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NOTICES OF FIRMS.
NOTICE.
WE SHOULD BLOT OUT DISEASE İN
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The disease commences with a slight derauge mant of the stomach, but, it naglontod, it in timo invalves the whole frame, embracing the kidney. da boron
the Undersigned have THIS DAY The late Wa H. Vanderbilt, of this ofty,ar, pancreas, and in fact the entire glandular was not the richest man in the world. If he was system; and the alloted drags out a miserable MERCHANTS and COMMON Aars under worth $260,000,000 it would be but oze-third of existence until death gives relief from suffering. the Style or Firm of SCHEELE & Co. the state loft by the Prines of Hohenzollern. The dire is oftenmistaken for other complaints; Sigmaringen, who died a short time ago. That if the reader will ask himself the following
ALFRED SCHEELE. - CARL RUSCH, RICHARD ANESSER, GUSTAVATZEN ROTIL,
No. 2, Stanley Strost.
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Hongkong, Jat April, 1866.
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1887,
Chacles Diko. His pour is appareatly co-explosion A few spectators who were inter of weakening the interest in the national exhibi- | mstter. These are the simple fanta, the Critis eludai.
raptad in their observationa br.the man's conduct tion, to be bold at Berlin in 1898.
ways, fram undoubted authority, and they are awore at him and asked why the police did not The huge poparmilla of Tronstorf were burn- given to the country as sida to tàs comprebien- remove him. The man ther drew ont a revolvered yesterday. The fire advanced with such rap-sion of the President's past message in its fall and shot three times down toward the main flour,dity, that the efforts of the Firo Deportment importance. The steamer Acton, from Baltimore, has ar- He soon had the gallery to himself and continu- were of no avail. Handreds of men and womo rived. Fourful atorme occurred during the voyed to brandish his revolver and yell "Vive an- are thrown out of employoout. The damage agu, in which the hosts were lost. Two asilors, prohie," Tremendous suffomont reigned for a will reach 1,000,000 macka, Ramed Green and Manger, were washed over whila in the exchange, and business was suspend- board, surt udkar, samed Brown, was killed at [od. The disturber was soon soisod and hurried
Aske, France, 10th March. the wheel. The deton was have to all day from the plans, but none too soon, as the oro Voras. Two shots were fred at him by a young Duke of Westminster was realties rained at 9uestions he will be able to determine whether ho An attempt was made to day to assassinate Jzten February 25th, when a hurricane was blowing when they recovered from thoir panic sought tho At 10 o'clock in the evening enormous waves
student, who turned out to be the nathor's own broke over the roseol, swooplag the decks and beloaged to the working class.
man with ories to kill him. Tho mah eritently aptew, and wha had come down from Pris for £150,000,000, and the Australis papers speck himself is one of the affliated:-Have I distress,
The prison" carrying off Greca and Mauger. The wheel declares that he is an are hist, and that his the express purpose of killing his uncle. One of a man said to be worth twice that amount, pale, or dificulty is breathing after eating In house was swot away and the steering gear dos-intention la to follow the mision of panisbing of the bullets struck the noveltet in the leg, in-neofthe Rothschilds ales is worth £100,000,000. there a dall, heavy foaling, attended by drowsi
ncas P Bave the tyen a yellow tings? Doen `s troyed. For number of hours the steamer way opitalists for living by the sweat of the people. fisting a slight wound. The nephew is thought at the mercy of the waves. The Captain and One of the boltots slightly wounded amon to be a monomania.
Irland (says the Boston Herald) would be bet think, sticky muscus gathor about the game and HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION. mate narrowly escaped with their lives. At this the main door.
