely has received a letter from the Queen, in which Her Majesty says that reali- sing the necessity of measures for home defence. she appeals to her old soldiers, both officers and men, to serve her once more for one year, confiding in their devation to the country and their loyalty to the throne. Such battalions will be designated Royal Reserve Battalions.

LONDON, February 21st

The House of Commons has by 286 against 152 rejected the motion of Mr. Themas for a fresh enquiry into the Jameson Raid. Mr. Chamberlain said that nothing had happened since 1897 affording ground for a fresh enquiry and that the charges levelled against the Colonial Office were unfounded.

In the House of Lords, Lord Wemyss brought forward a motion for compulsory military ser for home defence.

Lord Lansdowne said the present emergency did not justify the calorcement of the Militia. ballot.

Canon Wingman, of Gralungstown, writes an article upon the the alleged Dutch conspiracy, the only evidence which he produces in support of which appears, to be a quotation from Mr. Statkom's writings, and a report of Mr. Reitz's conversation with Mr. T. H. Schreiner, both of which are about as useful to prove the existence The Duke of Devonshire concured with of a serious conspiracy on the part of the Dutch Lord Salisbury that the ballot nicant conscrip population to drive us out of Africa, as antion. extract from the pinutes of the Jacobite League. The motion was rejected by 69 against 42. of to-day would be to prove a treasonable It is understood that qu special service officers design against the throne of Her Majesty. Canon Wirgman is all for the British as-

are to be sent out to the Cape at Lord Roberts's cendency, marked under the pretence of equal rights. We have both Briton and Boer forced to ride on horseback together; but the Briton must ride first, even although he may not be entitled to the post by reason of his numbers.

request.

Russia and India.

LONDON, February 19th. Lord George Hamilton, replying to a ques-

1 it is necessary to secure him this position, tion in the House of Commons, saith that in- the reverened Canon would not hestale to jerry-formation from various quarters indicates an mander South Africa and split Cape Colony increase of Russian troops in Central Asia into two, in order to render it possible to secure Relations between the Government of India" a British majority in the African Parliament and the Ameer, he said, remained unchanged,} "We may look forward in the near future loa and we should conform to the terms of our South African. Dominion of five or six federated engagement with Afghanistan." States under the British fing, say six" nd.. Mr. Brodrick, replying to a question, said visedly, for 1 believe that the Cape Colony is that if a Russian Consulate was established in too unyieldy a predominant partner in a South Bombay, Great Britain would be entitled under African Federation. Ler the Easter and the agreement of 1876 to appoint a Conqul at Wesleta Provinces of the Cape Colony form Tiflis..

THE PHILIPPINES QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, February 6th. attention of the House to-day, with a slight The Philippine question again occupied the digression concerning the war in South Africa. The feature of the debate was the speech of Williams of Mississippi, who presented an ar gument against the annexation of the Philip- pines which attracted much attention. It was devoted almost entirely to the commercial aspects of the acquisition, holding that the absorption of the islands would be ultimately ruinous to the American producers of cotton, rice, tobacco, hemp and sugar

Morris of Minnesota made an exhaustive legal argument in support of the right to hold and govern the islands, The other speakers were Gibson of Tennessee, W. A. and H. C. Smith of Michigan, Cochran of Missouri aul Neville of Nebraska. The general debate on the dip. lomatic bill closed to-day, and to-morrow it will be taken up for amendment under the five- minute rute.

The final conference report on the urgency deficiency bill was agreed to. The debate upon the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was then resumed under an agreement to close the general debate at 5 o'clock to-day, "

Gibson of Tennessee upened the debate to. day with a general argument in favor of ex- pansion, reviewing the acquisitions of territory from the foundation of the Government to show that expansion had been a national fiolicy since its inception. We, he said, were expansionists by heredity and destiny, if Bryan bad been elected President in 1896 instead of McKinley, Gibson said he believed the Spanish war would have occurred as it did; Dewey would have fought Montejo in Manila; the United States would have acquired the Philippines; Bryan would have been engaged in putting down the insurrection, and every Democrat on the uther side would have been shouting hurrak and

