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round both got home with telling effver and when both were about done, Deegan gave in and Bailey, who was getting mest of the blows io, was the winner. It was a hard fight and Deegan was not beaten, but he gave in when much distressed.

Geo, Smith, H.M.S. Centurion, and Bentley of the Naval Depot then boxed an exhibition spar in good style to conclude a good evening's

sport.

Tonight there will be some events well Forth watching..

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AT THE MAGISTRACY.

A DRUNKEN P.C.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1901.

sized property of Britisit subjects whe fonso time before the outbreak of the recent distar bances were in negotiation with the Imperial Chinese Railways for the construction of a side ing to connect their properties with the main railway line.

lity.

without avail, and our men had to strip and wade across, carrying their clothes on their heads, the water being up to some of the men's armpits-one poor fellow lost his clothes and had to continue his journey wrapped up in a blanker.

ever that the move is a little late to be success-manding officer protested against this, but ful. It is too near China New Year, and as I have above stated, the mind of the Court appears to be made up and on hostile linea, China did not hesitate to attach eight Powers, and she finds that the eight Powers have really hardly done more than tickle her fingers after all these months, so she will not be so Jumpy over this declaration of war as people imagine,

think

The

4. The importance of making provision for

De Wet then said the officers must bringing the railway line over a bridge to this

strip too, but afterwards he sent horses, which side of the tiver at such a point as may serve

we were able to swim across on. Towards the the interests of this and the German Settle menta is generalis recogniseil and it should

end of this unique march the "caporal" in Count Waldersee paid a Nying visit to Shan-charge of our escort said the general had not be lost sight of. To carry out such a pro-haikuan last week and reviewed the forces thers.ordered the men who lagged behind to bo ject however, and to ensure its successful work- He did not stop here in passing and it was not sjamboked, and if it had not been for the ing it is not desirable that the line should tray-generally known he had gone through. Last officers marching behind the men it would erse ground over which the Russians can exer- Saturday, the 9th he reviewed the German have been done systeniatically; there were a cise territorial right. Moreover in the event troops here, all the regiments marching past at few instances of it, and one man near me had Before Mr. Kensp this morning Indian police the whole trade of the port would be entirelying and manoeuvring, in which they were sup

of the river from any cause being unnavigable first, and then going through a little skirmish- a piece of flesh cut right out of his cheek. cinstable No. Sa3 was charged with being dependant upon the railway and its accessibi posed to be taking the Settlements."

The Boers then tried to get us officers to ride dunk whilst on duty.

on a waggon, but we saw through their cun. Hon. F. H. May C.M.G, (Captain Superio.

whole savoured a little of comic opera, as the ning, as it was obvious that they were trying tendent of Police) piuseced.

As a necessary result of the present positions taken up were obviously impossible, to get us away in order to hustle and thrash It appears that the constable went out at military occupation of Tientsin the wear and and there did not seem any great utility in the our men along, and we declined. alout two o'clock yesterday afternoon and was

tear of roads, bund and harves, &c. is 'vary show. The mounted infantry on China ponies of bought back at three in a very drunken state.senting a future outlay of Tis. 100,00 which but would be an eminently practical force if the great and may be roughly estimated as repro every conceivable hue were extremely comic, He was put into a cell but made a commotion fact taken in conjunction with the practical ponies only lasted through a strain and the

side and was shaking the door as if to pull suspension of Municipal Revenue, justifies the building down.

men were a little lighter. Seen from a short His Worship found the defendant guilty the anxiety of the Council in which this letter distance the effer: was that the men were larger nd sentenced him to imprisonment with hard.

may be taken as giving expression.

than the horses, and their heavy accoutrements Jabour for fourteen days.

Taking these serious circumstances into con-weighed the poor little beasts down. It is sideration the Council are unanimously of the stated that the Gurman artillery harness is very opinion that if the time has come for the papery, as much too flimsy as ours appears ton THE CRISIS IN THE territory in question to pass under arcign strong, if the latter can really be called a fault.

NORTH.

control, this municipality has without doubt At the review the other day I was told one of the strongest claim to its acquisition and I am the horses walked clean away from the gun, accordingly authorized to make herein a the harness having simply broken in half, formal application for the land situated on the did not see the accident. It would take a clever apposite bank of the river immediately fronting gee to walk away from one of our guns. The the British Concession and extending as far harness appeurs expressly made to triumph can out of the white man. On the whole, how out of the negro if, as, a matter of fact, it really back in an easterly direction as the present over any and every strain that could be put on railway line, this without prejudice to private it. After inspecting the German force, Walder-West Indian negro soldier has been very re- ever, the effect of training upon the British rights native or foreign,

see looked over our Fourth Brigade, and then markable, and it is disappointing to hear of left for Peking.

that still prevail in Hayti.

uch a temporary throw-back to the manners

TIENTSIN.

