No. 9431APRIL 29, 1898.)
Toe Glen Liao s .. Glenfalloch, from London and Straits for this port, left Singapore this aftorricon..
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That your correspondent Water started upon what promised to be a gallout ocusado. That ho, howarer, made rather an ignemi
nious ending by lowering his lance to the frat thrust from the diplomatic Orange
Kan.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LAMENTABLE. BOATING FATALITY
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DISASTRE IN WALES.
Lendon, April 12-The Great Western Dolliory at Pontypridd is on fire. Five corpses and 150 miners in a state of exlinus- tion have been recovered, and fifty are
general gloom
over the Settlement yesterday evening (7 April) by a terrible besting accident the Shanghai Mercury of tho
24th missing. on the river, resulting in the death That from well-merited criticism, suddenly of three persons, one of whom was one of the
and somewhat abjectly, your correspon dent turned to quito irrelevant and un-most popular and widely known skippers exiled-for laudations. determined not to outlive him, and both That he stated something like a thousand of the C. N. Co.'s 8. Kwelin, another, a
The Sherpas has received a special tele- gram from Nanking announcing the suicide by poison, in prison, of the notorious Li Hung, the Kalab Ihu chief. On hearing. the news of his death his wifennd concubine
committed suicide.
on the coast, genial little Captain Baxendale.
fitohell, Beoretary of the Mercantile Marina
Loulon, April 13.-The oat Ponty. pridd mine is still raging forcely, and the rescue of those who were unable to cape
now considered to be hopeless.
THE QUEEN. IN ITALY. Florence, April 12.-Hor Majesty Queen tons of Whampoa, mud wae ungd to stop promising lad of 15, the son of Mr. Vinturia to-day roooived the itaharajah of the leak. That he must be a somewhat careless ob Officers Asscoiation, and the third a Chi-end hole, who is going to Rome to at
server, otherwise he would have noticed quartermaster of the Kwein, who at Queen of Tials.
the time of the lamentable occurrence Was
that it did not stop the fenk. -
THE Singaporo Free Press of the 20th has the following:-Capt. Dukoy of the & a Glenogle, reports that on the 19th inst when approaching Singapore, it was ro-That to eat the leak was not the best ported to the officer on the bridge that some time bofore a man thad either fallon. or jumped overboard, but at what time they could not discover. The ship was not stopped, an it was dark at the time the in-. formation was brought to the bridge, and as the boat was slosming at the rate of 11 kuota an hour. - 1 m2 20
THE Nanking oorrespondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes under dato April 20-I regret to have to chronicle the securrence of A sad nabidant, which took plese here on Tuesday (18th inst.). The infant son of Dr Jelliean, while out of his mother's sight for a few moments, fell into a large water jar, and was submerged so long that, though, by the careful attendance of ir Beake, breathing and circulation were somewhat. restored, the little patient died next day. À death of one our little community, specially such an unexpected death, is a great blow, as the Foreign community here is really like
ons family.
Or Saturday afternoon (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph) Mr N. Gordon re- posted the experiment of launching a flying machine off the South Hoad of which an account appeared a few wooks since in these coletana, The model, a bird-like structure with four soythe-like winga, haring a sprind of 16ft. covoring an area a of 46 square feet, carried a weight of 42ib. great result considering the lightness of the framework. The object of the trial was to determins the
way to stop the one at Tytam, it such seats; and our autorprising, Unofficials sheid go to the bustom of this business, for the sake of the community they are supposed to servei
That, as I have formerly hinted, the great
est leakage is camed by the no fres facilities given to Chinese to use and waste their water supply. That it is very sad tu have to say it, but the average Chinaman does not know how to use water without abusing it, so long That if John Chionnian has to carry water
as it is brought into his own house.
from the street cortar, ho will so it carefully enough, but I am told the Ga vernment Lavo been foolish enough to pat water taps into hundreds of Chinese Bonacs hence the waste, and the im- banding water-facios which has be prematurely agcing our hard-working Director of Pable Works up to the hour of aeron last evening.
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NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MATE.
THE HOME RULE AGITATION IN IRELAND. Zendon, April 1-The members of the Extreme Nationalist Party are urging Mr John Morley, Chief Begrotary for Irbland, to tako proceedings against Colonel Sarn- derson, M. P. for North Armagh, and other Ulster lendora, for inciting Orangomon
April 3 The drilling of rido slabs by moonlight in Ulster is increasing. The drilling takes place in the valleys, the approaches to which are guarded by armed The Eome Rule find in Amorica in reported to be flagging,
April 4-Speaking at Belfast yesterday, Mr A. J. Balfour, leader of the Oppoal tion in the House of Commons, declared that the majority of the English people would decline to allow Ulster to be trai pled under the hool of a disloyal cation
the silver wedding of the King and contries.