VIENNA, 11th March, - ter fixed politipally if its condition sborld he teath in the mornings, accompanied by a disagros- junataro galitios of oil wore poured on the
New YORK, 6th March. Count Rylandt Rheydt, Imparial Minister of made like a state in our Union, rather than liks atle taste? Ta tha fongue coated? Is there pain water, and the olkoot was most gratifying, the
JOHN WALTER have been soa boing chieled, so that the crew were able to omired here anounces that Mount Blan is in a in the Anstre-fungarian army to order the on- Grant Britain ought to have a Parliament for there cosfireness? Is there vertige or diagnossappointed Acr: CHIEF MANAGER of
A London special says:—A lelogram just re-War, has issued instructions to all commanders since the same as Casada. Canada has no in the aides and back Is there a fulness about DURING the ABAEros of the Undareigned,
rapresontatina in the Imperial Parliament, the right side as if the liver were enlarging P Is make repairs and save the vessel.
Corporation state of Pruption. Cinders and stones are con-forcement of the study of German among all the imperial purposes, with representatives from her when rising enddenly froman horisontal position?
isually being thrown out, and it is supposed troops. The Court complains that the use of dependencies, and wauthor for her Incal affaire, Are the secretions from the kidneys highly By Order of the Board of DirectOCKTM* that lays is coming out of the crater, but as it is local dialects on these soldious bas greatly in- It has long been apparent that the British Par coloured, with a deposit after standing? Does A London ablegram anys:Ctalian opera is covered with a dense mist no proper observations creased of late. The Creola; meanwhile, stoliament cannot properly consider bota general food formant soon after eating, accompanied by fiatalanse or belching of gas from the stomach ? Hor Majesty's Theatry came to sudden grief to be felt at the list shocks of earthquake have stadist in udliering to their own language. Ce pr
beon felt at foot of the mountain,
They demand that the words of command in the
Is there frequentpalpitation of the heart? These night. The andience, which crowded every part
Landstorm shall be given the Czech troops in
varions symptoms may not be present at one of the house, bad come to hear "Faast," Signor
ROME, 6th March.
their own tongue. Vidal taking the part of Mephistopheles. Tho
time, but they terment the unffarer in 'turn su the dreadful disease progresses. If the case be curtain, horor, Tamained down half an hour ufter the regular time, and the audience becams
one of long standing, there will be a dry, hack. ing cough, attended after a time by expectoration. impatient. It turned out that the orchestra had
I very advanced stages the skin sanes strok. Finally the erslaestra uppoarel. having
dirty brownish appearance, and the hands and evidently been paid, and the evorturs was played. The curtain rose, but Siebel etrok and left the
As the hear and kidneys become more and more fost are envored by a cold sticky perspiration. diseased, rheumatis pains appose, and the nɛnal sho na ratım:vi. The disorder was inoretsed by another long wait, and Mephistophesies, who trad previously best required with great favour, arinade a demand for something better than promises. No sooner was he satisfied than the stage carpentera struck. Then the performors were rifagusted, as on-fourth of the boxes and
ITALIAN OPERA' UNDER DIFFICULTY,
Nuw York. 7th March,
Ax earthquake has occurred at the City Co- zonra, in Southern Italy. The shock was so sarare that a number of houses were thrown down, ono person killed, and several injured.
MADRID, 6th March.
The Infanta Eulabio sister of the late King
A petition of the ad Catholics of Bobenia to hore a professor of old Catholic theology painted in the faculty of the University of Pragus has been rejected.
The Tagblatt states that a movement has been organized in Bussia to convert to the Greek
· COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
FRIDAY, 9th April.
UPITH,
Quotations ar
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T.JACKSON.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 30th March, 1886.
694 NOTICE
DURING the Absons of our Mr. C. D. BOTTOMLEY, ME. THOMAS ED- MUND DAVIES is authorized to Son our Firm per procuration.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 16th March, 1996,
NOTICE.
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MAIL EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The Indo-China stoaimer: Taising, with the Indian mail, left. Singapore on the 7th, and in duo hero on the 13th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The F. & A. steamer Callertini loft inva pare on the 5th, and is due herd en er about tao 11th inst
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Bere- nice left. Singapore on the morning of the 7 h. and is dus here on the 13th instant.
{POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondence has been mis-sant r dolayed (both of which no liable to happe occasionally) all that the addresses nood da is ́ bo note on the cover, Seal to, or Bebefuả at 7 pm or as the que may be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to Eve Postmaster Genaral. This should be acted an
the first time cause of complaint-saurs ; it is mistake to let such metiers pass for fear of giving trouble, a course which gemorally given
more trouble in the end.
The Postal Guide for 1886, revised to date will be found in the Daily Press Directory. p. 385 largs edition, p. 761 smal olition. This is the only authorised on plate Summary of
stage, but donotless who rosived her oknok, for wes to-day married to Prinse Antonio, son of gatian Empire. The chief missionary of Last year's New Malon $575 to 580 per pisal, treatrrent proves entirely aussaillog against the HAVE Tata DAY Re-Established myself Pastal information published in Hongkong.
stalls had been vacated ladies and gentlemer leaving ia fear of disorder. Finally the age manager, looking pale, appeared, as midnight was fast approaching, and in damb show meta phorically threw up the sponge to the pit and gallory. The audience now left in a temalt The police, however, were called and prevented trouble.
NEW YORK, 7th March.
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Church the Catholin Greeks in the Austro-Hun- This year'e Now Malwa 3520 per picui, alice, of 114 catties, the Dne de Montpensier. The ceremony was movement in Austria, it allogee, is qu Austrian performed in the Palace chapel, and was wit named Dobregansky. He is aid to have already
alleo. of 4 tasls. latter agonising disorder. The origin of this in Business at this Port under the Name of nossed by the royal family and a notable gather-converter fifty families in Vienna alone The
..$585 to 595 per pioul, malady is indigestion or drapepsia, and a small GEO. R. STEVENS & CO. ing of nobles and diplomits,
Tagitati declares that 50,000 reubles has already
[alico. of taels. quantity of the proper medicine will remove the been anbscribed in Russia, and sent to help the
$5433 to 345 per okest. disanso if taken in ita incipiency. It is mont work of proselyting in Austria,
537 A Borlin callegram says society is discussing
important that the disease should he promptly and properly treated in its frot stages, when a LONDON, 12th March. with bated breath a case of kleptomanis in high
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little medicine will effect a curs. The surest and courtesa caled everybody present with asapsebquantity of cotton in the railway station at Old- life. At a rocant aristocratio bail a young A fire broke out this forencon among a large
most effectual ramedy for this distressing oom.
WR. HARRY ARNOLD WOOLNOUGH plaint is "Seigel's Ourativa Syrup vegatable M parure of diamonds, but when she arrived at ham, and, $350,000 worth was destroyed before
le appainted BRCRETARY of the chore home in the morning she was astonished to dis the flamas ware extinguished. One of the fire-
properation sald by all chemists" and medicine cover that her diamonds had disappeared. A men was killed.
vendors throughout the world, and by the proamed Company and is authorized to Stox for
it in thai, Capacity, priators, A. J. White, Limited, London, E. ainuta description of the jewels was published.
JNO. D. HUMPHREYS, General Manager,
BERLIN, 12th March,
Tho description of the diamonds fell into the bands of a traid of another coutons, the wife of the Commission of Germany, appointed to ar Field Marshal Count on Moltke states that bigk official, who perceived with great astonish-amins the fortifications of the Empire, sve ra ment that her mistress wore a pacare which cor-ported in favour of large extensivas of the forti During the debate on the public worship asti.responded exactly with the oue advertised. She deations of Motz and Strasbourg.
