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THE bond of the buffs will play in the Public Gardens, this evening, the 28th instant, com- mencing at 9 o'clock. The following will be the
programme
Marsh..." Bacelo”,
Selections
Galop
(Fignen 'Suaniah Malviks"
Flower Show".
... Patience"...
You prud 1*
God Save the Queen.
...Suppe. Mirian,
Coote.
...Sullivan.
H. QUINN, Handleister,
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MR. BRITTO of the French Dispensary, who was taken to the Police Station at 3:30 this morning, having-been-found-rapping at a door in Stanley Street, under the influence of liquor, but who was allowed to go home, dead suddenly at his residence at the Dispensary at eight o'clock. The Portuguese Consul General, suspecting some foul play, sent a request, it appears, for the body to be taken to the Civil Hospital. The Coroner has ordered a post mortem exanimation to be held this afternoon.
RICHARD SHORT, of England, a scamen of the American barque 7. Carlton, was fined a dollar or four days' hard labour this morning for being drunk and disorderly in-Queen's Road.. Central yesterday. John Paul, of Germany, a scaunan of the Invincible, received a similar sen- tence for being drunk and incapable yesterday in the same road.
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against the Khedive from the beginning; Ir is expected, says the Pictorial-World of the and rebellion against the Khedive is also 15th ulto, that Sir J. Pope Hennessy, Governor rebellion against his Suzerain at Constan- of Hongkong, will resume his official duties in tinople. The Suzerain has so far taken November. no step to suppress ARADI, but the sending We are informed by the Agents, Messrs. Adam- of Deavisch as a Plenipotentiáry, apparson, Bell & Co., that the steamship London ently without the power to use torce. The Castle left Singapore for Hongkong, yesterday, life of DERVISCH has been'imperiled by the the 27th instant. acts of Aram, and both he and the Khe- ARCHIBALD FORDES says that if he were a general dive were for a time substantially the he would shoot every war correspondent who prisoners of the rebel chief, owing their came within so miles of his army; hut not being release and probably their lives to the a general, his ideas don't turn towards suicide. English.The duties of a Suzerain to a A CONTEMPORARY relates how a certain news- vassal power varies according to the con- paper man who was onceitaprisoned in Darling titions-that-created the Suzerainty. The hurst, got out on habeas and went with his Porte, for example, does not stand in keeper the rounds of the city caravanserais. At quite the same relations toward her vassal closing time the warder was thoroughly mellow, Egypt as she does toward her vassal and was safely handed by the "prisoner" over Bulgaria. She holds her Suzerainship to the custody of the gaol authorities, over Egypt by a convention with an Egyp-We are requested to state that mission services tan Viceroy, whose ancestor was a Turkish will be held every evening of the present week We hear that. His Excellency Major Generating a flourishing city with brutal cruelty." We Governor and subject. She bells her at the Temperance-Hall, by the Revd DD-Sargent G.B.,accompanied by his staff, and the Suzerainship over the Prince of Bulgaria Jones, assisted by several residents. Prayer Commanding Royal Engineer and the District by reason of the Treaty of Berlin, in which meetings will be held each evening at 6.30. Commissary General, visited Wellington Barracks Mission, services at 7.15. On Thursday evening on Saturday afternoon in reference to a proposed the Great Powers of Europe participated. there will be a Temperance meeting,
re-appropriation of quarters. While on this The Khedive. of Egypt is bound by the
inspection, His Excellency's attention was directed terms of his vassalage to pay the Porte THE Madid Gazette of July 16th; officially an-
to the Royal Engineer non-commissioned officers nounces that the advent of a direct heir to the mess recently established at these barracks, with $3,000,000 a year. That was the agree- meal buncen the Sultan and Khedive Spanish chrons may be hoped for towards the which he expressed himself highly pleased, con- beginning of December. In honor of this auspic gratulating the non-commissioned officers present Ismail. A part of the consideration was ious announcement the Court is ordered to ap-
on the possession of so excellent a room. for mess that the SULTAN, should allow him to
pear in gala for three consécutive days. The Prime Minister went to San Ildefonso to congratulate the Royal Family in the name of the Government. SHERIDAN was one day much annoyed by a fellow-member of the House of Commons, who
