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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1891.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1891.
MANAGER (to new stage carpenter) : "A part of your duty will be occasionally to steal the leading -•| lady's dismonds.* Carpenter: "I suppose I shall be liberally rewarried for retarding them?' Manager: "Rewarded ? No, sirt If you are not willing to take the diamonds for your services I will hire somebody else."
TELEGRAMS.
ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, April and. The New York Press do not regard the Italian, Minister's hasty action in demanding his pass port as likely to lead to any serious complications.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A RATTLING game-dice.
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A ROW in the Spanish Navy has occurred because chief engineers are in future to mess with the deck officers..
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THX Newsing, as the now lles, but exclusive of cargo, was sold by auction this afternoon to a Chinese Arms for $3,750,
QUITE A number of residents availed themselves of the invitation of Capt. Marshall, to visit the | Empresi of India this afternoon..
"I'm afraid, Johnnie," said the Sunday-school ter ther rather severely, “that I will never meat you in heaven." Johnnie: "Why? What you been doin' now?"
THE General Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Mathe. son & Co.) inform us that the Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Autrang, from Calcatta, lekt Singapore for this port at 8 a.m. to-day.
An Emerence Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 115, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 6th instant, at m. precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited.
SIR THOS. M'ILWRAITH, In addition to being about the cleverest and most independent of Australing statesmen, is a maker of epigrams, One of his latest Le-"The Rourishing colonial Industry of borrowing money."
A ROVING Portuguese, named William Boston, described as a clerk, was ordered to pay a fine of $5, with the alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly at the City Hall this morning.
A LARGE number of hawkers and shopkeepers, summoned for causing obstructions to pedestrians, were dealt with by Mr. Wise this morning, and for these offences fines, in the aggregate amount- ing to nearly $100, were inflicted.
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A MAN who is employed as a watchman on board the Pewan was charged at the Magistracy this morning with having assaulted his wife. The lady in question was in attendance, and stated that upon asking "bubby for, a little of the where-with-all he struck and kicked her, and moreover she dimly suspected that another party- a woman, of course, was at the bottom of 12. Mr. Wise bound the defendant over in one surety of $as to keep the peace with all men for a period of six months.
At a meeting held recently in the East end of Londen one froway individual, who smelt like a billiard rooms full of sale gin, siluded to Australia six times as ourcolonist possessions." Every miserable Britisher who whoops nț a dog- fight in a Whitechapel pub, still fancies that he owns Australia, and thinks that Parkes and Higinbotham and McIlwralth and Atkinson and everybody else out there are somehow his private property. And when' he bears that N.S.W. or Queensland or the Straits Settlements or Hong- is manifesting disloyal sentiments he fovariably sates that we which is himself and the bald-beaded man who is drunk ander the table will have to put this sort of thing down with a strong ' and."
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Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co, inform us that the "Shire" liner Carmarthenshire, from London, left Singapore yesterday afternoon for this port.
We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Guthrie left Fort Darwin for this post yesterday, and may be expected to arrive on the 19th inst.
AN American contemporary says that mort widows with business "occupations are to be found in Washington than anywhere else in the world. They are largely to be found in the departments.
AN Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 165. E.C., will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the reth inst.. at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting breibres are cordially invited.
ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside rescis hoisting code pennant C between and 10.30 am. on Sunday to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 19.30.
in 1841 only 8,0co. Now there are nearly 70,000, IN 1883 there were only 23,000 Jews in Palestine, if Bishop Blyth of Jerusalem may be accepted as an authority. And the number is increasing faster than ever, multitudes of the oppressed Russian Jews going thither,
HILDA What is the meaning of the phrase, when a man comes home late from the lodge full of "Joy" bis wife can find out everything he knows, and a great deal more, in less time than it takes a lamb to shake his tail.
