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your house last evening I thought I heard an angel sing. She (stiffly)-I was at the theatre last evening Mrs. Mulholy and her two twins were at our house visiting the cook.
tris stated that while at Eton Mr. Gladstone was nly flogged once, and that was for refusing to betray a school-fellow who got into trouble.
specimens for the delectation of Lord THUS the San Francisco News Letter :—"China. A NEW YORK girl has just enjoyed the triumph the. g.oup of shanties complained of, whick
ren and Britishers seem to be running a race. for unpopularity just at present, with the chances of the largest measure of success being in favour. of the Britisher."
KNUTSFORD and the officials of the Colonial Office. We hope that Governor DES Vaux will not take the short commentary which we are about to make as being either ARABI PASHA, who is still living in exile in vituperative or amusing-as we merely Ceylon, is sald to be growing old very fast, and want to tell him in plain English, where, to present the appearance of a heart-broken man. England's treatment of this gallant In our opinion, he was entirely wrong.
soldier and frue patriot is a disgrace both to the In the first place His Excellency, no country and to the age in which we live. doubt unintentionally, was discourteous to THE letters from "Cornered" and "Shareholder" gentleman who is the quintessence of China Mail, we regret being unable to publish. referring to certain correspondence in last night's courtesy-Dr. F. STEWART-in stultifying The truth or falsehood of the allegation in him after he had accepted the invitation "Ropes," communication to our evening contem and thus tacitly sanctioned the proposed ry will have to be decided in the Supreme
Court.. concert. If the proceedings were irregular the Governor could have easily prevented a repetition of the irregularity. Then again | we submit that he was wrong in asserting that the singing would have annoyed the few patients who could not attend. This argu-
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recently scat to the Foochow Arsenal for fifty iron piles to be used in strengthening the embankment at the great breach.
The Director of the Arsenal has promised to send
twenty piles with skilled workmen to place them in position.
It was reported that fluring the trial of Falmer, the Rugeley poiserer, Sergeant Shee, in his excitement, thumped his brief on the table, and, in tragic tones, roared: "I call Heaven to witness when Lord Campbell stopped him with a gentle: "Brother Shee, had you not better call someone who could be co-cxa- mined ??!
A FRIENDLY shooting match has been arranged between teams representing the Hongkong to take place at Kowloon on Saturday next Volunteers and Garrison Shooting Club respec- tively. The conditions are seven shots (and one sighting shot) each at two, four, and five hundred yards; no auxiliary sights allowed. Firing will commence at two o'clock.
of having the biggest wedding given in that city for years. She whispered around that the man she was to marry, had a red-haired, wife some- where, who would be at hand to interrupt the ceremony. The church was crowded:
DOCTOR (passing a stonecutter's yard)-Good morning, Mr. Jones. Hard at work, I se, I suppose you finish your gravestones as far no "In memory ol,” and then wait for some one to die, ch Stonecutter-Why, yes; unless some body's sick nad you're doctoring 'em; then I keep right on.
The abolition of slavery in Brazil is said to have had a deplorable effect upon the industries of the empire, and a financial crash is anticipated. The wants of the freedmen being few, they will not
work steadily. Habits of industry and thrist are yet to be acquired. The financial outlook is so unfavorable that bank shares and similar securities have suffered a decline of 30 to 50 per cent.
an instrument for illuminating from the outside Two prominent Viennese physicians have devised
some of the cavities of the body, such as the
glass rod, to which is attached a small Incan- descent electric light. The light is reflected equally through the entire rod, which is placed
on the skin of the throat, and thus the interior of the larynx becomes illuminated suficiently for examination.
AT the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held to-morrow, the orders of the day are as
follows:-
Financial Minutes.
Report of the Finance Committer. (No. 4). First reading of a Bill entitled "The Arms Ordinance, 1858."
First reiding of a Bill entitled "The Vaccina- lion Ordinance, 1889."
Second reading of the Bill entitled "The Reclamation Ordinance, 1889."
