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‘eans Adapted by Missionary to Escape From Chinese. 'A despatch {mm Hong Kong, says: p-Mig‘ssiondxies arrived here from the .‘Provincq uf Human mun: reports of =:- 7V ; ‘f-V-Pap -... . ‘ n A deeputch from Washington, says: ~Thâ€"e State Department has received 1* a cablvegram from Consul-General Goodme at Shanghai. announcing that. a considerable British detach- .’ A despatch from London says :-â€"De- tails of the battle at Peitsang on Sun- day between the Barman allies and that Chinese troops credit the Chinese with skill and bravery. They were entrenchezi on both sided of the Peih) behmd works constructed after the ’zmet moizzmn European methods. The Chinese. were driven across the river, but in thair retreat they destroyed “the b1 ulge The J1p'1nese then fwomked thrir v: n Jcross the river and :dblodged the Chinese from their en- trenchrnen: ( on the further side, but m’rsuit was impossible, owing to the country being under water. The 1.131; of the allies is one of much greater magnitu-le than at first ap- peared. The Chinese are putting up at much stronger resistance than was looked for, and are fortifying their position.» “ith cleverly constructed thrills. The “total loss of the allies in Sunday's battle was between 750 and 1.000 mean, SQ that any advantage gain- Od was dearly bought. Further ad- Vance against the Chinese was delayed mm to inefficient transport. STORY OF THE BATTLE. lanufacturers Ordered to Supply All They Can. A desputch from London sayszâ€"An order for thirty million rounds of mu arms, ammunition is being fill- ‘Od at the \Vnolw30h arsenal for ship- ment to Cli’na. It is stated that the ammunition makers throughout the. country have also been ordered to fur- niSh all they can. Stubborn Fight in Which the Chin= r 656 Showed Skill and Bravery. Important Position Wrested From the Chinese. A dep-uch from London. Friday, Iayszâ€"Gon. Cfunffm’s announcement of tin: capture of Yzlngrtsun is the: flat important news that has been Th expedition moved slowly be- cause it was found that the Chinese had placed many mines and torpedoes in the Poi River. The Japanese in the advance soon struck a force of the ment of Lrooys had been Landed for the protection of the foreign settle- .gnent at Shanghai. No protest was lmde by the. Amurican Consul-Gen- oral. but ha says the merchants of Shanghai disapprove of the action of Meir“! from China. It is not sup- plem: uk .1 by anything that has been Several varnments have received despatchus in reference to the Pei:- oang engzxgi-ment. but they do not add anything of consequence to the re- ports already received. There is come surprise at the belief reported tObe held in Tie-n-Tsin that the road to Pekin is now open. The ground for this belief is not stated. rec/chm: m-x‘c ‘Fear Effect on Chinese of Landing British Troops at Shanghai. Admixal Seymour. fearing it will in- cite the antiâ€"foreign Chinese. It is learned at the, State Depart.- ment [hit the United States Govern- .nt will enter no protest at land- E trams. 213 it canopies the right of y power to protect, its citizens when» they are (it-9mm}! to be in dan- '- 400 MILES IN A COFFIN. brible suffering and privatioms en- fluted there. In escaping one of them; was carried 400 miles in a coffin, the Chinese, out of the veneratxon. for the that}, not insisting on a close scrutiny, Spanish Minister Cables to His Gov- ernment. A despatch from Madrid, sayszâ€"The Foreign Office has received from Senor Dc Cologa n. Spanish Minister at Pekin, o. deapatch of uncertain date, describ- ing the situation as very distressing and dangeroun, and confirming the revioua reports. as to the attitude of the Chinese Government. . BATTLE AT PEETSANG MERCHANTS DISAPPROVE. CAPTURE OP YANGTSUN. Official Statement in the British Commons. £ despatch from London says :â€"In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Under-Secretary of War Wyndham find the Transvaal War would be over 1| three weeks. AMHUEITION FOR CHINA. SITUATION DANGEROUS. END OF THE WAR. ,follo‘wed. The Chinese fought well and the Japanese suffered a loss of twelve men. The Ch1nese