We are informed by the Agents of the P. & O. CHARLES WHITE, of Germany, an unemployed: S. N. Co, that the steamship Gauges, with the seaman, get six weeks' hard labor this morning, incoming English mail, left.Singapore for Hong for stealing a coat from Cart Wittenberg, a sea- kong on Sunday, the 27th Instant, at 8 am, man, while the latter was asleep outside Peter We note that the Italian Press continues pertin-Smith's boarding house yesterday, Relianciously to insist that the descriptions of recent events at Alexandria given in the English news- papers are mendacious. The Opinione of July 19th says:-"According to news which now caches us, we find that the Arabs, and especially the convicts, had a part in the massacres and the looting, but that the city was in reality se on fire" by the English bombs and, therefore, lic responsibility for the destruction of Alexan- dria rests upon. England and upon Admiral Seymour." The Riforma places full reliance upon a statement that "long after Fort Napokon THE following significant note of warning to was silenced the English bonibs were hurled in Austria from the St. Petersburg Government ap the direction of the great gasometer of Alexandria, pears in the Golos of July, 19th --"The apparent and the firing was not discontinued until it had efforts which Austria seems inclined to makej in been blown up. The plea of the need for disorder to sever herself from the rest of the Fowers arming the forts was a mere pretext for destroy and to follow a course of her pwn, will not facilitate the transference of Bosnia and Here might easily fill a column with similar examples govina into her actual possession. No one, per of the malevolent accusations against England haps, would be particularly distused if the with which the Italian papers teem from day to Cabinet of Vienna should be unwilling to share day. The presumed differences of opinion be in the responsibility for what had happened. But tween Great Britain and France appear to have one or two of the Great Powers would certainly given the Italians an unusual amount of audacity consider it necessary to watch narrowly the rein- in criticising the acts of the British in Egypt. tions of Austria and Turkey, and to prevent However, all their tall talk will make not-the any increase of Austrian influence at Constan slightest difference to our policy, so it can be tinople as the consequence of a protest from safely ignored as harmless chatter.
kept crying out every few minutes, "Hear, heart"
change his title from Viceroy to Khedive F43 or King. Another part, implied if not ex-
pressed, was that the SULTAN as Suzerain,, should defend his vassal against allenemies, domestic as well as foreign, who should aim at a revolution of the Egyptian Go-During the debate he took pecasion to describe vornment. It is clear that if Asant Hey political contemporary that wished to play makes himself master and sets the Kheregne, but had only sense enough to act fool. dive's Government aside, the Suzerainship "Where," exclaimed he, with great emphasis, of the Porte must be attacked andimperiled. "where shall we find a more foolish knave or a An attack'on Bulgaria would be repelled more knavish'fool than he ?" "Hear, hear!" was by the signatory Powers of the Treaty of shouted by the troublesome member. Sheridan Berlin, 1878, though the Porte remained turned round, and, thanking him for the prompt information sat down amid a general roar of passive.
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The evillent neglect of any duty toward Egypt by the SULTAN draws from the Lone that King Kalakaua has been going it since his return from his European trip. He has don Tinies, which in this no doubt speaks been lavishing money on his new palace nt Ho- for the Government, both a reprimand and nohulu to such an extent, thint by the time all the a threat.. The hesitation of the Porte is fitings and furniture he ordered in London and denounced as "fatal"-To what it has Paris have been sent out, it will have cost him been fatal is implied by the threat that nearly £50,000-a tremendous sum for a South England will "carry out by her own efforts Sea Island monarch. One of the features of the Arrampenients have been made to publish the measures necessary to restore urder in royal billiard-room is a marble buffet at which a half-caste American, specially retained, mixes The Hongkong Telegraph daily at a T.M. Sub-Egypt. The first measure to be attended "cocktails" and other "long" drinks-one of scribers in the central districts who do not receive to is manifestly the suppression of the re- which said to have been invented by the King their copies before Five O'CLOCK will oblige bybellion headed by Anant and his fanatical himself, is called "The Polynesian Smilo "! - at once communicating with the Manager.