CHURCH AND STATE IN GERMANY,
BERLIN, 8th March.
mates in the lower House of the Prassian Diet
notified the polite, bat the authorities hesitated to follow that dew. Ultimately the Chief of this racing. Dr. Windthorst, the leader of the Paltos called on the countess, who, when she enw
BERLIN, 12th March. Frederick Willian, Horeditary Grand Duke Catholic party, declared that he would offer the official water her bandeir, lost har nerves and of Baden, who has been dangerously ill of Karl- opposition to the Goverment estiuatus. Fo doaired to declare his gratitude for the Ecclest-produced the parare, bat tearfully planded that sokor for a week, in slowly recovering. Accord astical bill abregating the od:ons features of the she had not stolen thers. She said she had soening to a ballotin just issued, the farer has sub. the owner drop the liamonds in the robing sidd and the Grand Duke slept soindly for the May laws, and he did not wish adversely to in- duebre discussion in the upper Haus, hoping on, sal then the, following a sudden and re-first time during his illuess. His reueral con that it would result in peace between Charchistless impulse, took them. Her andhand has dition is still very weak, but the crisis seems to
infiuential friends at cart, and it is probable that huro passtil. kis efforts to hash up the master will sucosed. NEW YORK, 7th March.
and State.
THE SPIRIT MONOPOLY BILL IN GERMANY, Naw Tax, 8th March.
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The liabilities of Priaves Belius of Ypsilanto, amount to £800,000, or failure is due to the ar travaganos of herself and her late husband. They
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A Berlin cablegram says-It becomes indre Bourbon brother of the ar. King of Naples, has Paris special saya-Prince Parcal de evident every day that the opposition to the
just gured in a police cart on a charge of spirit monopoly bili is based more upon the aver sion of the pouple to interferones on the part of fraud in giving tortgage of $15,000 mpne the Government with private rights than upon his villa, which be bad already mortgaged¦ Chief of Clorgy in Conge State. A Catholic Hourkong and Shanghai Bank Sbares-794e for fire weeks, and feel in the best of health, any objection to the character and merits of theto ita foli vaine of $30,000. The Prince alleged saginary is being founded at Dhanvain, where measure itself. The people of this city can do. that he received no money coxvilaration for the students will be especially trained for service larats a great deal of police supervision, but a 315.000. The mortgagee tried to sell the villa
mortgage, but some vins, which he sold for Congo. Hos bad to be drawn somewhere and the action and extort the fall amount of the mortgage, of the Ecichstag, in referring the whole propostas the Prince was acquitted on the ground tha tion to a committee, which is considered equivalno intention to commit a fraud had been proved. ext to its defeat, ia regarded as a triumph for the opposition.
BEDLIN, 7th March,
A tragic occurrence is ripurted from Vienna. Captain Geestal of the Austrian army was tried
DE
MANDS UPON THE UNITED STATES, THE CHINESE GIVRENMENT
·
WASHINGTON, 3rd March.
Fus propositiva of the Sovernment to pay 3,000 brandy wa ufanturers 00,000,000 marks
Secretary Bayard's letter to the Chinese per saam in wer to procure a monopoly of by a court martial in that city for a slight Minister, which was one of the documents accom. spirits would ng are a principal equal to halt fonce and was convicted, and as a matter form, panying the President's message to Congress, bo the amoeat pad ng France in 1971 as a war in Hight sentence was imposed upon him. demnity, and schnapps mannfacturer would heard the sentence with composure and bowed massar and the spirit which prompts such Begins by strongly condemning the Hook Springe revive a donation as large as that given to each respectfully to the court. Then, Crawing a re-things. He then proved to argue that as the of the great generals of the Franco-Prussian volver and placing it to his head, ho fired two Chinese voluntarily went inte arenote and Lepre wat. These figures are calling forth considers shots and fall fand.
tooted region they, to a certain estant, took their bla hatarea comment. Tho bill, it passed, it
Emperor William is making arrangements to lives in their hands. Furthermore, the musai. isaatiostart would sucrease the property of the personally review the Fifteenth Any Corpes, ants of the Chinese were foreigners and aliens spirit manafamurers to 1,700,000,000 marks which gaerisons Alsace-Lorraina. Commenting to the Unitel States as much as the Chinese There are a red rany poople who draw com on the Kaiser's intention, the Government prints themselves. Secretary Bayard then goes inta s parisons between Bismarck and Matternicheall astention to the fast that in the age lossen review of the vacions Lavaties between the United They allege that both are enormonaly overrated. and, as in the cas of Matter zich. one day may suffice to bring about tas í
1 of Bismarck with out a hope of his restoration.
