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working has been discovered, or at least it has net heen worked in a fashion to compete with, the products of the Northern or the Japanese collieries. In his memorial the Viceroy Chang said, refening to this Native wrought iron. Although this would cost more and be inferior to foreign iron, yet the employment of it would give the advantage of | China's money being spent in China Instead of abroad" Poer Chang is evidently not of that school of political cconemlats who believe in baying in the cheapest markets, and if he had been an American he would be an enthusiastic McKinleyite, or a believer in the economic doctrines of those primitive American com- muiltles which a humerous writer described as ilvig by taking in each other's washing. Being arly d (binrman of the old school and an ardent and consistent opposer of Foreign interest
in China, however, we can excuse him and feel sorry that Els enthusiasm has plu gɛd him Into such deep financi·l difficuties." It is, we fear, the beginning of the end of all his great schemes and the Grand Tronk Railway through China in further off 10-6-y than ever,
NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS, Snow fell for the first time this year at Ichang on the 6th instant.
The first know of this year at Mingpo fe'l on „ihe 16th inat to the depth, of an inch or more.
A good barvest next year is anticipated
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Chefoo appears to have had quite a pell of disagreeable weather lately, commencing from the sand of November last, up to the 1900 lostant, during which time it was exber raining, anowing or haliing, depending upon the fit of temper the weather clerk happened at the moment to be in, the "glorious orb of day "not heing once visible for the remarkable space of twenty-six days.
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were first brought to Shanghal, and from this port, each man being provided with four or five dollars and bedding if it so happened that any of them had none, she were there placed on board of one of the River meamers and landed at any place that lay newest to their homes. "This" continues the Shinpao "it an act of creat benevolence on, the part of the Formosa Fula" We should say that it is no set which he was bound to do in common justice to the badly paid and iii-treated soldiers, that is, if this Fatxi or any other efficiels wish to recruit men from these provinces again,
A few miles distant from the city of Canton man, a deaf servant woman and her infant At a place called Yo-hua, there lived a bind grandson, who arcupied a large rambling sot of a house that had been left by his ancestor Unable to do anything for a living, the blind map took to raising rigs of which he possessed themselves quite at home in the hoose which A great number. Of course the rigs made
they seemed to consider belonged more to them then to their owner, However, one night the blind man having lit a cand'e in order to see bis way in preparing the morning meal of husks and bolled cabbages for the porkers, unaccoun tably forgot to blow out the light after he finished his task. Somehow the candle fell Among some wood, shavlags, and before the blind," deaf and infant inmates were aware of anything wrong, the fire thus lighted sassted by abighad that was then blowing speedily consumed every living thing in the house. No less than a hundred pigs were toasted.
Among its. Wenchow items, the Shinpas reports two typhoons one on the 24th and 25th of November last and the other on the 6th and 7 h. instant. On both occasions huge frees were lifted by the roots and a few timber Janks and a whole host of filing junks foun dered during the gales, causing much loss of life both on land and at sea. The rumber of jurks that bad lest their rigging, chins, anchors &c, while at anchor in the barbour of Wenchow can scarcely be cempu'ed. One and thing during
and after the hurricanes
An old gentleman in Nanhai Hiten, Canton, has attained the mature age of 301 years. The gentry of the plac: where this centenarian resid's
the sight of men have induced the district magistrate to memor. lalise the Thr ne, ta confer upon the old man abanging to doating timber and masts being board in recognition of his many years. Quite washed along the a cost, while villages living In the vicinity who had not suffered much, a number of his immediate offspring are living crowded along the beach anxious only to secure under the same roof with bim, the youngest of
not and y bold of the vast quantity the household being the great-great-grandson. '
of limber and masts that came dashu along, washed by the waves, and disregarding the cries for help of the unfortunates who clung to the booty the wreckers wanted to get. It is a noteworthy fact that while a vast amount of imber, mists and oku ical gear were taken in by the wreckers not one life was saved by them
The Ichang correspondent of this paper complains of the dearness of the price of cash, showing that the one of the market was against the use of the "Almighty Dollar," this useful commodity fetching only a thousand cash when- ever one wished to make an exchange while with a piece of silver sycee weight only six -mace-eight-gordaseene-one-couli-bring-out-the- same number of cash from the money changer's board.
