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A YOUNG girl's first love story always begins very¦ OUR further observations on the "corner" in the sweetly and harmoniously with Chap. 1.
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HONOKONG. FRIDAY, February 15, 1889,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
11.M.S. Constance, Capt. Keppel, arrived at Shanghai from Nagasaki on the 11th inst. Ween's Marionettes, at present performing in Bangkok, are expected here in about three wecka.
LAST year 15. Chinamen were married in Queensland-one in a native of the colony, one to a Victorian native, two to Scotch women.
three to Irish women, and eight to English
women,
TELEGRAPHIC news was received in Canton yesterday from Tientsin that Li Hung-chang had improved considerably. It is believed, however, that the Viceroy's present illness is "the begin- ning of the end."
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It is asserted that an American syndicate with a capital of $50,000,000. has been formed to construct a railway in Siberia, and that'several former and present American diplomates and
A VERY bandsome young collie was presented to us the other day. It has disappeared. If any lady or gentleman has found the missing
canine we shall feel extremely obliged to have fancier has it returned to this office. If any annexed "Collie," we may state that the detec tives are on the war-path and that wo have a special "down" on dog thieves.
'a mile and a quarter in 319, 64, 1.39. 2.17 and | children have been placed on board the men-of- war. Business is at a standstill. Mutzafa has 2.5, the griffin being ridden out from the
it is quito clear that if this was his true form he is British and American men-of-war. not nearly such a clinker as his connections bave fondly believed; but was it his true form? I think not, as he was certainly "slowed down" coming down the hill from the Black Rock, and his jockey did not commence to ride until nearly ball-way down the straight.
PARIS, January 6th." The Petit Journalsays the meeting of Panama' bondbolders addressed a letter to Lesseps offering him the Chairmanship of the new canal company to be formed by hornal says the new company company. The will have substantial support, and will take over the concorn from the old Panama Company.
General Boulanger, addressing a deputation of Panama bondholders to-day, says "I do not questions, but I know that in regard to the Panama enterprise the Government and the Chambers morally entered into an engagement
"consular agents are interested in the undertaking- į w note that 'the Chinese Imperial Order of neck, after a grand finish with Pathan. The desire to enter on the discussion of Bourse
Six vessels of the Peiyang squadron were in Shanghai waters on the Irth inst. Four of them were expected to come up to the Wocnung anchorage on the date named, where they will probably remain for a month.
THERE will be a Polo Match, Garrison v. The Rest, on Saturday the 16th instant at 4.15 p.m. at Causeway Bay. The Garrison will be repre sented by-Capt. Robinson, Capt. Fletcher, Capt. Reynolds, Capt. Collinson, The Reat: Mr. Whitehead, Mr. Slingsby Bethell, Mr. Hough, Capt. Des Voeux.
A CORRESPONDENT informs us that on Friday last Capt. W. N. Allison of the China Navigation Co's steamer Tsinan was presented with a hand some silk flag and a complimentary address by 10 Chinese passengers, in acknowledgment of his kindness and courtesy during the steamer's latest voyage from Australia.
THE new Regent of Annam arrived at Haiphong on the 1st inst. from Hanoi by the steamer Pluvier, en route for Thuan-an and Hue. The Courrier reports that he was received at Hai- phong by the French Resident and the Annamite anthorities On the Pluvier leaving port on the morning of the 2nd, with the Regent Nguyen-trong-biep on board, a salute ef seven- teen guns was fired by the land battery.
the Double Dragon has been conferred on M. Thévenet, Engineer-in-chief of the French. Syndicate, an M. Denfert Rochereau, Director of the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris, on M. Parres, head of the French Syndicate at Paris, and on the Director of the Chantiers de la Buire, to which the railway carriages recently presented by the French Syndicate to the Emperor of China were constructed.