BERLIN, 12th March. Bismarck's Spirit Monopoly bill was to-day rejected by the committas of the Reichstag to whom it was ofered for consideration. The vote against adeption was 20 to 5.
BIMAIATZISM IN EUROPE.
NEW YORK, 7th March. A Berlin dispatch says that the German Chancellor to make his mind yet about bimetallism. He sits on the fence, wait
book Thich has been ordered by France to be use in all French schools, there is a paragraph whiob teaches that if every French youth does his duty, the Republio will same day become strong on engh to regain Alsace-Lorraine. Thin says the Gorman paper, is inseulating boys of France with the idea of revenge.
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of the Diplomatic or Consular office, may resort to China for trade, for curiosity, or teachers, and then only to certain carefully limited tooli- tics, having que regard to the feelings of the f people in the location thereof. If the oitians or German Munnfaatmar resolutions are adopted other or greater privileges, van he At a mesting of the Contral Association of the subjects of any other power shoulil bo grant- ed against Huniting the hours of work in fas- nitizens of the Taited States will have equal tories, and in favore of the creation of Go- treatment On the other hand Chinese subjects Ferment work bareans and workmen's cham were at all times free between 1644 and 1808 to bara An exception was made in the case of wo come to the United States to travel or sojourn mon and night-workers, the Association recom hore parscing whatever lawful occupation they mading that a limit be put to their labour might son fit to engage in without need of ing, like Mibor, for something to tata of a rase une Prahi at Kiet disclose the fact the Boringame. Treaty created no privilege Donaments which had been raised at the konso treaty guarantee.. The Sixth Articlo of which may help him to a decision. "If England! would only alter her standard he might follow that he had been engaged in a conspiracy, having in their behalf; it simply recorded an exist her example Meanwhile, as he said to some for its object the sale of the plaus of mines ia iaz fact, for the Chinese were thea as free to visit friends, who lunched with him on Tuesday, he harbour of Kiat and the fortresses of the and sojourn in the United States as any other won't to shining supes on muraly groundsatin Prohl had sexemples in France, and aliens were, and no law of regulation or habitation without feeling his way carefully.
his purpose was to call his plans to the French was these years, no reciprocity of treatment Punjom and Sungbie Das 8smantan Mining unparalleled in medicine, and is the most powerfni
our Statate-becks. There was, thera Guvern weat NEW YORK, 12th March, An incident that accurred in connection with of citizens or subjects of one country within the A Paris special says:-Henri Cernusobi, the the proceedings in the Reichstag is attrasting jurisdiction of the other. There could not be Italian chacpim of bimotellism, lectured last much attention. During a recent debate Count for the Chinese Government so restristed and night upon the monetary question and the Schaleha stated that two Harlin firms were eir hedged about its conesiad and onroially limited economical crisi in the grand amphitheatre of culating thalers which had been coined in Swit privileges as to make reciprocity impossible en the Enole des Hantes Etude Commerciales, roseclac and France. He was subjected to the part of the United States, unless taking the de Tocqueville M. Cornui elequently to jadish xomination regarding the statement, form of retaliation, which our system of lawa nonnond Germany and Eugland as the pri and was threatened with imprisonment for re-made impraticable. The treaty of 1880 is also mary, panses for the prosent ecounmic crisis fusing to reply to a question of the Court. Dr.lutely unilateral. It convoys no liat of recipro in France and elsewhero. He said those two Windthorst proposes to prevent similar proosed toity, Ita Second Article gives to Chinese nations caused all the evil by their pighead-ing in fatare by an act providing that mombers to chors, students zerchzuts end these actuated edinal to fi permanently the relativo valas shall not be compelled to testify in support of by motives of curiosity, also to Chinese labourers of silver and fold, and that the crisis would statements made in Parliament
go from bad to worse so long as the divorce be tween the two precious metals continued. M Cernuschi wentiate details on the Anglo-Indian
LONDON, 8th March.
