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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,

SUPREME COURT..

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Before His Honour Sir John Carrington, KI, CM.G.,(Chief Justice.)

February 23rd..

MURDER.

The case in which Ho Sui and Wong Fung Chau were charged with the murder of Leung Hi at Yau-ins-ti on the 9th January came on again this morning.

Mr. E. Robinson appeared for the first prisoner and Bir. M.W. Slade was for the second prisoner. The evidence in the case is very fengthy and occupied all today, when only a portion of it had been dismissed

The hearing was further adjourned.

A FORMER HONGKONG STEAMER.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1901.

TWO HUNDRED WARS IN ONE

HUNDRED YEARS.

Manchuria was district to which their influ. ence did not extend. One appreciates, of course, the desire of German statesmen to good understanding with Russia, but it does Pavoid any action which would diminish their seem that if the Colegne Gasilia's view should

Hym, No. 373 (St. George). Gauntlett; Volun- tary, Sketch, op 58" Schumann; Sermon "The law of Compensation."

6 p.in.

Scotch poet, Charles Mackay, wrote his trem- It is now more than fifty years since the endously popular song, A Good Time Com-be in accordance with the facts of the ca53) Baker: Hymn.. No. 375 (St. Gertrude)

ing," in which he predicted that

**In the good time coming

Nations shall not quarrel then, To prore which is the stronger:

Nor daughter mens for glory's sake; Wait a little longer."

retim from the regular army, in order to attend to the business of his firm, but he, nevertheless, organised and commanded the Mounted Rifles, a detachment of which went to England at the time of Queen Victoria's Jubilee under his command. Upon his return Colonel Lassetter resigned, and was placed on the reserve of officers. The difficulty of securing a suitable officer to command the contingent having been done away with by Colonel Lassetter's offer, the most important ques required. There is, in the first place, some We are still waiting. Mr. W. Fletcher Johnson, tion is the selection of the other officers doubt as to the number of officers to be who has been ransacking the annals of the sent with the contingent, which is not being century, just past, records in the New York sent out as a distinct regiment; but in order Tribune a list of more than two hundred wars, that vacancies in the previous contingents may large and small, that have shaken the nations be filled up. Again, several commissions have in the hundred years. In this retrospect, 100, been granted in South Africa, and there is no danbt that several gentlemen who joined the

the further striking fact is brought out that there has not been a single year of the century ranks as privates or non-commissioned officers

that has not seen the bloodshed and tumult are due for promotion. It is but right that of battle on some part of the globe. The roar these should be considered first, and that of war has been continuous from Aboukir in inexperienced civilians should stand second to them. And the sanic applies to the men who Africa, and the Philippines. Mr. Johnson re- 1801 to the present conflicts in China, South have returned, and who wish to go out marks mildly that it is "impossible to declare again--nien who bore the brunt of the hard the century & peaceful one." He says: campaign, and who, having served their

"The unexampled progress of the world in officers. Those who have volunteered to go to in bringing each nation into more direct contact to serve their King as one of his Majesty's of the political relationships of the nations, and the front: again endured great hardships on with others and with a far greater number of active service last year, and more than one

others, and these conditions, amid the persis cominission was shot through the hand and benign, have inevitably widened the opportunity the top of his shoulder in one engagement, and later on a Mauser bullet passed through both

Nor shall we err if we judge that more wars his legs. But he is eager to go out again, al-

of the nineteenth century were of high import time. Such men of grit and experience have Edward Creasy has set down only fifteen though, as he says, he expects to get hit a third

to the world than of any other century. Sir the strongest claim for careful consideration, decisive battles' in more than twenty-three and it will reflect seriously upon the military centuries-battles, that is, which materially nuthorities if they are overlooked when the affected the course of human progress and known fact that mistakes were made upon while the eighteenth century had no fewer than final choice of officers is made. It is a well-only one of these is in the nineteenth century, similar occasions, and it is to be hoped that four. But Sir Edward stopped with Waterloo. the lessons of the past will not be forgotten. Had he extended the scope of his observations It is not to be presumed, however, that a re- to the end of the century he might well have turned soldier is of necessity a better man than found several other conflicts at least as impor a civilian, but other things being equal the former should be given preference.

the terms of the Agreement are reduced to such moderate proportions as to be almost

in the matter.-The Tablet. worthless, and it will therefore, be a matter of no litle interest when an explanation shall be forthcoming of our own Government's action

THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.

time ago in Hongkong for the quartermaster's / Queen in a subordinate position, now desire civilization has resulted in greater complexity effected there is the laying out of an enormous

The Manila Times says:The Amy trans- port Sacrament, which was purchased some deparment, and which underwent repairs after arrival here, had her speed trials on the 14th inst., and proved herself to be a steady sea going boat as well as a fast one. The trials

It is a

Voluntary, "Andante" A. Hasse; Hymn, No. 12 (Melcombe) Webbe; Hymn, No. 57 (Tune Sullivan; Hymn, No. 38: (St. Ethelwald) Monk; Hymn, No. 377 (Loretto) Hemy; Sermon, "A Good Soldier." Voluntary," War March of the Priests" Mendelssohn.

MONDAY, 25th. Noon-Meeting of the Shareholiers of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Ld, at their Office.

Formosa, British str, for Swatow. Pak Kong, British str., for Canton.

Feb. 23. Sudo aru, Jap. str., for Singapore, Giraturret, British str., for Manila. Hailan, French str., for Hoihow." Kasuga Maru, Japanese str., for Manila.

Departures.

Feb. 13, Hikosan blast, Japanese str., for kioji Feb. 13 Hunan, British str., for Shanghai. Feb. 23, Proprers, Génnan str., for Touron. Feb. 23, Awellin, Britely str., for Shanghai. Feb. 23, Stentar, British str., for Shanghai. Feb. 23, Hailong, Britishi str., for Haiphong. Feb. 23, Loongtang, British str., for Manila. Feb. 23, Thales, British str., for Swatow. Feb. 13, Chur, Austrian sir, for Yokohama. Feb. 23, Kasuga Maru, Jap, str., for Australia.

Passengers-Arrived,

Per Yuensang, from Manila-Messrs, A. H. Bolen, and 22 Chinese. Pollard, J. Hunt, J. Waldthansen, F. Bobo, B..

Per Airlie, from Australian Ports-Misses J. Rankin Wilson, M. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. 13. T. Rogers, Dr. Shephard, Messrs. W. J. Straw bridge, Miss L. Bacilli, Mr. Catinema, Mrs.

defence is implied in choice of Berehaven

A radical change in the scheme of naval home 5 for 5.30 p.n.--Meeting of the Eothen Mark Squadron. It has up to this been a frequent

Lodge at the Freemason's Hall. as the future headquarters of the Channel for its permanent adoption as a base were rendezvous for the Fleet, but the preparations Annual Hongkong Races. First Day!

TUESDAY, 26th.

carried on so secretly that the intentinas of the

1. C. Co,'s steamer Chelydra leaves for Singa. Admiralty have only now transpired. It was

pore Penang Calcutta. recently noted that a vote was asked forto cover the armament of the forts at Berehaver, and it Annual Hongkong Races, Second Day.

WEDNESDAY, 27th.

splendid anchorage, with deep water so recreation ground for the men. now seems that among the other changes 4 p.m.--E. & A. Co.'s steamer Eastern leaves for Natsine, Messrs. A E. Richard, A. Phillips, F. close

Australian Ports. Cargo ex China subject to rent,

S. Smith, P. Reyes, J. Goddard, and 39 Chinese. biscuit may be flung on the rocks from the deck 10 its precipitous shores that a

Cargo Ex Gaeli subject to rent.

Departed.

rance of Bantry Bay, a deep and picturesque inlet running inland for twenty miles with nobilise the Reserve Squadron three times a a mountainous background. The decision to

development of naval strategy, and the shifting year for independent evolutions is another of the naval base from the south coast of Eng land to that of Ireland is a new departure of considerable significance. A civil population will naturally follow the ships, and the business Tablet. of provisioning them should prove a lucrative one for the farmers of south-west Cork-The

were made over the seven mile measured carry honoumble scars. One candidate for tence of elemental passion, evil as well as of a first-class battleship. It lies at the ent

mento

was

course to Cavite and were done. in 42 minuses, developing a speed of to knots. The Sacra

formerly the Hoi Tone of Hongkong and ran on the Pearl and West rivers; is 168 feet in length, 23 feet eam, and draws 9 feet of water, equipped with compound engines, with service condens ing apparatus abore water line; the actual horse power development of her engines 25 310, she is 410 tons net and 490 tons grass, The transport can accomodato 20 saloon pas- sengers and san troops between decks. The Quartermaster Department is in charge of Lieutenant Clemenant of the 21st Infantry, with Chief Clerk Judd as assistant, Captain Casey the skipper in charge is well known in these waters, being one of the most reliable captains in Uncle Sam's service; he was formerly in command of the Quina. The chief engineer is Mr. John Simpson. The Sacramento which made her first trip on the 16th inst. is to be employed on the runs to the southern and

northern islands.