The Reuter's telegram we published yesterday, stating that Father Macfadden and several others had been charged with the murder of Police Inspector Gweedore, would appear to have got mixed up in transmission. From a report of the eviction trouble in which the police officer lost his life, published in the London Daily News, it appears that Father Macfadden is parish priest of Gweedore and that Sergeant McComb was the victim to the Government's coercive policy,
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Seoul on January 9th Of course you are aware of the unpleasant buildings having been burnt down on Christmas rumours on account of the German Legation's
Eve. The American missionaries, who have cast a slur on the German Consulate, should and ought to be challenged, tout de suite, to bring forward proof of their charges agalast the Ger man Consular authorities. I am too old to re-saddle, and so "wire, in" for missionary "pidgin," otherwise it would suit me nicely. It is well paying business to be missionary in the Far East, to rear a roaring family in a "mud hovel," and still be prospering,
KING Milan's divorce will cost him more than he anticipated. Queen Natalie was not given a fair chance to make her contribution to the
which they have,not fulflled."
The debate in the American Senate on the Panama Canal excites ill-will here.
A trial over the Valley Stakes course between Fathan (Mr. Machado), Alnority (Mr. Pond), and Imperieuse ("Boots") was won by Alacrity by a winner is evidently lacking in speed, but stays well and is a game finisher. The times were- 321, 66, and 1,40, a very fair performance con sidering that all the ponies wore heavy' shoes. Arabic (Mr. Pond), and Joker (Mr. Machado) "powed" the Derby distance in 35, 67, 139,
The Republicans held a conference today at 2.13, 2.49 and 3.231. If mistake not, Arabic
which M. Clemenceau presided. Of the 370 ran without plates, and although he doubtless
persons attending 234 voted for M. Jacques, Pre- carried about 7 lb. over Derby weight, his finish
sident of the Council of Seine, as candidate for was altogether too lifeless to stamp him as a pro- the vacant Paris seat in the Chamber of Depo bable Derby winner. His stable companions-es.
In Jacques was then proclaimed, amid Pao-shing-who made two very fast quarters grand style-and Busybody, are in my opinion applause, the sole candidate against General
Boulanger, likely to prové far more dangerous than Arabic.
LEIPSIC, January 7th... It is stated here that Professor Geficken was. be for his action. released on the ground that he was not account-
mention. 1 regret to have to record that both
No other work was done requiring special | Dot and Haben, two griffins that registered excellent performances yesterday, are lame, the latter rather badly, according to report,
The Clerk of the Course courteously informs me that Capt. Collings Speculation and Mr. engagements. Buxey's Scapegrace have been scratched for all
AN OLD SPORTSMAN,
Hongkong, 15th February, 1889,
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MÁIZ,
The Pacific Mail Co.'s steamship City of Peking, Capt. W. H. Seabury, with the American mails of the 15th January, arrived in port yesterday afternoon. For the subjoined tele- exchanges :- grams we are indebted to our San Francisco
BERLIN, January 7th. * Several evening newspapers of this city, com- menting on affairs in Samoa, emphasize the fact of the preponderance of German commercial the American Government will recognize this and interests over American, and express a hope that stop the intrigues of Americans and facilitate an agreement between the contending parties.
January 8th. It is understood that Samoan affairs will not be made the subject of a special debate in the Reichstag, but will be referred to during the discussion of the naval budget. The disaster in Samon has created a deep impression and will strengthen the arguments of the anti-colonial party in the East Africa debate. The Kieler Zellung states that the Samoan losses are the greatest in officers and men the German navy ever experienced in a trans-oceanic expedition. The National Zeitung complains that America in recalling her consul some, time ago did no good, for it has been proved that the natives were led from an ambuscade by an American.
The official and unofficial German newspapers accuse Consul:Blacklock and Commander Leary of the American cruiser Adams of instigating the rebellion in Samoa, and supplying Mätaals with good rifles and other weapons.
WASHINGTON, January 8th, The State Department officials decline to talk BERLIN, January 7th. The Reichsanzeiger says the Court held that about the recent advices received from Samoa although the initial inquiry showed sufficient
or divulge anything about their contents. First reasons for assuming Geficken hal published Assistant Secretary of State River has possen- information which it was necessary for the intesion of the advices and declines to talk. It la rests of Germany to conceal from fassign coun-
understood, though, that the situation is con- siezed very serious. At the Navy Department, tries, the evidence was not sufficient to show that he was aware of the nature of his revela- Commodore Walker, Chief of Navigation, denied tions. The Court therefore abandoned the pro- emphatically that any vessel had been ordered secution and ordered that the Treasury pay the
to re-enforce the Adams and Nipsic, now there, and he did not think there was need of any, if costs of the case.
