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A MODEST offer. Slavin offers to knock Sullivan out in 6 rounds. A rather tough job, that. ̧«. MR. Rollinson of the New York Life Insurance Co., is now visiting Buitenzorg and ather places in the faterior. of Java is the interest of that Company.
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"KISSING: A drama in four acts. Act - "N" Act 2-"Ph." Act 3-" Encore!" Act 4—" Some more !"
THE Nieuwsblad says that Sir C. Smith, Governor of Singapore, sails for Europe in April, and will return in October of this year. During his absence Mr. Dickson will act as Governor
Tar following advertisement lately appeared in an Irish daily: "Wanted, a gentleman to under. take the sale of patent medicine. The advertiser | guarantees it will be profitable to the undertaker," MISTRESS (severely); "I hear, Mary, you've been gossiping a whole hour this morning with year fellow servants." Mary (with apologette indigna, tien); "But I cannot gossip with your friends, ma'am,"
Ir is said that the bep vise is the best substitute for `rage in the manufacture of paper. The vine pulp possesses great length, strength, flex-OLD Lawyer: "I cannot take your case, Circum bility, and delicacy.
WITH the view of festing the rapidity of electric welding, twenty places of 1-inch common round iron bars with rough ends were recently welded together by two men in thirteen 'mloutes. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of Maiklejohn's Japsit Directory for 18gr. The work is exceptionally well got up, and great pains have evidently been bestowed in the com- pallation. As a reference to Japan it will be found exceedingly useful.
SOCIAL ECONOMY-Mrs. Scrogge: "I'm wil Ing to ask the Browns to meet the Joneses here at dinner, and to the Jonants to meet the Browns. We owe them both, you know." Mr. Scrogge: "But I've beard they've just quar relled, and don't speak " Mrs. Scrooge: "I know. They'll refuse, and we needak give a dinner party at all it This is the sort of wife we want to marry when our tura dosz.come 1. A TERRIBLE OCCUTICnce is reported from Akron, Ohio. Eight lady students of Buchtel College there, who were dressed lo fancy costume, were entertaising thirty other ladies in building one of the students caught fire. The others connected, with the college, when the dress of endeavoured to extinguish the flames, which, however, spread to their own clothing, until the dresses of the entire party were on fire. The result was that ten were badly burned. '
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·MACAULAY'S famous cheque of £20,000, from the Longmans, for his "History of England," was nothing to the makinga of Secretary Blaine, it af ble “sustory of Twenty Year in Congress," which rolls him in 650,000, while Mrs. Grant's' harvest from the late President's | autobiography is now set down at £140,000. The gross taking of the Appletons, publishers, for their "American Cyclopædia," are much over a million sterling, Five times as many
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THERE will be a game of polo at Causeway Bay to-morrow, commencing at 4.30 p.m. 4,
pretilly decorated that night with Angs, vene inn MESSRS. A. §. Watson & Co's store was very
lamps and gas-je's. The centre of the build- ing was especially brillian: the characters 1841-Jublice 1891" and the crowns, formed by the gas-lights. being very attractive. Thousands of Chinese roamed about Queen's Road Central last night, attracted thither by the "look-ser pidgin” at the old established drug- gists' firm, whose jubilee is co-existent with that of this colony.
AT Winchester Assizen, recently, George Light, who was proceeded against in London on the charge of abducting Gertude Rayfied, daughter of a physician at Wimbledon, but discharged on the ground that she was over sixteen, was charged with perjory in a declara stantial evidence is so strong against you, that it tion before the Registrar at Hovant. He was sentenced to three months' hard labour. At will be impossible to prove your Innocence." Prisoner: "But I am not lanocent. I am guilty," the abduction trial, which ended in Light's "Oh I then may be I can clear you,"
acquittal, a letter was produced which the girl NINE solid month's "quad" and thirty with the bad written, stating that abe left home on her own responsibility to go where fate should tad rattan was the prescription which Mr. Wode-her, or even to the bad. After her marriage house graciously wrote out for a coarse-grained she decided to leave fight and go back to her car-ring anatcher who called at the Hail of father. The same old inle, Justice during the magistrate's consulting bours this morning.
