1885-05-28 — Page 3

No. 6812 MAY 28, 1885.]

A LONDON telegram, copied from an Australian paper, throws altogether a differont and disappointing light on the return of General Lumaden, the English Afghan Boundary Commissioner. Hither. to we have been under the impression that he had been summoned to England, in order to advise the British Government not only ay to the stato of affairs with regard to the boundary, but also to convey to them full and true details of the fight at Panjdel: and we were also under the impression that his views wore in full accord with those of his Government. The impressions must be rudely dispelled. Says the

"now

expired. Tho Premiar explained that the Germans joining the Defence Force.would get naturalisation papers free, but the difficulty the Government had to face was the want of small arms

THE CHINA MAIL

threw water on the fames till they wolo extinguished. A large number of hongs scene were pulled down around the of the fire, and it was only by this

to the canal, while other took refuge in a few houses which remained standing on the bescht. The machine-shops and round. house of the railroad pany wore for of rolling stock was destroyed, together tunately savol, but an iramosso quantity with local ngrehatdiso and transit cargo.

The United States morines and sailors are reported to have acted admimbly. were also landed and assisted in keeping Troops from the English genboat Lify eventually got under on Thursday oven-guard. This guard caught many plunderere. ing. How it originated is as usual a mys ery. The damage done is great, Measts trassi Bros. premises alone toing valued at about $140,000.

20th May, 1885.

Out of the means that it was hecked and con 10,000 ordered only a few. wore ux-fined to the space burned down. The fro pected to arrive shortly. The Government, continued burning brightly all Wednesday, promined to consider the offer in all its Wednesday night and Thursday, but was bourings. The idon of the deputation was to form first a battalion of men who had een active service, and then a battalion of men who had gone through a certain amount of drill. Such a force would be of inestima- ble value in defensiva oporations. Another item indicating the unanimity of senti-

As far as can be ascertained at present

the most powerfal war ships of the Italian

Dávy.

April 27-The Times to-day slates that Mr Gladstone has offered, sa bohalf of the tion with the Russian Government in re- British Government, to proceed to arbitra- gard to the sconpation of Penjdoh.

tor enavod, during which fifty of the enemy were killed, a great number wounded, and twelve were taken prisoners. Two hun drei goats and a number of donkeys were taking possession of,

wae mtler war while

attained.

to be courting a rapprochement with Eng was land.

The Rusophil fedling in Khorasau-is

Komaroff and Alikhanoff have gone to merely hatred veiled by fear. Zollikar, their supposed object being to arst the Afghans, and advance Russing Bombay, May G.--The Bombay Gurzelte's London e reagandent tal-gmphs that Mr.

telegram:- Laxudan, Mag 7.-Ognural Sir mont which prevails in Victoria is there have been nine lives lost. (nutive killed, while many more were wounded. speech. He said that the British eeulding down to cut us off They did not Gladstone tutement in the House of C

subject, was careful apparently not to picture latter supply arms, ammunition, uniform on hand to erect a grand palace for the wrator for two days thoscopes enacted vere Gladstone's speech produced nucken- the Sydney press correspondents. Directly

tip. It

mont has created a profound senuntiin.

era rogarding the Augu-Resin agres- was regarded favourably only by the ex-

tronic Radicala.

The great body of Liberals derbt the arrangement, and are auxious as to the x-

the concessions. tent of

The Conservatives are deeply incensed, charging Mr. Gladstone with humiliating England.

Lore Randolph Churchill declared that the surrencer will acriocaly affect the loyal- tv, but recently fn nifested with a much

TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. (Ceylon Observer and Indias papers.): Meshed via Teheran, Biny 1.-Tirpul, April, 20th.Ayub Khan was arrested on The bght was not n vory long one but the 12th instant, and is now confined in Justed. The the Tohoran citadel. The alleged reason The steamship Aras, belonging to the Arabs rotired beaten and escaped into the for this measure is that strenuous efforts woro being made by Russia to procure him

The Shar is reported to ho grostly Shaw, Bavili and Albion Company of New mountains, where, of course, they wore nat British Government on a colonial craisor. small one, and the object of the reconnais influenced by Russian oxactions, and eosins Zealand, will probably be ohinctered by the followed ty, the British for being only a entire freedom of action.

