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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1891.
Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1891,
TELEGRAMS.
THE MANIPUR DISASTER,
LONDON, April goth. Manipur has been occupied unopposed, the enemy having fled on the approach of the troops.
ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES. ·
May 6th. The Marquis di Rodini (President of the Italian Connell) accuser Mr. Blaine of disregarding diplomatic usages, and adds that it is useless to Pursue the discussion since the United States Government do not hold themselves answerable for the acts of Individual States..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.% GUNBOAT Rattier. Lieut.-Comdr. Hough, arrived to-day from Shangha!.
THz P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Takaran left | Singapore yesterday afternoon for this pert.
IN London one woman In every twenty Is a pauper, one in every thirteen is filterate, and one every sixty le a gin-drinker,
An iconoclast was sentenced to fourteen days' Imprisonment this moming at the Police Court for stealing thirteen idols from a témple yesterday:
THE last lot of Chinamen recruited in Hongkong A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. | for the Singapore Police Force are being ravidly Preparatory to being blasted by the public, wa (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)
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HONGKONG.
WE Lurite Binti all of which are of ex- Invite attention to the following old
cellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
in ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and Initial letter for quality desired.
STATISTICS show that men of thought-that's men who have to think a great deal in 'their professional work-live on an average three years and a half longer than mes in ordinary Vocations.
TELEGRAPHIC communication between Raub and Malacca was established on April 30th.
when a mesango was sent the facilitating ore.
This will probably be of use in munication with the whole of that part of Pahing.
A WOMAN remarks:-"The smile is the same in all languages. This is not so says a Texas contemporary. In German ft is usually bees, while in American it is generally whlaky straight, in Mexican, according to the latest authority, it is mescal, whilst the suave Celestial takes samsku, THE Czarewitch arrived at Nagasaidia week ago. He will be over a month in jaoan, after which he proceeds direct to Vladivostock. There he will inaugurate the first section of the Trans. Siberian
Han railway, extending a few miles from the wharves or marcadare to thetown. The steamer Orel passed through Singapore recently with 1,300 Russian navvies, and to engineers, and the stramer Priersburg followed with 600 convicts. The whole 1800, says the Free Prass, will be set to wing will be ready when the Carewitch to work at once on arrival, and the first section reaches Visdivestock. The convicts were de | lighted to hear that they were to be spared from, the fate of labour in the mines in Saghallen, and were to work in the open air. The railway is of Course essentially a strategie railway, but it is believed that as a rapid route to Japan and Chian It will soon come into general favour..
THE "SIN NANZING" CASE.
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LATE TELEGRAMS,
CALCUTTA, April zoth. The Field Force starts for Manipur this moming. It consists of 100 men of the 13th D.. under Lieut Gilles 208 men of the 42nd Gurkhas under Lieut. James; 414 men of the 43rd Gurkhas under Colonel Evans; 418 men of
the 4th Gurkhas, under Major Ridgeway, V.G.,
two guns of the 44th Gurkhas two Rubs of the 8th Bengal Mountain Battery under Captain Birch, zoo men of the Naga Hill Police under Captain Macintyrej and sections of the Post Office, Telegraph, Signalling and other depart meats The Manipuris intend, it is said, to offer a firm realstance at Kaltimabi, which is known to be defended with guns. The force crosses the frontier on the 22nd instant, General Collett has one day in hand and can reach Manipur on the 26th of April, if necessary. The present arrangements are for, the three columni to reach Manipur on the 27th instant.
LONDON, April aust.
Sir John Willoughby, who was in charge of the expedition that was fired upon by the Portuguese, has returned to Delagoa Bay. He states that his party consisted of five Englishmen and one, hundred natives, and they carried A number of instruments for prospecting purposes, Beirs they tendered customs duties on the but no arms. On the arrival of the party at implements, intending to ascend the Pung river, but could get no reply from the Customr officials. After waiting two days, they made start and resumed their Journey, but were immediately fired upon by the Portuguese Sixteen were made prisoners and are detained
at Beira.