Affairs in the North. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

In lodging this application the Council wish to make it clear that they are only actuated by a desire to safeguard the interests of the Con- cession and so far as lies in their power to pronicle its prosperity.

Two gentlemen nearly met with a tragic death at Chingwantao last week. They were Mr. Pratt, one of Router's men, and Lt. Mahon, R.E. They had arrived by the Awanchi which vessel found she could not reach the shore owing to the pack ice which extended for some miles, so they decided to try and walk ashare. The ice was evidently fairly solid near the vessel, as, they had apparently in difficulty in board ing the flee and covered some eight miles with- out much misadventure. About two miles from shore, however, the ice became very thin and somewhat broken, and Lieut. Mahon fell inte the water, being rescued with some difficulty by Mr. Pratt! They made several attempts to reach the shore at Rocky Point, and Mr. Pratt then slipped into the water and was in his turn rescued by his companion, They then thought their only plan would be to return to the ship, but to their hatror she had got away and was nowhere, to be seen. There was The fact that the community residing within nothing for it but to stay where they were for our borders is so cosmopolitan in character the night, and a truly awful night they spent, may be, we think, accepted as some guarantee exposed to the full fury of our North China that the present application is based on broad winds and with absolutely no shelter or test- public grounds and not inspired by anything ing place. They had nothing to eat but two or approaching national prejudice and we can further point to the harmonious relations which

three small biscuits. In the morning they saw the Kwauchi Had reached the port during the have continued undisturbed for many years the night, but they failed to attract her atten- with our French neighbours whose southerntion, and after another desperate effort managed boundaries adjoin 'ours.

to get on shore at Rocky Point, where they found food in a Joss bunse, and were later dis- covered by a relief party sent out by Col, Radford of the Fourth Funjab Infantry. This is a very fair sample of the port which is to eclipse Tientsin. It is argued that the break- waters will keep the ice away. We shall see. But the breakwater will apparently have to run * good many miles out.

administration,

TIENTSIN February 2nd. The Memorial Parade Service was held to- day at noon on the Recreation Ground. As mcst of us feared it would be at this time of year, it was a most heroic proceeding, and much sympathy was felt with the lackless parson who, cassucked and hatless had to face

There is of course not the remotest inten- a blast which was making most of us quake in tion on the part of the Council to question the fur-lined over-coats. All the troops wore over- right of the Russian authorities to acquire a coats and the nearest approach full dress Settlement here, but if it is correct to assume their campaign kits could master, but one that the raison d'etre of a settlement is its trade solitary dragoonsman (Capi. McSwinney) teak requirements, it is somewhat difficult to see the shine out of everyone else, with his brass, why the Russian Authorities should need an black plumed helmet and gauntlet gloves. All area so vastly out of proportion to the com- the British troops that could be put in the field mercial interests here as compared with ours were present, forming three sides of a hollow and further why it is not possible for them to square of which the Pavilion made the fourth, follow the lead of our German and Japanese and Sections of the Royal Horse Artillery; ist ne ghbours who recognizing our claims to Maxim 1st Bengal Lancers; 3rd Bengal consideration have established themselves on Lancers; Sappers and Miners; Madras this side of the river, whers they do not Pioneers 4th Brigade and Bikanir Regi-interfere with interests representing the result ment, Hongkong Regiment and Band, and of many years of enterprise and careful Victorian Naval Contingent with band were represented. The for Minute guns com menced at 11, the great bell which was taken at the Haikuansu (west Arsenal) and afterwards presented to the British municipality beginning to boom simultaneously. This is the first time the bell has been used since the municipality obtained it, and its sweet and mournful tone made it admirably adapted for its first sad ser vice in foreign hands. The order of the service, which was conducted by the Rev. G. D. 1liff was a hymn, the music of which was composed by the late Prince Consort, prayers and a short lesson. Another lynn (God our help in ages past and closing prayers. The psalm, (po) which had been appointed was omitted, the cold making it desirable, to shorten the service as much as possible. The high wind prevented the singing, being heard at all, and the service thereby lost much of its effective- ness. The Last Post" given by the massed bugles was exceedingly pathetic and made one realize that this was in very deed the last salate that we could ever offer to the beloved name.