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Foreign Affairs Committee, submitted an argu- William of Mississippi, a member of the ment against the annexation of the Philippines from a commercial standpoint. It was not very loly, he said, to discuss this question from the standpoint of dollars and cents, but the spirit of commercialism made thecessary. He said he would undertake to show that from the stand- point of the American agricultural industry and American labor, the annexation of the Philip. pines would be disadvantageous in comparison with what would be done under comparatively free relations. He believed that if we aided the Filipinos in setting up a stable government there we could obtain perpetual free entry for our goods and escape the great question that was perplexing us. The cast of inaintaining an army of 60,000 men, which would be neces- sary if we retained the Philippines, would be three times the value of the imports and exports of the islands........

Morris of Minnesota thought there were higher and nobler issues involved in the acqui- sition of the 'hilippines than the benefits to our trade. He devoted himself to the Consti- tutional view of the case, arguing that the right to acquire territory had become established by the decisions of the court.

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„TO-MORROW, Sunday, 11th March, 1900, Chinese-rath of and moon of ahik ver of

Kwang-si. Sun-Miser

Set

High water-Aforning

Afternoon

Low water--Alarning

Afternoon

ANNIVERSARIES.

bhr. min. éhr. ómin, bhr, omia. Shr. 18min. okr. omin. shr. 28min.

514-Torquato Tasso, Italian poet, died. 1863-Deaths of General Sir J. Outram, the 1849-Hongkong Colonial Church opened.

1866-Governor McDonnell arrived in Hong-

Bayard of India.

kong.

1881-Assassination of the Czar of Russia. 1897-Death of Professor Henry Drummond.

AGENDA.

TO-DAY,

Midnight., & O. steamship Co.'s steamer

Doric leaves for San Francisco.

TO-MORROW.

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CHURCH SERVICES, A

St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 aan, Matins, 1a.m., Evensong, 5-45 pan. Roman Catholic Cathedral:-Mass at 6 am, 7 a.m., 8 am, and 9.30 a.m. Benediction, 5 p.m.

Union Church:---Services, 11 am, and 6 pm, German Bethesda Chapel, West- Point :--

Morning Service, an

St. Francis' Church, Wanchai: Mass (Chin),

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TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, Harder, 10th. Mar,-Canton 9th Mar., General. -Butter- field. & Swive. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,053, A. C. Hall, Toth Mar,Wuhn 4th Mar, and Chinkiang Gth, GeneralButterfield & Swire. FUSHUN, Chinese steamer, 1,504, W. H.

Lunt, toth Mar.,-Shanghai 7th March,' General-C. M. S. N. Co. WINGSANG, British steamer, 1,517, T. H. Sellar, 19th Mar,-Shanghai and Swatow gth lar, General-jardine, Matheson & Co. GLENARTNEY, British steamer, 1,864, Murray,

10th Mar,--London and Singapore 3rd. Mar, General-McGregor Bros. & Gow. CHOVSANG, British st, 1,194, C. H. Bowker,

10th Mar,-Canton 10th Mar, General Jantine, Matheson & Co. DECIMA, German steamer, 965, C. Christiansen,

10th Mat-Saigon 5th Man, General- Wo Fat.

Clearances at the Harbour Office. „Kachidate Mare, Japanese str., for Kuchinottu.

Chu, German str., for Hoihow.. Hailan, French str., for Hoihow. Srechnen, British str., for Canton, Formosat, British str., for Sivatow.s Kroat Lin, British stean-launch for Maca Fushun, Chinese str., for Canton. Hector, British str., for Shanghai. Tanean, British str., for Shanghai. Tientsin, British str., for Shanghai. Deric, American str., far Shangbai. Tamsia Mare, Japanese str., for Swatow: Monmouthshire, British str., for Moji. Sabine Rickmers, German str., for Swator. Changsha, British str; for Manils... Vestor, British str., for Singaport, Riejun Mara, Japanese str, for Amoy.

| Puchow, British str., for Wuchon

6 am, (Port) 7.30 am. Benediction, | Pak Kong, British str., for Canton.

fp.m.

St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :-- Morning

Service (English), 9 n.m.

i

Sa..