then retired iupon Peitsang. Scouts reported that three Large guns and many smaller ornnon were in p11. ee in the Chinese entrenchanents at Peitsang. .A spy gubo had gone out in advance of the i alhes brought in the information that the Chinese forces consisted of fully ,40,000 men, well armed and strongly ! THE FINAL RUSH. «- . The Americans and British troops gmarched up the West bank of the .rivm‘. The Russian and Japanese S moved along the east banks. Light :dmught transport boats, with sup- :pliee and artillery, moved slowly up the river between the columne. The 5 Weather was ideal and the troops were gin good condition and high fighting f spirits. - t . entrenched Peitsang was reached Saturday,‘ and the allies took position for battle during the night. The attack was made Sunday at daylight. The resist: ance of the Chinese was most stub- born. For seven hours the result of the battle was in doubt. Then the al- lied troogxs rush-ed the Chinese position and the Mongolians were driven from their trenches. PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE Britain’s Message to Chinese Govern- ment Respecting Envoys’ Safety. A despatch from London, says:â€"! Parliamentary Secretary Brodrick? said in the flame of Commons on'. 'l'uwmy that her Majesry’s Govern-f 111an had informed the Chinese Gov- ernment that the members will be held personally responsible if the members of the foreign Legations or other foreigners at Pekln should suf- fer injury. Her Majesty’s Govern- ment did not think any useful purpose would be served by further communi- cations. Minister Conger Informed of the Advance of the Allies. 'A despatch from \Vashington, says: -â€"A message has been sent to Minister Conger by the State Department in reply to the deepatch received from. him late on Tuesday. It advises him of the approach of the relief coimnn, and exh‘o'rts him to be of good cheer. The desjputch was sent direct to Minister Conger at. Pekin, and a. duplicate of it to Consul-General Goo-fluow, at Shanghai. Goodnow was directed to spare no ‘paims or expense to get the message to Minister Conger. Answering another question. Mr. Brodrick said her Majesty’s Gosvern- ment had no confirmation of the statement attributed to Li-Hungâ€" Chang to the effec-t that the tandem- en‘s had left Pekhn for Tien-Tsin un- der escort. The Government officials here re- gard the situation as very dangerous to Minister Conger and other foreign- ers in Pekin, and grave doubt is ex- pressed whether the international force can reach: Pekin in time to rescue the Ministers. “BE OF GOOD CHEER.” German Troops to Use the Siberian Railway. A dreapatoh from Hamburg, says :â€" The Hamburger Correspondent an- nounces under reserve that the per- sonal negotiations between the Czar and Emperor \Villiam have resulted in an arrangement for the convey- ance of German troops to China by way of the Russ'ran and Siberian rail- ways, but the route will not be used by any large body of troops. as the sea mute is more expeditious. A despatch from London, Wednes- day, sayszâ€"Among the miscellaneous news from Shanghai is a confirmation of the reported massacre of mission- aries at Chuc'aowfu including two I American ladies. . . I Russxa to Four Men Into China 1n. Enormous Numbers. A despatoh from London, \Vednes-E day, says :--The Daily Gmphic’s Sebasoi topol correspondent claims to have thei best military authority for stating‘ that Russia proposes, in addition to the troops already despatched from -‘vu- 125,000 MORE TROOPS. Two U. S Lady Missionaries Among Odessa to the far East, to embark 125,000 more at that port before the end of the year. MAY 00 VIA RUSSIA. CHUCHOWFU MASSACRE. _ Through telegraphic with Dawson City will by October 1. \M\I bi§vu -._ ‘__ Customs collections at Hamilton dunng July were $52 5 7, an incze 56 Of 85.140 avg}- July last year. -..r‘-.