ABOSBISHOP VAVOIAN, London, April 13-A banquet was given at night at the Mansion House to Archibi- shop Vaughan by the linglisti Catholic Bishops and the loading Catholic clergy and laity, including the Duke of Norfolk. The Lord Mayor, who prasided, proponed the toasts of The Pope' and The Queco. Allahabad, April 13 The latest in formation regarding the petroleum struck at Digtoy in Northern Assan, is that the ofl flows spasmodically, yielding about twenty-five barrels at a time. The boxing is far deeper than any yet sunk in Assam. It is believed the woll will continue to give at least this yield for au indefinito period.
PETROLEUM IS. ÁSRAM.
.
The wedding ceremony has been poet- poned to the 15th April:”
EXPÉRIMENTS WITH BULLET-PROTE ULOTKING,
London, April 2-The Austrian War Office has decided to adopt a ballet-proof cloth invented by a mas named Sylander,
Here Dowo's cairase of cloth, which is allegal to Lo proof against bullets, and
THE DECHRES OF FIER. Landos, April 12-Duches of Fife, eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales, has given birth to a doughter, and an CRICANO IN TROUBLE, London, April, 10.---Enormous tidal " wares have swept Lake Michigan, causing immense damage along the shore line. At Chicago, especially, the sudden inrush of
which he has offered to sell to the German water ontsad immense destruction. Nama.. Government for use by the army, has been born of vesels were torn from their moor tested at Mannheim, in Baden. The testsicge and dashed against the wharven." The mare, made with live pige The cloth artificial embankments constructed to faci maires (about 825ft.) bulls from rifles of Simultaneously with the occurrengs of the proved able to resist at a distance of 100 litate traffic have been seriously injured. every calibro. The Label rifle was postidal wave a destructive blizzard strack the triodi
city with tremendous forse, A number of buildings were overthrown, including two monster hotels and the Fanorams Building. ose of the largest and most attractive cdifices in Chicago. STAN
Herr Roido, Leother German, claims to have invented an even better and lighter uniform of the same character.
THE CAR AND THE NIHILISTS, Londoni, April 5, ~It is reported that the Caar of Bussin, while looking through his Mr Balfour in being received. la Belfast album at the Imperial Palace, was much with raptorous enthusiasm, procession startled by discovering in the album a sign. of 100,000 Orangemen is now being formetod photograph of a Nihilist who was recent The city is profusely decorated with ly excouted. loyaliet ambiems.
A nopy of Mr Gladstone's Home Rale Bil was torn to shreds, and then burned to ashes, which were afterwards scattered and trampled under foot by the crowd in front of the grand stand at Belfast, Mr Balfour being prosent; and seeming to be delighted.
assisting Captain Bexeudals la the manags- ment of the unlucky boat. The Kelin arrived on Saturday aftoruson from Tai- wanfas, and yesterday morning, as was favourite practice of his when in port, Onn tain Baxendale went out for a sail on the river In protty litla ops sailing out called the Bilen, which was his own pro periy, ond which he was in the habit lately of currying about with him cubourd his ship. He sailed down to the Point acoom panied by young Mitchell and there met Mr and Mrs Mitchell who at Brat intended to sail back with the captain in the Elleen to Shanghai, but afterwards changed their minde, Young Mitchell, however, raturned in the boat, which proceeded without mis-
·LOÁN UOBERTS' DEPARTURE, hap, tili the German walk biny was reached, share, as Captain Baxendalo wse attempting
Bombay, April 7-Lord Boberts was entertained at the Byulk Club tonight. April 6.--At least 80,000 persons of all to gybe, the Utti arsit sareeded over, His health was proposed by Me Justice classes and exeeds took part in the Orange shipped a considerable quantity of water, and heavily ballasted, went down like Bagley, Lord Roberts, in roply, alluded demonstration in Belfast. The procession tano. At the time of the accident, in addi- fret to the coast defence. He said Bonaceupied five hours passing a grou tion to the two Foreigners, there were on board boy will be scoure, in the opinion of the point. Splaudid disciplius was observed, That whoever kas encouraged the opening the unfortunate quartermaster before men oral and military authorities best quali sad not one policoman was employed to
of this road to water-waste has boon tioned, another Chinese sailor and Captain Bed to judge, from any attack by on keep the lino,
The demonstration was witnessed by Barendale's deg. The sailor and the dog to which it is likely to be exposed.
There were 200,000 guilty, all unconsciously no doubt, of up-managed to lauber us on the buoy, but The same remark, he was gind to say, immense crowds, Botting the calculations made about the the others all weat down with the boat, and applies to the ports of Aden, Karachi, visitors to Bolfast. The railways were continual fulness of our water supply
Calcutta and Rangoou. The only one of side to convey more. and the sooner something is done to put with the exception of Captain Baxendale the principal India's ports which has not a stop to the chances of auch waste the who was a good swimmer, and whitiyot boon armed witha zaodern Ireech-loading
thought, dived after young Mitobell, of them were seen alive again. The ecet, guus in Madras, song doubt having arisen dat way witnaged by those on board then to the necessity for strongthening its realin, which was, alongside the O. N. defences to the extent and in the manner Wharf, and a boat was lowered at once proposed. Wo sometimes hear it stated. and sent off to render assistanos; the sailor Lord Roberts said, that the defences of and the dog were taken of the busy, but our Indian ports are in excess of the actual
Mr Balfour's references in bis address nothing was over seen again of these who requirements. This view I do not share. had gone down, and after some time the In proparing several defensivo sohomes, the to the historic fights for their liberities post capable of advising in auch electrified the audience. He said ho de- authoristes tions was due to the muggy nature of
up Late at night the three bodios were the weglber. That visitors were zathor befogged as to recovered and the boat was also fished up and the atmost care has been taken to hop-resistance, and asserted that ander avoid extravagant austay. In any case it certain conditions resistance to tyrannical where the Odd Volumas began and from the bottom of the river.