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been at the pains to complle a collection of legal by Sir James Bain on trade with India, China, Says the Nagasaki Express of the 19th inst.: and Japan was read. With reference to China, Joe Millers and publish them under the title of H.BM surveying-vessel Flying Fish left Sir James observed:"In the various towns and "Curiosities of Law and Lawyers." We miss yesterday morning to continue her work on the districts of China I found an increasing trade in most of the witty waggisms of our present judges. Korean coast. The arrangement by which she British goods, and now that the telegraph ex As everybody knows, the judges are now masters was to return again at the end of the month, tends from Shanghai to Pekin, and the construe of situation, and their business is to rise superior was, we believe, cancelled-previous to her depar- tion of railways is taken into consideration, I look to the all considerations of ordinary politeness, and ture: her latest instructions being to meet the forward to a great though: gradual extension of fire off small jokelets at the expense of everybody Admiral at Port Hamilton, up in the Nortfi of our trade with China. But it is noticeable that except themselves, at which the Bar, as in duty Korca, on the oth prox., in which event the flect the Chinese aim at doing the business by them-bound, exclaims "Ha, ha! A couple of the will not arrive here before the latter end of Sep-selves, or by Chinese houses with 'junior Euro- modern jokes not included in the book are worth ember, and then probably only for a short stay. A pean partners. Their perseverance, frugality, repeating Mr. Justice Hawking once had vessel-most likely the Swift has been detailed and attention to business are enabling them to haunch of venison sent him as a present. He to carry up to the various ships the mails await- go ahead in this direction. 1 heard the opium discussed with his family its condition, and when ing them here. She is expected in the course of question' often discussed. The chamber is not it should be eaten. "I think, my dear," said a few days.The Magpie is also expected about a place for the consideration of it in its moral Lady H., "it wants hanging" "Then it's come the commencement of the ensuing month. aspect, but I may be permitted to remark that to the right shop," answered Sir Henry, with a
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the trade is not contraband as some seem to sinile. And he was just going to put on the THE Russian Government, says Figaro, is very suppose. It is legal, and a fixed rate of duty is black cap when the tax collector called and in uneasy as to the attitude which is observed by paid to the Chinese Government on the oplumterrupted the proceedings. The other one refers China towards her north-western neighbor, The imported. That the use of the drug is not con-to Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, who was onco Russiane believe that China means fighting, and demned is shown by the fact exhibited to me by in the Galety stalls with the Earl of Shaftesbury are also perfectly well aware that when she does our Consul at Shanghal, from official documents, seeing a burlesque. "Dear mo," said the earl, fight she means business. The manner in which that more eplun is grown in China than is im- "those young women have nothing on; howe she has recovered ground during the last twenty ported. There is a differential duty in favour of Immodest they must be." "Not at all," sold the years in Asin, crushing three great revolts and the home-grown oplum of fifty per cent. Some Lord Chief Justice; "that is a proof of their Ins skilfully seizing the opportunity afforded by Chinese in authority expressed a desire to stop. nocence--they are naked, and not ashamed." Russian embarrassments to recover Kuldja, has the importation, but that view is really adopted. impressed everyone, and it has been remarked in "favour of native industry. If the importation Chinese Foreign Office has been ever since the increased quantity would be grown in China. In Russo-Turkish war preferring a constant suc the East, medical men seen to consider the use cession of irritating demands and complaints at of opium in many districts of China as conducive St. Petersburg. It is by no means certain that rather than hurtful to health. a war with China would again end in the sack of Pekin, and the Russians are busy preparing for. emergencies by consolidating their influence in Turkestan and fortifying the strip of coast which
followers. That may restore the Khedives We understand it has been decided that itre that whilst avoiding any open rupture, the of opium from India were stopped, an equivalent | THE following Berlin telegram which, appears in
Government, but it will not restore "order"
The Hongkong Telegraph permanently. To that end it will be neces
HONGKONG, MONDAY, Avoust.28, 1882.