St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point --Mass,

Wesleyan Methodist Church: Services, 10.39

, and 5.45 pm. St. Peter's Scamen's Church:

*6.30 p.m.

MONDAY, 12th,

a.m. and

C. N. steamer Kavilin leaves for Swatów and

Tientsin.

Cargo ex Konig Albert, subject to rent. 4 pm-Cargo ex Candia, subject to rent.

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Dopartures.

Mar to, Longsang, British str., for Manila. Mar 10, Germania, German str., for Hoihow, Mar. 1o, Oye alarm, Japanese str., for Kobe. Mar. 10, Kong, Japanese cruiser, for Japan. Mar to, Tailer, Gerinan str., for Swatow. Mar 10, iyi, Japanese cruiser, for Japan. Mar. 1o, fiermes, Norwegian str., for Hongay. Mar 10, Aansu, British str., for Shanghai. Mar 10, Daphne, German str, for Nagasaki. Mnr. 10, art, British str., for Bangkok. Mar 10, Hector, British str., for Shanghai. Mar 10, Riojun Maru, Jap. str., for Seattle. Mar to, Kachidate &lart, Japanese str., for.

Kuchinoizu.

Mar. 10, Monmouthshire, British str, for Port-

land, Or. Mar 19, Changsha, British str., for Australian)

Poris

Fassengers-Arrived.

TUESDAY, 13th. Noon--İndo-China steamer Spisang leaves for

- Singapore, Penang and Calcutta... Cargo ex Kunduchi Maru subject to rent 5 p-Fourenth Yearly General Meeting of the Hongkong Club, at Club House. At the Conclusion.of.theatrove thebson and Treefellt v will be an

extraonlinary General Meeting of the same Club..

WEDNESDAY, rath

Per l'ingsang, from Swator-247 Chiness. Per Fuskun, from Shanghai-Mesars. J. E.

Per Decimo, from Saigon - Chinese and 5 Japanese.

Departed.

C. P. R. steamer Empress of Japan leaves for Geo. Williams and child, Mr. and Mrs. S. J.

Victoria B. C. eir.

C. M. S. N. ro's steamer Trenkai leaves for

London.

leaves for Fiume and Trieste via the Straits.

Noon-First General Meeting of the Cheat

Per Leongsang, for Manila-Mr. and Mrs.

Levey, Messrs. Wai. Jackson, G. C. Bartler, B. Kostenbaum, Emil Hagenmüller, S. Dobrotiner,

F. Ruttin, Louis Spitzel, R. H. Parker, A. H

McFire and A. J. Pastene.

Per Karachi Maru, for Købe-Miss Iseki Tami, and Mr. Nakamura Tayokichi,

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Cochran of Missouri said that if we were to govern the Philippines under the Constitution it must be subject to all the limitations of that p.m.-A. L. 5. N. Co's steamer Fra Ferdinand | Massey, Frank Moran, S. B. Gower, Ralph E. instrument. He called attention to the fact that the agreement made with the Sultan of Sulu recognized slavery and was there- fare in violation of the amendment to the Constitution which provided that stavery should be forever prohibited not buly the United States but in all territory over which it exercised jurisdiction. Cochran said that many slaves in the Sulu groups were Christians or descendants of Christians captured by the fanatical Moros. The day the American flag was raised over these islands was a day of disgrace.

William Alden Smith of Michigan, the offered an amendment in committee for a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee who Minister resident to the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, said it would be useless to offer the amendment, as a single objection would defeat it. He would therefore offer a separate bill not to embarrass the Government, but because he believed a diplo matic officer of the Government was needed in South Africa.

Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co. Ld, at the Office of the General Agents, Praya Central Noon-First General Meeting of the Great Eastern und Caledonian Gold Mining Co, Lt the office of the General Agents.

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THURSDAY, 15th. Noon--E & A. S. Co.'s steiner Australian

leaves for Australia.

(About)

&. P. S. Co.'s steamer Gaotion leaves p.m.-A. L. S. N. Co's steamer Melpomene

for Vicioria B. C.

leaves for Fiume & Trieste is the Straits.