‘o _-v "V --‘ L Brantford used 35,483,175 gauons ,u; water during July. The Canadian Patriotic Fund now amounts to $317,636. ‘ They are boring for in Owen Sour)". district. London, Ont, during July had 67 marriage°, 6-1 Mum» and 42. deaths. Four cases and two deaths f bubonic plague are reported from Lon- don. natural gas »- ’An‘:fin Hamilton civic labourers will get 18 cents an hour hereafter, an in- crease of three cents an hour. Customs collections at Montreal for July amounted to $984,419, an increase over July last year of $184,000. Last year’s salmon catch in British ,Columbia was 36,744,912 pounds, an in- crease of over 13,000,000 pounds on 1898. Newzy Items About Ourselves and Our N eighborsâ€"Something of Interest From Every Quar- ter of the Globe. VW'ork has been begun on tion of the c'rematory at the first in Canada. Labourers at the smelting works at Hamilton have had their wages in- creased from 131-2. cents an hour to 15 cents. Arrangements are being made for moving a numbar of Frenoh- Canadian families from Michigan to Edmon- ton, N. \V. T. A mineral water spring of great depth and curative power has been discovered at Chatham. A syndicate will develop it. Magistrate .‘Ielfs, at Hamilton the othur (My, fined :1 bay five cents for not being properly clothed when bath- ing in the bay. v Arrangements are being made at: Kingston for the convention of the Canadian Electrical Association there August 29th. In three days over 3,000 head of western cattle have been shipped east by one firm in \Vinnipeg, which has sent 9,000 head this season to Mont- real for shipment. The Ottawa Board of Trustees has rented a part of the Amateure Athle- tic rooms {or manual training for BIilitary orders issued from Ottawa announce that Mai-Gen. O’Grady- Haly has assumed the command of the Canadian militia. A (3.111. freight train jumped a switch on Ann street, Montreal, and crashed through the wall of Geo. Jacob’s house. No one was hurt. It is said that Manitoba will not have more than seven; million bushels of wheat for export this year, com- pared with twenty-five million last year. same of the schools, which will be opened in September. A cheque was received at Ottawa; for $50. for the relief of the fire suf- ferers, collected in the field near Bloemfontein, by the Northumberland Fusi l iers. Montreal is to have anew palatial betel on Dominion Square. It will necessitate the removal of St. George‘s church and deanery school house, the Dominion Methodist church and par- sonage. and the Y.M.C.A. Brookville ratepayers have declar- ed, by a vote at 413 to 67, in favor of purchasing a gas and electric light plant for $100,000. The vote showed a large majority in favor of managq ing the plant by five commissioners. The Cataract Power (30., if given the right of way through Hamilton, will build an electric railway to Galt, and later to Guelph. \V’ith connec- tions it will bring the city into touch with 100,000 persons through an hour- ‘ " " ___L2..L IJ ”v-v--v The Algo-ma Central Railway, which has acquired the charter and privi- leges of the old Hudson Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company, will ex- tend its present fine, under construc- tion, from- its terminus at Missanabie to Moose Factory, on Hudson Bay, 2.50 miles. English Colliers think the exception. a1 conditions prevailing justifies them in asking for an increased wage. Ben Tillet, of the Dockere’ Union, hes been chosen candidate for the next election by the trades unions of the Swansea parliamentary division. The Earl of Clarendon has been ap- pointed Lord Chamberlain, succeeding Lord Hepetoun, recently appointed Governor-General of the Australian Commo nwealth'. GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham Quakers are Oppused to conferring the freedom of the city on Lord Roberts. The Birmingham and district licens- ed saloons have abolished the “long pull” custom, and in future will give exact measure to customers, owing to the increase in beer duty. The Shah of Persia has bought a. clock from Messrs. Benson of Ludgate, London, which will show him at a glance the time in Teheran apd in twelve other places, such as London, Bombay and Washington. 