FROM bocal native sources, says the Rising Sun and Nagasaki Rxpress of the 19th inst., -we-learn-that-the-rebellion-in-Korea-is
rapidly spreading throughout the county
and has already assumed such proportions
following rates of pension shall in future be granted to Army Reserve nic, and increased by sary to reform the Khedive's Government, the daily rates of good conduct pay, of which the and especially the finances. This will re- men were in receipt at the time of their transfer quire a curtailment of taxes and expendi" | to the Army Reserve, viz.: after a combined ser tures. Here, will have to be a more
vice in the Army and Army Reserve of not less economical administration in the manage than twenty-five years, but with less than the ment of the Khedive's household, the rail-equivalent of eighteen years towards pension, a ways, the army and navy, and last, but gratuity of 10; after a combined service to- not least, the Khedive must be set free wards pension of not less than eighteen-years-
for pension), a pension of 4d a day; ditto, nine (two years in the Army Reserve counting as one
5d. teen years, 44d. a day; and ditto, twenty years,
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from the payment of his annual stipend to as to render it difficult, if not altogether violated his obligations. It is not to be a Suzerain who has neglected his duty and impossible, at the present stage, to judge with any accuracy when or how it will expected that England will do all the work The following notice signed by Captain Thom enrl. Latest reports are to the effect that of restoring order in Egypt without reim-sett, Emigration Officer appears in the Govery on the 1st inst: the disaffection reached the bursing herself in some way. She cannot ment Gazette of Saturday-The Emigration Officer gives notice that for the better protection open port of Genzan, when mob of about exact a moneyed consideration from a 2,000 made à raid on the native Govern State that has no treasury and is bankrupt. of Emigrants, it is hereby notified that on, and -ment Offices, taking possession of all She will therefore have to take her pay in after the 1st proximo women and children who fire-arms, swords, etc., and afterwards territory. The territory she needs is Alex-are taken before him for the purpose of emigrat setting fire to the buildings. The Jap.andria, Port Said, at the Mediterranean ing should be provided with one photograph cach, anese settlers naturally becanie anxious mouth of the Suez Canal; Ismailia, mid-If the woman or child is passed; the photograph will be stamped and given back to the Emigrant. for their own safety, as they were with. way of the canal; Suez and Port Ibraham, The Emigrant will show this photograph to the out protection-the Jakt-an having just at the Red Sea terminus, and a strip of proper Officer on board the vessel before de loft. Precautionary measures were im. land on each side of it all the way, to beparture, and again to the Protector of Chinese or mediately taken to send the women and occupied by British forts if necessary to proper Officer on the Emigrant's arrival at Port children afloat, whilst the able-bodied men its future security. This would involve a armed themselves for defence in the event change of suzerains." England would take of an attack. Much to the surprise of the the place of the Porte, and Egypt would Japanese, however, the rebels quietly re. become her vassal in fact, whether in form tired: whether from fear, or not, it is of or not. Something like this will be the out-pion, took place at Madison-square Garden, New
Affairs then come of the Egyptian imbroglio. course, difficult to say, gradually assumed a more peaceful aspect, and when the Tsuruga afuru arrived, quiet was altogether restored. Still it was deemed advisable to send the female and juvenile portions nway, and eighty-one ac- cordingly took passage for Japan.
TELEGRAM S.
LONDON, 26th August.
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
of destination.
extends from ibe Amoor southwards,
and Menagerie on Saturday night was patronized THE performance at Chiarini's Mammoth Circus by a fairly numerous audience, close on two thousand people haying journeyed to Bowrington to witness the various artists go through their difficult tasks. The progmmine was the same as on the two previous evenings, so we can say little more about it than we have already said. The various acts were well appreciated and applauded, Miss Emma Stoodley's hoop Jumping being probably the most admired item of the evening. Mr. Sarony was again well received, and we are glad to be able to say that the members of the orchestra were in much better form and kept more together than has hitherto been the case. The wonderful Arab horas, Abdel-ka-der, Intro- duced by Signor Chiarini, was again much ad- mired. An entirely new and cholce programme has been advertised for this evening, including the appearance of the "monarchs of the jungle" and many other startling novelties. We hope to see a large audience assemble to reward the enterprise of the far famed "Emperor of horse
the Cologne Gaeetle is generally regarded in diplomatic circles, as a revelation of the true mind of the man Government on the Egyptian Question:-Bismarck's winged words about the bones of a Pomeranian grenadier must once more. A CRUEL swindle, perpetrated upona Chipaman, find application now. Germany is happily less manager of a shop in Wing On Lane, by a com- interested in Egypt that other Continental patriot, has come to our notice. The funny part Powers, especially France, and there is, there of the matter is that the shopman is apparently fore, no reason why she should abandon that at- unable to see that he has made an egregious-ass-titude-of reserve which, with her, is a sign_of_ of himself, by allowing the other to do him in the conscious power. Germany will thus be enabled
We observe that the pugilistic encounter between the American champion John L. Sullivan and Joe Collins alias "Tug Wilson," the English cham
York, on Monday night, July 16th, when 12,000, -persons.xccc.present. The fight was with gloves-17 any dependence can be placed upon the latest-he-handed to the fellow, who, as a preliminary
Educators,"
Korean news in the vernacular papers there is, says the Floge News of the 19th instant, a very good chance that hostilities may yet be averted.