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A RICINT writer says:-~~" Love, not law, creates the husband and the wife. If the law says may to this, so much the worse for the law. Bigamy may be a protest against statues; adultery often is. We sometimes thick, too, that religion is rather the outcome of a social condition than force in the world-life. And we dream of a day when the world will value a single, human heart higher than anybody's opinions or any people's laws.
Two more crits of "decoying young women and children into the colony for de base purposes" are now before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court: One of them li the ease of a woman
General Patterson, Capt. Clayton, DAAGS. and Lieut. Dighy Barker, A.D.C. (all of whom were for some mysterious reason,on shanks' pony) The troops were drawn up in lina te receive the Governor, to the first · Thipiring bars of the National Anthem; They were then inspected by the General and the interesting ceremony of trooping the colors was proceeded with: They of course, were those of the gallust, prst and storm-toured" and war-worn they looked, at cast the tagged remnants of what at one time was a standard. With the bars they bear to-day, however, we take it that more is thought of them than on the day of their presentation. Afterth the line reformed and a few de jete was fired, the dise being repeated three times the effect of which was good no doubt, but the waste of powder must have been enormous. The Navy was represented by 9 four-pounders, and the Asiatic Artillery blazed away with some 7 pounders on the left. What damagala this lin our own especial defenders wronght, we had no - means of ascertaining. The troops next marched past in a column of companies in the following order:
A Field Battery, Royal Navy, The Hongkong Volunteer Artillery. A Battalion of Seamen of the Royal Navy. A Battalion of Royal Marines. The 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Asiatic Artillery........
THUS the Free Press of the 14th inst—It seems that some lively spirits, either among our cricket-
The Royal Artillery, ing visitors or otherwise, inspired perhaps by A Battalion formed of The Royal Engineers. ofit last night, by "drawing" not a few of the other smore ardent than themselves, made a night csidents in Tanglin, all of whom are reported to have taken the nocturnal visits in good part, Even M. L. C's, unofficial and official, are said to have been looked up, and rumaur has it that groundwork upon which the roysterers tried their one house, if not more, has been selected as the
'prentice hand at house-painting. We have not verified the statements, made to us in this respect, but are given to believe that the practical joke in question has been carried out in anything but good taste.
In the list of passengers departing by the China Miss Gracie Plaisted. No better actress, nor for "Frisco yesterday, we notice the name of
more accomplished vocalist than Miss Plaisted
whe was sold in this colony for $10 and abic- at $220. From the latter place she has been ped to Singapore where she "changed hands" sent back here by the Protector of Chinese and to-day identified a vicious looking heathen, Chen Asik by name, as the brute he planned has shewn but scant appreciation of the artistle has ever visited the Far East though Hongkong her downfall and shipped her to the Straits, merits of this clever little lady. This is not the The costs are adjourned until Tuesday,
first time that artistes of the very first ranic INFLUENZA and la rippe, are prevalent through-bave played in Hongkong to comparatively out the colony. The Army, the Nazy, the Civil empty houses, and the fact will allow of but two Service, the Police Force and the general public explanations: either that the people of this one- have ell contributed numerous victims to these horsed place require to be kotutowed to indivi- serious maladies. The state of affairs is such that dually, to solicit their attendance and their the unpleasant word epidemic may he said to patronage of a show-begged bat in hand--or accurately express the effects of the infectious else for artister to play or to sing bere, is to complaints now in'our midst, Commencing In the
"cast pearls before swine" as we have remarked neighbourhood of Newchwang some two months upon a previous occasion; but the people can
answer for themselves. aga la grippe spread rapidly to the south and eastward, causing considerable mortality in Japan. Į. whence it has probably been imported by some passengers during the past month At the present time the disease appears to be gaining ground in this Colony, but his effects have happily, not proved fatal to many; although the Chinese section of the community can by no means he said to be free from it.
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The Field Battery of Asiatic Artillery. This being completed the troops turned. right about and in quarter. columns again marched past; the effect being splendid. The Highlanders undoubtedly bearing the palm, but the battalion of Seamen came in for a ringing 'round of cheers, After all the marching had been done with, the troops were formed in line facing the saluting bere, and by command of the General the royal salute was given and following his example three cheers far her Majesty Queen Vic.
