Hong Kong Telegraph 1899-05-31

Hong Kong Telegraph 1899-05-31

Year: 1899

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL. THE PLAGUE IN EGYPT. GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA FINANCE. REPORT OF THE SUEZ CANAL. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. SUSPECTED SUICIDE. GRAVER THAN WAR. STORMS IN GERMANY. FRENCH AND THE CHINESE ENTENTE. POWERLESS TO HELP. ARMENIAN MASSACRE BILLS. APPRECIATIVE RECOGNITION. CORSET AND POSTERITY. AN EXTRAORDINARY APPOINTMENT. GREAT BRITAIN'S NEW DEPENDENCY. THE SUPPOSED PLOT AGAINST THE KAISER IN EGYPT. BAD NEWS ABOUT SIR HENRY IRVING. A RECORD AMERICAN DEAL. THE "SUNDAY DAILY MAIL" WITHDRAWN. TRAIN WRECKED IN THE BOMBAY. THE END OF THE COGHLAN INCIDENT. LADY CURZON. THE BEIGHTON HOCKEY CUP. CALCUTTA LANGERS WIN. PLAGUE IN CALCUTTA. CHITRAL DEFENCES. THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES. THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. THE POONA MURDERS. EXECUTION OF WASUDEY. EXECUTION OF RANADE. THE COMMISSONER OF RANGOON POLICE. THE RANGOON OUTRAGE. BITTEN BY A RABID DOG. CALCUTTA HIGH COURT. THE ADEN COMMAND. DEATH OF MAJOR H. W. PRIESTLY. THE ARMY VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. THE RANGOON BOILER EXPLOSION. TWO MORE DEATHS. SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM. PLAGUE AT FORMOSA. A QUICK VOYAGE. DISSOLUTION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES. GONE TO THE SWEAT BOX. THE STATTING