In opening the annual Municipal Meeting held here on the 31st Mr. Campbell, Acting Consul General made brief but very suitable reference to the loss Britishers have sustained. The Meeting was unusually interesting by rea son of a protest which was made public en that occasion, and which is embodied in the following letter which explains itself. I have already referred to this subject and you will be interested therefore to see what action theram among the hills. Municipality has taken the matter. The question is handled with great moderation and delicacy in the letter and it is to be hoped it will receive the strongest possible support by the Minister, as the occupation of the opposite bank by Russia would mean Boancial ruin ta Tientsin, which is undoubtedly Russia's ob jective.

To H. B. M: Consul-General. *

November 26th, 1909' Sir,The recent action of the Russian M tary authorities in assuming possession of the land situated on the East Bank of the river immediately fronting this Settlement is one fraught with such weighty consequences to the interests of the land renters thai on behalf of the Municipal Council it becomes my boundon duty to lodge a prompt and vigorous protest against such action, and to crave your, your serious attention to the matter with a view, if possible, to inducing the high Russian author ties concerned to select a locality elsewhere not prejudicial to the vested interests of this Seulement. I need scarcely point out to you the lars for if the ride thready much too narrow the traffic incidental to the use of our Bund and warves, a traffic stendily increasing year by year and if as may be fairly assumed it is intended to utilize the opposite shore for the handling of river cargo, the result cannot but be materially and generally dis-

astrous.

To insure that the Girway be kept open it is of the utmost importance that we should be in a position to exercise control over the use of the Fiver frontage.on both sides, and for many yeate it has been recognized by successive Councils as a fundamental principal that the interests of the Settlement in this connection must be safe guarded at all costs, I would ask the favour of your attention to the following very relevant facts,

Trusting that our views upon this important matter may be found in line with your own, and relying upon your good offices to make such representations in the proper quarters as may seem to you-best calculated to serve us.

I have the honor to Remain,..

&c. &c.,

(Sd.) ED. COUSINS, Chairman, B.M.C. Tientsin.

The Russians were attacked beyond Shan- accounts suffered pretty badly, losing 4 officers and 40 men. They sent into Shanhaikwan.for reinforcements and two trains with guns were

despatched at once.

TO-DAY,

WEATHER' BEPORT.

Ca driest On dit st

10. 20, 30.19

63

p.in,

70

Barometer..... Temperaturo in 61 Humidity Rainfall.

TO-DAY,

72

Chinese-12th at, zak moon of 28th year of Saturday, and March. 1901.

Kwang-xi Sun Rises m

High watsorning...

Afternoon

Afternoon...... ANNIVERSARIES.

Low water--Morning

dhr. zzuiu..

Chr. amin. pår, zquini

Shr. 15min. shr. 49min. thr. 23min.

1791-John Wesley died, 1841-Whampoa Island Battery carried. 185-Death of the Czar Nicholas. 18-P. & O. steamer Thamer ashorefin Lyce-

1896-British 3. Humber lost on the Pesca

moon l'ass. 1883-Attempted assassination of the Queen.

1897-Loss of the Dutch liner Utrecht off

dores.

Ushant. 1899-Italian Minister demands lease of Sam

PLASSY, British steamer, 4.1, C. F. Preston,

2nd Mar London 24th Jan, and Singa pore 24th Feb., Malls and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

KUMSANG, British steamer, 2,079, E. J. Buller, and Mar,-Singapore 22nd Feb., General --Jardine, Matheson & Co. DAPHNE, German steamer, 1,291, Th. Nissen, 2nd Mar.,Cinton 1st Mar, General- Slemssen & Co.

CHOWE, British steamer, 1,055, J. Williamson, 2nd Man-Bangkok aand Feb, Rice and Timber-Butterfield & Swire.

AKASHI MARU, Japanese steamer, 974, R. Sudzuki, 2nd Mar,-Swatow 1st Mar, Ballast-Mitsui Hussan Kuisha. CHUNSANG, British steamer, 1,740, L. A. Muir, and Mar.-Moji 24th Feb, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

TAISHUN, American steamer, 1216, Patterson, and Mar-Shanghai 26th Feb, General- C. M. S. N. Co HONGKONG, French steamer, 732, Pannier, and Mar,-Haiphong and Heihow 1st Mar, General.-A.R. Marty. ANDING, British steamer, 1,158, H. Barlow, 2nd Mar, Shanghai 27th Eeb., General

-C. M S. N. Co.