On the Bourse to-day, prices suffered a sharpnecessary, though, three vessels-the Trenton all owing to an unfounded rumour that Prince | Mohican and Vandalia-could be sent on short Bismarck had resigned the Chancellorship in notice, the former from Panama and the latter A DISTURBING element recently in the London
two from San Francisco, but as the trip would money market has been the drain of gold to
consequence of the Geficken affair.
take up so much time the trouble might be over PANAMA, January 7th.
before they could reach there. Buenos Ayres, the Capital of the Argentine
Two large canal contractors to-day stopped- Republic. These shipments of gold were caused
VIENNA, January 8th, by extensive loans made for the purpose of har
work, throwing 409 men out of employment in.
The Star and Heraid allayed military attaché, who has just returned here fram It is rumored that M. Zouyless, a Russian bor, dock, canal and railway improvements, which
the Culekra cut. the excitement by stating that the Canal Com- were assumed to be Government enterprises, and
AUCKLAND, (New Zealand), January 5th.
pany would immediately continue the work itself, St. Petersburg, has been authorized by the CAT for city water-works and sewerage construction in
to give the most definite assurance of his pacific Buenos Ayres. It is reported that the total debt
Advices from Samoa say the German man-of-engaging the discharged workmen. The men
intentions to the Emperor Francis Joseph. The were soon afterward put to work again. The incurred for these purposes by the Argentine interest of the proceedings, and she proposes war Olga lost twenty men killed and thirty temporary suspension was caused by a demand
Czar is said to have declared that he no longer Government and by the city of Buenos Ayres in now to do something toward filling the deficiency. wounded out of a party of 120 men sent to assist
The early publication by her of King Milan's Tamasesse against Mataafa.
of the contractors, who, however, received in the uprightness and loyalty of her intentions, doubled Austria's policy and was convinced of The Germans $300,000,000.
love-letters is announced at Bucharest, Milan,
without further interruption. The suspension was commanders of the British and American men-
do nothing to disturb the friendly relations in his request to Emperor Francis Joseph to for-
only of a few hours' duration. bid the Vienna cartoonists to caricature him,
The British war-ships Swiftsure and Careline between the two countries The rumor mast be will probably wince under the coming infliction,
and the French man-of-war Duquesne are bere accepted with all reserve, but it may herald an Rgreement on both sides to a bands-off policy in What further resources in this direction Natalie
PARIS, January 7th.regard to the Balkans. possesses is yet to appear, but her former hus-
The negoliations of the canal company to band is in a fair way to realize the fact that
raise money on the Panama Railmad hang firej The Credit Foncier has declined to be connected
OUR popular Altorney General is probably hold being a sensitive individual, as was evidenced were compelled to retreat to their boats. The telligence fromthe Parisofficeto resume operations and for his own part he was firmly resolved to
ing his tast brief in Hongkong. He is going to England by the German mail on Sunday, ostensibly on leave for five months, but we hear that his return is unlikely. Hongkong is a long way from home, and Mfr: O'Malley will probably again attempt to find a seat in the House of Canimons. His record here shows that he would be a very valuable acquisition to the Imperial legislature. The Attorney-Generalship will not be permanently filled until the present incumbent's leave has expired. We wish Mr. O'Malley every success wherever he may go, although we extremely regret that he has not found time and opportunity to make good his promises in re the Newspapers Bill."*" THE following movements of the French forces in Tonquin are reported by the Courrier Haiphong. After the engagement of the 17th January General Borgnis Desbordes forces occupied the city of Cho-Moi, which possesses the same importance and is as large as Bac-ninh. During the second fortnight of January opera- tions were suspended, and the General having received information that the Chinese had strongly entrenched themselves at Cho-chu and that it would be difficult to dislodge them, returned to Thai-nguyen after leaving a garrison two hundred and fifty strong at Cho-mol. It is the General's intention to attack Cho-chu from Thai-nguyen by another route, avoiding the Chinese entrenchments. Operations commenced. on the 2nd inst. and our contemporary expects news of the results at an early date.