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The Liberal organs. In discussing Mr
Gorchen brought forward his budget statement. much agitated, but in the evening the wind He stated that the revenue for the past year had always subsided and the water became mooth, exceeded the estimates by 1,880,000; thr
In the West Indies there is nearly slways a sea increase from alcohol being 490,000. The breeze by day and a land breeze by night, National Debt had bren reduced during the yeat Mr. Bredon sald when they came to the by £6,500,000. He dwelt on the growing pro-mecting they had all expected to hear a great spenty of the country, and estimated that the deal of valuable information from General increase in revenue for the coming year would Meany about Yunnan, and they had heard it, expected would reach mandy, pouples of which he thought a good deal of points upon information which 41,001,coo he proposed should be devoted might still have been given. The great interest to making education. free after tat September, that has attached to Yunnan of late years, so far
as he could see, was due to its great tradale 500,000 to increasing barrack accommodation. and the remainder to the withdrawal of light possibilities. There has been a sort of feeling prevailing very generally that Yunnan is a gold from circulation. Goschen's budget, agree that the statement and rapidly be made by any adventurer enter species of El Dorado where fortunes could easily impiles an early dissolution of Parliament, and rising enough to tap her immense mineral that free education will he the election cry onwealth, a feeling probably due to the exploits. which the Government will go to country. The of the 18 or 19 Japanese gentlemen referred to Standard regrets a million of money is to be by Dr. Edklas that evening. But they were squandered on free education, the demand for all aware that mining is a precarious mode which, it says, is spurious.
of
fortune, and legitimate trade Sir William Whiteway, Premier of Newfound land, one of the delegater appointed by that of acquiring wealth. He was disappointed Colony to protest against the enforcement of the
considered a much better way to find from what General Mesny bad subject of his mission at the bat of the House of there are no imports. General Meany had laid French treaty rights, read an address on the said about
tho trade of Yunnan that Lords last night. There was a great and brillen down and described very fully ten distinct trade attendance. amongst those present being the routes, and his description of them was not very resides a large numbers of the Corps Diplo of raerchandise how are we to do it? We will Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence, promising for the growth of import trade. matique.
Suppose we go about Importing a vast amount have enormous distances to travel before, goods can be laid down in any considerable centres in Yannan, and there are absolutely no fuclifties who has been in China knows the value of her there for cheap and rapid transit. Everyone
and all the transit has to be done by
Lord Randolph Churchill has started on his trip to Mashonaland.
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Salisbury, in reply to a question said that orders In the House of Lords last night, Lord bad been sent from the Government at Lisbon to the Portuguese authorities in South Africa.
generally
which would secure the removal of all opposition Yays, but there are no waterways in
James Peters, master of the British steamer l`the" lasult to the British flag demands redress. release the vessels and crew of Sir John the import trade in Yunnan is not going to
Sin Nansing, was summoned at the Police Court this moming, for having, on the 22nd ult, unlawfully carried 94 passengers in excess of the number allowed by his clearance
Mr. Watton-1 appear on behalf of the defendant, and with a view to shortening the case we admit baring 76 passengers on board and I presume although we are charged with having 94 passengers, our admission of having 76 will be sufficient to settle the case. I propose to sale Mr. Machado a queation or two and then call the Chief Officer, and upon that I shall base
The newspapers to-day, in discussing the outrage by the Portuguese on the party of British subjects at Belk are generally of oplolos that The Times Bays that the toleration shown by the British Government towards a tottering menarchy has reached its limits,
The first company, Third Battalion_of Grenadier Guards stationed in Chelsea Barracks, refused to attend parade this moming. One of the oldest soldiers of the company was arrested.
of extra drills they have lately had in heavy marching order.
Beira.
be a very great success. There are eleven millions of inhabitants in Yuanan of whom two-thirds Arc
cultivated savages. When
to the free navigation of the Pungwe river, and-colics, and coolies at 230 cash a day for 14 days would be very expensive work. It is plaia Willoughby's expedition, which were seized at His Lordship said that, since t the demeanour of the Portuguese local officials sometimes differed from the assurances made by the Government at Lisbon, three British men-of-war had been ordered to proceed immediately to the
navil officers as British Consular agents on Pungwe.
drilled for service, according to a contemporary, ] for Amoy when she arrived here from Manila, The grievance alleged by the men is the number Pungwe river, and he further hoped to appoint:mport trade now going on is Yurna, good
suppose.
A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, 'on Friday, the 15th instant, at 8.30 for 9 pm precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially (avited to attend.