to speak the decisive word at the proper mo
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optic in such a barefaced manner. The shop man, it appears, seeing his countryman sur
Our relations with the Sultan pass the most brilliant anticipations of the continue good; we have declared to be legitimate searchers after the philosopher's store of former ne act which would prejudice the sovereign rights ages, by transmuting cash into gold by merely of the monarch who is our friend; but neither can blowing upon them with his mouth, placed him- we support him in a policy of inactivity, by which self under his tuition about a month ago to learn he has placed himself in opposition to all Europe the trick. Although up to Saturday he had, without plunging ourselves into political complica according to his own account, greased the fellow's tions of incalculable extent. On the other hand, fist, at intervals, to the extent of fifty Mexicans, it is no business of our to impart gratuitous he yet continued in Egyptian darkness as to the advice to the English Government, with which actual mode of performing the transmutation our relations are also good, or express opinions business, all his blowing efforts on the coins, which might give offence in London. The Eng though inany and violent, failing to transform ish Government is primarily responsible to the the cash into the precious metal. Notwithstand English people for what it has done in Egypt, ing this, the shopman's suspicions do not seem and then it will have to come to an agreement to have been aroused, his faith in his false on the subject with France. As for us, we may countryman having been apparently boundless. be assured that whatever satisfies: French in His reward was to come. As a final coup, the teresis in the matter, will also suit ours. But cunning one proposed to the shopman on Satur-the question will only be ripe for Germany after day to procure $56, when he would perform a the Western Powers come to a mutual under astonish the shopman, but in a way he had never England is continuing her efforts to bring about process which would astonish him. It did indeed standing, and apply for the assent of Europe. looked for. He procured the $56 in notes, which an understanding with the other Powers, particu
larly France. In view of the general need of the conditions being that if Wilson stood up
measure, said he would retain 36 out of it for peace in Europe, England may according rely on during four three-minute rounds with one-minute
expenses. He then pretended to put the balance finding ready support on all sides, especially if intervals, he should receive $1,050, with half
of $50 in a tin box, which he carefully fastened as has been repeatedly stated, she does not ine the gate-money. During the fight Wilson
A telegram despatched to the Osaka Shimps up; and, at his suggestion, he and the shopman. tend to abandon the role of defender of her just received terrific blows and was knocked down 27. yesterday from Shimonoseki states that Tai In proceeded to do a "chin-chin Jess" over the box. interests, to the prejudice of the Sultan's rights," times, but he endured the entire four rounds, Kun beheaded more than fifty of the men impii. This duly completed, he told the shopman to which lasted 15 minutes, and won about 88.000.cated in the attack on the Japanese Legation take the box home with him and carefully look Order was preserved by zoo policemen. The contest attracted great attention throughout the The Shinagawa-maru had just arrived from after it until the next day, when he was to carry country, being regarded as a remarkable test of Jinsen, and brought word that when Mr. Hana it to bis (the duper's) dwelling, where they would -busa-reached-that-port with the Kongo-kan-and--open-it-together to find the $50 converted Nitshin-kan, a Commissioner from Tai In Kun into a fabulous sum. The shopman did as
The ordinary-half-yearly meeting SAYS the Sportsman-A gentleman signing received him with apologies for what had hap he was commanded, but when he called yester holders was held at the offices of the Com himself A. B. has asked our opinion upon a pened. Mr. Hanabusa left for Scoul escorted by day at the domicile of the man who was to en- rather delicate matter. He says, "I hit a ten- troops, and as this version of his proceedings is rich him, he discovered the bird had flown No 14, Praya, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
were present Messrs. H. Hopplus (Chairma penny nail wrapped in a piece of white paper diametrically opposed to the statement made without leaving, any intimation of his where A. Melver, Vincent Smith, W. Keiners, F. Bul- to hear of the return of Their ExS. INOUE THE Pacific Commercial Advertiser states stuck on a gate-post-at 700 yards, with a so positively a couple of days since, when abouts. The shopman then proceeded to open and HANABUSA, without having attained
that the northern part of the island of Hawaii Snider rifle, and at 80 yards i broke an egg four it was announced. Mr. Hanabusa had been the tin box in the presence of the other in-keley Johnson, J. D. Bottomley (Director), D. their object, in which event the only alter-experienced a smart earthquake 'shock, on. the shots out of seven. Is that good enough for Wim- stopped by the insurgents, we must wait mates of the house, when, to his blank as. McCulloch, A. Coxon, H. Champeaux, A. E. native will be for Japan to declare war 25th July.