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Oving to the dead level maintained by the body of water between Ichang and Chungking, boats carrying European colours are doing brisk teade just now, and merchants and tin ferr
are universal in their expression of satisficilen at ease and comfort available in these boats, and the facility of transport of goods ffered by them. It to be hoped that the present state of affalis will last, the larger the better."
The education of the weaker sex of this country has for many generations been neglected, so that at the present time but few women are able to
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mail f om traders pasting through her hunting grounds, as may be seen from the report of Korean trader, who arrived tie o her day at Seoul from anothern frontier town. Passing through a word d pass about twer ty miles distant from the Korean cipital, the trader was confronted by a woman, who, sword in hand, demanded toll-of alm. The Alle propensity al looking down upon members of the wea er sex prompted our trader to ignore the threus of the female bandit, d being moreover if an amorous turn of mind,
• tried the master's dolge ; but he soon found out his mistake, by fcling the keen edge of
word cutting through his shoulder, at which sight the coolies and escort of the trader turned leaving thi ir employer to face his dificuldes
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read or write. In an editorial this fact is pointed-tail and pan. The result was an uncondi
out, and many others with it, which combine to make the Chinese ladies of the present time what they are, instead of what they might be with proper education The article points out the failings of Chinese women, as the result of their Want of education, and urges the establishment of glls' schools in important centers, where young girls might get a course of instruction leg them to better discharge the duties which come within their sphere.
tional surrender of goods and chattels, and our here, glad to escape with lif, arised in a pitiable condition at Scorite re ort his losses to the palice magistrues of the e-pital. The female bandit is reported to be a women of about thisty, of slim and tender exterior, ad moreover very pretty, if the description of the trader may be relied upon.
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Apropos of river pirates, an officer belonging to one of the Nauyang cruisers, named, Chow, The Nanking su horities have despatched the
while travelling in one of the passenger Forte Koino Hul member Wang Kin-long, whom they captured some time ago. After deca itataning from how to Wu. how, was at ck tion the head of the outlaw was, ul, omderided by pirates who attempted to beard his boat. to be put on exhiblion, and this was done at Being armed with a brice of sx shooters, navy the North gule of the city. Through the negligerelves, Lieutenant Chow immediately com ence of the prly in charge of the head, it was manced to fire on his assailants the moment the alarm was given by the buatmen, and in, à purloined during the night by the sympathising comrades of the deceased. When morning dawned the keepers were greatly alarmed at dis covering what had occurred, The Haten on hearing this, had the keeps brought before him and awarded them who blows and cast them into prison, where they are to remain until the missing head is iecovered.
Two Shinghal women are reported to have arrived at Wenchow lite'y making themselves consp, cuous by their open handed: car in reliev ing the wants of the numerous Buddhista priests and honzes of the place, one chartsheet being a present of thousand suite of wadded clothing, costing about couple of thousand of sels, The editor advises them to make a better use of their money by aiding to relieve the distress and famine in the northern part, where thousanda are suffering from want and cold, instead of giving useful silver to help, sale priests who might not have needed the added clothing after all, as the resources of the mangsterles should be equal to all such occasions,
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Feng-bwa and Yuyao meet. Large pinted proclamations have been posted up in all those districts, warming the people and threatening. heavy penalties on all who dare periat in the abominab'e practice of destroying their new. born infants." Ya Lan-yin, the Kwei-ki mag strats of this city, cuis the attention of the prosle to the fact that formerly it was only the very poorest who were gutter of this crime, and who excured themselves on the ground of their poverty, but now it is becoming common, among those who cannot use this pics in extenuation of their conduct. Those do not, like the former class, destroy both tale and female infants, but only their females: Then Yi Lau-yla tells them that the distinctlen such people make between males at males an unnatural one, which will not stand the lieb of season; and at which even nature herrell revolts. He reminds the very poor, wie plevd that they cannot afford to bring up their children, that there is the Foundling Hospital, and cbaritable soclettes lastitated purposely for the relief of truly poor parents in such cases; and encourages ibem to apply for this help. But he is severe against those who can afford to bring up or support their offspring, yet have such 'morbid craving for sons as to make them such that the law does not make such unjust unnatural fowards their daughters, and shews dhilactions when seeking to satisfy its claims 'agilast the man who takes the life of another, and he would have all parents to know that it is high time to divest themselves of the unnatural sentiment" It is only a girl!"