"In Vino Veritas" Ebenezer-It means that
DURING an etymology lesson, a mistress obtained an soawer from a girl which may be characterized as both Ingenuous and ingenious. The lady' was dealing with the common nouns and their cognate abstract forms. In order to insure that the class should thoroughly apprehend the subject of her discourse, she took care to put before them the very plainest examples; such
as (common moun) Jadge, (abstract A VIENNA evening paper publishes a telegram nowa) justice: (common) coward (abstract) from St. Petersburg according to which Dr. cowardice, etc. She then surmised that she Koucharsky, young professor of medicae, might safely venture to elicit from the gitis committed suicide in the presence of his class of themselves a few examples of such cognate students. He had just ended a lecture on scids, for Accordingly, towards the close of the when he poured some drops from a phial into lesson, she made the request. After some time, | glass,
"Attention, young
men !" he said; “ in one child timidly raised her hand. "There's two minutes you will see a man die. Good-bye your example of these common and abstract watch, and counted the seconds until he fell to a good girl," said the teacher; "now, what is
to you all!" He drank the liquid, drew out his forms ?" "Please, ma'am," answered the girl, the ground a corpse. The students were speech- "(common) body, (abstract) bodice,"
less and motionless; when they at last tried to apply antidotes it was too late. Professor Koucharsky was dead. What better end could a man expect with a name like that?
Tax three men charged with stabblog and wounding some filters at Cosmopolitan Dock on 4th ulto, were further remanded for a week, the two injured men being still under medical treatment at the Government Civi! Hospital
PATIENT (nervously)-D-d-dector, I don't feel as if I had the nerve to go on with the operation. Dentist (filling a bid tooth)—Oh, that'll be all- right; just wält till I bore a little deeper and you'll feel more nerve than you ever fell fo' all your life before.
THE engineer of the steam-launch Taff Chew,
who sought to settle a dispute which arusa between bis kreman and himself, by the aid of hoiling water! was further remanded for a week by the magistrate this morning, the complainant being still usable to appear.
IN the first number of The Therapist there appears an article on the "Pharmacopoeia Japonica" describing the rise and growth of medicine amongst the Japanese. It says:- "Though hardly at all known in England, it fo a fact that chemical industry in Jap
Japán already produces manufactured preparations for of the nations! Pharmacopoeia, and although at home consumption which stand the delicate test
present the manufacturers restrict themselves to a few products, it may be safely assumed that it is their intention to themselves supply in due time the whole of their medical requirements. The sciene and sit of medicineo in Japan is also making remarkable progress. The country already possesses a number of medical men of the highest attainments, and the younger mem bers of the profession are studying at the most famous raedical schools of Europe. At no very distant date we shall probably be glad to press the results of Japanese research into the cervice of our own medical practice."
THOSE who take an interest in things Australlan
a stomach or some other trifle
will be glad to hear that late Melbourne papers report that matters are now beginning to go better. is one of the famous hospitals down there. There was trouble for 100 de between the male and female studente, and in- the dissecting-room especially, the latter used to burst in and grab things in a way that aggravated the unconsidered male aalwal intensely. They invariably rushed the cancers and the malignant tamours before any other fellow had a show, and by shoving violently to the front they used A LITTLE boy sat on the floor crying. After a while he stopped and seemed burled in thought, leave the he-student to gaze with a-disgusted to scoure the inside of the subject" and Looking up suddenly, he said, "Maman, what "Because I wouldn't let was I crying about?"
syo at one leg and an earthey cleaned at all the rest. Then it was objected that the you go out to play,"
"Oh, yer," and he set up female operators neglected the small courtesies another howl. This almost 'caps' the Romed- of the profession that when they had finished Jullet Incident.