Charlos Russell, Attorney-General, and Horace situation, and maintained that the continued fall Davy Fox, who engineered the Morsey Tanuel, in value in the ropes was pregnant with the were nighted to-day.
mast terrible consequences, not only to India,
hai to the world at large. The lectarer said.
BALTIMORE, 9th March,
fore, in all
in the United States in 1880, the right to go and some of their owu free will and accord, and in addition to this, the same treatment as citiz or subjects of the most favoured nations. I re- frain from asking you to point out to we any (responsivo provision in any of your treaties which goɑräntosa to the American tesøkers. students, merchanta, curiosity-seekers and la
The Catholic Mirror received from Rome boarers the right to go and one of their own later to a reporter: "What I want to call special to-day a cablegram-announcing that the Pope free will and necord. throughout the length and attention to is the fact that the segrity of gold had chosen the mast Rev. Bisar Alorandordth of China, without regard to the feelings: has nothing whatever to do with the crisis. If, Taschereas, Archbishop of Quaben, as well as to-day, all the elver francs, shilings, marks and Archbishop Gibbons of Baltimore, for elevations of the people in the localities whither they may roubles of Earops were suddenly transferred by to the cardinalate
the magician's wand into gold, the situation would not be peramnontly changed. As has
CONSTANTINGTLE, 9th Marok.
resorf."
In concluding the Secretary mays that while. the responsibility of the United States for the safety of the Chinese cannot be established on the ground of reciprocity, he believes that tho circumstances of the case will induce the Pre- sident, out of a sentiment of generosity, to ra command Congress to make an appropriation es Pardell will proside at the national festival incompensation to the unfortunate Chinese lar
ous standard, Europa bas another; bimotalkieza A desperate attack was made by a mob tu-day is the scle remely..
on the nusvits working on the Turkish railways .The Sten's London spentel enge:-At a dividend near Travja. Beveral enginoora and thirty menting Bank of Borland to-day, the workman were killed. question of biaetallisus was discussed and the coinugo of the silver rope af forin as currency
LONDON, 9th March.
WASHINGTON, 4th March. The Critic, to-day, published
for circulation in both Indis and England was Londan on St. Patrick's day. It is expected their losses. suggested. The decrease of gold in England that he will make an important apsash. was the Enbject of much comment, it being shown that the quantity of that metal has declined £10,000,000 within the last five FORTS.
THE EASTERY QUESTION,
CONSTANTINOPLE, 8th March.
3120 per share.
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Louisa Hart, a rich procaress of the West End, was to-day committed for triat on the charge planstory of the circumstances which led to the of providing young girls for a number of aristo. promulgation of the Chinese mesange by the eratie patrons.
The woman's business had President. The investigations of Colonel Eeo, grown so bold and offensive that the poling felt Consul-General of China at San Francisco, into sl
Haiptond All the Powers have given their assent to the constrained to suppress it, but despite their best the Rock Springs massors convinced that officer
efforts they were unable to scouro evidence that that it was a crual outrage perpetrated by wok | Roumelian agreement as medified by Russia. would convict her. The originst agreement skinds, exospt that the sation in certain circles, and gossip bandies about on inoffensive people. He ao reported to Mrs. Hart has suged a son men, whom be supposed to be Americans, upon clause relating to a military alliance between meny namna of titled debauchees as likely to be his home Governmsat. His report was for Turkey on Bulgaria has been eliminated. and Identided with the business by which the woman warded to the Imperial Chinese Legation here that the title Prince of Bulgaria has bar has grown rich.
(and transmitted to China through proper official inserted in pluer of "Prince Alexander." The
AMSTERDAM, 9th March. agement has been drafted, and will soon be sub
channels. The instructions which the Chinese Government itted to the Conforme.