PHILIPPINES NEWS.

Royal Agricultural Ground is being carried The organisation of the contingent at the out smoothly, and the four mounted infantry the medical officers, Lieutenant. Hughes and sections are nearing completion. Up to date Cope, of the A.M.C., and Dr. Maher, have examined about too men. Some of these were pronounced unfit for active service, and many others failed in the riding or shooting tests, so that about 400 good men are still the country, and there is no lack of good wanted A fine lot of men are coming in from material. This morning a number of candid ates for commissions were medically examined, and two or three were rejected out of about -thirteen.

A Manila paper publishes the following dispatch from Gen Bales, dated Feb. 16th- On morning of 13th inst. detachment of 21st Infantry from Los Banos, discovered guerrilla rendezvous, three miles south-west on side of Mount Maquiling, and secured one'sword, one war bolo, one pair field glasses and destroyed 300 Mauser cartridges. Lieut. Lee with detach- iment of 1st Cavalry from Batangas, encounter. ed enemy numbering about zoo rifles under Licut. Col. Bicaia early morning 13th inst. one mile east of Batangas. Enemy retired into mountains, stubbornly fighting, disappearing after some loss. Lieut. Lee suffered no loss, - burned cuartel, some twenty houses and des- AN AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT

troyed about 20,000 pounds of rice.

Sergeant Domingo de Cena, of Captain Mariano Albino's company of guerrillas was captured by native police at Sariaya yesterday while acting as spy. Major Fridel of Cailles' command, a brother of Colonel Fridel, killed at Mavitac last Sept., was captured at Parte yesterday,"

Horses are being supplied to the 'four com- panies of mounted infantry, as there are suf ficient animals to mount all the men who have been posted to companies. Horses are being sent out to the camp every day, and at the pre sent moment there are considerably over soo

in cans.

IN PRETORIA.

The following letter to the Perter Llayd ap- pears in Public Opinion of the 18th uk.

been two añairs of importance-the capture of In the month of December so far there have an English train column by the Boers at Wol

huterskop on the 3rd, and fight near Harberton STRANDED AMERICANS IN THE on the 8th. At Wolbuterskop 3 officers, 200

ORIENT.

Under this heading the Manila Tîmès says: -Those who have visited China and Japan within the last six months express themselves as being surprised at the number of American citizens who have become stranded in the different ports from Yokohama to Hongkong. A number of those "on the beach" are dis charged soldiers who have drifted from the Philippines; but the majority are sailors who have worked their way to the orient.

In Hongkong the American Consulate is daily besieged, sometimes by as many as twenty of these unfortunate individuals, with requests for assistance, or transportation to, the United States. From Nagasaki papers we also learn that the number of stranded foreigners, many of them Americans, has increased to such an extent as to become a serious nuisance and strong measures are advocated there to rid the coramunity of this class of mendicants.

While some of the men are of the mare res-

pectable class, desirous of obtaining employ- ment and willing to work if they can get it, the great percentage are loafers and adventurers at tracted by the outbreak of the Chinese troubles. Hongkong, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin and Peking all have their quota of these unfort unates, Jelt high and dry through some cause or another, all in a state of destitutior, and 'their only hope lies in a benevolent government bearing the burden of returning then to their homes.

U.S. COALING STATION IN CHINA.

An exchange sags-Upon the completion of the negotiations with China, the United States will ask permission of the Imperial Chinese Govemment to establish a coaling station in the province of Shantung. This action will be taken in accordance with the recommendation of Rear-Admiral Bradford, Chief of the Bureau of Equipment. Several weeks ago Admiral Bradford submitted a memorandum to Secret- ary Long, inviting his attention to the disad vantage under which American men-of-war labour in protecting American interests in Northern China. They are far from Manila, the one important coaling base of the Asiatic station, and fuel has either to be transported to them in colliers, or purchased at great expense al Chinese ports. Admiral Bradford called attention to the fact that the United States possesses the right to maintain a coal pile in Chefoo, and he is in favour of its re-establish-

ment.