inspecting MESSES. KELLY & WALSH, LD., hawe forwarded was waiting for it, and that in such small they refused to pass it on to the man who us a copy of a new work, "The Philippine matters, as an exchange of a plate of brains, or a | Islands "—« historical, geographical, enthuogra- | fractured skull, or a splae, or a shovelful of
Philippine archipelago and its political depen. ordinary politeness. Very often a pale, dencies, by Mr. John Foreman, F.R.G.S. We spectacled youth would ask a lady, in the hope to find time and space later on for a brief most courteous manner possible, to kindly review of this interesting and admirably get up paus kim two feet and a liver, and by war volume. ***
of response she would tum her hack on him with derialas, but if he had the feet and she wanted them she would slate audibly that ko was no gentleman. However, as already me tioned, things are going better now, and though relations are still more or less strained it is believed the parties will pull through without banging each other with spines and umbrellas and things as they once threatened to do. A sest of arraed neutrality has taken the place of open warfare, and the two saxes now pass the ribs and the lungs to each other ju freeping allence.
THE TSARVITCH.
The British troops despatch to Upper Burmah have suppressed the Chin rebellion at Waniko, Thaw Cwas and his followers havɑ, now sub- mitted to the Ruler.
special to record in this direction. Polo is a game he has yet to learn, unless he has been practising it in India. But he is Ataman of Cossacks or chief of the Free Riders of the Ukraine, an office bereditary to the heir to the a rule are
A message from San Francisco just to hand throne, and the Comicks an
states that one of the most disastrous hurricane splendid borsemen. He is not said to be
disturbances recorded for a considerable time briliant intellectually, taking after his father in that respect; but of this report, whether truing everything in its career of destruction. The swept over the North Pacific Ocean, wreck- or the reverse we have had no opportunity of force of the wind carried all before it like match- judging. He speaks English very well, and with wood. The particulars received are most inde a ready wit be will no doubt hold his own infinite, but a vessels are known to have been wrecked off the coast of Japan, and 300 lives were sacrificed to the turbulency of the elements,
society.
The Grand Duke George is serving as lieu- tenant on board the frigate Pamiat Asoff, and is therefore on à different footing. He went with his brather through India, getting leave from his ship for that purpose, but it is not arranged that he will return with him through Siberia. and is therefore in his twentieth year. He is He was born on the 27th. Apill (old style) 1873,
about an inch taller than his brother. He has a
Lord Sheffield has announced that he has secured a team of English cricketers to visit Australia during the forthcoming season. Among those who have accepted the invitation to visit Lohmann, Briggs and. Peel, Mr. W. G. Grace Australia at Shrewsbury, Atlewell, Gunn, has consented to captain the team.
The man Sadler, who was arrested in con- nection with the recent murder of a woman in Whitechapel, and who was suposed to be identical with Jack the Ripper,” has been dis- charged from custody, there being no evidence against him,
The centenary of the death of the Rev. John Wesley was celebrated throughout the United Kingdom yesterday. A statue of the founder of Methodism was unveiled at the City-road Chapel, London, on Saturday.
more dignified presence, if such can be attributed to a mere boy. This is partly the effect of his shyness, for being of a sensitive and rething disposition be cannot as readily as his bro- ther adapt himself with effusiveness to the society in which he may find himself. Follow tog the tradition of the Russian Imperial family which devotes the second son of the Emperor to a naval carcer, he serves on warship. The ship is called the Famiat boats, but now the Rasian fleet bas grown Asof. The first men-of-war were bat river to a very respectable slie. The Pamlat Ane Carlo and had a great run of luck. He won A London gambler recently visited_Monte is a vessel of six thousand tons, partly armoured, of modern constraction, being launched in 1888, £7,000 and broke the bank. and now commissioned for the first time. Sis Canada, advocates free-trade throughout the She Mr. Cartwright, the leader of the Opposition is furnished with two 8-lach guns and twelve 6-inch; but two of the latter have been removed to make room for the extra cabin accommodation required on the present occasion. The name of the captain is Loman. Prince George goes through exactly the same routine of duries, as the rest of the lieutenants of ыя mak. Of the suite of the Grand Duke It may be said they include Major- General His Ex. Prince Baristlasky, Lieut. Col. Velkow, Lieut-Col Frince Kotchouber, afis de-camp Lieut. Prince Obelikansy, His Ex. Vice-Admiral Nazimoff and Rear-Admiral Barsa- guine and two flag lieutenants.