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Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor halt a fury like a womas scorned.
THI Chinese Times announces that Dr. Irwin of Tientsin has received the Imperial decoration ofthe Double Dragon on the memorial of Viceroy Li Hung-charg in recognition of the important services rendered to His Exceliency during the last ten years, and more especially during the past twelve months. It adds its belief that the Viceroy contemplates the organisation of an Imperial Medical Department for the Northern army and navy, on the lines of similar foreign services, and that Dr. frwin has been invited to serve as Chief Medical Officer in the proposed department. This intention on the part of the Viceroy springs, no doubt, from his appreciation of the good work done in this direction by, and the recommendations of, Dr. Wykeman Myers: HONGKONG journalism has seen many vicissitudes, but it has received one of the everest" boosts" of all this week, Commencing with the pagan New Year, an enterprising Chinese newspaper named the Wai San Yal Po, emulating the "foreign" papers, has regularly scat a long-robed individual to the Police Court to report the cases heard there. He sits apart from his red-haired colleagues, with a stub of pencil and odd bits of paper, and takes the cases from the Chinese evidence, scrawling characters like smashed cockroaches with amazing facility. We ate not in a position to criticise bis contri- butions to our contemporary, but we have it on the authority of a very lafr Chinese scholar Inspector Stanton that it is amusing reading from a Western point of view. We have yet to see how the new journalist will wrestle with a two-column judgment by Mr. Pollock, but we
do it.
of-war received an intimation of the Germans intentions, but they remained inactive.
PARIS, Januarycth. The Central Bonapanist Committee of Paris. has decided to recommend to the party to vote with the Boulangist party.
LONDON, January 5th, The Sheffield Independent says:-An agent of the great English salt trust, who visited the United States to see manufacturers, has reported so satisfactorily that he will be sent out again to make definite prepositions whereby a syndicate hopes to secure the whole of the salt works on the American Continent.
It is reported from Berlin that Bismarck is in good health, except that he has occasional attacks of neuralgia and gout. foundation beyond this for previous alarming reports of his illness.
There is no
NEW YORK, January 5th, A Washington special to the Herald ways ---- Mrs. Cleveland is ill. The ordeal of shaking hands with several thousand people on New Year's day was too much, and she was obliged to retire to her room before the reception was over. Thursday evening, after her return from
dinner at the residence of Marshall Wilson Mrs. Cleveland complained of illness and a physician was sent for. She is suffering from an attack of indigestion. This is her first iliness since she has been in the White House.
ST. PETERSBURO, January 5th, Among the changes expected in the Russian diplomatic service it is said that Prince Cartau zene will be sent to Washington to replace Baron Streuve, who will be transferred to Stockholm.
LONDON, January 5th.
At a meeting of the Panama Canal share- holders at Bordeaux yesterday, those present responded to De Lesseps appeal for fands by Several speakers contributing only £16. demanded that the Administrative Committee at Paris should immediately make known the
BERNE, January 5th.
with the scheme.
BERLIN, January 7th.
The Post to-day' withdraws the allegation of forgery made against Sir R. D Morier, and says: Sir Robert Morier, provoked the publication of reports affecting him by bis attempt to bring Bazaine's letter to the knowledge, of persons in high positions. No one has accused Sir Robert Morier of betraying Crown Prince Frederick but himself. It is, however, certain that in August, 1870, Monier forwarded a communication, pre- sumably to his Government, that this intelligence, reached Bazzine in's magnified form, and that the news emanated from an English diplomatist then in active service named Monier. No Accusation of male fides is made against Sir
Robert,
forie Cologne Gazette renews the attack on Morier.
PARIS, January 7th.
