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NANNING CITY BOMBARDED BY KWANG-SI REBELS,

TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER..

Narrative by an Eye Witness WUCHOW, May 6th.. Considerable excitement was caused to this city yesterday when a couple ut couriers, passed through on their way to Canton bearing im portant despatches regarding the Kwang Si Rebellion. All that could be gleaned from thent was that the important city of Nanning, which had been the point where the rebels had concentrated their troops, had been bombarded. These couriers were carrying despatches from Marshal Sou to Viceroy Tao Mu praying for more reinforcements.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY MAY 9, 1902.

THE SERVICE OF SOLEMN SUP- PLICATION HELD IN MEMORY OF THE RT. HON, CECIL JOHN RHODES AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. (Specially written for the Hongkong Telegraph.)

LONDON, 10th April, 1902. Cecil John Rhodes is not dead : he is only buried. To-day the tongue of St. Paul's great bell is dumb; it speaks only on the passing, of people born in the purple, and Cecil Rhodes was riot the heritor but the origin of Empire.

The day is grey, with a biting N.E. wind which nips the bursting buds of filac and privet in the churchyard grounds and shrivels the foolish early tulip blooms that thought spring had come. The great Dolland ther toometer at the North Door marks 45* F.ns we assemble at one n'clock, and the throng of special ticket holders send up the red spirit two degrees before the twenty minutes elapse ere the grent doors roll back, Stil it is very cold.

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Then 'one's thoughts fly from grey cold London to warm, red Africa where at this moment the sad cortege has climbed lonely Matoppo to lay its hero in his well-won rest To us this Spring, cold though it be with the chill hand of war, presages the bright summer for the land he won-to them their solemn Autumn speaks of harvest ready for the gamering.

KEREL, BANDS ON THE WEST RIVER Late yesterday afternoon no less than nine cargo boats, bound for Nanning, returned. they having met with bands of rebels on the banks of the river. The Authorities here are in receipt of very important news, but I cannot

WUCHow, May 7th, Since the above was witten last night, numer

One looks over the churchyard and sees it ous refugees have swarmed in from round about packed with a still crowd all in black, all com- the besieged city. From an eye witness Iing to do homage to a Master's mind and glean the following interesting news. On the Masters' will. morning of the 26th April, at about nine o'clock "the inhabitants of Nunning were surprised to find that the city gates were besieged by a very large crowd, who demanded admittance. The keeper, however, refused them admission and despatched a messenger to the City Prefect to ask if these men, soms of whom were armed, should be allowed to enter the city. To this the Prefect sent an instant refusal, and gave immediate instructions that all the gates of the city were to be closed. This was immediately done and the crowd, who had previously as sembled at the main entrance to the city angrily retraced their steps and made for the direction of the rebel camps, about thres miles distant from the city. On the 27th April, another band made their appearance and, under a flag of truce, demanded to see the Prefect to arrange certain affairs regarding the pea curing of provisions Instead of reporting the matter to the Prefect, the Military Officer in charge of the trucps at once gave orders for his men to shoot the rebels. This was ac- cordingly done and, needless to say, very few escaped being either wounded or killed. The remainder at once hastened back to their camps, and the very same night the city was bonbarded.

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A RAIN OF SHOT AND SHELL. According to the eye-witness, who by the way is a farmer living on the outskirts of the city, the rebels had no less than twenty odd pieces of ordnance raining round shot, shells, and other combustible matter, into the city A breach has been made in one of the walls and, had it not been for the presence of mind of a rader, the city would have been rushed This trader, who had witnessed the bombardment and knowing that that particular part of the wall would not stand the incessans pounding, posted about forty mea with burning oil on the terraces of the wall, and when the rebels attempted to rush the place they were met with a discharge of burning oil. The brigands displayed the utmost bravery, some, so fact, approached to within twenty yards of the city walls, During the bombardment another peril presented itself to the authorities. The rebels rained a

know him?" and ere I reply he babbles on, An old man, whispering asks me "Did you as old men will, of days long past, when Vaal's broad stream was yet beyond the marge ef White man's handiwork. He tells of youthful Rhodes, not strong, of limb, but earnest-eyed, firm jawed and winning tongue, dreeing his weird and gathering lifelong friends around him. But the donys open,

No sable catafalque blots Wren's fair fane, and save for the black altar cloth there is an no gloomy bangings speak upholstered woe, sign that sorrow enters here. Surely was better sp-this service is of praise, no matter what the Dean might say-praise that he was spared to win so much for us--so how can we sorrow when "the Lord hath need of him."