Negro Troops at St. Helena, troops at St. Helena is not pleasant to read The wild outbreak of the West Indian negro about, more especially in view of the possible presence of interested Boar spectators. Hap pily these seem to have been confined to camp of late, because the last batch, brought the measles with them. Obviously, a'severe lesson soldiers, who ran so fiercely amok with razors, will have to be taught to some of these black clubs, and threats of blowing up. Probably they are repentant enough now that the fit is 'savagery that can never be thoroughly civilized Chinese-rik of ist moon of-a7th your of Hongkong aluru, Japanese str. for Shanghai. over. It is only one more proof of the strange

mor Bay from Chinese Government.

1899-American commission left Hongkong for

Manila on U.S. Baltimore.

TO-MORROW.

Sunday, 3rd March, 1901.

Kreang s 'Sun-Wes

dhr. 3in.

Moon-Full Moon tehr, zmun, 48, High water-Morning ... ...johr. 3min. Afternoon Skr. 56min.

Low water-Morning

Afternoon

3hr zurin, ...... zår. quin,

ANNIVERSARIES.

The Lightermens Strike. strike should be a valuable object-lesson to

The collapse of the Thames lightermen's 1851-Liplak (Howqua's Folly) taken by the

British, working men in general and also to employers. 1861-Emancipation of the serfs by Czar Alex After being out for fifteen weeks, the men now

ander of Russia. find themselves forced to go back on the mas-

1877-Great fire at Foochow ter's terms, having absolutely failed to secure 1890-Loss of the steantar Fetchin Maru, neat their demands and obtaining only a minor

Hakadale, japan. concession to the "watchmen" or unlicensed 1894-Mr. Gladstone resigned the Premiership. men working inside the decks, which could | 1896--Qutbreak of cattle plague in Hoogkong without all this misery. They were in receipt have been gained by amicable negotiation | 1895---The lekin station at Sze Yuan Kon gutted

by rabbers and Tis. 5,000 stolen. of wages which compared mrist favourably with the salary of many clerks: £3, C4, or £5

AGENDA. a week were not uncommon figures. But they allowed themselves to be driven like sheep, as the working man will, by their trade union to

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demand more; they have lost pounds a week, and at least risked driving work from the Thames, and all for nothing Employers may note the result of sturdy resistance to prepos terous demands.

A Petition to the King. A movement has been set on foot for obtain- ing the signatures of manufacturers, warehouse. men, and drapers throughout the country to the following petition, copies of which were yesterday being signed by leading members, of the trade in London at the offices of the Dra pers' Record, St. Paul's-churchyard, and at those of Messrs. E. and H. Tidswelland Co. 3, Wood- street, City

To his Most Gracious Majesty Edward the Seventh, King of Great Britain and Ireland, &o, &c.

The humble petition of the undersigned, be drapers, and o hers connected with the textilé trade sheweth-

Li Hung-chang is not, so far as I know, dead baikwan by Chinese on the 8th and by all ing merchants, warehousemen, manufacturers, yet, and he may not even be ill. All these reports are presumably got up for a purpose. Things seem to be very much as they were and it is doubtful whether the terms have been signed at all new.

The latest news is that the Emperor has already left Hsien for Honan, and is not. com- ing back at all yet: and I also hear that a German and Japanese force have started from Peking for Shansi, presumbly with the idea of reaching the Court: but the general opinion is that the Court will simply skip like a young

Everyone is making a pilgrimage to Peking now, attracted by the facilities. now enjoyed of seeing the temples and places which have hitherto been sacredly sealed. There is really very little to see I think and personally I and a dreary willemess at the end of it, and prefer Tientsin to a freezing railway journey Peking is little more. Retail business and all Lustle of a large city are absent, and there is nothing but the passage to and fro of military units and those daring Chinese who, having something to sell make it the excuse for extor tionale and impudent demands which are akin to highway robbery.

Nothing further has transpired in. regard to the fire in the Native City which it will take about two months to repair and the loss is in many ways irreparable.

February 15th.

The French sent out a column about the same time to rouse up a village which had declined to meet a demand made by the Catholic fathers for TIs. 7000 for their converts, but 1 cannot say whether this is authentic, though I know the column left.

From an officer who recently passed through

Peitaibo I learn that native houses there are full of foreign furniture and effects. It is therb- fore perfectly true that the destruction of the property there was the work of the villagers, and they should be made to pay for it by con structing the roads that are so much needed, gratuitously. It is perfecily absurd the way pering the Chinese even now, instead of mak the British at least are fathering and over pam ing them work for nothing where public works have to be done, when they would then be only too glad to work for ordinary wages. Instead of this they discard their honest work and boast they can make "twice as much with soldier man."