bledon? At 1000 yards I made two bulls-eyes patiently the "further particulars promised" tonishment, he found his 350, instead of against Corea, with the moral certainty. We are happy to state that one of the two black Answer to, Sc". As we have informed him in pened. Another telegram says that there is now and the promises of the transmiter metamor out of six shots. A new-rifle I never used before. before forming any opinion as to what really hap having multiplied according to his expectations that China will take part with her acknow panthers in Chiarini's Circus which escaped last mother column, these brilliant feats ought to no King's party in Korea at all, as Tai In Kun phosed into some grains of rice and peas. Lightweig ledged dependency
The notice convening the meeting having been night or early this morning from its iron cago entitle him to take high rank amongst those who has mastered the situation by poisoning his at length began to dawn upon the shopman's “Since writing, the above we hear that has been re-captured and re-placed in its cage
annually compete on the Common Wimbledon, sovereign. The report emanated originally from benighted intellect, and heat-last commenced to read by the Secretary, His Excellency INOUVE returned to Tokio A ROMANTIC double elopement occurred at Pon; however, is a very curious place, and however Fusan, and as far as we can judge is thoroughly un-realise that he had been mercileasy swindled The Chairman said he supposed they would by the last steamer from Sithmonoseki,,
sonby, N.Z., lately. Miss Moore, aged 16, was good men may be at home, when they get in reliable. Fusan is far from Scout, communica-out of 105 Mexicans by the pretended cash-into- allow him to take the report and at a boarding school; Miss Murray, aged 20, lived front of the targets on the Surrey heath they tion between the two places is very tedious, and if gold transmuter. We believe he has reported the read. The gross earnings, if not matter to the police, and that the latter are now of the previous six months, evide ENGLAND, according to the San Francisco with her mother at home. Both were lady-like, find that the bull's-eye has got a disgusting habit there were any foundation for the rumour re Chronicle, is not pleased with the course of well educated, and indulgently treated, and any of dodging the bullets for which there is no specting the death of the King, it would reach on the swindler's track, but it is thought he has able amount of work the SULTAN..in the affairs of Egypt. And motive for running away is a mystery. Taking accounting Unless our friend can undertake to Shimonoseki from Jinsen long before the news succeeded in clearing out of the Colony to enjoy during the period. It must be admitted that the SULTAN has advantage of Mrs. Murray's absence, for a few split the knee cap of a bumble bee on a thistle could possibly be heard in Fusan. The other the shopman's dollars, and that he's not likely cent. hours, the two charming dunsets sold her plano at a thousand yards, four shots but of six, her telegraphic items are that two battalions of in- to return until the Mexican's are all spent, when, 810 not displayed the usual activity of his Go for Lab, annered £70 in cash and some jewellery, cannot make "cocksure" of carrying off the chief Eantry will embark at Yokohama in the Tokie if he escapes arrest, he will try his hand on some he write
The swindler is said to bave vernment in the suppression of hostilities proceeded to Onehunga, by train, and took a prizes at Wimbledon. Still the tenpenny nail maru for Korea, and that the Governor of Torni- other ally dupe. The against a vassal. The role of ARADI Bey steamer to Christchurch. The strangest thing feat at seven hundred yards ought to win him fu and Councillor Bin, have succeeded in effecting bonn alded in the fraud by another man, who is fund has been that of a bold and defiant rebel, is, there is not even a “lovir " in the caso.: a few stray sovereigna
their
escape to Nagasa
water damn,
Sir Garnet Wolseley has captured the fresh. No news of any kind has as yet been re- After being strongly reinforced, he attacked !!>ceived from the diplomatle mission," des- | and-routed the enemy at Ramses.
patched a fortnight ago for the purpose of The enemy is reported to be in a demoralized endeavouring to arrange the matter ami- state. cably, The general opinion, both native and foreign, is that it will not meet with a great amount of success; and to the majo- rity it would not be a matter for surprise
All is quiet in Sir Garnet's front, and hè con- tinues to advance.
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