The ranks were then reformed on the originat base with the battallons in line of quarter columns--the guns being in the line of batteries on the flanks as before. The troops advanced in review order and saluted. The mala dutler of the day being over they marched back to barracks, and the sailors and marines to their respective ships..
The review was witnessed by a vait concourse
we noticed Admiral Ting, of the Chinese Navy, who evinced great interest in the whole pro- ceedings, and was much impressed with the dis play made by the troops.
of people and amongst the distinguished visitors
JUBILEE ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Patrons His Excellener Sir George William THERE has died at Gastein an old Austrian Des Voeur, K.C.M.G.; H.E. Major-General. general, very famous in the service, and cer- Digby Barker: His Honour Sir James Russell, tainly with something herole in the chronicle of KCMG.; Commodore Edmund J. Church. his life. It is possible to print his name; very R.N. Sirwards-The General Committee of difficult to pronounce it. General Pejacsevitch the Hongkong Jubilee. Judges-Lieut. E. G lost his arm at the heuls al Gitschin in the Young, R.E.; C. H. Thompson, Esq. Clerks campaign of 1866. He was the thirty-two, of the Course:-Captain D. Henderson, Tat A. and the army-surgeon said that there east be a & S. H.; Lleut, A. H. Anton, R.N. Starter: amputation. The young officer refuse. He I. T. H. Sample, Esa. Referte-Commander aid if he lost his arm he would lose his H. M. C. Festing, R.N. Time-kiper --John profession. A one-armed officer would be Grant, Erg. Honorary Secretary:-R K an impossibility in the Austrian service. The Leigh, Esq.
A ONCE rabid French Royalist writes ;-We can do without a king all that the French people formerly thought could only be done with one, we have maintained constantly complete order insurgeon said it must come off. The wounded We have put down a formidable insurrection:
man refused to allow the operation. A com- the streets of Parls; Paris for more than fifteen years has not lifted a bit of pavement or heard a
promise as effected.
The young officer As will be seen by an advertisement which we
telegraphed to the Emperor for leave to remain gun fired. We have borrowed milliards, and we print in another column the "Military Mom bare found creditors to trust us; we have several in the service thus disabled. The Emperor wired mers "Intend giving a dramatic performance at dimes reduced the interest on our loans, and the
back at early assent, and the surgeon amputated. the Garrison Theatre on the Monday the 16th creditor has given bir consent; we have signed But then there was another difficulty. The inst. Business is to commence with that most treaties ; we hays conquered provinces and on surgeon's bandages were nothing to the red tape laughable farce "Cool as a Cucumber" and to be pires: we have fought naval battles; we have of the Austrian Army. The lost arm was a right succeeded by Tom Taylor's comedietta "Nine formed armies and reconstructed our military arm, and it is with his right hand that every Points of the Law," so a really good evening's.
decree was issued allowing young Pejacsevitch to amusement will be provided by the engrase, we have made and unmade several Austrian officer draws his sword A special ratic management. The performances at the
go into battle with his sword in his left hand, In all the Austrian army there was no officer or Garrison Theatre are invariably enjoyable and as they have become deservedly popular wo
saldier who possessed this peculiar distinction. hope to see the efforts of those, who devote no small amount of their time and attention to the amusement of others, fully rewarded by a crowded house.
We have before us the full list of the cardinals from amid whom the next Pope must be picked, but it is like trying to tip the German Cup winner, or starters for the Nil Daspirandum out of the recent entries. There are 63 cardinals at present, ranking as six cardinal bishops, 44 cardinal pricats and 13 cardinal deacons. Thi cardinal deacons are La Valetta, Stefano, Parocchi, Bianchi, Serafini and Howard, and the three drst have a chance, being respectively Dean of the Sacred College, Camerlengo (or Chamberlain) and Vicar-Général. Among the cardinal priests, conspicuous men are Hohenlohe (German), Lucien Bonaparte (Italian), Manning (English), Lodochowski (Polish), Navarrete (Spanish), Lavigere (French), Moran (Italian we presume), Acquarella (Italian), Tascherea (Canadian), Gibbons (American). Newman was only a cardinal deacos.