Three thousand Socialists and unemployed Minister received from his workmen to-day hald a meeting here, to discuss were startling. He was dirutal to demand VIENNA, 9th March. their grievances. The mooting deputed a com
from the United States a total disavowal of the 29. The constant war preparations in Greece aremities to call upon the Mayor and present, affair, cendig penishment-capitally, if the pho exiting grass fears in European Cabinets. It through him, a demand upch the city for the killing could be proven sud an indemnity to
Аситум - in believed that the moral effect of the assembling inauguration of public works for the employ the sufferers for their loss, to be paid by the Sungla of foreign fleet in Suda Bay will not be sufftoïment of laborer,
United States. This was the ultimatual. If a 30.15 ́ent to operee, and that farther measures will be
AMSTERDAM, 12th March. the United States refused to comply with tho
13.08 necessary. Orona has been warned by the Powers The police this afternoon charged with swords demanda, the President was to be informed that that if she pursists in her intention of violating and trancheons upon a large crowd of Socialists the Chives Government would immediately.R. wilkis 'deareaning. Tu izoper care and tomidity
proceed to collect, indemnity from American
pence, she willls left toner pznishment at the who had assembled. in a measing way, in a citizens in business in the Imperial tercitory, Sands of Turkey. Greece 768sserts her claims aristocratic part of the city and dispersed them. sad would withdrew its protection from them." te Epiros, in mcordance with the tarma of the Berlin Treaty, snd declares that hitherto she has¦ only yielded to force.
FRENCH PLOTTING IN EGYPT,
Haw Yoen, 8th March.
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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
which meant that they would be notified to loave A London special says:It seems that the China at noe. Simultaneously with this, in- appointment of Mr. Gladstone's son-in-law to a formation came to the State Department from valuable. Crown restarthip was a compliment feist sources in London that the Marquis quietly paid by the new Lord Chancellor with. Treng, the Chinese Ambassador to the Courts A London socis, cablegram nya:-France is but the knowledge of the Home Ministry. The of St. Jane and Bt. Cloal was about to return again hostile & Engbad in Egypt. Its repre- latter to-day objected and the appointment was home to take a high position in the Imperial zentative at Cairo is secretly basking in Monkter recalled, yet not before some of the papers had Council of State, and that he would insist upon Paaba's scheine for the organization of a native already called it scandalous to make a rector outstan menures being taken against the United army. This would chisturb the badget and throw of a young man only three paza in holy orders States, to mark ita displeasure at the outrages Touperstars England back into all the old difficulties of two merely because he was the Premier's son-in-law. which the Anserican authorities permitted our Hamidity
Truth yesterday denounced the Cabinet job i viliseus to consuit against his people, without Direction of wind.... the choise of Dr. Donaldson as the new prisany attempt being made to prevent them or sired of St. Andrews's University. He is na panish those who openly avowed their participan sotiro Liberal Midlothian palician. Mr. Intion in them.
This was the nation when the President bonchere odia: "All the distinguished profes
years ago.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEM 8.
PARIS, 6th March.
sors of St. Andrew's were passed over and a more sent his message to Congrosa on Theday last Whits business, at its height this after seandatons jobs has not been perpetrated in Boot It will be seen that he denies the right of the noon on the Paris Bourse, a stranger in the land since the days of Lord Melville."
Chinese Government to demand an indemnity for gallery drew the attention of all by making ap
the property destroyed. This is the point upon parently simlan desnonstrations. Bahsequently
New York, 10th March. which the instructions of the Imperial Comicil
he took a bottle containing an explosivo Liquid A Berlio special 8853 It has been decided to to the Minister hero admit of no onnovesion. It from his pocket, and cast it down among the abandon the Saxon Industrial and Agricultural has been known for a moath past that the Chi- brokers upon the floor of the exchange, crying, Exlibition, which was to have been laid at wese Minister here is to return home very soo me he did so, "Víve zasrchie!". The Bottle! Chemnitz. The stop has been taken bosate it. It is learned that he will take with him the final | struck no cas, remained intact, and made no was believed the exhibition would have the effoot conalusions of the President in regard to this
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