Laws relating to the constraction of Buildings in Committee on the "Bill for amending the the Colony of Hongkong.""
ment was not merely erroneous-it was wu-TA-CHING, the Director of the Yellow River larynx and nose. This instrument is a polished ridiculous. If His Excellency would spend any hour in the fine and extensive building he would find a very much greater cause of annoyance in the howling, gong beating, cracker-firing rookeries below, and he would also see how fallacious his own argument about "cruelty," "ladecency," etc., was. He further objected to a private concert in a public Infirmary. Here, in measure, it must be conceded that the. Governor was right, and if his action had been confined to prohibiting any future, performance, on those grounds, no one would have said, a word, because although Dr. ATKINION's intentions were most laud- able and generous the principle, is Ilable to be abused. But to contend that an innocent entertainment, already organised, favored by the smiles of Lady Des Vaux herself, THE Shin Poo says that dangerous quicksands and justified by the nature of the occasion, and shifting banks greatly interfere with naviga- tion between Hankow and Ichang. A steamer could be seriously subversive of discipline which recently anchored off a place called King in every public department is too far chow last her anchor through the chain parting. fetched for serious, consideration. His Two native divers went down and recovered the Excellency's "explanation" is a reply, anchor, but they got themselves involved in the
quicksand, and never came up again. not an answer, to the charge of high- SAYS the New York Commercial Advertiser: handedness and stretching, of prerogative The greatest national debt among the which we, followed by the other inconsiderations of the globe is borne by France. It sable local papers and assisted by Truth, is about $6,250,000,000. Russia comes next with PHILIPE LUZ, compositor, of Macao, went on a
made three months ago.
$1,600,000,000, then England with $3.560,000 little "beider" yesterday. It was not one of coo; Austro-Hungary with $2,485,000,000; Italy the howling bursts "in which the true European with $2,225,000,000; Spain with $1,207,500,000, delights-simply a quiet, inexpensive plain and Prassin with $1,000,000,000,"
drunk, such as pleases the ordinary Macho wild AN American critic on Irving's "Macbeth" man. He spent twenty cents in Irving's remarkable legs in a kilt must be a show otherwise samshu-hired a ricksha, and careered indeed. The furbelow of Benedick, Malvolio. along Queen's Road until his head swam, and and Romeo have not the same effect on legs that he was at rest. The rickshaman intelligently the Scotch costume has. A flapdoodle petticoat ran him up to the Central, and by tacking a little and the upholstered air of a plaid braided about on to the distance he had hauled his dissipated the shoulders give the tapheavy look to a man
patron succeeding in to-day getting Mr. Pollock who has the penholder order of legs... to vote him 35 cents out of the treasury of Luz, which was further depleted by one dollar for the benefit of the revenue.
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the island this week, practicing her guns and THE Imperieuse has been on the other side of torpedoes. She caused great consternation
TELEGRAMS
(Reuter.) HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1889.
PARLIAMENTARY. DURING the existence of this journal, now
LONDON, March 26th. getting on for a decade, it has been our: The debate upon the increased Navy estimates painful duty-or shall we say privilege?-was commenced last night, wben Mr. Cremer to occasionally apply the microscope of moved an amendment that the proposed outlay fair criticism to the doings of the officials was neelless, and he advocated disarmament. whom a paternal Government at hori a so The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, in reply,
that the strength, of England was the best amongst the villagers at Aberdeen and Stanley: graciously export to rule over us. We did
when she triced up her torpedo-nelling-they guarantee of peace. 30 on the 22nd December last, when we
thought she was fishing, and the beach was covered with groups of fishermen, bewailing the published the following paragraph:-
wholesale capture of their lawful prey. Two fatal accidents occurred yesterday across three men were excavating the hillside when, At Yau-na-ti, near the Temple, about noon, several tons of tarth fell, and com- pletely buried two... At Hungham, during the afternoon, a coolie who was cementing the side of the Dock fell to the bottom, and died soon after being taken to the Hospital.
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(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.) FRENCH OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. PARIS, March 20th,
M. Despot has been appointed Chief Justice of Mytho, in Tonquin, and M. Bougenot, Attorney General for the Republic at Basseterre.
A DEPUTY FROM METZ.
March 31st.