The Tsarvitch and suite start for Canton in out 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, returning the China Merchants' steamer Klangkwan at
here on Tuesday when the Crown Prince and his squadron will sail for Hankow vis Foochow.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The E. & A. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Airlie
Capt. W. Ellis, with the Sydney malls of the 8th mito, arrived in port last night. We are indebted to our Australian exchanges for the following Items of news:---
LONDON, February 27th. The French money-lenders have supplied the Portuguese Government with the £9,000,000 loan put on the Farisian market.
THE IMPERIAL ÜLGUE-TROTTER AKRIVES. Just as the fifty odd steamers and men. of war in poit were tunning up booting at the eight o'clock gun-fire this morning in bonour of the momentarily expected arrival of Nikolal Alexandrovitch the heir-apparent throne of the great White Tsar to the the signal gun at the Pesk bellowed forth
Owing to the panic which prevails at Iquique, the warning that the Tsarvitch's squadron- the Chilian revolutionists, the British Admiral in as a result of the bombardment of the town by consisting of the Pamint Asof, Vladimir Monomack, Admiral Nakkimo, Rersysis and command of the fleet on the coast has compelled Mandjurs-was about to enter the waters of with, and has taken a number of women and the insurgents to stop the bombardment forth- this Colony. A few moments later the shure hat-children on board ship teries and British, Chinese, French and German men-of-war ware hard at vieing with each
A decisive battle will inevitably be fought ather
between the Goverment troops and A scramble through a royal salute.
the On came the Russian squadron until the man-of-
revolutionary post now quartered at Piragua, a Tarvitch's yacht, Famia! Aso, anchored Iquique,
anchorage was reached where the seaport town situated 150 miles to the north of off Murray wharf, and his Imperial High-
March 2nd. ness and suite adjourned from the spacious quarter-deck of their huge "yacht" and "sized
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whole of the Continent of North Ameries with full reciprocity in trade between the United States and Canada; but he declares that Canadians are not prepared to abandon their political freedom for mere commercial advantages,
Disastrous floods have occurred in the territory of Arizona in the United States. It is estimated that roo persons have been drowned,
The agitation in England with regard to the age of consent for girls is increasing.
March 3rd.
A compromise has been arrived at between the Senate and the House of Representatives of proposed cable between San Francisco and the United States Congress, relative to the Honolulu (in the Hawaiian Islands). Congress has resolved to subsidise the schema to the extent of £30,000 sterling per annum, on condi- tion that the Kingdom of Hawali shall contributa £0,000 annually,
and
In the House of Commons this afternoon Sir John R. C. Colomb, Conservative member for the Tower Hamlets, referred to the growth of colonial shipping, and pointed out the necessity of gasniing the seas and commerce of the colonies from any possible menace. He urged that the matter was one of supreme and pressing importance, which it would be unwise to treat with indifference. Sir William Vernon Harcourt
idiculed the speech of Sir John Colomb charged the member for the Tower Hamlets with being an alarmist, and deprecated such fears. He said that in the event of war being declared between Great Britain and another Power the trade of the colonies could be transferred to
■ neutral Power. Sir William Harcourt declared that it would be impossible to maintain a Davy absolutely ensure the safety of the mercantile on the ocean sufficiently strong and complete to
marloo.
Mr. C. S. Parnell intends testing the feeling In America over the complications of the Home Rule party, and will dispatch to the United States Messiu, James J. O'Kelly, W. K. E Redmond, John O'Connor and Edward Harrison, Mis F., to place before, the people his side of the dispute.
that Queen Victoria is pleased with the treat. Parls Figare is answerable for the statement
Empress of Germany, while in Paris, and that ment received by her daughter, 'the Dowager the Queen will shortly visits Paris for two days.
mated to the Government at Washington that The Chinese Imperial Government have Inti- the object to the new American Ambassador at Pekla, owing to his bouille views on the Chinese immigration question.