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men, and 140 waggons (no guns however) fell into the hands of the loers, who attacked the Witness, of course, tries to turn these reverses convoy from some hills in the rear. The Natal into victories.

gives the losses at the Barberton affair at 3 The English, official version dead, 5 wounded, and ts missing, and adds that Barberton has been reoccupied; but there is a rumour that Barberton is again in the hands of the Boers, and also that the piece of railway from Koomati Poort to Waterval Onder is held by them. tunes have, as a result, a marked effect, All these misfor especially noticeable among the English ele ment. Caly too often one hears among the English soldiers, when the war is talked about the phrase "I'm sick of it." The hopes of all are centred on General Knox who has again gone out to catch, De Wet.

will become critical for them. It is no use The English must have a success or matters shutting one's eyes to the truth one can blunder on for a long time in that way, but the end must come sooner or later; the situation is not favourable to the English-perhaps less favourable than at this time last year, and principally because the facts are not clear, and it is impossible to form an accurate opinion on the state of affairs; the greatest danger consists in not recognising what a the war is ended, but they are further away Creal danger there is.

The English sy from the end of the war than they were then, They have gone so far as to begin to organise a civil government, but there is no civil popula- He has ordered that for the fature Boers shall tion, at any mate in the towns. Every one is for Lord Kitchener, and bis "sterner measures."

by the military. As a result, the Boers who not be paid for the use of their horses and carts have been hiring out their conveyances to the British will take them to the nearest Boer

coinmando.

for war.

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tant as the futile cannonade of Valmy. At least six or seven of the nineteenth-century portance to the world, and several must rank wars may well be ranked as of first-class im in point of physical magnitude among the greatest of all time."

tury, filling nearly three newspaper columns. Then follows a catalogue of wars of the cen It is a bloody record, says Mr. Johnson:

"Yet may it largely be said that these dead have not died in vain. The vested iniquities of many centuries have been swept away by been set free, nations have been redeemed from the hot breath of war, millions of slaves have alien despotism, the great principles of peace- ful mediation and arbitration have been securely established, and, on the whole, civilization bas gone forward, bath upon the wings of peace and upon the thunderous powder-cart of war,

"If the centery has not been more free from bloodshed than its predecessors, it has at least, been more free from blood shed in vain, and has brought the world perceptibly nearer to the hoped-for century end whenthe Christmas bells

shall indeed

-Literary Digest,

Ring got the thousand wars of nid- Ring in the thousand years of peace.".

GENERAL COLVILE.

No reasonable person, says the Pail Mall Gazelle Bf the rgt uit, will say that Sir Henry Colvile has been treated with undue severity The placing him on retired pay, announced in could be visited on his grave offence ng that last night's Gazette, the least penalty stead of laying his case before the proper military discipline in apucaling to the Press in authorities. The Daily News this morning, in some singularly ill-informed and offensive Mr. Brodrick alone, and stigmatizes his action remarks, treats the decision of the War Office on Sir Henry Colvile's conduct as emanating from Proceeding upon its own erroneous assump as "violent, high-handed, and precipitate." of Little Englandism, it declares that Sir Henry Colvile "has been displaced. by the tions of fact, which is the unfailing characteristic

Under its new auspices we shall no doubt find arbitrary caprice of the Secretary for War." for the Daily News to belabour any member, of the Government with, and that it will pur that any stick, however rotten, is'good enough

sure its career of abuse, reckless and unrepent- ant. We are satisfied that in every step My Brodrick has taken in reference to the case of

stance of, the Commander-in-Chief, as, having Sir Henry Colvile from start to finish he has acted entirely in harmony with, and at the in- regard to their repective duties and official responsibilities, was to be expected.

PREDOMINANCE OF RUSSIA IN CHINA.

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NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

FEBRUARY.

Meteorological means based an fifteen years' observations to 1593. Barometer................... Thermometer Hamidity Rainfall

10-DAY.

WEATHER

Baramator..... Temperatura Humidity Rainfall

.39.141 *57.3-

79.0

1.75

REPORT.

On date 21 On date at.

17. M.

+ p.m.

10.33

30.23

56

50

57

51

TO-DAY.

@binese-5th of est mnon of 17th year of Saturday, 23rd February, 1991.