M. Antoine, Mett Deputy, has arrived at Faris, where he was warmly received. He will henceforth reside in France,
"After about two years intermittent labour an annexe to the Government Civil Hospital has been practically completed. It is intended to be principally used as a fever ward, and will con- tain twenty-five beds in the four rooms, which are about 45 ft. by 25 ft., besides offices, quarters, etc. As a sort of semi-official inauguration, Dr. Atkinson, the house-şurgeon, a week or so ago organised a concert, at which many local vocalist had consented to assist. The invitations were sent out for last night, and many, including Dr. Stewart, whilst Acting Governor, accepted with thanks His Excellency Sir Willam des Voux, who returned on Tuesday from pleasuring, apparently objected to this innocent celebration, and sent an intimation to that effect on Thursday. His Excellency's taste in, vétoing a semi-private celebration of this kind is open to question, and. we certainly wonder at his disregard for the con venience of everybody concerned in doing almost at the last minute, when infinite trouble basis. and some expense had been gone to in decorating the rooms, sending and accepting Invitations, preparing songs, etc. The least he could have done should have been to let the Hospital THE Scotch voters of New York number 1,200. authorities know the first thing that it was not His Excellency's high pleasure that the concert
THE COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE.
March 22nd.
It has been decided to ilquidate the Comptoir d'Escompte, which will be re-organised on i new
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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A GERMAN professor, writing of hereditary colour" in horses, gives the result of his in. vestigations extending over a wide field. Of 1000 reproductions of pure English blood horses where aire and dam were of the same colour, that colour was transmitted 856 times to the foals. In 1000 cases where the colours of the sire and dam were dissimilar 437 foals followed the airo's colur and 508 that of the mother and 55 were different from both.
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SAYS the N. C. Daily News:-In consequence of further reports of the great distress in Shan- tung and Manchuria, and as there is a prospect of further remittances from Europe, the Com. mittes of the North Chins Famine Relief Fund
subscription lists until further notice.-Taeli 12,000 will shortly be sent to the Chefoo Committee to carry on their present relief work till June, and Tis., 5,000 will be sent is the Rev. P. D. Bergen for distribution in the neighbour
THE Liverpool Pouf tells the terrible fate of a congregation of churchgoers, who, on being called to rise and receive the benediction, found themselver glued fast to the seats with the new varnish that had not quite dried. Never before was the church one an harmonious in purpose. A frantic craze absolutely united, and never to get free swept through the building, and it resulted in success: but there was not a whole coat or dress in the congregation. Silk and broadcloth upholstered every seat, and the horrified people rushed into the streets holding their hands over the most exposed parts. The benediction was a failure.
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Secretary, Mr. Crow, on report of the Fever Commission. Mr. Ede was in favor of sweeping away most of the nuisances referred to, or const- derably restricting the practices which caused them. Dr. Cantlie asked for evidence as to the nuisances, and Mr. Francis wanted facts. In the discussion which ensued it transpired, that belong to Mr. Granville Sharp, and aro occupied by filly or sixty families, are simply rude huts with mat-roofs. Mr. Ede's minute was accepted " as the recommendation of the Board, and a recommendation accordingly made that the old pits and manure heaps he condemned, proper drainage furnished," and the noxious trades of soy making and sugar-bag drying con- demned in the first case and restricted in the second. The report and resolutions were then ordered to be sent to the Governor, pending the adoption of by claws on the matter by the Board.
THE PROPOSED EPIDEMIC. HOSPITAL. Dr. Cantlie, nerording to notice, moved that a letter be addressed to Government respecting the recommendations of the late Boned with regard to an Epidemic Hospital, and also suggest- ing a site.
In the course of the discussion that followed it transpired that no eligible site had yet been distan On the motion of Dr. Cantic,
therefore, a letter was ordered to be sent to the Government asking if the Board might submit recommendations for a site.
The Board then adjourned.
· MISS AMY SHERWIN IN “MARITANA,
Another large audience filled the City Hall on Tuesday night to witness Miss Amy Sherwin's company in selected scenes from Vincent Wallace's master-piece of English opera"Mari ana The performance was under with Lady des Vaux and a party from Govern- p-tronage of the Governor, whose the direct
ment House.