Captain Baxendale, as we have said, was is better to be too strong than to be too majorities was justifica.
Mr Bullour's speech was grested with the Imperial Institute onded, and the one of the best known explains on the coast. weak and the security of Bombay and the Governor gave no assistanco, for he was He game hero in 1986 as third officer of the other porte referred to, will enable the the wildest enthusiasm, the people singing Imperial from beginning to end of his. Shachowo with Captain Harris, from Navy in Indian waters to devote its attan-Bule Britannia, and salating. Mr Balfour that people got talking of the Imperial Australia, and for the past four years he sion in time of war to its proper task, the as the future Premior of England.
Volumes and the Odd Institute before steamers of the O. N. Co. Before coming
ho had been in command of different protection of our commerce on the high acas and the capture or destruction of the the refreshments were provided. That the show as such was a collection to China he had been in the service of the Soy's cruisers.
0.-S. N. Co. He was deservedly a P. & of what any energetic lady could discover favourite with all who knew him. Master in a day's shopping tour round Queen's Mitobell, who had only lately come to Rond. That Mr Stewart Lockhart was wise in Shanghai, was a bright little fellow and was ous of the buglers of the Volunteer confining big thanks to the Indico, as the Corps. Captain Baxendale leaves a widow lighter and Fairer Volumes' worked like with some step ohildren in Australio, Trojanesos to get an impossible crowd: uf merchandise, sto., licked into some thing liko order.
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Tant a big fire on the second level, during our periodical water famine, might be a very serious matter. That the Conversazione of the Imperial Instilato (or the Odd Volumes, per haps) was & numerous gathering, and those gathered had a warm time of it. for
In the evening a vast meeting was bold in the Ulster Hall, Belfast. The meeting restrmed the resolution passed by the Ulster Convention hold in Belfast on 17th Jane, 1892, protesting against Home Rate The vast coucourse of people sang the National Anthem amidst a scone of the wildest onthusiasm.
INHUREECTION IN HOXDUBAS. London, April 6.-Bonilla, the leader of
the insurgents at Honduras, in Central Amerios, who defeated the Presidential troops, has been proclaimed President, in place of General Don Ponciato. Leira,
BITRÈNCUMENT IN GERMANY,
GREAT PRAIRIE FIRE London, April 10-A terrible prairie fre? is raging in the district of Omaha, in iša State of Nebrasca, Fifteen miler of couns try baye hedu sorapletely devastated, and by latest mocounts the conflagration showed no signs of abatement. Many villages lie in its path, and the inhabitants are in
stata of ratio.
HISCELLANEQUA, 201
London, April 1-A Duluth combination has arranged to consign millions of buslots London, April 7.-Germany: boa dis-of wheat to Chicago to May, in order to banded its cruising squadron, from motives frustrate the operations of the Chicago of coonomy,
capitalists who bave organised a whost * cornor.*
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WONOURS. Londen, April 6.—Trekk statsa that nu
unusually large number of honours are expected to be conferred by her Majesty on
Queen's Birthday,
A GERMAN LJAY,
London, Apt 1.It is reported that Pope' Leo XIII. is prostrated by weakness, Car- dinal Rampolla, Secretary of State in his
Holiness, is seting in his stead. Z
London, April 1.The receita for the London, April 6-A German 3 per cont.past ybai from the gaming tables at Monte loan of 300,000,000 marks (£15,000,000) Carlo amounted to nearly one million ster has been issued. The minimum is fixed ling. at 88,
beau
OUTBREAK IN PERU,
Landon, April 7-The American Cubes late in Peru has besis attacked by a mob.
The police The Conant was wounded. remained pasalys during the outbreak.
The United States overnment has denzanded reparation from the Poruvian Government.".
BINKING OF A TURNIH - STEAMER,
London, April 3.-A boxing matol hag arranged to take plans under the suspices of the Coney Island. Club, Naw York, between Corbate and Mitchell for $40,000.
London, April 8--Cardinal Vaughno, Archbishop of Westminister, says that it is the duty of the State to reform the masse and to provide for labour fair wages uml proper habitatione,
exact position of the centre of gravityThat this feature of the Peculiar Pablica-searah for them had to be reinstantly given matters have been repeatedly consulted clined to preach passive obedience and to the Sultan's Palaou at Constantinople has gharch at Gudria, is tho Quunsus, Tell while
the large machine in course of construction, and also to prove its capability of carrying weight without capsizing white in the air. Thess points were satisfactorily domenatrat
ed. The model, taking an almost straight diva from the cliff, ailed horizontally life. out, till the wind, or mora probably the strong indraught of air noder the high cliff, drove it aidoways, when it swang to the left like a pendulum, and flow back in a straight line to the cliff. These models, it will bo derstood, have no motive power, and it is
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therefore impossible to stear thom. The experiment showed the feasibility of con tructing a machine to carry a boller and engine that will be able to navigate the air.