5,483,175 gallons ,of labourers Will get hereafter. an in- communication be established on the erec- at Montreal. A man fellv from the cliff at Tommy and for four days and five nights lay with his head Split, his back broken and otherwise injured, while Withffi eaishot of cottagers, who mistook his groans and cries for the moaIning- of the wind. . Mrs. G. Ernest Osmond, of Edgbas- ;on, England, has at the front two orothers, .eight first cousins, forty- three second cousins and an uncle. making fifty-four fighting relatives Her sisnet is a nurse in Maritzburg Hospital. Out of fifty samples of milk exam- ined by the medicfil officer in the par- isb of St. Pancras, London, only six- Leeu'were found to be of normal con- dition. the other samples being dirty, containing’ microbes, pus and tuber- cule bacilli. ‘ UNITED STATES. Philip Schnerman, who at Utica, N, Y., while driving, broke his neck is recovering, so the doctors say. Thomas Sheridan, of Iron Moun- tain, Mich, fell 1,300 feet down a shaft in a mine there. He was out in two. New York police officers are con- vinced that the plot to kill King Humbert was hatched in an Anarchist headquarters at West Hoboken. A detgctive Shot and killed Fred Zeaigler at Lebanon, Pu... while the latter was struggling to escape. He had been arrested for kidnapping. [Deposits of gold dust and bullion in the Seattle assay office during July aggregate in value $6,250,000, the beet month’s business in the history of the office. U. S. Customs officers at Newk York have seized drugs from Canada to the value of $2,500. They were smuggled in, it is said, by a gang which has been operating for a long time. A suit which will determine whether it. is the duty of Chicago to maintain a. fog signal service on the crib, is being tried here. The Anchor Line is seeking $80,000 for the loss of a steam- Lackawunnu and \\ estern Railroad 1.3 digging a big locomotive out of abog near Czesco, 1.1., into which it hadé fallen and completely sunk out 01; sight. ‘ A wrecking crew on the DeLaware,‘ i R. B. Dixon, of San Francisco, who went to Nome in June with 200 head of cattle, reports that 10,000 men are without money and without work, many of them literally dying of star- V‘atton. The foreign commerce of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1900. is the greatest in the country’s history. The imports of merchandise were $849,714,670, and the total 3x- ports 31.394.186.370. GENERAL. Havana has two cases of yellow fever. ' Heavy rains and floods in Jamaica have caused damage to the banana fields. A steamer with a plague case aboard has been placed under quaran- tine at Gibraltar. The first cargo of American coal im- ported into Russia, has arrived at Reva]. for the \Vursuw Railway. The fiI‘St cargo of American coal im- ported into Russia, has arrived at Revul for the \Varsaw. Railway. A young Frenchmen committed sui- cide, with absinthe in Piris the other day. Two medical students, who watched the effects of the deadly. green drug, will jointly write abook of their observations. A young Frenchmen committed sui- cide, with absinthe in Paris the other day. Two medical students, who watched the effects of the deadly green drug, will jointly write abook of their observations. THE SULTAN VERY ,lLL. He Painted in His Garden On Mon- day Last. ' A despatcuh from London, Friday, ‘sayszâ€"The Times’ Constantinople cor- rewpondent says that reports which it is equally difficult to corroborate or refute state that the Sultan, whom‘ recent events have greatly discom- posed, fainted in his garden Monday, anal has been confined to his bed ever since“ The Daily Chronicle’s Constanti- nople. correspondent professes to’ have the best reason to believe. although Admiral Ahmet Pasha, who has just returned from the United States, strenuously denies it, that an agree- ment was effected by which the in- demnity due the United States from Turkey will be added to the price of a! warship should one be ordered to be built in America. The Englishman Who Blew Up Magdalene Bridge. A deepatch from Cape Town, says:â€" The Lorenzo Marques correspondent. of the Cape Argus telegraphs that the Englishman, COOper, who was convict» ed at Machadcdrop of blowing up the Magdalene bridge on the Dclagoa rail- way, and condemned to death by court- martial, was duly shot. He refused to disclose his accomplices unless the [Boers would agree to Spare