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universal opened
exhibitions i invited Europe to our fetes, she has come to them, and found them as dazzling as those given by Louis XIV, at Versailles. We do not decide whether all this has been always done at the right time and in the best way possible. We say, and it is demonstrated, that our Govern ments have done, and can do with Republican Institutions all that it is the office of a Govern- ment to do. This being so, what is the good of a king? What should we do with a king? Be sides, whence should we choose this king? The French people has only now to be a king itself. ALTHOUGH during sleep the operations of the sease are entirely suspended as regards the effect of ordinary impressions, the purely animat tunc tions of the body contlase in action. The beart beats, the lungs respire, the stomach digests, the skin exhales vapour, and the kidneys secrete urine. With the brain, however, the case la somewhat different, for while some parts retalu the property of receiving impressions or develop- ing ideas, others have their actions diminished, exalted, pervested, or altogether arrested. Rela- dive to the different faculties of the mind as affected bon ap, red at sour are observed. Xihed been supposed
great variations
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 1891.
The above sports took place tbla afternoon on the race course, Wong-nel-cheung, and were an unqualified success. Beautiful weather favoured the sports throughout and a large concours of people witnessed the various events with much interest. By kind permission of Colonel Chater and the officers of the Regiment, the band and pipers of the 1st A. & S. Highlanders played Excellency the Governor and Lady Des Voax selections of musle daring the afternoon. were present.
The following events were competed for :----
His
PUTTING THE SHOT-Open to all Three tries to win 16 lbs., 7 ft. sun, no follow. First lair. Duncan Sinclair, McMillan, J. Hannab, prize, gro; Second . ́ ́Entries—G. ́ ́Sin- A. Watson, F. Mitchell..
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Duncan Sinclair, 38R. 4inoy J. Hannah, 35ft. 810, ..............................ieu 3 The event was well contested and the winner was much applauded.
100 YARDS. Open to the Navy. First prizą, $10: Second prize, $5. Entries R. Walpole, J. Starips, G. Young, G. Goodsew. J. Samuels, T. Castle, W. Hubing, A. Brown, F. Saunders, T. Dash,
South Australian Government has taken theasures to start a cattle trade with the Straits Settlements from North Australia Tenders for the cattle steamer contract are due on 28th February next. The specifications set forth that the vessel mast be 2202. in length, with a beam of 28ft., and a draught of 12tt. She is to have an average speed of ro knots, and to possess a carrying capacity of 100 bead of cattle. She is to make twelve trips a year, running between Port Darwin, the Victoria, Adelaide, McAnbar, Roper, and Limmen Rivers and Glyde's Inlet, and porte of discharge, the latter being Amboyna, Singapore. The freight is fixed at fifty shillings Soerabaya, Batavia, Samarang, Atjeh, and per head for large cattle, and forty shillings for steers and heifers. It is also stipulated that the steamer's stay at each port of shipment shall be three days. The pity is, that Hongkong canact also participate in the advantages of n direct cattle trade with the northern ports of Australia. We believe the business was once mooled but sufficient inducement not being forthcoming the D. Thomson, It has
scheme lapsed. There, I blog lostomia ther
The WINNERS of all IMPORTANT RACES for any other purpose-than that of Containing THE forthcoming census of the Indian population above the standard attained during wakefulness, why we should not have Australian meat and
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LONDON, January 21st. The Duke of Bedford has committed suicide. MAJOR WISSMANN RECALLED. Major Wissmann is reported to be deranged,
and has been recalled.
(From Singapore Papers) THE SILVER QUESTION,
LONDON, JRDURIy 13th, The New York Chamber of Commerce is against the free coinage of silver.
The statement that the New York Chamber of Commerce is opposed to the fres coinage of silver is not now, The New York financiers are all in favour of gold coinage, and have consistantly opposed the Nevada allvar policy, The telegram-may be placed on a similar bazle to an imaginary one, carrying the news that Mr. Parnell is in favour of Home Rule.]