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The Germish Army has a swimming school' for troops, where every one must learn to swim,
King Humbert of Italy dealined to receive any gifts from the public on the occasion of his wedding.
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A rumor is corrent that a company with a capital of 100,00,000, is to be formed for the conversion of Mordorf, a small but picturesque inland watering place, into a porthern Monte Farlo. Moedorf is situate 'in the Grand Duchy A metal tower resembling the Eiffel Tower leaf Luxemburg, and is within one hour journey to be erected it Lyons on the heights of Gay de or less from the French, German and Belgian
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An electric plant has been discovered in Indis, which will influence a magnetic needle twenty feet distret During the daytime the intensity Two daughters of General Booth of the of the magnetic energy is most powerful; at leation Army have been expelled from reduced to zero, and during a storm it Sælstland, -näle nga
increased tenfold. The plantis Instantaneously **According to the London 7imes, the British alight upon it.
fatal to any bird or insect which may" happen to was not nearly completed on the first day of October
Venice is nowing a fi urishing business as a plessure, reast for Engilab 'chil American People of fashior.
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dinburgh to Bucharest, is the general opinion celebrate his marriage with the Fincess Marie
of the Roumania press. The fact that he isn' Catholle surged as a reason why the ceremony must needs take place outside of England. But the Vienna Presse says that if this plan be carried out it will be the first time that an Ea- || Stali-tics show an enormous incierst of | gliph Princess has been mairled abroad..
fun cyn Treland, due to emigration, leaving the weak and infirm behind,
Thice thousand tradesmen of Cologne recently petitioned the Emperor of Germany to abolish the new Sunday Rest law.
of railway traffic are reported from the Blick Four feet of know and a consequent blockade Furest region in Germany.
The Briab Government has given $720 000 for the relief of the sofferers by the recent fire at St. John's, Newfoundland.
On the Royal Soveralen, the new English bustle-ship bëre are 800 electric lights, connected by thinly miles of wire.
The German Military bill, It In naid, will cause' Russia to Inciesse the number of the army maintained upon a peses footing,
The eldest daughter of the Prefect Hah Tajên,
American competition In the prain trade hra reads the Sacred diet publicly to the civil and caused many fallares in Russia, eight firms milltary-officers-on-the-first-of-every-mann, st-n--ccully-going fold bankruptcy. bill in one of the most frequented temples ot this city. And on the 15th of each month the place of meeting for ber reading the same book is changed for one of the most popular temples in this prefecture, and is located almost next door to the American Baptist's mission chapel Shall we not be thankful? Ought we not to be glad that the ice is breaking, however slightly, even amongst the hitherto froze up conser vatism of Chinese female society? Yet, she is net Chinese really, for the Prefect and his wite are Manchur but we hall thla innovation, with satisfaction and delight.
The bore, or great tidal wave, whleb-rens. sometimes with frightful speed and terrific aspect, carrying destruction and death on its wild an irresistible course from the Hangchow Bay ou the Ta'ien-lang-klang, was said to rise on the 18 h of the present Chinese moon, 4 feet higher than asual on either side of the river; so that the road from Si-hsing to where, you cross the ferry to get to the great city, was inundated and presented the appearence of an inland sea! Sm
with hot water fountains has been accomplished, The long-proposed plan for supplying Parls
one fountain being in working order.
Emma Nevada is to be o.ie of the stars of Sir Augustüs Hatila' opera season lo London. She has not song. In the English capital for tour years.