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MINISTER-My dear brethren, in the warm, oppressive weather I can drowsiness during my sermon; but I do wish but I do wish
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J. Machado, cross-examined, said—I am feat clerk at the Harbour-master's office; my duties are to enter all entrances and clearances. I reporting himself, but he did not tell me the remember Captain Peters' arrival and his number of passengers he had on board when be arrived. He came to me for his clearance. often have a lot of questions to ask at such a time. I remember all that took place about the matter now in question. He never mentioned I can recollect he did not tell me about any passengers. I pat the question to him, and he said he was not going to take any passengers to Amoy. I said "Have you any passengers for Amoy," and he said "No The steamer cleared without passengers. I swear he never said that he was Carrying Ints-it-passengers to Amoy, Nothing was mentioned about having any passengers on board in transit P. S. Harkin, cross-examined, said I went on board and counted the parsengers. The Captalo gave me all the sexistance he could. He told me the passengers were going on to Amey, and were shipped at Manila. There was some conversation between us as to his clearing them from this part. I do not remember what! was said, but we might have spoken about the
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of his boy who had just picked a lock. ively." smiled the boy, whose criminal instincts were developed in other directions also,
ACCORDING ta "P. L.," in the Singapers Free 50 Press, there is a Primrose League Himbitation in Hongkong. If there is, the members must meet in some godown at 3 a.m., disguised as 6.60 Chinamer, for ibis is the first wo bave heard of
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CAPE TOWN, April 21st. It is understood here that Lord Sallsbury will only remonstrate with the Portuguese Govern- ment for the outrage upon the British party at Bera, and as a consequence, great bitterness is manifested against the British Government.
LONDON, April 22nd.
The officers of the Grenadier Guards deny the
story published yesterday in the evenleg papers, regarding the refusal of the First Company of the Third Battalion to parade. It is believed, in
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In conclusion, Lord Salisbury said he would reserve the question of reparation for the late outrage at Beira until full accounts had been
received,
he heard of trade saates that were going to be opened up to Yunnan and Burma at always asked what is going to be the result of them. There is a certale amount the of
can be carried from Hankow to Yunnan for con- siderably less money than in any other part of China, but when Yunnan comes to be generally supplied with goods the question of where she is going to be supplied from is one possessing special interest for the natives of Shanghal. From what General Mesny had sald be seemed to think that Burma will be the ultimate source of Import loto Yunnan, but to the condition of Yunnan generally, Mr. Bredon would that do people here any good?" Referring said he was very much incllaed to think that the remark made by Lord Sallsbury about the Sister
YUNNAN: ITs treasureS AND TRADE ROUTES.
Following the paper on the above subject rend by General Meany at Shanghai recently, the following discussion ensued:
any case, that the incident is not of the signichreininded, while General Mésny was speaking,gdom, that it wants 'few years of strung -
Importance.
A meeting of the National League was held at Dublin yesterday, at which Mr. Redmond admitted that the Plan of Campiga had collapsed for want of funds.
take in the matter.
Lord Salisbury has sent a despatch to the Portuguese Government demanding an explana tien regarding the outrage on British subjects at Beira. His Lordship will await Portugal's reply before deciding what action Great Britain will The Timer of to-day says that the political situtation in Portugal at present is highly critical, and the lives of British residents there would not be safe in for use of a revolution as protection from the Portuguese Government could not be relied on.
DURBAN, April 22nd.
Sir John Willoughby, who was at the head of the party fired upon by the Portuguese, admits they had arms on board the Agnes, but only carried a few.
LISEON, April 22nd. Advices have been received here of a serious native Insurrection on the Island of Bissao (Blagosa Portuguese settlement of West Africa. The rebels have hoisted the French fag and have totally defeated, the Portuguese force sent against them, the latter losing nicety. six killed, besides two guns. Reinforcements are being despatched from here to the scene of action.
TAMU, April 22nd.
General Graham and staff leave Tamu for the first march towards Manipur to-morrow. The 24th Ghurkhas, the 13th Burma, the K. R Battery under Major Smyth. The Manipuris are reported to be holding prisoners near Tobal, 14 miles from Manipar and on the road near Manipur. The Kohima, Stichar and Tamu columns will reach Manipur on the 27th. The
one for the troops owing to the excessiva heat experienced.