Just under the dome, whence filiered light flows down through the brass grating of the floor upon the porphyry um that shrines the dust of Nelson, I sit and look around. Tis only 1.20 and the Service is for 2.30, yet even now every available seat is filled, and yet the murmur of an increasing crowd steals in through the west portal. Then comes a blaze of colour, brave scarlet and glittering gold, as Coldstream and Grenadier troop in with drum, and many another instrument, and seat trance to the choir. One by one distinguished themselves in front of the pulpit at the en

mourners come softly in from the south, Lady Burdett Coutts, somewhat bent but comely with the youth of goodness-Chamberlain, im passive-faced, pauses to glance round the scene and doubtless to think how his fate was linked with the dead-Lord Roberts enters, clad like all the rest in sober black, looking not the conqueror, but the warrior bidding farewell to a half-smile of triumph, for his land and ours brother. The American Ambassador has a to-day knit closer hands than ever-Consuls The bombardment lasted over three hours

General from all the Britains beyond the seas "and in that time over 350 to 400 of the inhabit-and many and many another soon fill the aats were either killed or wounded. One thing demonstrated itself to the authorities after the bombardment--the rebels actually used field and machine guns throwing not only round shot but shells with bursting charges After the siege, the rebels, without ascertaining what damage they bad done, retreated to their -mountain fastness, carrying with them the bodies of their slain and wounded, thus making it impossible to judge what lor they sustained It is very evident that the motive for the attack was revenge,DAVA

THICK SHOWER OF FLAMING ARROWS, tipped ith the most inflammable matter, into the city, and these combined with "stink-pots" soon caused a few fires. The conflagrations, however, were pat out, but not until damage to the extent of over $10,000 had been done.

CORROBORATIVE NEWS FROM CANTON,

LA CANTON, May 8th Anent the Kwang-si rebellion, the Viceroy and the authorities have received news, both by ing City has been bombarded by the rebels, wire and by couriers, to the effect that Nann- while the authorities are praying for reinforce ments. Two Yugs (regiments) of veteran soldiers left here last night, travelling by way of Wuchow, C

The affair is considered very critical and grave fears are entertained for the safety of the city of Nanning,

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gregation, but one heard the strange pulsations There was a great stillness in this vast con-

of many a pent breath, when 'tag'-the band- master has used his baton-and the stillness the roll of drums, rising imperceptibly crescendo becomes silence. Then very, very low begins

sublimest keen that even fell on mortal car. till all the great cathedral trembles with the

drum beat, like a distant gun. Silence again, Then sudden silence, and BOOM-one deep

of pathos and solemnity, the noble work of a and then wails forth the wondrous Regrets, full forgotten musician, A brief pause, then the perfect band renders perfectly Sullivan's marvellous In Memoriam," commencing on earth in sorrow and rising to heaven in glowing praise and Sullivan lies just below our feet and this masterpiece was played over bim when ha in his own time slept, with the great dead. Last came the grand "Gotter- were filling the dome, the clergy formed up in dammerung" of Wagner, and while its strains the South transept, and London's civil gover. nors grouped themselves along the nave.

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the full choir, Dr. Bexfield's De Profundis surpassed anything. 1' ever heard-from "the opening phrase "Out of the depths" to the closing "He shall redeem Israel from all her sins," the great cathedral with its packed ca.. gregation of thousands appeared to sway with subdued rythmic emotion. The earlier antip- hones were sung by tenors and basses alone, and now the boys' voices rang out and died away far up into the dome, "I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living."

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Dean Gregory read the short lesson, 1 Cor. Teakwood, in good working order as she now Then clear and sweet a boy's voice rose, "I beard a voice from heaven," preluding Sir J. Goss's beautiful Magnificat, a few short prayer, two reciting Cecil Rhodes' name, but none special to the occasion, and Mendelssohn's exquisite anthem "Happy and blest are they who have endured" was the culminating point of the ceremony. Here the boys' marvellous voices told with fine effect, they were so clear, so true, so. sustained, even the highest notes under complete control, crescendo and "dim.

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prayers and then the hymn "Forward be our family. After the inspiring music we had watchword" was sung at the request of the

listened to it seemed thin and almost an 'anti- climax, but doubtless to the mourners

it had a special' message. Thetibenediction followed, and all rising waited for the fitting the wondrous drum-roll shook the building, climax-the. Dead March in Saul. Five times five times we heard the single distant gun- and then came the strains of that finest of ali funeral marches, sobbing out distinctly above the continuous roll of muffled drums.

"Silent over Africa"~~London's bowed head All was over: He from Motoppo watches fifts again-and we know that Cecil Rhodes is" not dead-only buried !

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TIENTSIN, April 25th, rain, which has brought the temperature back The chief event of the past week has been

to its normal bearings and rather upset the cal- culations of the careful folks who had already packed away their furs and great coats."

Very little has been transpiring. in Chinese circles, but to-day fresh rumours are afloat about trouble in Peking. It will probably turn out that some drunken foreign soldiers have

the capital, the units of both forces having come into collision with the Chinese troops in very little to do to keep them out of mischief. plaining at the number of grogshops and bro- The foreign Ministers have lately been com-

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Death in these bpening sentences, is no light thing, it is made solemn as the grave; but it is prohibited, arm themselves with hatchets and death the gate of life--for Cecil Rhodes is not dead, but only buried

The white surplices of the chair show clear amid the black dresses, and the new electric lamps flash out like hanging crowns of gold in there, the doctors hood of kneeling Sir the cholt, throwing up the one spot of colour Goorge Martin who conducts, the Service Very simple is the service, as befits the great simplicity of the dead-the temple Rhodes erected was no carved and fretted, spire crowned Gathic cathedral, but a massive, square-angled, broad-based, ever-enduring

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