his life, a condition which was refused. SHOT BY THE BOERS. BOLD PLOT A? PRETORIA. APlan to Shoot British Officers and Take Lord ‘ Roberts a Prisoner. ' ‘ ‘ A despatch from Pretoria says :â€" A plot to seize General Roberts and to shoot as many as possible of the Bri- tish officers here has been discovered and ten men charged with complicity have been érrested. Other suspects are being closely watched, and it is ex- pected that they will shortly be tak- en into custody. Kaffirs .who have come into the city report that the Boers are treat- ing the natives brutally whenever they reoccu‘py a place that has been passed by the British troops. Their The system of granting passes to h'urghers who talk}? the oath .of neu- trality is proving unsafe, and there is urgent need of a stricter policy. MARKETS [IF THE WORLD Toronto, Aug. 14.-â€"\Vheatâ€"Under the influence of strong cables Chicago opened abo‘u-t le higher to-day, and maintained a good tone up to the close. Holders of Manitohas marked prices up 10, but buyers‘ had not reach- them this afternoon. Ontario sold ra- ther firmer. Quotations are as follows: Ontario, red and whtie, old, outside, 700; and new, 68 to 690; spring, out- side, 70c; Manitoba No. 1 hard g.i.t., 910 asked; same Toronto and west, 87c asked; same, upper lake ports, 840 asked. B'uyers bid about 1-20. less. Prices of Cattle, Cheese. Grain. aw. in the Leading Markets. Millfeedâ€"Scarce and steady. Bran $12 to $12.50; and shorts, $14 to $14.50, west. Cornâ€"Firm, in sympathy with Chi- cago but demand here at present is Light. N0. 1 American yellow" 47 1-20 on track here; and mixed at «16 1-20. Peasâ€"Swrce. Car 1-0413 are quoted nominally at 600, north and west, and 610 east; same, October delivery, offer at 55c. Bax‘1e3'â€"L2111L:L. Ne“ No. 2, 380; out-j Side; old, No. 2. 100. f Ryeâ€"New mm, 490 outside; and old, 51 to 5:20. \ lr‘lourâ€"Cnntinues dull. Holders ask' $2.85 fom 99 per cent. patent, in buy-- ens’ bags, middle heights, and export.- etrw bid $2.75. Speciab brands sell 10- clely fmm 10 to 20c abave these fig;- arms. Buffalo, Aug. 14.â€"L‘lour â€"â€" Firm. Wheatâ€"Little doing; svpzring, No. 1 Northern, spot, 8?. 5-80; No. 1 Northern, 811-2; winter, No. 2 red, old, 793; new, 770: No. 1 White, oLd, 780; new 760. Corn eâ€"‘Umsettled; No. :2 yellow, 43 3-4 to 440; No. 3 yellow. 431-2 to 433-40; N0. 2 corn, 431-4 to 431-20; Nan. 3 corn, 43 to 43 3-40. Dataâ€"Firm; No. 2 white, new, 2531-22 to :25 3-46; No. 3 White, 24 Milwaukee, Aug. 14.â€"\Vheutâ€"Fi.rm; . No. 1 Northern, 76 l-Zc; No. 23011.n- e.rn, 74 1-4 to 75 1-26. Ryeâ€"Steady; No. 1, 51 1-2 to 53 1-2c. Barleyâ€"Steady; No. 2, 49 to 500; sumgrle, 39 to 48c. Toronto, Aug. 14. â€"â€"Ou1 xeceipts at ithc \x estorn cattle yuxds toâ€"day were foxty can loads of live stock, compris- ing 600 cattle, 300 hogs, 500 lambs and sheep, a dozen milkers. and a few . calves. Outsâ€"Easy. New white outs, west, 24 1-20; old white outs. north and west, 260: and east, 27c. 1-2 to 24 3-40; No. 4 23 3-4 to 240. Rye â€"‘No. 2, 5.1 to 5% 3-4-0. Barleyâ€"Fair tuchuice. nnlting, 46 to 490, on track here. Chicago, Aug. 14.â€"â€"-Higher cables. good export engagement-s, and rain in the Numb-West gave a firm tone to a. small mheut market toâ€"day. Corn was .helped by continued hot weather, and closed 7-80 higher. Mi-mnewpcdhs, Aug. 14.-â€"Clo-seâ€"th.;xt â€"Au.g. and Sept, 751-20; December. 76 7-86; No. 1 hard, 78; No. 1 Northern, 760; No. 2 Northern, 741-20. To'ledo, Aug. l-t.-Wh.eatâ€"-Spot, 78 3-4c; September. 79 3-40; October, 79 7-80; December, 81 1â€"40.. Cornâ€"~50. 