The opera was preceded by the usual musical olio, which apparently gave great satisfaction, nearly the whole of the numbers being vocife. rously encored. Messrs. Stockwell and Sherwin, notwithstanding the rather serious indisposition of the latter, gave a capital rendering of Gam buss's The Fisherman," after which Miss Minna Fischer ang "Banbury Cross" with a horough appreciation of a beautiful ballad that is heard, by far too seldom in the concert room. fu. response to applause that would not be denied Miss Fischer repeated "On the banks of Allan water" in' style that could bardly be excelled, improving greatly on her first rendering ofthis plaintive melody. Mr. Henry Stockwell was in capital voice and scored a decided success in Balle's popular Good-night, beloved." He was, of (course, encored, and responded with “When other lips," in which, singularly enough, be quite failed to reach anything approaching a high standard of excellence, Mr. John Lemmone selections on the flute were admirably played, while Mr. Geo. Clatsam's piano accompaniments and his rendering of Liszt's "Rakoisky March" left nothing to be desired.
From a dramatic point of view the representa tion of "Maritana" was anything but a success; Judged from a musical standpoint, however, it was worthy of almost unqualified commendation, With the single exception of Miss Sherwin the *bistrionic abilities of the Company are beneath serious criticism, and they have therefore to depend for success almost entirely on their powers of vocalisation. It is further a very great drawback that they are only in a position to represent selected scenes from the operas, thus to a great extent losing the dramatic effect. However, considerable cars had evidently been devoted to placing "Maritana" on the stage; the dresses were handsome and the mise en scène fairly effective, but we would hint to the · management that the Spaniards in the days of Don Cassar de Bazan were not fair-halied nor
article from La Giographie in which she deso- nere screens were unknown as drawing room late condition of the French Concrision on
ornaments in Europe during the Middle Ages. Shamien at Canton le deprecated, and the This is not captions fault-finding, noris it hyper. Government is urged to adopt efficacious mea-criticism; when classical operas like "Maritana" sures prevent its' total destruction. Three
are performed, the public have a right to expect elements are said to gradually but surely threaten the mirror to be held up something lice Nature. the existence of the French Concession,-the A Japanese screen and a fair-haired Don Jose, about by the ravages of the river waters, the Majesty the King of Spain made love to the bad condition of the quars and hund, brought are just as incongruous in "Maritana" as if His Introduction of Chiners soldiers on French charming gitana in a "bell-topper" hat and a ground, and the absence of French merchants suit of dittos, and tax-payera. The attention of the various French Chambers of Commerce is called to the desirability of utilising Shamten as a commercial entrepes for the export of Chinese produce to Lyons and other French ports.
THE Courrier d'Haiphong reprints a lengthy did they wear light-colored wigs, also that Japa
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HERE is a cheerful little missionary para. from our Sydney Bulletin friend whose views we heartily endorse:Canon Taylor, an English ecclesiastic, has taken to sitting violently on the grand and boary theory that all the world, from India's coral strand to the bear-trodden ice-fields of Greenland, is waiting, "and pining for the British missionary to come, along and convert them and take their cocoanuts from them to give to Providence. In a recent tirade he relieved himself of these sentiments :—
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reliable sources, make "THE HONGKONG } should take place, and a moment's reflectionTHE U.S.S. Marion left Shanghai for Nagaaski | bave decided to postpone the closing of their 165 adult converta; the population meanwhile facreased by four and her method is so perfect that she takes the
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on the 22nd inet.
thousand.
THERE are shout seventy thousand lace-makers in Normandy, and in all France there are nearly 200,000 women engaged in this industry. THE Earl of Hopetoun, in clearing out his library a few weeks ago for the purpose of selling by auction a part of the accumulated volumes, discovered a Mazarin Bible worth
hood of Chinan-fu.
THE Chinese boarding house runners give the police nearly as much trouble as all the other varieties of rascal put together, boarding ships before they are anchored, crimping, kidnapping, and deceiving the unsophisticated coolie in score of ways. Yesterday several of them took a lot of emigrants on board the steamship China, and, as usual, demanded a dollar from each of of the deck. One refused to pay, and they them for the use of a mat in some favored corner violently assaulted him with iron bar, and other weapons. The officers caught one of the gang, and Mr. Pollock sentenced him to four months Imprisonment this morning.