The Shaw, Savill and Aiblog S. §. Co. bas
declared a dividend of 10 per cent.
· The executive of the Seamen and Firemen's
Union of Great Britain declares that if the mea are compelled to take out the Shipping Feders- tion's ticket before being permitted to go to work on'a vend belonging to the federation the seamen and fremen will strike in all parts of refused to carry on any negotiations with the unionists until they resume work.
No Credit given for bottles that 'look' dirt. Phical, social and commercial sketch of the entrails they were lamentably deficient amidst the booming the manned yards of the people and Government of France in matters Great Britain. The Shipping Federation bas
or greasy, or that appear to have been used Aerate Water, such that of Containing as such bottles are never used again by us.
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the Dorsal attempts to induce French artists The excitement in Berlin is subsiding over Dowager Empress Frederick of Germany's up" their bird's-eye of Gibraltar "of the East. The breakfast over, the Taxrvitch received the Governor of Hong unfriendly reception she received at the hands to exhibit their pictures in Berlin, and the kong, the General Commanding the Forces of the people of the Republic. The Dowager and the Foreign Consels, all of whom went off shortly after 10 o'clock. Of course Emperos of Germany on the subject of her Empress has written from London to the the Governor and Generel Digby Barker were mission. In her letter she praises bigbly the the guest of Her Most Gracious Aajesty, whose "very pleased to welcome His Highness as French people, and writes gratefully of the courteous treatment she received during her stay bumble servants etc., etc." and the heir apparent in Paris. She disagrees entirely from the view replied kark slaydeeft, konetchno. Powder was then burnt over the departing callers and the the compliance of the Parisian artists to exbibit taken by the Emperor of her failure to obtain Crown Prince found himself once more at ease. their pictures in Berlis, and justifies their refusal During the forenoon beavy rain fell and every as perfectly legitimate. The friendly facil visit from a meteorological point of view. thing bespoke a most sapropitious, imperial ties for the issue of rallway tickets across the Franco-German frontier have been cancelled At half-past eleven o'clock this morning, by the German rallway authorities, as a mendu guns and a feeble attempt of retaliation for the unfriendly sititude of the at a British
c-of-war in part the Tarvitch and Prince pertaining to the German Empire. The French George of Greece, who arrived here at 8.05 press, in dealing with the threatened trouble Asef in a galley sowed by twelve picked to conciliate Germany, add dept a.m. to-day, and suite, left the Pamiat between the Republic and the Empire attempts The Queen Regent of Spain, Maria Christine, en the attended the opening of the Cortes to-day with. they proceeded to carmen, and landed at Murray wharf whence fomenting of any Hi-feeling between th antiles the Infant King Alfonso XIII. The speech from Government House to by means of inconvenient retaliation. The the throne denounced the evils attendant on the return Sir William des Voeux call. The roads leading from the wharf to Government House situation, points cat that the irritations have and foreign countries in the past.
London Daily Chronicle, in reviewing the operation of commercial treaties between Spain were lined with the rank and file of the Argyll gone too far on both sides.
Is now and Sutherland Highlanders and European impossible to successfully care the soreness of and was carried in a sedan chair by eight Chinese Sikh constables. His Imperial Highness
Germany after the exhibition of studied dia coolies clad in scarlet, and during the imperial self-imposed mission to the French capital
courtesy to the Empress Frederick daring her press to Government House the most perfect the vast throng of Chinese and Europeans who order prevailed, seara a word was uttered by assembled to have a look at the Russian heir apparent. The "chin-chinning" ever, the Crown Prince and party returned to their respective The Tsarvitch, or Naslaydate, to give him the name by which he is universally known in Russia, and which means simply heir, or the heir, is making an extended Journey accompanied by several young nobles companions, under the direction of a General officer astuter, and the journey, which has embraced the Holy Land, India, Ceylon, and Java, will include the Chinese coast and Japan, and finally Siberis. The sea voyage is made in a new and swift frigato in which the brother of the Tearrlich serves as a lieutenant, Such is, ta brief, the plan of the journey; let us now say a few words upon the responsibility of the Grand Duke and his brother, and describe in more detail the arrangements that have been carried out up to the present time.