A FEW days ago, (says the Penang Gazette of the 13th) an a gang of prisonore ware going about their work in Parit Buntar, one of them, a Malay, dropped bie bordou and mado for a carpenter's shed which was close at hand. There he mixed two axer and, with one in each banß, he ran along till he came to an eating-hoase. Entering here, he ran quickly upstairs and, dropping the trap door, sot his puretors at de fiance. A show of attempting to ascend the ladder proved that the smoker was very alert, and the Sikhe were held at bay. Mr Wray, the Magistrats and Collecter, HH 8009 ON the spot and objected to the polloo, risking their lives by ascending the stair, while ho was also disinclined to give the order for the police to re upon the smoker. Final- ly, at the suggestion of Mr Beifeld, who was also present, the fire engine was brought out and commenced to play upon the prisoner through the window. At first the men did not care and boldly told them to work harder, bat at last the cooling sffoot of the cold water caused him to relire into a corner where the jet could not be brought to bear upon him. At last, however, a bolo was out in the floor und the mole of the hose inserted, when the stream of water began to play puce more Ho did not upon the unfortunate man. stand it very loug, but lifting the trap ho Here attempted to run down the ladder. he slipped, and falling heavily to the ground he was pouneed upon by four strong Sikhs who spoedily overcame bim. Beyond a flash wound in the face which one of the Sikhs came in for, no damage VRs done.
"FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That in aplis of the speeches of the Hon. 1. M. O'Brien, and the curiously-worded paragraph in the St. James's Budget, ho Hongkong Loan has been Buated in Lon- don on fair terme.
That it would be interesting to know whe
penned the paragraph in the St. James's
remarka.
That the usefulusse of the Odd Volumes
as a pithile body (I almost despair of ever seeing a clear dettoition of what a public-
body is
snow-a-days) may be advanced
by this demonstration, although the ad- vertisements and the odd badges were the solo indications; but what the Imperial Institute exhibits, the Indian Court, the Diamond Court, the draio, pipes, platos, and musical instroments were intended to prove, it is somewhat difficult to comprehend. (** That the Hongkong Association ought to be a public body, if any public apirit remains in this over-governed and under- reservoired Colony.
will be the key-nute.
That the formation of this Association, and the stand which it may take in public affics, will largely depend apo the mambors tbemaivos, and the public meeting oiled for the week after next That, judging from current conversation, would think Home Rule met with universal condemnation in Hongkong. That in spite of auch general denuncia- tions, not the slightest indication has baen given that its gallant opponents at Home have our sympathy,
One
That Lord Salisbury has said the Irish Bill will make Hotch-patch of the Commone, which at any rate is better than Irish
stew.
LATE TELEGRAMS. (Rangoon Gazette).
ODYTEARY,
TURKEY AND AMERICA.
London April 8,-America is vigoronaly demanding from the Poele roparation for the burning of the american seminary at Mariovan by a Mussalaso.mob.
FRANCE AND THE MEKONG.
THE SHIPPING DISPUTE AT BULL.
From the coast delences of India I nato rally turn to the North-West frontier. The requisite armament for most of these da. fenos has been indented for, and a portion of it has already been supplied from home, In my opinion the valas of these works can hardly be exaggerated. They contract the front opss to attack from the direption of Afghanistan. Thor secure our frontier arsenals and our main lines of communica tion to the rear, and, in the event of our baing engaged in operations on a largo agale across the border, they will furnish 3D advanen base for our field arces. More
THE SECOND MEADING OF THE BILL.
London, April 4 Gladstone to-day in the House of Commons mered the second reading of the Home Rule Bilt, his speech lasting an hour and a half. It is expected that the debates will woeppy a fortnight,
Bir Gladstone Raid it was impossible that the Irish thembers could ofton attend Parliament if they were retained at West- mineter. He suggested that in the event of war a contingent prior charge ought to be imponed by the Imperial Parliament upon the consolidated revenue fund of Ireland.
ACTIVE UNIONIST CAMPAIGN IN THE
PROVINCES.
Landon, April 5.—A steamor belonging
The Ballon of Turkey has forbidden all teen sunk. Sixty persons were drowned. Turkish journals to appear until the after- poon, his Majesty having been offended by the publication of particulars of the sinking of a steamer belonging to the palase, by
which 60 livra were inst.
London, April 3.A building used as
religious service was proceeding, and about 100 of the worshippers were killed.