The Boulangist organs ridicule the candidacy of Jacques, President of the Council of the Seine, nominated yesterday by the Republicans to oppose Boulanger. In the interview to-day Boulanger stated that General Mantandon, who was elected yesterday from the Department of Somme, though described as a Radicalist, was really a supporter of the Boulangist policy. The General said the Boulangist victories in the supplementary elections presaged his return to! power.
The Socialists to-night selected Boulanger as their candidate for the Department of the Seine, and M. Jacques has issued an address to the Seine electors. He appeals to the electors to save the country from dishonour,
LONDON, January 8th. Severe weather is reported on the Black Sen. During the past fortnight many sailing vessels have been wrecked and over ion seamen have lost their lives..
OTTAWA, January 8th..
A cable dispatch reporting the appointment of Sir George Baden Powell, Plenipotentiary to Ottawa and Washington in behalf of the British Government in the Fisheries question occasioned considerable surprise in official circles. The Imperial authorities invariably seek the advice of the Dominion Government before taking any step by which Canada's interests may be affected; therefore, the rumaur is discredited.
LONDON, January' 8th.
The crofter population of the Ţiland of Lewes, Scotland, suffering for lack of food. The potato and other crops are exhausted and the people are on the brink of starvation...
of
NEW YORK, January 8th. Five vessels are missing since the wind-storm
November 15th and 26th, and are given up as lost. The vessels are the Samana, steamship; Nils, brig ; L. W. P. Armstrong, brig i Ella A. Warner, schooner; and the E. M. Bacon, schooner. The number of lives lost is $4. The value of the ships' cargoes is $1,000,000.
MADRID, January 8th. A petard was exploded this afternoon on the staircase of the Royal Palace, causing the most intense alarm to the Queen and her retinue and the officials in attendance: The confusion was felt throughout the entire neighbourhood, and rumours quickly spread that a number of lives. had been sacrificed. Investigation however proved this was not true. The windows in that part of the palace were shattered to atoms and their frames rent. The explosive, charged with gunpowder, was fired by some malicious person who meant to inflict person 1 injury on the Queen. Fragments of the petard were found near the sergeanta' quarters, and it is suspected. that some member of her Majesty's household with persons who planned the outrage.¦
THE Correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes from Chefoo on the 4th instant :-Ali things too quiet along here, and as we have received no news from the outer world for a long while, we are reduced to the ferrible state of in. venting original topics of conversandose famine out west in becoming more and more alarming as the winter advances, but the native afficinis are now doing what they can to relieve poor folk are supplied with food every day, and in other cities food is freely distributed among the people. Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin, of the IN reference to the closing of the Yellow River Presbyterian Mission, have located themselves THE newest thing in, wedding tours is sen. right in the centre of the most needy district, and breach, the Chinese Times says:-Government | burned to death. The fire was ignited by a that the restoration of the Pope's temporal was in league
has reason to be thanked that it was restrained sationally called the secret honeymoon" are distributing the money obtained from foreiga from engaging in any of those extensive Neither bride nor groom have any idea where sources. But in spite of all these efforts many engineering schemes for the regulation of the they are going. The best man arranges it all thousands of the weakest must perish of 'cold and yellow River which were urged on its attention serted his leader, has arrived here. The deserter
reitled, and in my favor. Mrs., B.-I congratul. the distress. At the gates of Chi-nan-foo 50,000 will bet him a pair of cheap chopsticks he can't i exact state of affairs,
MRS. B.-How is that contested will case coming on, Mr. Shimmer? Mr. Shimmer-It's all ate you. I suppose you will be taking your family to Europe now. Mr. Sbimmer-No; but I understand my lawyer sails next week.
campaign and gives the bridegroom a paper with the whole thing drawn up and a schedule of arrangements made as he steps into the car. riage, when the happy pair have the whole new fruitful subject to discuss as the opening con versation of their married life instead of having It worn threadbare, during the preliminary engaged period.