ALLAHABAD, Aprli 22nd.
government, applies in an eminent degree to the He just dropped these few remarks hoping province General Mesny had just described, General Mosny would tell them something about the prospects of Yuunao, and how far the popular opinion that it is a kind of El Dorado or store for it, are likely to be realised. Golconds, and the hopes of the great future la
Dr. Edkins, who presided, said he had been of Du Haide's great book, and it struck hits that beyond all doubt itineraries and papers contain. ing fall and reliable information like that shey had just heard must be considered most valuable, and likely to add considerably to the good results of their Society. There are many things which render the province of Yennan mest interesting to Foreigners at the present time. They had The Chairman sald Mr. Happer spoke of musk all been interested la the Japanese miners who and tin as articles of export from Funnan, und went there some time ago, and who are still work he notices the export of these articles in tucreasing ing at the mines in order to give the Chinese aus rapidly. If the imports cannot be great the opportunity of profiting by their experience, and exports may be very valuable and of course the to show them how the resources of Yunnan may expense of carrying articles is decreased in be exploited in a proper piano Altof proportion to the value of goods. There is every information about Yunnan is to be derived from reason to hope that in the golog forward of the fatereating account of that Province given Christian missions immense good will be done by Mr. Happer in his Trade Report for last for the development of Yunnan,, because in year published by the Customs. They were Burma the success of the missions had been also particularly well off in having such attended with a remarkable improvement in the valuable book as Rocher's on Yuanan, but if anyone wants to know the results to be expected condition of that country. from the working of the gold, copper and sliver mines of the Province or to get a brief and con- cise account of them Mr. Happer's report is the best work to be consulted.
The vote of thanks proposed to General Mesny by Mr. Donovan and seconded by Rer. Mr. Muirhead was then put to the meeting and carried with acclamation.
General Mesny in answer to Mr. Bredon's Mr. Donovan, in proposing a cordial vote of anguiries about the prospects of trade in Yunnan thanks to General Meany, said the description said the only routes that were likely to be im- the writer of the valuable paper they had fast proved in a satisfactory manner were the route heard read had given of those trade routea was by the Red River to Tongking and one or two remarkably interesting to them at this time other that were likely to be improved by the He had been particularly struck with the opening of Chungking, and something also might account given of the terrible way the women of be done by way of Burma. He had not recom the Province are treated, and he should like te mended the Building of railroads in Yunnan those districts of Yunnan, which enjoy the obstacles, but still something can doubtless be there than in the districts under the government very considerably. He was very grateful to the of the Chinese.
meeting for the attentive hearing they had given hit and for the vote of thanks they had passed The proceedings then terminated,--Mircury.
Mr. Woston--I do not propose to take up the time of the Court with further evidence. We admit having them on board in transit from Manila to Amoy, and I submit it was not necessary to declare them in this port. By Section 6 of 1879, your Worship will see there may be some doubt whether it is necessary to declare them or not. It first lays down what a master shall do when he proposes to carry A MARRIAGE has been arranged between Miss passengers on a projected voyage. The question is was" the voyage from Manila to Amoy via Katharine Lillan Arnold, only daughter of Sir Hongkong ended when the steamer arrived here? Edwin Arnold, K.C.I.E., and Dr. Edward That was to say did she commenco a fresh Hamilton-Earle, R.N., only son of Rear-Admiral Hamilton-Earle, of Lymington, Hants. Dr. Yoyage when she started from here to Amoy ? force consists of the King's Royal Rifles, the Insk General Mesny what is their condition in because the country offered too many natural Earle is surgeon on board H.M.S. Severn, and I submit it was not, and that the master was became engaged to Miss Arnold during that not more amenable for having the passengers on Rides Mounted Infantry and 4 guns Mountain I blessings of home rule, and are they better off done to improve matters relating to trade there.
board, than he would be for having cargo in the lady's stay in Japan.
hold. In transit for another port. By a projected 5.00 AT the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. Voyage is meant the voyage about to be started, 7.50 Wise, Mr. Hope appeared on behalf of the and not the voyage on whichthe ship is, and that is the argument I put before you on that Hongkong Trading Company to answer s
it is necessary to prove that there has been wilful misrepresentation. Capt. Peters has been in the Company's service for a number of years and he has made similar voyages many The Plantar says that one of the measures times before, and had a bona fide bellef to be adopted towards Manipur should be the that as the passengers were in transit exaction of a fins, to be treated as compensa he did not need to report them, but he has tion for the families and relatives of those killed,. a distinct recollection that he certainly as well as perhaps to indemnify those who Manila to Amoy to Mr. Machado. He had should of course be entended to all ranke, no passengers from Hongkong to Amoy, and unless he wilfully misrepresented the matter there was no case. He has been trading in the East for years and this in the first time be has been brought to Court and I submit there is no evidence to show that he has wilfully broken the law
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summons for causing an obstruction to the public point. In order to make the master punishable | march from Kendat to Tamu has been a difficult | Government campels the natives of the Provincé
on the 6th inst. The defendant admitted that there was a large counter outside the shop, but said it only remained there about half-an-hour. Mr. Wise imposed a fine of one Mexican,
General Meany replied that the natives living under home rule are no better off than the natives of the other districts because the Chinese
generally to contribute a considerable amount of grain and other tribute to the Imperial revenue. Rev. W. Muirhead beconded the vote of thanks proposed to General Mesny by Mr. Donovan, and said the paper they had heard was a very valuable costribution to our knowledge of Yunnan, and he hoped the greatest publicity would be given to it." He had often
to him,
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WONG FUK and Sit Apo, two horse coolles, the former having been in the service of Mr. Forbes ags for ten years, whilst the latter had been a similar time in Mr. Kennedy's employ, were charged 1.00 with stealing a quantity of harscan, mate, and other articles the property of Mr. Kennedy, of to the Horse Repository, shortly after the last races After a deal of evidence had been given, M.