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Lime and Sodas a most wonderful food for the Food for Consumptives.—Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver. Oil with Hypophosphites of
Cassumptive. It not only gives strength and Increases the flesh, but beals the irritation of the throat and lungs. It is very pa table; children date {{¦like milk,” and in all wasting diseases | hoth for adults and children it is a marvellous
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large boats were overturned, but I am glad to add that no lives were lost. The oldest inhabit-suffragis, who recently advocated dynamite as ant of these parte is said to have declared that the like tidal wave has not been seen for the last 30 years.
mears of securing the franchise, is wealthy, decuted and thirig, qu
A Committee of the French Chamber-of Depu„"| ties has rejected i afargle's proposal to tux minu- fog er employing foreigners and to subject foreigners to a military ink.
The Krupps have sent an agent to investigate the qually of iron-ore deposits in Labrador, whence they hope to get a cheaper supply than they now obtafi in Spain, ...
“Chamois »re unusually plentiful in the Alp this year, but na yet the hunting season Just. began has not been very successful. The animals are even even måre shy tḥan of yare,
The baby daughter of the German Emperor The masters of the tin-foll workers of this city, was bap laed with water brought, as in the cas Shaobsing, bave just held a large mesing ancntf the baptim of the other Imperial Palaces, the depression of trade in the in-f it depsitment, from the river fordan, After Chinese fashion, they chose a lucky day, had a theatrical performance in the temple fa local deity, who is supposed to be specially favourable to this business, and at er feasting and fuming to red-hot beat in upio (Tiaus discussion, and weighing the pros and cass resolved to dismiss to their homes as many of of their present financial position, unanimously the workers who have fields or other means of getting a livelihood, as possible, And they have officially notified to their "hands" that is the and of our January 193, and that all their work ceases on the 11th moon, which in-foll factories will be closed on that date. The workmen feel outraged, and the tem shop and restaurants, and kindred establishmen are rife with rumours of a creadful uprising on the part of the m:n, If this resolution is legion, it is true, and they have clubs and stons, carried out as announced. The hands are. at which the members are free to vent their grievances. They have also contingent for de, which are drawn upon in every emergency that may arise, and long previous lawsuits bave betere been entered into by both masters and mes, to the great detriment of their trade, to
the suffering of their families, and the wasting and complete depletion of their furds by the yamba myrmidons and their own advocates,
The tin-foll workers are, divided into different branches of the trade; one of these branch is called ya-tire, or rotiers, or rather rubbers of
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the utilization of the water-power of the Villoresi Milan is to be supplied with electric-light's by
Canal, at iis fall at Tessin. It is estimated that 30,000 horsepower can be developed at this point.
A'Rusalan has made a clock whese dial re- sembles a human face. The announcement of The hours fraues through the mouth in articulate
spech. This starting effect is produced by a phonograph,
dredila, Temperatore in the shade in dagrəm, Tib- tabels: Hamidity to percenture of saturdion, the Sumidity of le tantented with moisture being son, amDirection of the wladite tyre palsta.. p-Foren of the wind, sesedlag to Beaufort sexia, Borditate of the weather, 1 Sha thy, (Detached clouds, of Thiralios rain, / Fog, e ¤kony, A Hall, 7 Lightning,
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The present British Cabinet contains a great many literary men. | Mr. Gladiloar, Professor Bryc, Lord Rosebery, John Marly, Sir George Temperat
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Mrs. Elizabeth Osby Hunter, an eccentric old woman, who recently died in London, bequeathed $2500 per year 19, be be'd in trast får her parrot, 18 cedell, $25 way added with which to buy the parrot's Be GEEN JA NOVA at deres
In the death of Robert Frari, at the age - Hongkong Observatory, 27th December, 1893. of seventy-seveng the world has fast-one of its- greatest song,writess : Two hundred and fifty- seren. songs, with.... planoloits sccompaniment, bear evidence alike to his talent and industry, "
couple of minuter, being a pretty sure shot, five-foil, whose business it is to roll, or rab, with of the pirates lag pong As the d-cks as upright calender, the tinfoli on o the paper, of the two boats that, had irled to board the and fix it there. In this city, this branch has passenger boat, not on both sides as they would five chiefs or managers of this department of the have done had any resistance been anticipated, work. No apprentice is to be realved into their but on one side thus enabling the naval ulcer number without their indentures being fist duly to code his fire in a single direction. The rest signed by these five managers. A man has just of the pirates finding five of their rumber down violated this role, and received money from a Immediately took "French leave" by jumping young man clandestinely. Is soon leaked out, like ducks into the water, lexying their hosts when the roll was called, and the hands of this to the render merries of their captusers. It is branch seized the poor fellow, and beat him with needless to say. Ll utenant Chow was nearly hard pleces of firewood and fosilladed him with overwhelmet with thanks from his fellow stones, so badly that the man's life is despaired passergers, for it so happened one of them bad of I find that trades unions and clubs are bave been nearly $13,500,000 greater than in The shipments of silver from London this year nearly ten thousand tacts worth of gold leaf with stricter and more severe in China than at home the same time in 1891. The aggregate shilp bio, and the pirates would have made a good to the old country, and that it is easier for work. ments – toj India, China and the Straite' were back had og realstance been made, which is men in this land to boycott another than it is in,315,098 this year, against £4:899 611 In 1891., generally the case fu sugh attacks.