Tur Lisbon Journaldas Colonias asks whether the boundaries of the colony of Macao bave already been settled by China, according to the provisions of the recently, concluded Treaty with Portugal. As not a step has so far been taken by the Portuguese Government to 'commence the work of delimitation, we presume Portugal -prefers the statú que to any new arrangement with respect to Macae. It has been provided in the Treaty that until a mixed Committee decide upon the real frontiers of Macao, matters will remain on the satie footing on which they were previous to the Treaty. Our morose friends, the Lusitanians, have consequently adhered to their traditional policy of no hurry, and preferred to leave their colony to its own fate rather than look after its new frontiers. One can only marvel why the Treaty was celebrated at all 1
of of evidence-were these
hunger. I hear that the members of the English Baptist Mission in the province have themselves acceptance by certain Chinese officials. China contributed £800 to the famine fund.
has received much gratuitous advice on the sub- THE devil was very much among the tailors ject of the Yellow River, which has been visited at the Police Court this
" forenoon. The In turn by American, English, French, and German engineers, professional or amateur, circumstances-cleared of the hazy pic or whose reports and recommendations, though week two men belonging to this craft were sitting drawn up with great care, lacked the basis in some unknown place in Canton, debating oa of adequate survey which alone would have the prospects of bimetalliam, when a stranger given them any value, Some of these reports came up and chipped in with a remarks about the assumed the concrete form of proposals involving weather. By-and-bye, when they had anished and outlaya in foreign machinery and engineer- bewailing the terrible slackness of trade, being staff. One of the latest professional visitors to the scene of the disaster was an English offered to take them, to Singapore, with a view to becoming suddenly rich, They consented, engineer who, to his lasting fedit, made a candid put their other pair of socks in their pot pillow and disinterested report, in which, while not cases, and came down to Hongkong with him, hiding the defects in the actual Chinese methods; being lodged in Third Street. In a day or two be yet advised that they should be vigorously one of them began to get uneasy, an he was afraid continued, as there was every likelihood of theif their benefactor was not going with them, but proving successful during the present low water that little maiter was settled by three men being season. That was genuine professional advice called in by the crimp, and biting a few pieces which might serve as a model to engineers and others who are so constantly tempted to suit out of the tailor's ear. They were got on board the Bangloe, but on their complaining to Sergeant their professional opinions to their anticipations Harkin he rescued them and arrested the crimp of a lucrative job. and his myrmidone, two of whom were also tailors. They were jugged for six months,'
SPORTING NOTES.
been destroyed by fire. Many cattle were The greater part of the village of Brancon has
madman.
SUAKIM, January 5th,
One of Osman Digna's lieutenants, who de
for seizing their effecte and wives. He gave as a reason for such a course that the rebels chewed tobacco, which was contrary to the precepts laid down by the Mahdi. He also reports 1,000 dervishes at Handoub, squabbling with Osman concerning the evacuation of the place, the majority of the dervishes being desirous of retir- ing from the town. The deserter declares that Emin Bey has been captured and is a prisoner at Khartoum, where he was badly treated by his captors.
LONDON, January 5th, Information was received this week by the Emin Bey. Relief Committee, which includes reports from a sergeant of the old Egyptian Army, who for several years has been a prisoner at Khartoum. A dispatch from Agent Ward at Leopoldville confirms the opinion of several leading African explorers that Stanley was the White Pasha in Behrel Ghazel, and was at Bonalya on the Upper Aruwimi on August 17th last that he did not leave there on August 38th presumably to rejoin Emin Pasha, but that he set off at the latter date either to explore the Welle Makua or to cross the continent toward Lake Chad or the Upper Benue.
A large expedition of the African Lakes Com. pany has successfully accomplished the task of ascending the Zambesi and Shiri to reach the scess of the recent troubles at the head of Lake
Nyassa,
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LONDON, January 7th. A dispatch from Naples to the Daily News says: Gladstone, in a letter to the Rome cor respondent of the Takiet, sayı :-"I feel certain that I have not written any words recommending
dominion in Italy be made the subject of inter national arbitration."