The air is full of rumours that trouble will be abroad this Chinese New Year, though the nature of it is very vague.

Numerous British units, English and indian have been reported "Missing" the last two weeks. The facilities for deserting are not great, as the railway is very strict, about passengers, especially, soldiers, and it would he difficult to see what deserters' could do in Peking. The presumption is therefore that the wretched men have been murdered, as they are not posted in orders as "Missing until all reasonable efforts to discover them have failed, I believe.

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That owing to the war in South Africa, which has placed so many the leading families of Great Britain and Ireland in mourning for the last twelve months, the trade of your petitioners has been seriously affected.

TO-DAY p.m.Sharp, Harmston's Circus at the Re- creation Ground (near the Race Course.) p.m.-Boxing Tournament at the City Hall,

TO-MORROW,

Clearances at the Farhour Office. Cheang Chere, British str., for Amoy. Kaijong, British sir, for Manila Indravelli, British str., for Kobe. Daljin Maru, Japanese str for Swatow. Hofmoon, British str., for Canion. Pak Shan, British str., for Bangkok Kathidate Mart, Japanese str, for Moji.

Pak Kong, British str.. for Canton. Sanuki Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe,

Mar.2, mangalia, British str., for Europe. Mar. 2, Peyang, German str., for Shanghai. Mar. 2, Felmina, Daich str., for Singapore. Mar. 2, Esmeralds, British str, for Manila. Mar. 2, Vengkoi, German str., for Yap Island. Mar. 2, Kingsing, British str., for Swałow

Mar, Hollow, British str., for Shanghai. Mar, 2, Tsingtan, German str. for Bangkok.

Mar. 3, Chingping, German str., for Chefoo. Mar. 2, Michiel fobsen, Ger. str., for Haiphong, Mar. 2, Longmoon, German str., for Shanghai. May. 2, Thales, British str., for Swatow.

Pesrmigers --Arrived.

Per Kumsang, from Singapore-443 Chinese and 2 Japanese.

Per Saraki Mazu, from London, &c.-Hon. Mrs. Charlton, Mrs. E. Prynne, Messrs. A. Smith, H. Smith, Ting. Mr. and Mrs. Buck, Mrs. McLelop, Miss E. R. Scidmore, Mr, and Mrs. J. Dullin and daughter, Messrs. McIntyre, A. Hendry, W. Pitt, A. Mcintyre, U. C. Kest, M. Brodie, C. Y. Nicholay, 3 Chinese and i Japanese.

Per Platty, for Hongkong from London— Misses Pitts, Bolton, Mr and Mrs H. A. Alien Daylight N. V. K. steamer Sanaki Muru leaves and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. Reid, infant and

for Kobe and Yokolinina.

CHURCH SERVICES.

St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 a...

Matins, i an, Evensong, 5.45 pm. Roman Catholic Cathedral:-Mass at 6ant 7.m., Sa., and 9.30 a.m. Benediction,

5 p.m.

German Bethesda Chapel, West Point-

Morning Service, tam. St. Francis Church; Wanchai Mass (Chin) 6'2.m. (Port), 7.30 a.m., Benediction, 5 p. St. Joseph's Charoh, Garden Road :-Morning St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:-Mass,

Service (English), 9 aan:

$ 1.31.

a.m. and 5.45 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist Church-Services, 10.59 St.

Peter's Church, West Point:15 am. Union Church-Services, 1 a.m. and 6 p.m.,

and 6.30 p.m.

MONDAY, 4th.

lor Manila,

That while yielding to no one in ur grief at the decease of our beloved Queen, her Mos! Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria of blessed 5 pm.-C. M. Co.'s steamer Diamante leaves mentory, we have learned with dismay of the 5.15 p.m.--General Meeting of the Hongkong announcement that the Court is to go into

Riße Association at the Volunteer and mourning for a period of twelve months, be-. lieving as we do that this must result in material

Head Quarters. injury (and in some cases actual ruin) to persons 5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital at the Union Church. engaged in our trade, whose businesses have p.m.--Grand Concert of Instrumental Music already been so greatly damaged by the war.

at the St. Andrew's Hall. (The City Hall) by the Band of H.M.S. Hansa. P-Bertram the Great, The Royal and Imperial Court Magician, at. the Theatre Royal..