Captain Peters was then called, and in ADAWAT to MT, Wotton, sald-I have been master of the Sin Nanning for eighteen months. I have bean 33 years in Eastern waters. I have been in and out of Hongkong since 1859. I remember arriving here from Manila on this voyage, When i went to the Harbour naster's Office, I think I saw Mr. Machado, I told him I had 76 passengers la transit gas, and I took them to Amey ; none were but none from the colony, Tonly had 76 pas landed here. When I got my clearance I was asked if I was taking any passengers away and I said "no." As I understood the question it was meant taking passengers from the colony, I was bona fide of the belief that thean passen gens did not come within the meaning of the Act. I had no intention of infringing the law.
The special correspondent of the Pioneer telegraphs that there are still sixty-two prisoners In Manipar. They consist of clerks, servants, and other followers, including Hari Doss Banerjee, the Chief Commissioner's tour clerk.
LONDON, April 23rd.
Mr. Morrel, Conservative candidate, has been elected member of Parliament for Woodstock, replacing Mr. F. W. Maclean, Q.C., Liberal Unionist, he has been appointed a Master in Lunacy Mr. Kerrel has been retured by a majority of five hundred orer Mr. Benson, the Gladstonian candidate.
The Portuguese Goremment, replying to Lord Salisbury's despatch regarding the outrage on British subjects at Beirs, assures his Lordably that the necessary orders to that effect have been of the freedom of the Pungwe river, and says despatched to Beira.
ROME, April 23rd.
A large powder roagazine, situated two miles out of Rome, exploded to-day with terrific violence, causing an intense panic in the cly, The concussion was so grest that the windows of the Vatican and St. Peter's were smashed
hundred injured.
The continued bad weather we have had for. days past has caused much anxiety to farmers. They fear their young rice plants just laid in will be destroyed if a flood Sappens now,
number of water "nð It' moulding: exceed those of last year, wis
1.00 Wise sentenced them each to four months' kard. My voyage was from Maalla to Amoy vía Hong-Four persons were. killed outright and two i accustomed to speak of the Chinese na: tot | wo bellave, beard, that snips?i
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Mr. Wotton That is the case, your Worship, old Company's boats, it is said, will stick to the and I think you can hardly say that a vessel 1.00 old three-dollar tariff for foreigner with the chartered for voyage via ports of call, begins
trifling sum of one dollar and a half for each fresh voyage when the starts again from one of chow-scramble, while Chinese are carried by them the ports of call. The voyage is not completed at ten cents a head-Just half what the Chinese when she calls here. Your Worship soss the companies are charging for carrying their kind of man charged and there is as evidence of countrymen to and from the fair City of Rame. anything wilful to show, and I submit a castion would be sufficient as there are very strong Tax latest nows from Fermosa "ls to the effect grounds for believing that he did not intend that His Excellency Liu Ming Chuan, the enter-Infringe the law. --- palaing Governor of the "island province," has Mr. Hartings, Acting Harbour-master af last been permited by the Emperor to resign there was nothing in the shipping law! his past and return to his ancestal halis In passengers in transit. There would have Kwang- Pending the appolatement by the no case at all, had they not receive | Central Government of Lay's successor the Information. He was certainly of opinion...