TORONTO, January 7th, To the Secretary of the Toronto branch of the, Imperial Federation League, Gladstone writes
In the prospective, the first place is held by the great and prgent Irish question; but I must assure you that I would view with the utmost satisfaction throughout the British Empire, that which in the case of Ireland is my dally pare and interest, to obtain a more thorough and substantial union of the different countries and peoples paying allegiance to her Majesty,
ST. PETERSBURG, January 7th, Princess Lieven, while sleigh-riding at Charkoff, attempted to cross the railroad track when a rapidly approaching train struck the sleigh and killed the coachman. The Princess was hurled to the middle of the track, where she lay senseless, and the train passed over her but
did no injury. LONDON, January '7th."
In the Hogart Club last night, Stott, a Parisian artlat, called Whistler allar and coward. Whistler, retaliated by knocking Slott down, Whistler has written a humorous account of the affair Stott's grievance is that he was unfairly treated by Whistler when that gentleman was President of the Royal Society of British Artists.
The number of policemen detailed to protect Balfour has been increased in consequetion of report that the Invincibles were planning to murder him.
ZANZIBAR, January 7th, Mackenzie, agent of the British East African! Company, on New Year's day presented to hundreds of slaves papers giving them their
LONDON, January 7th. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce to-day
Farnell has delegated Maurice Healy, member
A secret investigation is in progress and further outrages are anticipated.
Señor Sagasta was engaged in the Cortes when the explosion occurred. He was hastily sum- moned, and on his arrival was immediately given an audience by the Queen.
LONDON, January 8th. A Paris, dispatch to the Standard says the Panama Canal" difficulty has been temporarily averted, all the contractors having consented to receive shares in the Panama Railway as a guarantee for the sums becoming due them in the immediate future. The shares of the new company will be reserved exclusively for the present stockholders. A circular has been sent to the residents of provincial towns, inviting them to secure subscriptions to the new com pany before the meeting on the 26th inst. The money will be placed in the Bank of France, and will be returned if insufficient. The shares will be of goo francs each, and will bear § per cent, Interest until the canal is opened; then they will be entitled to 5 per cent, Interest on the net profit. De Lesseps will be Chairman of the company. The new shares will take precedence of all those already Issued.
DUBLIN, January 9th, Edward Harrington, M.P., when removed to his present prison quarters refused to submit to the attentions of the prison-barber, but was, however, overpowered by several officials and held in the chair while the barber rudely hacked off his hair and lexuriant moustache.
READING (Pa.) January 9th This has been the saddest night in the history of Reading. A hundred households are in mourning as a result of one of the greatest" calamities ever known in Pennsylvania.A cyclone swept over the northern section of the this afternoon, and laid waste everything
SAVE the N. C. Datly News-There is one OUR Shanghai morning contemporary sarcastip-
The rage-course was again thrown open for phase in the proceedings at the Chinkiang riotally remarks that H.M.S. Mutins arrived at which shows that the disturbances were not Chinklang to pratect British subjects from the galloping this morning, but very few owners altogether the work of the mob. We have Chinese rioters over thirty hours after leaving availed themselves of the privilege, holding back undoubted authority for the following After Shanghai, which is more than double the time until to-morrow, when some exciting trials are the demolition of the Police Station about 3 p.m. an ordinary viver steamer takes to perform the certain to be witnessed. Daphne, owner up, on Tuesday, stones were thrown at the three journey. There is good deal of force in this was sent a steady gallop, negotiating bis last houses at the foot of Consular Hill, occupied by comment, but neither the officers nor men of the mile in 34; 69, 1.47 and 1.24. This is a very Customs peopic, and then the mob set Are to the Mutina are to blame that she is as slow as a i nice-looking pany: and he moves will great the German gunbost Adler, with the German arowed itself unalterably in favour of free trade in its reach, with térilble loss of life. Tho block. Mr. Mansfield, the Consul, saw the pro man in boots. We remember on the occasion freedom with a light weight up, but gets very ceedings and sent into the city for assistance, and of the riots at Canton a few years ago the Swift high in front when burdened with the regulation eventually succeeded in getting it and by the being ordered to proceed to that part without weight for inches. Agerold (Mr. Hutchings) and time the houses above mentioned were burnt, delay, and although a fearful typhoon was raging, Gridiron (Mr. Von Tanner) ran a trial over the 300 soldiers in charge of an officer, arrived and her acting commander, Lieut. Bromley (since German Cup distance, the latter winning in a formed a condon round the Consulate. The promoted, compelled the Chinese pitor to stick common canter at the finish. The subscription rioters having finished their work on the build to his past when that worthy refused duty below griffin, however, showed himself to be a fairly ing at the foot of the hill, advanced to the Coas the Bogue, where the sea was breaking over the good pony, and his performance-333, 65. 