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is already exciting the Press especially the native Press. The great difficulty with the Indian population is not so much to prevent false returns as to prevent false and ridiculous notions about the motires of the Government. Millions of people are Ignorant enough to be lieve that one object of the census is to procure. Hats of persons eligible for sacrifice. There are multitudes of people who believe that every great public work-bridge, barracks, rallway, caualTM in started with a propillatory sacrifice of human life to the gods, Perkaps the most general Impression is that the census is a taxing trick. Not the least interesting portion of the census of 1891 will be that which deals with the child-widows and child-wives, of whom there are many millions In India, and glo are the subjects of the next great legislativo reform. In England the question of ages will be a delicate point. In India it will be the question of names, and the ordinary native indian householder is pretty sure to resent as exortal insult inquiries about the female members of his family.
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Many remarkable stories are related, showing the high degree of activity possessed by the mind during sleep. Thus, it is related of Tartini, celebrated musician of the eighteenth century. that one night he dreamt that he had made a compact with the devil, and bound him to his service. In order to ascertain the marcical abilities of his subordinate, he gave him his | violin, and commanded him to play a solo, The devil did so, and performed so admirably that Tardini awoke with the excitement produced, and seisjag bis violin cadeavoured to repeat the enchanting mir. Although be was usable to do this with entire success, his efforts were so far effectual that he composed one of the most admired of his pieces, which, in recognition of its source, he called the "devil's sonsts."
mutton here, instead of wearing our teeth out on the sinewy stuff, too often diseased, that pastes for beef in Hongkong.
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G. Goodsew (Firebrand).
T. Davis (Imperiausi) cover. I This was a capital race, and well contested, Goodsew winning by only a few inches. Times
[3] seca,
100 YARDS --Open to the Military. First prise Bro, Second prize $5. Entries-1 Short, Bailey, J. Murdock, R. Morrison, A. E. Steele
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A. E. Steels (A. & S. H.)..................................... I F. Balley (A. & S. H.) ..................oon 2 This was a good race the winner getting in by four yards. Time itsec.
100 YARDS-Open to all Civilians. First prise $10, Second prize $. Entries--E. 7. Taylor, W. Spong, D. Logas, S. G. Grainger, A Watson.
S. G. Grainger insinumanár alat This was another capital race, the first named winning eary. Time 13 3-5605, 200
QUARTER MILE-Open to the Navy, First prixe, $to: second prize, $5. Entries R. Wal pole. A. Brown, J, Castle, C. Smith, F. Skinner, G. Kersaall, T. Davis, F. Saunders, G. Goodsew, G. Young, J. Daniels,
The men got away very fairly
fell out of the race when half the distance had been G. verod. Time 573 Beca Wanawakespe
QUARTER MILEOpen to the Military, First prise! $10 second priso, Entries-W. Watson, J.-Nicholson, F. Balley, T Short, Murdoch, AE. Steel, D. Thornton, J. Reed.
*A, E. Steel
It is reported from Java that on the 19th De. cember the Receiver-General in Batavia sent the Receiver at Kota Radja, a postpacket containing two hundred thousand guilders” in Hank notes, A few days ago a telegram was received at the Head Office of the post and telegraph depart ment from the Governor of Acheen, in which it was mentioned that according to the advice list the sum of eighty-two thousand guilders was missing. The packet did not appear to have been tampered with. The bank notes were packed in five sealed packets which were enclosed in a small fetter bag, tied with w string and the G. Goodsty............................................................nie. £* ends sealed as caual. This bag with some others. Daniels are but several was enclosed in a mail bag and sealed with a leaden 'seal. On the morning" of the 19th THE following performances are surely, as good na any on record. Anyhow the late lamented Mr. December this bag with the others of which the Joplin would require a lot of wiping out as a first mail was composed was sent to the trato in class blood-bound. A dispatch from Fort Smith charge of a mandor sad some post office (Arkansas) gives particulars of an extraordinary peons. The packing and scaling was done in the series of tragedies Ity that a man presence of one of the chief clerks, Miny con As far as we are able to ascertain at present only named William Idplin arrived there for the was taken and the general opinion is that it was lectures are being made as to how the money two men hare been arrested by the Chinese purpose of marrying the daughter of A authorities is consection with the Names farmer, Miss Miller, to whom he was stolen before the mail left the central post tragedy. They were collared faa Chinese engaged. The farmer,
Milier, objected, office, The Officer of Justice and the Procurer village near Macao a week ago and taken to however, and prevented the wedding, taking General held an enquiry at the Weltevreden Canton where they will stand their trial as his daughter hems with him. John stems then to post office, but the result has not yet been made "members of the gang of pirates who committed have gone out of his mind "with sage or despalt. He bought a shot gya, and started for the house depredations on board the British steamer Namos on the roth ultimo," Doubtless the men of the Millers, which was some distance, so he ste bad characters and pirates by profession, attempted to secure the horse of a farmer named but it has yet to be proved that they took Dell, whom he met on the road. Dell refused part in the outrages on board the Namea to give up his horse, whereupon Joplin blew The villgance of the police in respect to the the top, of the farmer's head off, leaving capture of this modern All Baba and his his body by the roadside, now see, als for yesterday's seriew it could not have been second prize: $5. Entries-F. Bailey, F. Mitchel
and securing forty thieves, is unabated, and it is reasonable the horse he rode
known.