Noon-

M. S. Co's steamer liget, leaves for San Francisco &c.

C. N. steamer Kuriyang-leaves for Manila,

Boilo and Cebu.

4 pm.-Cargo ex Shangkat, subject he rent. 5.13 p.m.-Lecture by Con ul Volpicelli at St.

Andrew's Hall. Catge ex Ken subject to rent.

veverance Lodge.

Turning to the Philippine' question, Smith said it was useless to attempt to please the other side of the House. The Democrats were always in the opposition. Speaking of Cuba he expressed his regret that the Govern- meat had been committed to a policy there by the resolutions put in by Senator Teller as a

FRIDAY, 16th. the question of the Transvaal he said the 8.30 for 9 p.m.-Regular Meeting of the fer sop to the powers of Etrope. Recurring to N. L. Co's steamer Savoia leaves for Europe meetings held all ever the country evidenced the popular sympathy with the Boers. But much as his sympathies want out to the Boers he wished only for England's renown, glory and power, because he believed the glory of England would redound to the benefit of Anglo-Saxon civilization everywhere. Now, when there was a popular demand that the President should offer to mediate in the struggle in South Africa, he thought we could properly wait until the ripe judgment of the President should decide that time had come to act. (Applause.)-S. F Chronicle.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Capt. W. H. Lunt, of the steamship Fushun, from Shanghai, reports:-Fine weather to Breaker Point, thence to port dull andainy.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

MARCH.

Meteorological means bastil on ten years'

observations to 1893.

Barometer Thermometer Humidity:

Rainfall

-TO-DAY,

REPORT.

WEATHER

..37%.141 -57-3

1.79.0. 1.76

Ou date at En date at

10 m.

4 D.m.

Barometer...... Temperature

30.27

30.16

64

67

Humidity.... Rainfall..

83

73

0.75

TO-DAY.

Saturday, foth March, 1900.. Chinese-8th of and moon of a6th year

Kwang-si.

Sun-Rises

Sets

SATURDAY, 17th. Noon- & O. .steamer Coromandet leaves

for London.

Noon-First Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Messrs. Watkina, Ld. at the Company's Office.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUR.

French (Anam) 12th inst. Indian (Arvatoon Aftar) 13th, American (City of Rio de Janeir) 17th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 20thkinst. American (Coplic) 26th inst.

*

The C. N. Co.'s strainer Yangisse, from Glasgow and Liverpool teft. Singapore for this port Friday 9 inst.pm. and may be expected here on or about the 15th inst.

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*

Names,

Freuc

Due

Prometheus......... Singapore

To-morrow

Saigon....

Mar. 12th

Singapore

Mar. 12th

Singapore

¡Mar. 12th

Singapore

Mar. 19th

Moji....

Mar 13th,

Mar. 1 Mar. 15th

Annam.... Melpomene. Heidelberg Arratoon Apcar Frz Ferdinand

lisagno...... Singapore Yangtsze..... Singapore ONBOAR

Singapore Mar. 15th

City of Rio de Jan. San Francisco... Mar 17th Empress of China. Vancouver...... Mar. zoth Coptic

San Francisco...Mar. 26th

We would direct the attentif shipping frui to 11.0. style in which Steamer's Expected" and "Proven, Sailburga" are now published in these criltunts, and in an clung respect- fully urge the managers of shipping first to give onderja their clerks to furnish this office, an the founa ulemady supe plied gratis with the leırstyvailable information »very day.

PROJECTED SAILINGS,

Ship..

Algoa.... America Maru Asturia

Australian

Bayern Bingo Maru

Braemar

Calchas

Candia

China

Destination, Date.

A..San Francisco, &c. Mar. 15th San Francisco, &r. April 14th New York ....Mar. 25th Sydney, Xcar. 15th Straits, &c. .......fuly rath Kobe & Yokohama Mar. 15th Portland, &c. .......Mar. azad 'Londat...