Kwang-sk. Sun-Risss

Sets

High water-forning. Afternoon Low water-Morning. Afternoon ANKITERSARIES,

bhr. z8min. shr. 53min. Jihr. somin. chr. omin. shr. 30min. Shr. 57min.

1791--Sir Joshua Reynolds died. 1835-Opium seized and burnt by the Canton

authorities.

1841-lostilities between England, and China 1857-The steamer Queen captured and burn! 1848-French Revolution broke out.

recommenced.

1867-First stone of the Hongkong City Hall

by pirales.

laid.

1900-Death at Hongkong of Lieutenant C. R. 1890-Explosion of a powder magazine at 1897-Hunan Land Telegraph line completed.

Kiangyin; zoo lives lost,

Emrick, U. S. N. at Royal Naval Hospital from Typhoid fever.

TO-MORROW,

Ehinese-6th of 1st moon of 27th year of Sunday, 24th February, 1901.

Kwang-si. Sua-Rises

Sets

High water-Morning,

Afternoon ohr. 33inin Low water-Morning`.........

6hr. amin. Afternoon **** 7hr, saurin.

THURSDAY, 28th.

Bosing Tournament at the Theatre Royal City Annual Hongkong Races. Third Day.

Hall under the management of Mr. C. T. Robinson.

A

S. N. Co's steamer Moravia leaves for Fiume and Trieste via Singapore, etc.

Non-P. & O. steamer Paramatta leaves for

SATURDAY 2nd, MARCH.

London.-

Non-T. K. K. steamer Hongsong Mary leaves for Yokohama, and Honolala, via Shanghai etc.

SUNDAY, 3rd.

hug

Rodger, and 1 Chinese child.

Per Prela, for Manila-Mrs. M. McClean, Messrs. E. S. Newman, Sr, and, Jr. (2), Mr. and Mrs. J. Fortune, Messrs. Jose 1. Paul, Han Hing Co., J. W. Moore, C. S. Edwards, J.

Per Leongsang, for Manila-Mrs. Mary E. son, Rutiné Jordos, Melito Mandalao, Esco- Vanderpool, Messrs. J. Bradford, Peter John lastico Maranos, Agustin Zamora; Agapito Lusiada, and Elenterio Morgusda.

Messrs. W. S. Brown, A. van Hoetzendorf, Per Bayern, for Shanghai from Yokohama→→→ K.Oldarp General Dereclor Hallin Mrs, Balling N. V. Janson, J. E. Nabi, F. Necoli, Fescher. Inspector Wire Messrs. F. Domiguez, L. C. Chamberlain, N. S. Furlong, E. Ludiveg, A Camerou, E. Dayner, E. E. Machle, Dr. H. R. Maaubey, Mrs. Reynodas, Messrs E. Sauf-

(About)--P. & U. S. N. Co.'s steainer Plassy man, C. S. Simons, Lewitt, W. Juman, H.

leaves for-Shanghai.

E. Hobson, J. Montaner K. Luto and Feetcher. For Nagasaki-Messrs. H. Smith, F. Crage and A. Weaker. For Yokohama-Messrs. H. Bald, Thos. Cook, E. C. Rngers, A. W. Ander- son, F. Haller and Mr. and Mrs. R. Macanley.

FRIDAY 29th. Noon-M. M. Co.'s steamer Aridan with mails

etc. leaves for Europe. Cargo ex Hongkong Maru subject le rent

SHIPPING AND MAIL WEWS.

MAILS DUR..

French (Annam} 25th instant. Indian (Lightning) 25th instant, American (China) 3rd proz. Indian (Kumsang) 13t instant, American (Doric) 12th prox. American (Nippon Muru) 19th instant.

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The A. L. S. N. Co's steamer Moravia, left Kobe for this port yesterday, the 22nd inst

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The JM. Co.'s steamer umsung, from Calcutta left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 22nd inst., at 4 p.m.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

Capt. Wm. Watt, of the steamship Braemar, from Moji, reports:-Strong menspon.

Capt. H.Prager, of the steamship H.H-Meier from Colombo, reports:-strong monsoon otherwise fair.