That a material reduction of the period of and to those depending upon us. morning would be of important benefit to us

Your petitioners therefore humbly pray- That the period of Court 'mourning may be modified in such a way as may seem best to your Most Gracious Majesty. And your peti- tioners will ever pray.

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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS...

MAILS DUE. American (China) to-morrow. German (Kiautschou) 5th inst. German (Stuttgart) 7th inst.

American (Dark) 9th inst. -Canadian (Empress of China) 18th ist,

American (Nißpeu Maru) 19th inst."

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here on Wednesday, the 6th insi,

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A member of the wholesale drapery trade. in London told, a press representative that it would be quite a common thing to find leading houses with stacks on hand of coloured goods-dress goods, ribbons, chiffons, tulles, Sc-to the value of from £50,000 to £100,000 each; while the largest houses of all might have stock's worth anything up to half a million. What the trade would like to see would be the to six months, as it is feared that, in spite of the European Line) lett Shimonoseki for this part period of Court mourning reduced from twelve

The N. Y. K's steamer Kawachi Maru. limitation of public mouming to April 17, large proportion of the upper and middle classes wilto-day, the 2nd inst, and is expected to arrive follow the example of the Court, and keep to mourning, whether full or half, for the whole year. in the year 1768 the City of London, as stated

There is a precedent for the petition, because HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA HOOK RETURN. in the official records, "sent a fonnal remon-

G.M.S. liansa.........

Kowloo Ducl strance to George Ill. "respecting lengthy | U.S.S. Bennington ... U.S.S. Isla de Luzon Coort mouming, which so affected trade," the U.S.S, Yorktown.... The Provisional Government have extended result being that the King issued an extraordin- G.M.S. Hertha.... their jurisdiction toTaku one way and Pejtsangary Garetif, in which it was set forth that, in the other, and appointed four international.com compassion to the manufacturers, his Majesty Chinglu missioners to take up these districts, Tientsin had been graciously pleased to order that, in Leki...... City being reserved as a sort of Court of ant future Court mourning should be much shorter He peal. This is most ikely the narrow end of than it then was. the wedge, which will represent permanent occupation and jurisdiction in Chilli, and pos; sibly Shantung, though if Yuan Shih Kai sticks to his present colours no immediate move will be made there.

hands before the end of this month. The 21st The railway will most likely be in British

is the date fixed, but the date has been fixed a few times before now, and it is safer not to count on it till the thing is done.

Matters are not improving in the North, and there appears to be every prospect of a gond deal of the old ground being gone over again in addition to new ground being turned up. 1 think i have always expressed great misgiving about the reported signature of the Terms of Peace, and is now no longer a secret that they have never been signed at all. The Chinese, Plenipotentiaries no doubt made a pretence of signing, and represented the sanction of and "approval of the Court as final. But it was as usual merely a piece of Chinese Wexpediency to delay matters generally till well on to Chinese New Year, when there is the meritable excuse of not being able to do anything. For once, however, the ruse was seen through pretty quickly, and when the Bowers dis.overed that the so-called signature was followed by no action, they decided that the lactics must be changed. I hear that Sir Ernest Satow wired home to the Government that it was idle for us merely to keep beating time to the

A Change (of Clothes.) ̈ ́ Chinese or to other powers, and that some de

by Lord Roberts. The Express says the new A first change is promised at the, War Office cisive action should be taken as soon as possible. I believe that Count Waldersee also about the

Commander-in-Chief will insist on the more same time sent an ultimatum to the Court, the

general use of uniform by officers. The example nature of which it is not difficult to surmise. It

will be set by himself and the members of the. seems highly probable that a column will shortly

Headquarter Staffin Pall Mall. Hitherto it has leave Peking in order to furce the Emperor to

been the custom for all the great military return; and as it is known to be useless to

officials to carry on their business in plain make any movement that is not well supported

clothes. How or when the practice origmated from the South, it is probably true that pre

cannot be positively stated. It certainly existed parations are being made for a force to advance For purposes of trade the British Concession by way of the Yangtze and operate simultane a long letter from an officer who was with the There appears in the Times of the 31st Jan,

in the days of the Duke of Wellington, who never wore uniform except on State occasions. is practically Tientsin and stands alone in re- ously. All we know for certain is that the

garrison at Dewetsdorp that surrendered to De

The Duke of Cambridge made no change, and spect of its being entirely dependent upon military programme in changed, and the Wet on November 23 after a gallant stand Lord Wolseley, who was anxious to do so, met what it derives from shipping through the use