European countries. Those persons in Europe should go out to Chins and enter into faland towns, and work at their own trade, or open shops, and preach the gospel as lay nen, don't' utterly in the dark with reference to the constitu know what they are talking about, and are tion of Chinese society, Sach advopogy caprica
The Times in having bad cablad to it the full on its very face is own confatsilon, and text of Mr Gladstone's article in the North one would have thought that no such person or American Reulem, sorgests a curious considera Yet strange to say, such ignorance and stepidity Mr. Gladstone received a cheque of $500 for the advocate could be found in a place like Shangbailton, The merge cost-the Tima nearly $1,150. is open to be found in Chian-Shangkat article, one Mircury.
A Swimper centring the following advertises men: Winbacks in the Bernese Oberlod Is the darovite remošħof all-persour la residy of 120 Bollyde Hentep this peaceful hamletli frè- quested by a crowd of vitltors from all parts of the world.
A daring robbery accompanied by a desperate fight in which several lives were lost, took place
about a month ago at Hangpa-hefen, near Hankow, the victims being a party of sixty or sevenly men under the brother of a certain The railway-trains running between Tripihta Chhip in this province, who was conlog a and Keelung appear to have full fares to Kee-art remains back from Soochow to Honan lung, but the return; uracy consists of nothing the opportunity offered to serd homo the results Vader such circumstances, mandarins take but impty cars, relatively speaking. The crose may be explained by the fret, that, every day of many years official moments to their hundreds of would-be goldwashers come to general rule, and our robbers being well award *** Autive lowns. This was no exception to the Keelung for the gold-washing in the vicinity of of the last, appear to bave dogged the fancral the Keelung billa, at which place then are reperied to be already several thousand gold Parly all the way from Soochow to Hankow at which latter town, being reinforced by nom- seekers. The conscquer ae is that the subprefect bers sufficient to make a sycosplot attack, it Lal, who has official charge of the diggings" has offered to the government to farm out s
was made just before their victims could arrivo
and Americs, who advocats that missionaries
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There is much suffering among Berlin's poor, There is a serious sevival of cholera at Baku England boasts of an aluminium launch, Vinna has been declared fice from the cholera
Archduke Francis of Austria is soon to visit Amarica.