Capt. P. H. Rolfe, of the steamship Yuengang, from Manila, reports :-Light variable winds to 16 N., and strong to fresh monsoon and N.E, rough sea to port with cloudy weather.

| Airti, from Sydney, &c, reports-Left Sydney Captain St. John George, of the steamship on the 29th ulto., Brisbane 31st, Townsville 3rd inst., Cairns 4th, Thursday Island 71h. Port Darwin joth, and sailed on the rich, Manila 9th, and arrived at Hongkong on the 22nd at 6pm. Experienced fresh N.E. winds from Sydney to Breaksea Spit, thence to Townsville The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. | NW, winds with heavy rain and moderate sea, and along the Australian coast to Port Darwin Empress of India, left Yokohama on Friday thence to Basilan Strait N.W. winds with heavy afternoon the 22nd inst, for Victoria and Van-rain squalis, thence to Manila moderate to fresh

couver.

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(European Line) lett Singapore for this port The N. Y. K.'s steamer Sanuki Maru, to-day, the 23rd inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 18th March..

The T. K. K. steamer Nippon Mary, with Mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Na gasaki and Shanghai, on the 19th inst.

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Mails &c., from San Francisco to the 1st inst

The F. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer China, with via Honolulu, arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning, the 24th inst vir Infand Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, S.M.S. flanta ......... ai Kowloon U.S.S. Itla de Luzon

high and confused sea, 28 9.30 pm, hove to N.E. winds and moderate sea, from Manila to Lat. 19 N. Long, 116 E. moderate N.W. winds and sea, at 6 am, on the 21st wind shifted to N.E, fresh, and increasing to N.E. gale, with

till 6.40 am. on the sand, when the ship was again put on her course, the wind and sea wind was, experienced thence till arrival at having moderated, fine weather and light N. Hongkong.

Annam

STEAMERS EXPECTED."

Names.

Frein.

The

Saigon

Feb 25th

Singapore

Feb. 25th.

Singapore

Feb. 26th

Singapore Kobe

Feb. 27th

Feb. 28th

Lightning Idomeneus

Kumsang....Singapore Mar 1st

Bombay Moravia

bàr. 28min. shr. samin.

Dock.

ohr, 30min.

#1

門

U.S.S. Bennington ...

"

31

Ilus

12

-15

Hansa Nanyang

14

Avalanche

Egbert

Pourpey

.. Casniopolitan

Aberdeen

ANNIVERSARIES. 1841-Evacuation of Chusan by the British. 1884--Boiler explosing on the steamer Potsai;

6 Europeans and zo Chinese killed, 1897-Massacre of the British Resident at Mambare, New Guinea, with 5 miners and 40 natives,

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PASSED THE CANAL.

China Japan...Mar. 3rd Duric

.......... San Francisco... Mar. 12th Nippon Maru.....San Francisco...Mar, 19th

We would direct the attentiba af shipping firms to the style in which Steamers Kapected" and Ejecten Sailings are now published in base columns, and in so doing expecte fully urge the manager of shipping firms to ging orders to their clerks in furnish this office; on the fores already sup gofed gratia with the tutres aueilukis falurgeilen, nuery ciev, z

Ship.

PROJECTED SAILINGS,

Outward-8:1 February-Agamemnon, Ben- cleuch 12th Feb.-Gizzla, Jahan, Stuligari, Hudson. 15th Feb-Ernest Simon, Hakula | Akashi Maru

No liule excitement has been caused by the

aukden and General Korostovitch, which agreement which has been concluded beliveen

amounts to a protectorate over, if not the virtual the representatives. of the Tartar General of

annexation of the southern province of Man- churia by Russia, It is true that by this instrup.m.-Sharp. Harmston's Circus at the Rez2nd Feb,-Ajax, Konigsberg, Kiev, Oceanien. Banberg

AGENDA.

TO-DAY.

creation Ground (near the Race Course.)

TD-MORHOW.

Daylight. & U. Co's steamer Gaelic leaves for Yokohama & Honoluto via Shang- Cargo ex Bengal subject to rent

hai etc.

CHURCH SERVICES.

St. John's Cathedral-Communion, 7 m., Matins, 11 am., Evensong, 5.45 p.m. Roman Catholic Cathedral-Mass at 6 am, 7 am, 8 am, and 9.30 am. Benediction, 5 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Point:-

Morning Service, 11 am.

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

Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Moming 6 am., (Port), 7.30 ani. Benediction, .5 p.m.

Service (English), 9 a.m.

St.