and that
Mr. Pamell, speaking at Navan, County Meath, last night, declared that the members of the seceding party would shortly be expelled from the representation of Ireland in the House of Commons. Mr. Parnell will address a demon. station in London on Wednesday sext, when it expected he will deal with the present diaropted state of the Home Rule party, it
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under the chairmanship of Mr. A. J. Mundella, 15.P., is engaged in considering the revision of commercial treatles between England and the foreign Powers, has reported on British and French trade relatious. The report now presented states that the new French tarif is equni to m minimum of 14 per cent, and will severely interfere with British commercial interests, while It will conserve the market for the French manufacturers. The chief sufferers in Engleză. will be the manufacturers of cottons, yarns and woollen tissues, and the tariff will practically France. probibit, all textile exports from England, to
captured a man-of-war, fired upon and ever A number of Chillas revolutionists, who had
hauled a British steamer. The rebels demanded. The construction of a telephone between Paris cargo and gunpowder, but they were defed by and London has been completed, and it will be the captain of the vessel, 'who proceeded on his | opened shortly, ZA voyage. ,
ML Grð, C. MILN's company repeated “Romea and Toliet" at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, KOWLOON City saw a scene of such clotted last night. Owing to unpropitious weather and bloodiness and clammy horror to-day that made Tarantela dance in St. George's Hall, the the very dogs cease snarling and the fowis audience was not a large one. Mr. Mila's manly alulic back to roost. From extilest dawn it was. impersonation of the love sick Remes left little evident that some fearful spectacle was in store room for fault-finding, and in spite of a decidedly
for the denizens of that heap of howels-men pronounced cold, Miss Louise Jerdas succeeded spoke in whispers and the women ceased to in giving an admirable rendering of fair Fulit, wear; banks of mist clung on and about the THIS Valuable Work, with many NEW Mr. Nunn was a spirited Marents, wed good surrounding bills like a mounky pall; the wind word must also be said for the Lady Cosis of was hushed, and even the very trees seemed ADDITIONS and IMPROVEMENTS,
Miss Frances Ross, the Nurie of Miss Ruby petrifed; it was evident that some deed of Bowman, and the Parts of Miss Kate Douglas, more this ordinary horror was about to be The other characters were adequately Biled, and done. Time passed on till noon was reached with decided marks of favor. To-night the ever the performance was received by the audience and then a mighty host was gathered on that well- known sandy beach, each pebble of which popular "Rob Roy will be produced, with Mr might well become a parlag stone for hell. Mila in the title ri. Miss Douglas as Hales It had become known that sixtesa human Bowls were about to be launched into that Macgregor, and Mr, Stark as the Sallis.