London, April 3.Madams Melbs, the Australian vocalist, has made an appearance at Milan, Italy, in Verdi's "Ligoletto. The Milanese journals pronounes it to be the greatest success for the past 20 years." April 6. Owing to the suppression of the London, April 3.-Colonel North's famous details of the sinking of the Sultan's greyhound Fallarton, which has several steamer at Stamboul, it is generally times won the Waterloo Cup, and which was believed in Vionan that the dienster missing, has been found. The dog wat was really the result of an attempt wandering, footsore, at Oxted, Barray, apon the life of the Sultan of Turkey, Abdul|
Hamid
DARBARITIES OF THE NUAN OF KABLAT,
London, April 6-The Khan of Khelat, in a fit of anger, murdered his Premior, and caused number of high officials at his court to be mutilated.
London, April 5.The Irish Secratary, Mr John Marley, denies that it is his utez- tion to release Mrs Montage (the woman who last year was condemned to imprison ment for having caused the death of a child, her daughter, by eruel punishment) before the expiration af her term..
London, April & Sir James Fergusson, Bart., M.P., has been married to Mrs. Hagh Heare.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Viaeroy of India, has demanded from the Khan of Kholat the reason for his barbarous conduct. The Ahan alleges that
a conspiracy had London, April 6-The New South Wales been organised against his rulo.
court at the Chicago World's Fair is là London, April 7--The Marquis of Lan-a more forward state than that of kuy downe, Viory of India, has imposed a £ne other nation sahibiting at Chicago, of 40,000 rapees upon the Khan of Kholat for his nets of maladministration.
BARQUE BURNT AT SEA,
London, April 7.-Tho fight between F.
boen fixed to take place on the Derby night
at the rooms of the National Sporting Club. In addition to the stake the club will offer a purse of £1,000,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, M. P. for West Bristol, moved the rejection of the bill, London, April B-The death is an puced of Mr. Vicat Cole, the volcover, thuir moral eret bas, I believe, buen He asserted that once Home Hale was extremely beneficial not only because granted, it would be impossible to retrace
they
London, April 6.The late Mr. G. A. brated landscape painter.
Loan, April 8-The death is announc- have greatly strengthened our military post their steps without planging the country ed of General Elgue,
Baird ( › Mr. Abington') bequeshed every tion, but on account of the tangible proof into sivil war.
BAMOAN AFFAIRS.
thing to his mother for life, and at her death. Mr Gladstone's speech ovoked little they have afforded of one determination to
ocusins, London, April 3.--Mr R. L. Stevenson has his estate is to be divided among his fatil the engagements we entered into in interest. Only 200 members were present, 1881, to protect Afghanistan against an- and there were but few strangers in the written a letter to the Times in whigh boro-Nothing was left to Mr. Langtry,
London, April G-Dr Robert Koch, the provoked foreign aggression. As with our galleries. The Premier did not atterap! fers to an ordinance issued by Sir John parts so with ont fruntia. The very moto answer, the criticisms which bad boon Thurston, doreraes of Fifi and High Com-discoverer of tuberaulin, walk was regard derate expenditure which has been incurred passed on the bill. Ho stated that the missioner of the Western Pacific, and dosed as a specila for consumption, has dis covered a liquid for iabalation in osses of in defences has been criticized, and it has ontonomous colonies paid not a farthing to gribes it as barbarous,
London, April 9-Herz Coured Ceder- | tuberoatesin, which is said to be of great London, April 8.-The latest advices been urged by some whose ability and repu the Imperial exobequer for defence, and state that the French officers who occupied tation entitle them to be listened to with bo claimed that there was a substantial kraniz, Chief Justice of Eamon, who has oflouey in arresting the progrosa of the
be allowed to resign, bes written disease. tungtrong on the Mekong river have the utmost respect, that it would have been resemblance between the case of Ireland applied
he Londra, April 7.-The Canadian Govern advanced to the Khung rapide, where they wiser to devote whatevce money was rail-and the colonies. As Home liale lead letter to a Swedish paper, in which will establish poet onsuring to France able to the increase of our army, New, brought the colonies into harmony with justifies his conduct in Samoa, stating that ment has provisionally arranged with lesere. free communication of the lower and far be it frere ane la combat the principle the mother country, so likewien woolit be the white population there are chielly deser-Buddart, Parker, and Co., Limited, of middle Mosang. A railway will be made that & mobile and well-equipped frld the case with Ireland. He quoted a letter ters from vessole, and adventurers whoso inte. Graney and Melbourne, for the establishment immediately along the rapids and airu a array is cu infinitely more important fae- from Mr Fitzgerald, of Now Zonland, rest it is to prevent peace being maintained, at a monthly service of steamers for pho road connecting Saigon with the Mekong.
tor in the military strength of nation written half a year since, outogiaing the The Consuls, he says, did everything they rear betwood Canada and Australia. The steamera will cati, Hawait. The subsidy than the most powerfal system of defoucis present peace and content of the colonies could against the Berlin Treaty.
Loudon, April 1.In replying to a ques-will be £25,000, ever elaborated. All my experience and he compared with their position, under
Liou ia Blouse of Commons, Mr Sydacy London, April 8-A Cerce struggle is all my training lead me to prefer active Downing-street rule 50 years ege.