Bt. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:-Mass,

8 am.

had been deprived, but at the same time she ment China regains certain rights of which she

A Russian Resident is to be established at regains thein burthened with certain conditions, Mukden, and whilst the civil administration of the province is to be in the hands of the Chi have been made more strict is the fond supply out, is radically irreconcilable

neto, Russia is to continue in military occupa Anut er matter as to which the regulations tion. This, the Temps is at pains to point of Jobannesburg. The town has become so official policy of the European Concert poor that the civil population is almost unable to and the fundamental clauses of the Anglo buy any provisions at all since the supply from German agreement, as well as with the solemn with the

Capetown has ceased: An Army Order has ap-declarations of Russia herself. The French peared, consequently, in which it is announced journal then goes on to discuss the probable that provisions will be supplied in the following action, England and Germany now that the order: First, soldiers; then well accredited persons in civil life, known to be friendly to two courses open; to insist that Russia shail causa fodrris has risen. There are, it thinks, laid down their arms; then the Consulates. It the English; then the families of Boers who have retract this violation of the principles laid down happened that Mrs. De Wet was left out of pr, regarding Russia's move as an accomplished this distribution-she had been brought to fact, to claim their share in the spoils in the for the common action of the Western Powers, Johannesburg by the English after the fight at partition of the Chinese Empire that has been Botenville-and she was now told that no food thus begun. In the face of the fact of the could be supplied to her. Accordingly, she agreement the Débats evinces no little concern. applied to one of the Consuls, and asked for There can be uo perfidy on the part of Russia, his intercession, and he prevailed on the and the only way out of it is to assume that Governor to reconsider her case. She was then the installation of a Resident is simply a given to understand that she would be allowed temporary and provisional arrangement, pend The selection of officers, for the various consigned a paper to say she had received every solemnly declared that she would not annex to draw foot on the understanding, that she ing a complete evacuation of Manchuria. Russia tingents which were despatched last year, al-consideration at the hands of the English Manchuria, and those words must stand true; ways proved to be a difficult task for the mill, tary authorities, says the Australian Star of whether she is starving or not,

This she refused to do, and I do not know therefore the announcement must be untrue, or the 25th it, but the oflicering of the imperial forced involuntarily to believe that the English represented. A different view has, however, dic: Benedictus, Mornington Hymns, 111, 13, 39. Draft Contingent presents an even more difficult

One is the agreement must be other than it has been

Hymin 105; Venite, Hooper; Te Deum, Lavers problem in regard to all but the commanding trouble from her Inter on; or else why these Garafle, which is not infrequently made the bear no goodwill, to Mrs. De Wet, and fear been put forward by Germany. The Cologne. officer. In the latter instance the way has conditions made to a woman who finds herself channel of official information, maintains that Hiles; Hymns, 551, 17, 51. been cleared by the patriotic offer of Colonel in such a hard position? The English-other-the Anglo-German Agreement does not apply

(6.30 p.m.) Lassetter to take command of the contingent. wise considered to be a practical people are to. Manchuria, a position which is not easily

Hymn, 545; Magnificat. Turle; Nunc Dimittis, Colonel Lassetter, by the war, was a captain in not fulfilling, their vocation as exponents of reconcilable with the plain and natural sense the Imperial army in England before he was modern warfare and the pacification of a civilis of the document in question. It is affirmed engaged by the New South Wales authorities to ed country. The Boer war may well be cam that the contracting parties never intended the take charge of the Permanent Mounted, Infan pared in its method with the wars against Der governing words of the Agreement to be try: He served with a body of mounted infantry wishes and Zulus. under Wolseley in the Soudan Expedition of 1884-85, and rendered such distinguished ser Pretoria or in Buda-Pest, may be taken as a to insert a clause excluding Manchuris from Note This article, whether originating in eren asserted that Great Britninactually wished uiken in their natural sense, and it is vice that be received the Nile medal, with type of the information supplied to readers the operation of the instrument That was clasp, and the Khedive's star. After ful on the Continent concerning the war; if it does relinquished in view of the clear explanation filling his engagenients with the New South come from Pretoria, the Censor's laws, at any which preceded and accompanied the Agree Wales Government he found it necessary to brate, are remarkably mild En 201ment it being understood by both

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Wesleyan Methodist Church:-Services, 10,30

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St. Peter's Church, West Point.

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the ships on Sunday morning between 9 and 10.30 m., to take men ashore for the services. The answering pennant" may be hoisted.

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