2, cash. 400; September, 39 3-4c; Outsâ€" No. 2, cash, 230; September, 22 l3-4c. Ryeâ€"No. 2, cash. 510. Clover seedâ€" 1898 pu‘ime,$5.10; 1899. prime, $5.40; 00- tobetr. $3.77 1-2; No. 2, $4.65. Oilâ€"Un- There was rather a. heavy run of ex- port cattle, but the rather better markets in the Old Country probab- ly had some effect, as we had a brisk demand for all the good cattle at from 4 3-4 to Sc per pound; lighf shippers are worth from 4 1-4 to 4 5-80 per pound. There was a. fair clearance. The trade in butcher cattle was dull. as we had more than the demand required, good stuff sold at steady prices. but common stuff dragged, and much of it did not sell. Calv‘es sold better to-day, with a steady enquiry for a few choice veals. flags are steady and unchanged; For prime hogs, scaling from 160to 200 lbs. the tap price is 61-4-9; thick fat hog-s, 53â€"80.; light hogs, 514:3.petr pound. Stoc'kers, feeders, export and light bulls. and milch cows remain practiâ€" cally unchanged in price. U3! usual method of punishment is flog' ging. Every night shots are heard round the town. The firing is done by the sentnies, who frequently discover Boer emfissaries trying to enter or leave the town. The supplies here for the ymy are aliundant, with the exception of for- age. Few of the local farmers bning anything to market. It is expected that trains will .be available shortly, and the merchants will then replenish their stores. The military authorities are selling rations of flour to civilians at threepence per pound. The indigent residents are still being fed by the ab- thexitieg. Lord Milton has charge of the food supplies for civilians. ' Ca tit le. Shippers. per cwt. .3 425 3 5 00 Butcher, choice do. . 400 4 50 Butcher, medi., to good. 3 25 3 50 Butcher, inferior. .. 990 3 15‘ Slackers, per cwt. . 300 33) Sheep, per cwt. Spmng Iam‘bs each. Bucks, pe_r cwt. . Cows, each. Ca Ives, ea ch' Choice huge, peir. cwta. Lighxt- hogs, per cwf. . Heavy h0g5, per cwta. Sows. . . . . . Stags. ,. . . '. ‘. Col. Hoare Had a Small Force at . Elands River. A: ’desmtch from London, Thursday, szlyszâ€"J,\.'11.h0ugli some sanguine cor- respondents l'itely declared that it was impmfisible for Gen. De \Vet to brawl: through Gwnvrul Kitchener’s Cafh'NlOIn, thwt wily Boer general is again flitting. He had already begun to aromas the. Van} river on Monday; with the British in his rear. Nothing c:,-:n ms yet be. added to General Rnbznrts’ desputch that Generals Me- thuen and Kitchener may be able to 0110011 his flight. Following is the. range of quota. General Deiurey's success at Elanda river between Zeerust and Rustenburg, isasuflieiernt indication that: if. he can get nou'th he may yet: bother General Roberts for some time. Nothing is known here of the strength of the Elanuds river garrison, but it was probably small. Harrismith Captured and Severe Fighting at Eland's River. A desputcb from London, says:â€" Lo-rd Roberts reports to the W'ar Office as follows :â€" “Hurrismith surrendered on August 4. The neighbouring country seems to be quiet. ”The Boers attacked the garrison at Eland's river on the morning of August. 4. Information was sent to C-Leringt-on, who was on his way to Elund’s river. Ian Hamilton, who reached Rustenburg yesterday, report- ed hearing heavy firing in the direc- tion of Eland’s river. filo-day the firing seems more distant, which looks as if the Eland’s river garrison had been relieved and was retiring towards Zeerusta.” Lord Romans, in another report, dat- ed at Pretoria, s:1ys:â€"“Kitchener is wit-h the force south of the Vaal river. ‘He was joined yesterday by a strong detachment of Barbant’s Horse and the Canadian Regiment.” DE WET CROSSES THE VAAI. The. Boers hold :1 position} five miles east: of \Vowdesiontein. This is an ad- vanceistation on the De-lagoa bay line that is held by Gan. French. Every intermediate station is strongly gar. risoned by the British. DE WET AGAIN ESCAPES. A. despatch from London, say B:-Gon. e-ral De \Veb, the Boer commander, who according to the correspondents was certain to be captured by the British who had thrown an unbreakable cor- don around him, has succeeded in’ crossing the Vaal river, and, according to one report, a large part of his force have made good their escape and reached Buffel’s hock. Probably his defence of the hills against General Meth'uen covered thq retreat of this part of his command; He is Still Hemmed in by the British, However. A desxpafch from Pretoria says :- Tuesday's trains running between Pretoria and Middelburg were sniped at by Bsems near BrOonkhorst spruite 'Dwo men were wounded. ( A force 01 Mounted infantry drove the 'Boers oil and burned the farms for ten miles around. Gen. De-- Wet has crossed the Vaal river, but he is still hemmed in. THE GARRISON SMALL. LORD BBBER'E'S’ REPORT. 