London, April 7 The Mormon Templa going on at Hull between the Shipping methods to passive. Indeed, I look upon
Buxton, oder-Seoratary for. the Colonies, in Utah, Salt Lake City, which has occupied Federation and Saimon and Dookors the multiplication of defebers beyond cer
Baid that Sir John Thurston, High Commis. 40 years in building, was formally dedicated Unions. The polios have been strongly tain points us a source of danger as well as
London, April 7.—An active Unionist stoner for the Western Fashio, had been in yesterday with great oromony. The tem coinforced and now occupy the quays for the a sign of weakness and tim dity. At the campaign against the Homo Rulo Bill is structed to codify his ordinance against se-ple has cost £1,000,000, protection of freemen. Several fierce same time I think that even sound prin-being carried on in the provinces, Mr dition in Sama, which, he added, was not soufles have taken place and the military ciples may be pushed too far, and in the Goachen will address a meeting at New aimed exclusively against Mr R. L. Staven.. Slavin and Jim Hall for £600 has That the long-preserved Masonic mysteries are bold in teadiness, should their services present instance it seems to me india postle, Sir Henry James will speaks at sou.
are at last in danger of being revealed. be required. The Unionists are trying to putably slear that a few millions spent en Bary, the Duke of Devonshire at Bristol, That a Woman's Ludge is about to be promite similar struggles at other ports. the works of defence will result in a more and Lord Randolph Churchill at Liverpool. London, April 5.-The barque King
started in Paris.
London, April 11.The dockers strike at offeotive force buing rendored available for In the course of the debate in the House Jatzes, which left Newcastle, New South That an American moralist has said that Hull is approaching an end. An ampla employment in the field than could pos of Commons Lord Randolph Churchill Wales, on December 28, for San Francisco, throo women can preserve a averst be supply of freeren are at work in the docke sibly be forthcoming wero a similar sum declared that the bill was knavish, thir-California, has been burned at son, about
thes, provided two of them are under the protection of polios and militars exponded directly upon the troops them. ish, and tyrannical. tween dead.
London, April 12.-Berious disturbances solved. I trust that no economic considera- Mr J. F. Hogan, M.P. for Mid-Tippar Later-The fire on board the bargas potent remedy; remove all: Liver and fletuens That, apparently, M. Raggi's status of Her have occurred in connection with the shipp- tions will induce the Government to delay ary, has given notice in the House of King James broke out on 19th Marsh. The Complaints, Baionants, Headache, Siskuces of his intention to ask Mrorew fought the flames for 11 days, when Shoulder Paine, Heartburn, Indigestion, Cou Diajesty is to be kidden under an elabo-ing atrike at Hull. The malonists refused to the completion of these works, and I hadstone to introduoo legislation prokitil- jan explosion took place 1 130 hold, the station. Made only in London. Bold story.
unloat a steamer employing non-unioniste, joice to think that my gallant friend, Sir That even if our beloved Queen's figure is and the dispute ended in the latter being orge White, shares ny views as to their ing the use of Orange emblems, as was greater portion of the ship being destroyed, where.
less syiphlike than formerly, that surely attacked. Messrs Wilson Bros, were mob being ac esential part of the scheme for done in Australiu.
The hall
Boated long enough to enable the TO OVERCOME WOLENSEE--Pepper's Quining does not reconsitate its being bidden. bed, and are now ander the protection of the defence of India.
The Irish members to the Honse of row to clear the boats, which were not and Iron Tonis gives New Life, Appailie, Health, Strength, Baorgy. Cures Neuralgio, Indigot" the police. A detachment of the Sente Now, as to the Native army. You may Commons appose the suggestion put for much damaged, and
zinking hall. not the artist have combined grace and
depressing clinictas or malacio as districts. Every atility and designed hur covering herself down from London to preserve order, a audioade at Caloutta that so far as my ex-second reading of the bill that Ireland One boat, containing the mats, two poue should keep up strength by taking Peppers' with an unbrella.
serious outbreak baing feared. All the perience went the British troops in
Cosumption, un the rount of California, on tiles everywhore. have joined the strikers, and attemple aro state than they are at the precont soumeht,
Monday last. The other boat, which ros being made by the unionists to extend the As regards the Native troops it is extreme-
tained the captain, his solt, two apprentices, moremont to Liverpool, Glasgow, and is getifying to me to be able to express an
and 13 hande, has not been heard of sines equally favourable opinion. Indeech I au
Saturday lart, when the two boats were Later,-All basicoss at Bull is entirely inclined to go further and to say that
separated in a gale, suspended, and there is a universal feeling large proportion of the Native regiments London, April 1.-President Cleveland Lawton, April 6-The second boat, con: of oxcitement and
Further have into y renosed a higher standard of is endeavouring to stop the parleyiugs taining the remaining survivors of the ship serions riotlog has taken place, and the military excellence than they ever previous which have been going on between Resin King James, from Newcastle, New South That the growth of language is at all times aspect of affairs is so threatening that they attained. I cannot speak too highly of and America with reference to the extradi-Wales, to San Francisco, California, which an interesting and intricats study, but it strength of the military detachments has the officers who belong to the Indian Station treaty between the two countries. was burned at sea, has arrived in safely. is admittedly difBeult to chose one's lan- beer considerably sagmented. daubosts Corps. It would indeed be impossible to gnage carefully when one is deafened by have also been ordered to the locality to
enormous noise which ought to be protect the shipping,
It is feared that a geoural strike of dock stopped by the Police. That the Irish party I see have added to labourers throughout Great Britain isim
uur already voluminous vocabulary, by minont The Various labour unions are torming an unusually big banger Appealing for fands.