Mar. 20th Shanghai............Mar. 11th San Francisco, &c May 15th City of Peking... San Francisco, &c. April 21st City of Rio

San Francisco, &c. Mar. 27th Columbia ....... Portland, &c. ...... April 7th San Francisco, &c. April th Europe, &c.... Mar. 17th San Francisco, &c. Mar. 1oth Vancouver, &c...... April 4th

April 29th Mar. 14th Swatow, &c.........Mar. 11th

Coptic....... Coromandel

Doric Emp. China Emp. Inilia

Emp. Japan

Formosa.....

Goodwin

Frz. Ferdinand...Singapore, &c.....Mar. 14th Fatami Mara Manila, &c. Mar. 30th Gaelic

San Francisco, &c. May ist Glenogle Victoria, B.C..... April z4th Victoria, B.C......Mar. rith Straits, &c. ..[May 30th Havre, &c. April 6th Hiroshima Maru. Bombay, &c.......Mar. 30th Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c May 8th Java ................................ London.................... April 5th! Kagoshima Maru Yokohama, &c......Mar. 27th. König Albert...Straits, &c.

Hamburg

Heidelberg

Dock.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS,

Isla de Cuba...... at Kowloon HMS. Hermione...

Suisang.. Shantung

Ariel Sistan

Kaifong

USS. Monadnock

Honam

D. Juan d'Austria Thyra

Cosmopolitan. Aberdeen

PASSED THE CANAL

Outward-27th Feb-Caledonien, Ixion

Yarra, Malacta, 2nd Mar.-Gisela, Mochazon. 6th March-Wittenburg, Couch, Salazie

Kweilin......

Kweiyang....

Lady Joicey

Massilia....

Swatow, &c.

Iloilo, &c....

April 4th

Mar iath:

Mar. 13th

San Diego, &c. ...Mar. 31st, Marseilles, &c...... April 14th

Melpomene....Singapore, &c...... Mar. 1th

Menmuir Manila....

Nippon Maru...San Francisco, &c Mar. 20th Oldenburg......Straits, &c.

Victoria, B.C.....Mar. gist ¡London..

Mar. 13th

June 28th.

Olympia

Oreates

Mar. 26th

Parramatta-

Marseilles, &c...

Mar. 31st

Pathan Preussen Prinz Heinrich...

Straits, &c. .....New York

April 7th

May 16th

Homeward-27th Feb.-Kamakura Mart, | Robilla Dardanus, Bombay, 2nd March-Veimar, Sachsen Hutton, Sidra. 6th March-Sachsen,

Arrivals at Home-6th Man.--Saraia, Cale | Savoia donien, Antenor, Dardas.

Sado Maru

Straits, &c. Japan Straits, &c."

Havre, &c.

May 2nd

¡Mar. 12th

june 14th

|Mar. 16th"

Saxonia

Shanghal

of Sarator, Samiki Mara, Silesia.

bhr. 15min. Chr. busin High water-forning. 4hr. 24min. Afternoon ohr. 57min. Low water-Morning .........Ithe "Simin. Afternoon...11år. 56min. ANNIVERSARIES....... A 1839-Commissioner Lin arrived at Ganton. 1842-The Chinese attacked the British posi

tions at Ningpo and Chinhai without

• Success.... 1863--Prince of Wales married. 1890-Boiler explosion on the 1.5, Gungio

are too lives lost. 1897-Death of Rev. Father Leymet, at Pe--

nang, from hydrophobia,

Shipping.

Arrivals.

HAND, French steamer, 750. Pannier, 9th Mar Haiphong 6th Mar, and Holbow 9th Mar, General-A-R. Mary. -- HERMES, Norwegian steamer, 849, J. C. Jensen, 9th Mar,-Canton 9th- Mar, General- Jardinc, Matheson & Co.

Sibiria...

Stuttgart Suisang Tamsui Maru

Teenkai Thyr

Marseilles, &c...... Mar. 27b

Havre, &c. mi Mar. 31th Shanghai, &c. ......Mar. th ...... Havre, &c.

April 200

Straits, &c. enny Mar 2011. Singapore...... Mar. 13th Swatow, &c.io. Mar, tith, London.........Mar. 14th San Diego, &c. Mar 13th Urano... Shanghai....

Mar. 17th Weimar. Straits, &r. JApril 18% Yawata Maru.. Japan....... Mar. 24ib Yuensang

Manila ol