'Milke'rs and Sheep and Inm‘hB H ogs . . 2500 4500 200 1000 0:11 ves: 600 6 25 500 5 25 5 12 1-2 5 37 1-2 400 His Greatest Pleasure the Welfare - of the Soldiers A despatch from Pretoria says :-- Many Boers are coming: in from the bush veldt and surrendering their arms at various stations along the railway between here and Middle- burg. Lord Roberts opened the Soldiers' Institute on Monday. In his address, he said the first function of this kind he presided over was in India some years ago. The commander-in-chief said his greatest pleasure was in the w;elfare of the soldiers. He thanked [Ni 55 Brook, Miss Hunt, and the other goirganizers of the institute.‘ 3‘1. Boer Commando Which Derailed a Train Badly Cut Up. A desmLch from Kroonstad, says 3" Commandant Theron, who commanded :tbc Boer flying patrol that derailed iund burned last week, near Eonig- Spruit‘. the train carrying United States Consul Stowe and flying “3° Stars and Stripes, has suffered a 108' of three kil‘ed and ten severely wounded, in a rear guard act-ion near Kroonsuul with the mounted infantry. The British sustained no losses. “3638” MAE «158 A SPEEGH. A Batch of 233 Has Arrived 1n Ceylon. A deemtch from Colombo. Ceylon, says :â€"â€"'I‘wo hundred and thirty- threo pxisoners of war from South Africa arrived here on Wednesda.y Their ultimate destination is Diyatalawa. One hundred and twenty-three of them are Boers. 22 Irish-Americans, and 88 Germans and Ilollanders. SAYING "HELLO I" The English and American people say; “ How do you do ’4’” The Germins greett each other by saying: “How do you find your- saying: self 2" The Chinese inquire of equals; “Have you eaten your rice 9’” The reply is; “ Thanks to your abundant felicity.” The Japanese when they meet a. superior, remove their sandals and ex- claim: “Hurt me not." " How do you stand 3” asks the It- alian when he meets a triend. Arabs of eminence kiss each other”! cheeks and exclaim: “God grant thee His favor and give health to thy fa'm- fly.” The Burmese rub their noses against each other’s cheeks and say : “ Give me a smell." Hollanders greet their friends by asking: “Have you had a good din- net?" A Moor rides at full speed toward a. friend or stranger, stops suddenly figs a. pistol into the air, over his own head, then considers that he has been quite courteous. On the African coasts negro Kings greet each other by snapping the. mid- die finger three times. The natives of the Philippine islands take a friend’s hand or foot and rub it over their faces as a token of. friendly greeting. In Egypt the usual words of green- ing are: “ How do you perspire I” In Lapland friends salute by press- mg their noses together. “ Peace be with you," say the Mo- hammedans, and the response is, “On you be peace and the massing-s and mercies of God.” Persian friends cross necks, rub cheeks and say: “ May thy shadow never grow less.” The Polish greeting is: “How do you have yourself T’ '1he"‘klux crosses his hands upon big breast and makes a. profound obeu- amce when he greets a. friend. 1n Siam a. man prostrates himself on the ground when he meets a. stranger, and waits to see whether he will be raised and welcomed or kickgd away. The French ask. " How do you carry yourself '1” 1 .. Go with God, senor.” is the Span- 13h greet 111g. Russian friends greet by asking; “ How do you live on 2” The Ottoman says: “Be under the guard of God.” When they wish to show undying- friendship the inhabitants of Carmine open a vein and offer their blood to their friends to drink. ' The British government expects a drought in India about twice in every nine years, and a great famine like the present about twice in a, can. You gem dreadfully worried. Yes; you see, I joined a Don't ry Club, and it worries me to re her to keep from worrying. tury. THEY DIDN’T CHATTER. Doctorâ€"Did you have a hairy chill I Fair Patientâ€"It seemed“ ab. Doctorâ€"Did your teeth‘«.~chatter t ‘ Fair Patientâ€"No; they Were in gay “dressing case. J THE RAIDERS BOUTED. BOER PRISON ERS. INCREASED HIS ’WORRIES. TO BE EXPECTED. ’t Won-j remem-