Salisbury, which will prova a puzzle to
.
Commone
rate canopy.
200 miles west of her destination,
Livan COMPLAINT.-Dr King's Dandelion and Quinine Taver Flits, without Mafenry, aro a
of the 4th March, about Rongkong. That if protection is required why could funds and First Dragoons have been sont powinly lave heard of my telling at ward by Me Gladstone in his speech an the to escape from they were thus enabled it, Narva Dability. Specially neful in hot bouage do Tenguin, Temah and Imuris That it would he appropriate to the climate osmon, firemen and watermen in Hal: country ware nevor in a more should ocntribute its quota in the avont of presticks, and 13 of the crew, reached Point; Quining, the world-known English Tonic, Ho
torohants and colonists generally hav
in Mesers Claytor and Keswick's Char
Ang all lost their money by speculations
gold mines, &c. That-barring the misprints of Chaylor- and Temsh, instead of Chater and Temoh (which mean that the item was supplied most probably in a very illegible handwriting) this invention of a curious plea to reduce the salaries of Colonial officials and civil servants all. round, bocaues the merchants and colon-
ists had all-lost their money in the ven- tures specified, is an audacious misrepre sentation:
That the misstatement calls for romark more from the fact that it appeared in a respectable paper than for any other reason, and because the Editor of the St. James's has been misled... That the general degression of everything financial in Hongkong for the last two
and have wot the views of the most frantic of realists..
That English pure and undeüiled is in
danger. That Reuter bea introduced us to a most inartistio verbbatoning, and Mor chant writes in your correspondance column of an enormous' noise.
ra
future experts.
years, coupled with the increasing public That a McCarthy, an Drien,' or a
axpenditure on administration, gave what the Unoficial Members thought a fair ground for advecaling the resump. tion of the old scale of official salaries— a acate which had but recently been raised because the high rents (apon which Cround the salaries had been increased} had fallen to a low level
That any one who had read or seen the Protest of the Unoficial Members would never have misspelt the well-know
*Redmond ght follow, without any violent stretch of appropriateness. That the fight for the Superintendence of the Police is said to be very keen, and four or fire candidates are reported to be thirsting for the privilege of guarding the peace of the Oclony.
London,
anxiety.
ACCIDENT TO A BRITISH INITA STEAMER.
London, April 10.The engines at the British India steamer Gorkha, entward bound to Calcutta, broke down on Saturday and the vessel had to be toned back to Piy month.
London, April 1.—The steamer Gourke has been repaired and preceded on bor royaga yesterday afternoon. That it is possible possessiou may prove to
Allahabad, April 11-Mousieur be nine points in the case of the Acting" Captain, although it is very doubtful kine has inoculated large numbers whether un is the best man for the post.
being among those treated.
INOCULATION AGAINST CHOLERA.
At the close of my tenure of command
Buglund being engaged in a war.
THE QUEEN AT FLORENOL, London, April 7,—The King and Qasen af Inly will visit her Majesty Queen Victoria at Florence on Monday. RUBBI AND AMERICA.
A TOWN DOXDARDED BY A GUNDOAW.
PARE AT A MOTEL IN AMBEEVA,
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BORGIA, FRANCE, AND GERMANY, Twelve men were lost by the disaster. London, March 31.The Grand Duko April 7--The captain of the King James and a Diore zealous and efficient body of officers than those who have elected to Nicholas, the Czarswitch of Russia, has has related an account of the awful experi serve Her Majesty in this country. In the warmly condemned the idea of a rupturo ences of the crew after having the sinking avant of a serious war we would undoubted. with Germany.
ship. The castaways enfiered terribly from ty require a numerous and well-trained The Czarowitch declares, lu support of thirst, several of their nabor becoming ronors of Native soldiers, and that its for his contention, that Rassis cannot quarrel insane. The others in the boat were pre- mation in pesce time would add largely with Germany, that the internal condition vented from sleeping by the fear that they and at a very moderate cost to our poten- of France rendors hopeless any reliance would be murdered in their sleep by their Hal fighting strength.
apuu her in foreign affairs,
mad comrades. THE DERLIN JOURNALIST Laadon, March 89-The Nordestelecha London, April 1.-A Brazilisa guabest me to feel that the Volunteer fare has Zellung, in referring to the attack made in bombarded Action, the capital of Pura- in this country it is a great eatisfaction to gained very materially in numbers and Paris apon the reporter of the Berliner guay, in South America, owing to a disputs to be able to inform you that the troops and apprehension the efforts of French number of the residents of the two. eliciency. It is equally satisfactory to me Tagellatt, says that it views with regret which occurred between the to a disputa which the principal Native princes have statesmen to obtain the applauso of the Government of Paraguay has demanded an Loyally placed at the disposal of the para-mob by unjust and hostile acts against apology from the Brazilian commander. Half-mount power to aid in the defence of the Germans.