concession for something like sixty thousand at the village they intended to pass the night facis a year to be paid in quarterly instalmhown by the robbers, and it was not until 10. Resistors being offered, no mercy was to the Formosa Board of Reorganisation ; but it is not yet known whether the Fatal, Shao Yil-placed hors de combat that the cry
nearly half of the defending party had b-an
of Saups scourge. tea will consent to this course or not,
cuf deut." was made and the robbers left alone with stair booty and a coffin. The neighbour During a fierce gale which raged at Wenches | Ing villages being aroused by this time by those about a fortnight ago, several serious disasters | who had run away, a general alarm was sounded occurred, attended in many cases with lost of but by the time the villagers arrived at the spot, ilfe. Four large Janks, laden with poles, were the rubbers had decamped with their spoil and upset and many others dragged aacher or it was a wonder the comn had not also been sustained other injuries, whilst a great number broken open for further loot Complaint has of small fishing craft suffered a worse fate, The beca lodged at the Tamén at Hankow of the villagers on the coast showed great barbartam. robbery, motion being given that the robbers Instead of all rding succour, they busied them consis mostly of Hankow speaking men and -selves with picking up.wieckage.ibrown ashore, that the whole piny could not be..under a
In the worst cases they even wrested the poles | hundred men,
away from the alipwrecked people, who in their exhausled state were made to yield the loga to. the merciless people. Owing to the analy cold weather at Wenchow ihère la considerable - suffering amongst the poi per clauses, who are not provided withextensive wardrobes, arti especially amongst those who have a precariops fiving..
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Shacksing, 17th December,' 1892.
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Great Britain prohibits the importation of live Canadian cattle,
Cattle disease has broken out in various districts of Jatland.
Gladstone's physician forbids his attending evening receptions,
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has a salary of $100,000 a year.
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Spurgeon's Tabernacle in London is fitted up with electric bells to ring in all parts of the housIS, Strangers are kept standing wall five minutes, before the service, whet gil the bells are yo amplianously and a grand push is made for.
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The Kalmuck of Astrakan, roving people numbering 150005 souls-have-at-isst been freed from Beridom. When the other Rustin serfs were freed" in 1801, It was considered dangcious to estend the privilege to these people lest their wildness should lead to its abuso.
St. Stephen's, the famous cathedral at Vienos. and one of the flugst and largest Gothic structures in the world, was for the first time lighted by électricity the other day. This, it is bellered, is, the first case in which the electric light has bean. used in a Roman Calballe sbuick,
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To-day's Advertisentents.
Me DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONG- 540
SOKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.
THE SEVENTEENTH REGULAR AN- NUAL MEETING of the DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA will be held in the MASONIC MALLA Zetland Street, Hongkong, THIS EVENING, the 29th December, 1894, at 8.30 for op.m. precisely.
Hoogkong, agth December, 1892.
DILIGENTIA
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of fourteen torpedo boals andered by the A REGULAR MEETING of the above British Government four are to be to feet lang
will be held in the FREEMASONS
of a speed of twenty-seven knots of about thirty-t, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the sth and sistate miles. The extreme spred obtained:anuary, 1893, at 5 for 5.30 pm, precisely, The banks la the United Kingdom-hold | by a prode baat (or predited to the Adler, built. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. £4,548,775 in allwer.
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Hamburg officially reports no case of cholera there since October 26th.”
Thirteen districts of Sweden ars reported to be fflicted with cattle disease.
There is tuld to be an excess of $5,000,000 of silver in the United Kingdom
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall's American plays have not been well received in England.
at Eliga, Germany-way4, knots. Sho.is..only. 153 feet long, and be y segjan me depot fi The Portits the follower of Comte are rebelling agiidist its meat conspicuous disciple, Pietro Lifter In Recepting chair as lecturer in the Colicy defiFrance, Bites broke Comtels tradition which i protested against M Intellectual acadwinical institutions, boddlond get made despotism as represented by salyosstics, and
The Tacist of Ningpo has fasued orders to all bis subordinates, enjoining op them to set forth To prevent mischief being made during the in official notifications before the people, the wister sobniks by the disbanded soldiery, of breystency of the unnawiar cilme of infanticide" whict there are a great number in Formoss, the in their midst. Reference is made to the sto Fatal has already sent to their homes about and 6th years of the reign of Tung-cht; when eight hundees by to steamer Smith in two | this crime was sampan), and speel-1 attention is tripe; most of the men being natives of the proxiled to the neighh whood of Dayllen-than, A syndicate has been formed to establish'a for the whie of passat ́medicines, hayo increased' pinces bordering on the Yan-spa-kiang, they | Where the borders of the three distints of Ningpo i permanent industrial exhibjijon in Stockholmƒ^1) 1,340 in Kagtand and fix in
The Fresch Cables Las approved a decree pardaning jen convicted Carmaux rioters.
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