41, sutate, whereapon the soldiers not only opened ship and navigation bad become a matter of 2.16% and 2.52-makes him out considerably out to admit them, but some of them also joined good luck more than anything else. The Seif above the average, especially be ran in the mob. They took gunpowder from their reached Canton in time to intimidate the rioters plates. pouches and used it to fire the Consulate, a and we have no doubt that nothing would have building which was of so solid a nature, that the belter pleased the "jacks" of the Muting then mob, without the active assistance of the soldiers the opportunity of a frush with the Chingiang could not have destroyed it in the short time fire-raisers. However, it must be admitted that that elapsed between their arrival and its a much faster and generally better class of gun destruction. The Commander of the soldiers vessels are urgently needed for service on the did nothing. In addition to this, some of them China station, and this fact, we are thoroughly got possession of the British ensign, set fire to it, convinced, must be apparent both to Admiral and as it burnt, hoisted it up,
Salmon and the officers under his command.
Quadruped (Mr. Hongh up) went a quarter twice, each lime in a bade over 31 seconds. This animal may be a first class stayer, as his friends stoully assert, but he neither looks nor gallops like a race pony, and it will surprise me greatly if he attracts the attention of the Judge in either the Valley or German, Bliken Mead (Mr. Von Tanner) and Wiseacre (Mr. Hutchings) covered
BERLIN, January 6th. Official advices from Apia confirm yesterday's | freedom. announcement of an encounter between Mutaafa's followers and the Germans. On December 13th Consul on board, proceeded to Lanly, Mutaafa's chief position, with the intention of negotiating of Parliament, to collect in Munster all the avail-lives that have been sacrificed and the number. for disarming the lasergents, in consequence of able evidence bearing on the investigations of of persons who have been injured can only be ́estimated. The most reliable computation at so the destruction of German property and isolated the Farnell commission,
***Dr, Tanner and Mr, John O'Connor, embere o'clock to night is that not less than sixty persons German settlements. A party of men were landed, While on the way to the Vallele of Parliament, were served to-day with summons were killed outright and 100 injured, po
LONDON, January rath plantation they were suddenly attacked by the to appear before the Tipperary Court, to answer rebels, led by an American named Klein. The charges under the Crimes Act Both gentengen It is officially announced that Queen Victoria, Pige, Adler, and Ebir landed more men, who tossed the summonses into the street and day Princess Beatrice and probably Empress Fres succeeded in repelling the natives and destroying they will not attend the court, ATDİ
of Germany, will April and May at desink of Gee French Government will order some villages, Lieutenant Sleger and fifteen
BALTIMORE, January 7th. men were killed. Lieutenante Spengler and The Sus prints the story of the sentence at St two squadrons of war vessels to act as an escort Burchard and thirty-als men were wounded. Petersburg of Jan Umb,'a Russian, salior, to tento the royal party man
BERLIN, January rottu Omer CCOUNT SIX that the Gerenartexted to years peat servitude for seven morders Vailele and held it against the greatest odds until sailor was accused aboard the skip of theft, and a When the cases of Dr. Tabner, Mr. Condon, re-enforced, Mutaala's loss is ten killed and confession was extorted by whipping. His was and John O'Connor, summoned to appear befora thirty wounded. The Germans bombarded then conned in a dark cell, but escaped over the Tipperary court to answer charges under the Vailele, Letoga, Lanly, Mataga, and Matafas, board and only submitted to being rescued on Crimes Act were called, defendants failed to (Mutaxia, now holds a strongly entrenched promise of better treatment. The master of the answer and the Court issued warrants for thely position near Apia. The European women and ¦ 'wassel, however, renewed blumbuse immediately, Nurses
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