London, April 2.-A tre broke out in a f March 31.-M. Derelle, French Minister of Empire are more than fulfilling the exp.c
from the assistance we should derive in the Germany for the attack made by a Paris building being entirely destroyed. Many event at war from the co-operation of the mut upon the reporter of the Berliner persons who were staying at the hotel lost; Chicago, April 10-Four thousand work. contingents supplied by the Native States, Tageblatt, a Berlin daily journal. He has their lives through jumping frori the upper men of all trades employed in the ExhibiIfael conûdent that the association of the promised to institute an inquiry into the stories into the treat below. Saveral aino threw themselves into a river at the rear tion here have track, as thay object to the leading chiefs with the British Government circumstances of the outrage. The willin measures who are being taken by the
of the hotel. A large number of lives were employed of non-unionists.
thus loet, and 30 persons wers injured. seriously delay the completion of the Ex-latter to defend this country against ex-
ternal attack will do much to knit, toge London, April 3.A plot has boen
BEURING A ARTITRATION COMMISSION. hitition.
301-alecovered in Austria against the Bts of Chicago, April 1-The siriko amang ther our Eastern Empire in bonds the workmen at the Exhibition has been man loyalty towards Her Majesty the Princo Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is to Lo settled, the anioniste having foregone their use, Empress and to evince foreig shortly married to Princess Marie Louise, nations that, in matataning our sights and daughter of the Dake of Parma The plot claims.
folllling our yogagements, we shall have was to have been carried into effect by the THE CITY AND SUBURBAN. London, April 12 he following is the the support of a united and a contented explosion of dynamite bombs bannath Frince Ferdinand's ourriage during the To CORE SEık Drenass.--Sulphotins Lotion resuit of the race for the Oily and
In concluding a long speech His Ex-wedding journey to Viareggio. to inquire into the water supply of the quickly drives away Eruptions, Pimples, et Suburban honslap, run at Epsom to cellency maid: To the Army in India, I Four military officers and three railway Colony, the sooner are we likely to arches, Ledness, Eczema, Açus, Dialigurements, day-King Charles first, Windfall second, bid farewell with feelings tos dasp for otheils have been arrested for complicity rive at the truth.
Roughness and Bowl, &c., larvings clear, spot. Lady Hermit third.
words. To ita discipline, bravery and in the plot. That trath is paradoxically said to lie atless Skin and beautiful Complexion. Sulpholing
M. Stambouloff, the Bolgarian Premier, erotion to duty, both in peace and war, the bottom of the well and perhaps it is a usnessity for the Skin, especially in hot
London, April 12. The Duke of Con- I owe whatorer success it has been my declares that the plot. was instigated by Comay be found lying behind the dam at citaten. Mato in Lendan, Soid everywhere
Buosien panght his been gizsited General.
good fortune to asbiore,
agonts. ta Shilling Bottles.
name of Mr Clister, nor would any ona / That the cadets wust and shall be provided people against cholera at Agra, two ladies į tatives which were formed of them. Apart of Foreign Affairs, han apologised to large notel at Bradford, Pennsylvania, the i
for.
BROWNIE.
who knew about commercial affairs here have ever connected the name of Mr Keswick to prominently with the Char. bonnages Company.
A FAR, BEAUTIFUL SH.-Saipholine Sony That I fancy the Director of Public Works glys the sataral at and peach-like Bloon of most have breathed more freely last perfect Complexion; makes the side sagot avoning when the thunderstorm broke supple, healthy, comfortable. Sulpholine Soaps over the Island, for, although the reason 6d Tablets. Everywhere. why seems to baffle il common under TO DARAAN GELY HAB-Locker's Bulphur standings, there has not been a time in Hair Restorer in the quickest, beat, sufes; coste the history of the Colony when the rain loss, affects toore than any other. The color was so naxiously looked for as it has pro-laced is most naturul Lockyer's Sulphur is the only English Hair Restorer aniversally Leon this week.
That the sooner a Commission is appointed Gold,
Tytam
THE STRINE AT CHICAGO.
THE DUEL OF CONNACUNT,
FLOT AGAINST THE LITE or PRINCE FERDINANIL
Lendon, April 6.A some took place yesterday at the sitting of the Behring Sou Arbitration Commission in Paris.
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Mr Thelps, one of the American delegates Direction of ) Wind...) and formerly United States Minister to Eagland, alleged that the attitude of Great Fores Britain upon the Fisheries question was uuWeather....... just and fumiliating to America.
Rato........ Sir Charles Russell, QC, counsel for Great Britaiu, protested against the remarke Highest open air temperature on the Sch...........9k -
Luere, upau sie taisperature on the fath of Mr Phelps. He declared that the Ameri- can delegate was speaking in a passips, and
A. DOBELOW, - Assistant Meteorologists; said that it was useless for America to at tempt to bounce the commission.
Hongkong Observatory, April 20, 1803.