mysterious region which lies beyond the berder The Tarvitch, Nikolal Alexandrowitch, was A TACT but little known to the outside world la of our present existance and just as the clock born on the 6th May, old style, or 18th May, new that, beside Lord Kingsale and Lord Forester, struck the hour of twelve a few officials, accom- style, in the year 1868, and consequently is la kis there is another individual who has the curious panied by a crowd of followers bearing the con- twenty-third year. He does not take after the prerogative of remaining covered in the presence demned upon their shoulders in baskets, like Romanoffs whose sovereigns have almost of the British sovereige-namely, the Master of so many piss being carried to market, were all boen tall, for he is but of average height, Trinity College, Cambridge. About this a curious seen approaching, and room was at once made Teaching some five feet eight inches. He nius supporters. anecdote has been narratedį. 4. superstition for them to pass through. Them were but few resembles his father in festures, having the prevails concerning the
so when on a conscious importance and a business sword. The the ime Russies all over the world. He has certain occasion the Queen liited Cambridge after war carefully examined and not being fine open, smiling countenance and a pleasant
keen of edge, was sharpened ¦ frank manner, leaning to the side of abruptess
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largo assemblage,
The general elections in Canada are beide
Matters at Clermont remain unchanged, but fought most vigorously. It is estimated that the Premier, Sir John Macdonald, will return to further trouble is anticipated. * Hellwraith, the Dominion Parliament with a majority of replying to a second telegram from the unfauste of calls upon them to maintain the laws. He said The French Chamber of Deputies has passed the Government would support the free-laborers, race-causes of the Republic. The Chamber
the right or losing it cessity for dzernizing preliminaries. The executioner wore an air of Russian nose, that index getroused which betrays a messure for the suppression of betting on the Ĩ as the unionists were not acting according to the
popular Master of Trinity kept his hat on on his
regard with alarm the rapid increase of the Lammon, March 4th, University, the then "well-known and highly deemed que when all was ready the ke tokens after both his parents in thi beiting multitude, and have decided to chock, if The dockers who went out on-strike are returning to work. A number of delegates to during the proceedings. The and the Master line and in quick succession had the Grand tot
sixteen covering infortunates, were placed The Tearglich has had for many years possible, the spirit of gambling. did not notice the circumstance and the
the joint labour committee refuse to agree to general strike being entered upon, and hars withdrawn from the committes
began to feel uncomfortable, At length just as Regret revealed to them. Blood flowed in tnglish, tutor, who, apart from Caroline Islands has been suppressed, moti
The revolution against the Government in the attainments, has the love of out so characteristic of the her Majesty was to depart he deferentially streams towards the bay and no doubt the fish door recreations
Delivery has been made of, the Wallaroo, spproached and said Your Majesty has rejoiced exceedingly. When the heads were Anglo-Saxon race. During the recent military Katoombs and Mildura, the new cruisers for the The Cardiff strikers are appealing to the perhaps wondared that I should appear so far
mathered
to heap, they formed a glorious mancouvres at Narva he went through hial Australian feet. They are being equipped, and Shipping Federation with the view of arranging Wanting in perpeces to kazned your Majesty gladdened the heart of Sailing Nero could he the discomforts of hasty cumplóg, id weather hoste, pected to read & padele et Mr. Laurier, one of the leaders of the Opposi
keep my
and doubt, that have the and rain, and al are a of 19 knots per settlement of the present dificulty.
memory
that Lord Kingsale in Ireland, Lord Lays seen it. The beads changed ownership at suggestive of the South-west monsoon, he becams The London Daily Chronicle declares that tion party in Canada, has repodlated the repost. Forester in England, and, also, the Master of once and became the property of the State and practically acquainted. He is fond of siding there is now avery prospect of a roopanimat of 1 that bia party is désirous of andexing Caunda to presence of their sovereign." Trinity bave a right to keep their hats on in the the bodies, that of the birds of the air [V20mm and is we bellore, a very good horseman, the motorious Maybrick, pelsoning case. It is the United States, but he declares himself; ke ** Quita so-abent. This is wist was to haya kappened, had the | but beyond dashing with Ais regiment said that further evidence à forthcoming which favor of the absolute independence of the but not in the presence of a lady," was the information given in by the Hongkong Police (the Hussars of the Guard) upon the enemy' will throwers 11h on crtain remarkable Dominical, op, flinke the time has arived for a freesing rejoinder, graenida
VM nocuate, and the men bren sink) } line "during" munábavusy". Shore
lag }'fontures of the ishi,sadospecially the proposution:"| republic and distinct Canadian nationality,