prospects of any withdrawal of our forces against overwhelming odds. The forced march he insisted that all officers attending his levées with many obstacles. Fromthe first, however, of the Bund and wharves, and it therefore follows that the present condition of affairs notified the General here that no withdrawal the retreat North are described in graphic lang micans to carry this principle further, and will are squashed. Waidersee is reported to have of the Boers to the border of Cape Colony and should wear full uniform. Now Lord Roberts ehtails far more serious consequences and is a mater of mere vitni inament to the concession officers in the various departments have since 27 the Buers were surprised, while breakfast whether on duty or to see him, or formally could be reckoned on for a year, and our uage. The officer relates how on November direct all officers who appear at the War Office, thangur French or German neighbours. been notified from Peking to make prepara-ing, by our troops, who opened a heavy fite on

uld emphasise the fact that though the fions for an extended. stay after March. This the langer. Then commenced the race to the report themselves, shall be in the proper improvement works were for the benefit is rather a damper to the men who had been Orange River. Fassing over the intervening uniform of their rank and regiment, ball, the British Municipality was, the only looking forward to returning to India or home days, the writer comes to Monday, December lling to pledge property for thie as a sure thing this spring. The chances 3d at 4 pm, on a most terrible march

This Municipality has in good faith pledged its property es security for the Bondholders whose money has been borrowed with unanimous approval and sanction of the Peking Ministerial Body in order to carry out a schenie for certain river improvement works. If fibancial disaster is to be avoided it is perforce incumbent upon the land renters to adopt every legitimate means in their power in protect their principal revenue,

po

boy found Coursing funds for the work, which are that the forces here will be increased

BY THE MAIL.

(FROM HOME PAPERS,).

A Captive Officer's Bitter Experiences.

We schfed

not otherwise have been undertaken. I rather than deceased. Even as write a which lasted for twenty-seven hours, the long- The act that the British Municipality took so report comes to, and that seven Towers

burden

upon itself to facilitate works have declared war against China. 1 am by no whichrall nationalities benefited is an in-nicans satisfied as to the truth vet, though it is dication

De vital nature of its interests in certainly not fimprobable. One Power is laid bo preservation & the waterway to be hanging out and opinion is divided as to The proximity of this concession has alone whether it is Russia or the United States. The given value to the land immediately opposite.

A considerable portion of the frontage

object of the declaration if it has really been madones of clans to roab China into prvopt

est halt being an hour, arriving at the Caledon River at 7 pm, on the 4th. It is almost impos. sible to make any one appreciate the appalling lines we had; it rained the whole of the twenty- seven hours, we were all drenched to the kin all day and all night, we had no food whatever and no sleep, and at the end De Wet himself ordered the men to wade the Caledon Rivende

NOTANDA

CALENDAR.

"MARCH,"

Meteorological meant based on ten years Ad Babservations to 1893.

Barometer percipriais

(#30.141 Thermamater Flumidity

Zaire.

Nanyang Avalanche Egbert Kingwal............. U.S.5. Concerd

Marakoll

*

25

Cosmopolitan

Aberdeen

2 sons, Staff Sergt. Burnett, Mr. Meader, Sergt.. Major Taylor, Mr. J. H. Rubie, Liests. Moore, Exerton, Goldie, Wilcocks, Staff Sergt. and Mrs, Taylor, Mr. W. Hibberdine, Lts. Hardy Stokes, Rev. Martin, Rev. and Mrs. Shaw, and Pendergast. From Marseilles-Mr. A. J. Messrs. R. C. N. Padfield, J. H. Lind, Mrs. Ritchie, 2 infants and maid, Messrs. J. M. Campbell and A. G. Emslie. From Aden- and Mr. W. Brewster. From Calcutta-Sir 3 Chinese, From Colombo-Sergt. O'Neill,

Y. Cunningham. From Penang-Mr. Chuen Cha and servant, For Singapore-Mr. and Mrs. Cilly, Lady Freeland, Miss Green- wood, Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth, Mr. Will

cox and servant, Mrs. De Foucier, Miss Devon- shire, Mr. and Mrs, Chapman, Messrs. Focke Julius, Bertram, J. Hall, and, Dr. A. Russell. For Shanghai from London-Messrs. Haufe," G. H. Rutherford, J. W. Elliest, Periera, J. H. Potts, Mrs. V. Stockley, Dr D. G. Gordon, Capt. and Mrs. Buisragon, Misses Hardcastle, J. B. Neatley, Brands (2), Renke, Mrs. Lee's amah, Mrs. Pym's arah, Mrs. Martin's amah. From Marseilles-Mr. F. A. Morgan. From don-Col-Sgts. Mook, Fry, and Studd, Sgts. Port Said Mr. and Mrs Robson. From Lon-

Barton, and Harrison, Messrs. A. W. F. Ruity, Mrs. Sowdon and Madame Borella andmaid. and C. W. Dilke. From Marseilles-Mr. and From Bombay--Mrs. Ensooally. From Gib. raltar-Lt. E. C. Jennings, From Brindisi Mr. Valenza and son.