In die of all Missionary Bodlitka, there are ranes.com more heat and blomman to the world when the more seo. In Chisa last year the Church Missionary Bociety made'. and a half millions. In Ceylon, 414 missionaria sp fir,
malding 109 converta, ille ss back-sided into beathenism, In Northern indis you gentot
and proselytised 175 prople. In Egypt of 4000 alla 1.00 en laid our "ith solutely no perdis at, si cams & Clean, but she is now a Roman Casolle sun,
tive, Dr. Stewart, had practically given hit The number of female doctors in the United patronage to could not be seriously subversive to States at the present time is about three discipline or injurious to the community."
Nothing more was heard of the matter until the other day, when Truth published a note on the same subject, couched in much the same terms as the above, and Sir. WILLIAM DES Vaux seems to have then awakened to the consciousness that some explanation was necessary, for on the over £4,000 18th inst. he wrote a lengthy minute on the subject to the Secretary of State, in view of any posible questions as to his THREE DOLLARS. conduct, that might be put in the Houss
We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell There is not space in the compass of an of Commons. This minute was read Ordinary Advertisement to detail allthe informa to the Legislative Council on the 22nd East Co) that the "Union" Line steamer Lancelot, tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly in reply to a question put by the Hon. C. from Antwap and London, left Singapore yester. published, either in Hongkong or any other part P. CHATER, and we now propose to devots day for this port, and may be expected to arrive
a few lines to itsanalysis. To begin with the on the 3rd proximo, da "THE HONGKONG · DIRECTORY AND Governor courteously terms our reports. W. S. GILBERT, it is well known, likes to design inoffensive type, which is called La Jauns Fillt, respectablo salary thereto sitached, in order to
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of the East, at such a low price.
THE "plane to be sold by lady with four carved legs" has been outdone. We read recently of an order given for one lady's prime saddle for a tall, slim lady, all over bog-skin and perfectly plain,"
the dresses of the women in his plays. He says: HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers ilander, and then lanocently goes on to fully #Abhor buities, improvements, light-lacing and Special Advantages as an Advertising Medium corroborate all we have said, only differing all such abominations, and I think that women's It has an extensiva circulation in all Ports
Miss Amy Sherwin was an attractive and picturesque Maritans and stood out alone from.. the other members of the cast; but "the Ass- tralian nightingale" is a long way from being an acceptable exponent of leading characters in high class opera, comparing most unfavorably. as an actress with two or three artistas who have essayed the rdle in this colony. As a vocalist, however and her deservedly high reputation. has been almost solely achieved in oratories and ballad singing, Miss Sherwin has had no superior and few equals in this colony. Atheart a thorough and conscientious artiris,this: lady is the fortunate possessor of a pure soprano voice of excellent quality and extraordinary compass, which has been brought to us near perfection as possibly by years of training in the best European schools. Miss Sherwin is naturally most effective in the upper register,
highest notes without the least apparent effort On Tuesday night Miss Sherwin's most success ful aria was Tis the harp in the air,” which, liangely enough, was received with com parative coldness by the audience, while a moderately effective rendering of "Scenes that are brightest " fairly brought down the house. We were sorry the popular vocalist had not demand for an encore, and doubly regretted that sufficient resolution to resist the ungenerous she thought it to introduce into the finest of all English operas such third rate rechauff/ as Allen's posed, if we remember rightly, to show off Mr. "Little bird so sweetly singing"-specially com Allen's (the late Alice May) facility in the delivery operatic music, and bowever suitable it may be of musical fireworkas... Stuff of this sort is not- for the concert rooth, it is certainly not the best of taste to sing it. in as a part and parcel of Vincent Wallace's Maritana
titres in Palestine on balf-crazy Moslem, gtribe- Heathes and Parson, Buddhist and Moslem, slika acara "ogr fions. Our Christianity is a byword and à reproch among them. Our radars, who chest and drink and gamble and quarrel and burn dava silages to aveng issults, peach chat, books much more is the peal religion of Eagland road is too well Better race them and let waste their fouble forms at home against for the hired agents of a devi forsia to malos such headway the cruelty in the dark places in Whitechapel,-am last elust and drunkenness that sink us lower than Bodos-Ull something in Christianity once again, inspires men like St. Columba and 3. Boolace and 51. Francis Kaviar te go forth and conquer. This is the language of common-sense-one of the most uncommon things in the church and Taylor doesn't want to get into hot water he in many other places besidel-but if Canon had better quiet down a tile and sound his loud timbrel in a softer key. For the missions to the pore heathen furnish at billets and lavish pickings for the saints, from the The Lasarilo of Miss Minas Flicher was not of glad tidings who deal in ivory and of the Pacific to the bearers copra apostles
a finished impersonation, and although she gold-dust in the interior of the Dark Con- and artistic feeling-especially the second verse sing "Alas 1 those chimes with great pathos. tinent p and if the holy preacher of the period, the music is much better adapted for a deep finds any obtrusive canon rising to suggest contralto voice. Mr. Henry Stockwell, like most that he should exchange his pleasant mansion aspiring tenors is a feeble actor, and as Den on some coral fate, with the large profits and the
Catar is not an easy róis histrionically, be quita failed to do it anything like justice.. TAL labour in a feverish alum at Whitechapel, where frish labourers throw bricks and English coster gentleman's vocal efforts, however, fally atoned mongess kick with hob-tailed boots-well, there of "Let me like a soldier fall" was one of the best for his dramatio Idexperience, and his rendering
ever agitated the bosom of the Church.)