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to be derived from Central Asian sources, and We understand the losses sustained by the felt how ninch we are indebted to those who | various shops burned during last week's fire have undergone hardship and privation to order amount to some $200,000,- Goods destroyed in to visit those remote regions and describe them two depôts alone are computed at fally $130,000, to us, thereby adding so inestimably to our knowledge of things in general. Their friend had done well in putting together such a valuable paper in connection with his luzeraries and it. would be very much to be regretted if his know! The tex-box makers are complaining bitterly ledge were not availed of. They would all be of the great reduction in orders for tea boxes for Highly pleased to hear General Mesny had been the coming season, and numbers of men of that appointed to some position in Yunnan where his trade are threatened to ace the season over
knowledge enique
could be made practicilly without mairing a cent useful, (Applause.) They were aware he had. We understand the number of tea-curing been there for
In the producing district in Hankow and be interesting if he gave them a narrative of his experiences as regards himself, but at the same Hankow 1890,259 hongs, against 314 this season. great degree to him for the important information sexson, 349, hog time, as a Society, they were indebted to a very Kiuklangs 349, hongs against 473 this given them that night. The Important view. The natives have peculiar ideas of all things, which presented itself to Mr. Multbead from and superstition makes them frame stories that, bearing General Mesnyls : paper was in no doubt, they themselves disbelieve. The connection with ethnological observation. Was latest invention of this kind that comes to our it not wonderful that the tribes of Yunnan have knowledge is that on account of promised existed in that great country, in a low condition large crop of all fruits, they prognosticate that for thousands of years? We have been sickness will be plentiful during the sumater
The oldest residents of this port have never, long-lived" "poopisy" they have been here
could be bought mileniums, but when we look at their annals we thirty for a dollar, as has been the case this y find there were people here earlier than they and and we understand that even at such low prices. it was about these they had heard": frem sumbama of them are left unsold daily. It is General Mesey there that night. We are stated by the native sportsmen that these birds aware the Babylonians, Persians, and other have been seen in the paddy fields in such contemporary nations have long disappeared, quantities that
hat they hardly believed them to be and to what extent we know than we know them only from Inscriptions on stone and froud her we
teaman who lost all he had last year and The Silchar Column has advanced to Keople constructed but not only the Chinese, but bestcess, pawned his daughter of twelve years of April 24th the scattered remains of the great edifices they beleg unable to obtain any loan for tila yest's Valley, The Manipuris bave abandoned Kalanga, people of China anterior to the Chiness, are Fre for the sum of two hundred dollars, to make Kaopan and Loangia after a show of resistance, living hero still, and it is of the utmost "import" a start. We do not vouch for the truth of this but are expected to defend Bishespur which the ance to enquire In what way they might be report | Butt such a proceeding is not uncom column reaches to-day. The Surma Valley Improved, clylized and, above all, Christianised fi mon amongst Celestiala the report may be cors Light Horse are rendering excellent service as and Mr. Muirhead trusted that there will be un rect, and we sincerely hope the pinfestunalo man eclaireurs, and the Calcutta Floneers are marche impetus imparted to some at least of the mission- will have better luck this season, in order to be Joan and save his daughter undergoing great hardships from thunderstorms whom they had just heard with such deep from cap
{'captivity: and heavy rain.
interest (Applause), Jarrod 2013a, graifying to
that "notification „ÎThe Surma Valley Light Horse are a corps.
Mr. Taylor asked if General Messy could give dated the hand April last was fasued by Hel of ten-planters j the Calcutta. Planeers are further information about the winds he had Tachtal, får dead of the Lekin Chice, calorting Company of the Calcutie Volunteer Rifles, and referred to as agitating the lakes of Yanean by ter flowers to give their best attention in making we men of the other Companies have been day and d 19 Change out that he, klary may be dont clther to allowed to attach themselves to the Pioneer General Messy replied, he had paid! the Chinese or foreign merchants grading in such Company for active service in Manipur, J
attention to the matter for a month by going Article, and at the same tags Warding those: Whe Salad Lowbox," April 24th, ".. down to the lake every day when thete) was a make //** ↑ Ju the House of Coungens last night, Wifi | strong hadde blowing, and the water was youya baslike b
CALCUTTA, April 23rd, The Kehlias column has advanced to Malti- pham, The Manipuris abandoned the thanah; no defences had been put up The telegraph line is being repaired as the column advances. Three headless corpses of refugees were found on the road. The Maharajah is reported to have still many of our prisoners,
Ing most pinckly though⋅ wiikout' tents and i arles to make them seek those poor people of able to re-pa, ok kosmicREN KAMEEZ