To Depart.

Per Plasty, from London for Shanghai-Lt. U. C. Moors, Lt. Willcock, Messrs. Haufe, C. H. Ruttlerford, J. W. Elliot, and Pereira, Mrs. V. Stockley, Dr. W. G. Gordon, Capt. and Mrs. Boisragon, Misses Hardcastle, J. B. Neatby, Brandis, and Renke, Col-Sergts. Moore, Fry, Studd, Sergis. Barton, Harrison, Messrs. A. W. F. Rutty, C.-W. Wilke, W. Ribberdine. From Marseilles-Messrs, F. A. Morgan, A., G. Ema.. lie: Mr. and Mrs. Sowdon, Madam Borella and maid. From Bombay S. Eursoolly. From Gibraltar-Lt. E. C. Tennings., From Brin. disi Mr. Valeuza and son. From Henang- Mr. and Mrs. Gilly, From Hongkong--- Messrs. F. Tonnochy, A. Y. Maitland, B. Moller, M. Wolff, R. G.. Fatbridge. P. W. Landale, D. W. Crawford, S. W. Prat, E. Peter, H. Jessen, C. Jachley, Bruce Robertson, Skottowe, F. A, Cumming, Mr. Alex. Macgregor, Mr. E. McIntyre, Mr. C. H. Roes, Mr. T. Empson, Mr., Mrs, and Misses Marshall, Mrs. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. W. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maitland, Mrs. Beyls, and Misa Augues Stevens.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Capt. Harlow, of the steamship Anping, from Shanghai, reports:-Strong NE winds and dull overcast sky, clear, with high following

sea.

Capt. W. Townsend, of the steamship Sanukt Ma, from London and Singapore, reports Experienced strong N.E. monsoon with a heavy

head sca.

Capt. E. J. Buller, of the steamship Kumsang, from Singapore, reports:-From Singapore to PASSED THE CANAL

Pulo Manki strong inonsoon weather with cor Outward-8th February-Agamemnon, Ben-responding, sea, wind then increasing to fresh. cleuch 12th Feb--Gisela, Japan, Stuttgart, gale with high sea to Cape Padaran, afterwards Hudson. 15th Feb-Ernest Kimen, linkinta moderating to moderate breeze, and sea with Maru, Tantalus, Trust, Ascania, Neptune, fine weather, and NE, swell to Paracels, and aznd Feb.-Ajar, Konigsberg, Kiev, Oceanien. then freshening rapidity with very hight sca, but 16th Feb.-Canton, Sabranu, Konig Albert, finally moderating towards port 1st March-Awa, Maru, Bentedi," Sazonia, Kobe

STEAMKRS-EXPECTED,

Homeward-8th Feb-Dardanus, 12th Feb.

Wakasa Maju. 1st March-Hamburg Norderney 26th February-Indus, Sambia, -Hitachi Maru, 22nd February-Achilles,

Calchas, Wittenberg. 23rd Feb,-Preussen, Arrivals at Hom-16th FebruaryTren Salic. 27th February Gisela, Japan. 2nd MarchSachem, Wakasa Maru, Strassburg,

Shipping.

Arrivale, SANUKI MARU, Japanese steamet, 3,787, W. Townsend, 1st Mar, ondan 19th Jan, and Singapore 23rd Feb., General Nippon Yusan Kaleba GAEWIRNUIR JARSCHKE, German steamer

RH Schaikier

Bingap

Names.

Hiroshima Maru... pan China Shanghai- To-morrow Napkin Singapore

Mar. 4th Kiautschow... Shanghai Mat. 5th Mar 4th

Kawachi Mard...Shimonoseki May, oth Stuttgart Singapore.....

for 7th Doric

Japan and Mer, bth Empress of China. Vancouver Mar 18th Nippoa Mari San Francisco. Mar. 19th

We would in ect the attention of shipping friga La Aka Citylacin which teamers spectaty wn! "Projepbel Kallinga“