volce is full, pure, and flexible, and he knows how to sing with taste, and feeling,--Acquire some knowledge of the art of acting, Mr. Stock- well; and if your voice lasts you have a bright future before you:-Mr. Arthur Sherwin doubled the parts of Don Jose and the King of Spain, but was too heavily handicapped by Liners to hard indeed, and considering that he followed do himsell justice. Mr. Sherwin worked very Verdi and Edward Farley as the scheining Minister the impression generally created was by no means unfavorable, clotheken lan
between Singapore and Newchwang, in the from us on the question of motive; arid on dress should fail in natural folds to the figure" | who sign herself "Marthe d'Orey," does art will speedily arise one of the largest rows which things we have heard for years; Mr. Stockwell's
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Australasian Colonies, the United States, and this point it may be just as well to add that The Jews have always been a warlike racó- the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges we imputed so unworthy motives, The There are to fewer than six Jewish generals in wherever they have had an opportunity. has been fixed at an exceptionally low rate. Terms can be learned on application.
especial defence for His Excellency's arbir the French army of to-day, Marshall Soult was trary conduct is that the noise would have of Jewish blood, so was Hagens. Davoust's annoyed the patents, that Dr. ATKINSON the wax half-bred fewess. had no right, without express permission, LITEON, the man with the breath, once more diffused his jubile amma at Mr. Pollock's levee to organise a concert to which only his this morning. He had got drunk at the Sallon own friends and not the general public Home yesterday, and announced that he was were invited, and that the whole affair the Terror of the Topgaliant-trees. The first man he tackled lied. him into a knot, and this morning involved a question of discipline. His he was just feeling which gib was worst broken Excellency sees no cause lo regret bộ l when the fit went Sortameßrija, or a week,
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MARIA HENRIETTA, Queen' of the Belgians, according to the Brussells correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, bas gone in for editing. Like Miss Cleveland and distinguished women before her, she and her youngest daughter, Clementine, have just started a magazino of an The idea is to keep young girls up in household matters. The Queen writes about the way to keep house and theatrical criticism, while her daughter, and literature. Carmen Sylva, which is the nom engaged on the staff to write a poem for every plume of the Queen of Roumania, has been number, and it is expected that Stephanie, the THE SANITARY BOARD. Crown Princess of Austria, will do the pictures. If the Archduchess Maria. Valería" comei
The ordinary meeting of the Sanitary Board Into the scheme, as is probable, this paper will be an altogether aristocratic affair. Their chance was held yesterday shemoon. Dr. Ayta (Colo of foumalladic success, however, would have bees General Gordon, Mesin. 1. D. Humphreys, N.
nial Surgeon) presided, and Dr. Canille, Major very much better had they started a society paper Ede, Mitchell-fanes, Wong Shing, and H. and each engaged to write all they know, shout her husband and his friends, the King of the McCallum (Secretary) attended. Belgians and the Crown Prince of Austria being among the most notorious types of European royalty,"
THE WEST POINT MUISANCEN I SAS The Clerk read the minutes made by the various members on the report of the late agting 1 from "11 Taoyuas?.
Tonight the Company will appear in soones