JUBILEE DOINGS,
W. Watson carasustaan * They got off to a good start and the race was well contested, Time 58 sec.
QUARTER MILE.-Open to all Civilians. First prize $10. Second prize $5 Eatrics B. F. Taylor, W. Spong, L Race f. B. Grimes, S. J. Granger, A Watson. Race
This was the best of the quarter, mila, races, "and had not Watson fallen Just as he got near the tape he would have won. Time ga seca.
HIGH JUMP ODoen to all.” First-prise $10,
THE REVIEW IN HAPPY. VALLEYMOONDA (By our special war correspondent.) If the weather had been specially ordered THE BEHRING'S SEA DIFFICULTY.
more suitable: it was simply perfect, being The Canadian Attorney General with the to conjecture that the villain who, it is believed, destination, the village of Jenny Lind, where
F. Mitchel, 4ft, rzin imporisman. X approval of Great Bridan has empowered the Greyhound and Nampa outrages will be ras and Joplin reached the village on foot. He ing in all bout 3,197 of all arms, marched to
commanded the men who committed the Spark, the Millers lived. The horse became exhausted, bright and genially warm. The troops numbar-D owner of the Sayword, the vessel seised by the to earth at me very distant date. However, this first entered the chemisty shop of Dr. Stewart, Happy Valley, under their respective.com-McWhite, tit. 101. 3. Americans in Behring's Strafts, to apply for an supposition may turn out to be based upon what. whom he shot and fatally wounded without anders at about: 3.20 p.m., and there, awaited HALF MILE. Open to the Navy. First prise,
T. Daria (Firebrand mommu infanction of the Supreme Court to confiscate la commonly knows ha the wish; being father word of warning, and then proceeded to the the arrival of H.E. the Governor who was to second prize $5. Entries-8 entries. the ground in Behrings high seas. The United to the thought and the pirate chief and kis home of the willers. He met Miss Miller, accompanied by Capt. Milner, A.D.C. and Mr.
G. Goodse (Imparteuse combi confederates may yet remain at large for an whom he immediately killed. Then he shot her H, May, Private Secretary Sir William Des States Attorney-General has been granted a indefinite period to the danger of those whose mother in the abdomen, killing her lastantly, and Voeux was received by HE. Major-General This esco proved too great a distance for most fortnight to reply.
business causes, then, either to journey across finally meeting Miller himself outside, he shot Barker, C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the Station of the competitors, and the last quarter was [The abora telegram is nonsense. Probably the sea or to take part in the navigation of the bias dead, Having disposed of the entire family, and his Staff, consisting of Colonel ferrard, rather slow, Time 20, 2010, it should be read as meaning that the United | vast fleet of vessels which plough Eastern watere Joplin them somitted suicide. Altogether) Ave D.A.AGA, Col. Chanacey, Chlef Paymaster, HALF MILE-Open to the Military, First States Supreme Court will be asked to grant am | under the aegis of the British and other fings, ・ ・ Į persons were killed, and one fatally wounded, Lt-Csional Mulcahy, A/C/G/O, Deputy Surgeon ) prise, 810 j sosend priśvý $50.