The village was burned, and the return The offer of the New Zealand shipping ance so far being fully

reli togu as soon as possible. This was did also the man of the Balen. All Company's steamer, Kaikoura, for the same

the following day, shot. Fiftyeight April 28-It is persistently rumouredly in proper time, fur it soon became and, on caught red-hanted wore immediately tried, purpose, laus been withdrawn. serural manocent people, were thus em- by the Afghans with Che loss of 1000 men should have had large masses of the Arabs persons, among whom it is believed were that the Russian troops have been defeated evident that had there been any delay we marily dispatchod.

In the House of Comatons hast night Er down upon us. Our outward march had wall as the fight During the fight between the troops Gladstone, in introducing the war credit {crilently been watched to the enemy in outposts an as to fank the Parojamiaus. which wont from Panama avc Preston's of £0,500,000, of which notics had been nt Thakulb, and pouple, some twenty or thirty persons were previously given, delivered an effective the mountain country, and they were com Russian Occu-in tinte, however, but na the troops march- fact that out of the through the fire at Masers Graesi's Saw All these were burned during the fire, and close Penjich against P. Laden has tendered his resignation as found in the

the streets, Flumes flashed through tho would necessitato

ingatry

He warmly adherents hovered around, and made more British Commissioner, being dissatisfied whole Police Force, numbering 1185 men, Mill, but it is expected there will be more the charred remains of yet enember pation, without taking any stops inted back, scattered parties of Osman Digna's with the action of the Government in 850 have volunteered to join the Mili-badies recovered as the work of clearing hases, i hundreds of which powder, defended the action of the Hitish thus was downstration of attack. They alcohol, liquors and general merchandiss Government in connection with the present lind not gat together however in sufficient connection with the Paujdoh collision. tia A Moantod Guerilla Corps, the mem-the débris continues.

and the troops reached Hasleen without Of the correctuoss of this telegram there born of which provide their own horses and It is the intention of Mears Grassi to were stored in immense quantities, fre- difficulty in Afghanistan, and asserted that force na yet, aut were easily bosten off,

ror to the scene. The panic-stricken divitiaed rokind open the firm stand dificulty,

That the return maroh was hegan poo can be little doubt. Mr Gladstone, in his caquire no pay, have offered their services conmoves business aguíu as soon as posent explosions from which added ter they were able to challenge the verdict of interests on the Afglun frontier. Mr.

too soon was shown by what happened to statement to the House of Companna on the to the Government, on ecndition that the bis, especially as they have a large contract populace were almost without provisions or taken by England for the protection of her

At Panama itsest

fight at Thacaibha terminated they of the same lively charitter. General thusiasm. Gonima's faroe, whose absence from Colon

April 20-The Stamdard this morning jumped on their harees and rode buck to facts as they wers. Ho is reported to have and cations Everywhere similar offers are Queen of Stam.

had led to the destruction of that town, publishes a telegraphic communication from Hanhcen to be the first to bring the said that since the decision in negotiate made, and recruits are abundant. Should

their the men under the insurgent General stating that the Russians have occupied

they will feel that the security and rulure: and followed by Arab sconte, of India has boun acrificed by the Home armed men from Aizpura's band duh,

when about half way a number of the Arabs telegram.

Government. The speech delivorel by Mr Gladstone closed in upon them, yelling and brandish.

Mr. Gladstons, defonding the Ministry, Alpura. By daylight of the 39th, says a Meruchak, some tiles to the south of Penj.npleasantly aware that they were being and destroy the reapert at the purple for had captured the stooples of Sants Ana Charch and soon drove is Gonisan's posts. in the House of Commons on Monday night, ing spears, and throwing those shorter

in introducing the war credit, has created spears like aaogais, and firing rifles. The stated that their decision was influencol They then dashed from church to church

Arah were on catnels, and it became a case by the express opinion, of the Amir, who and from

alaru on the Continent. street corner to street corner,

was quite propared to acrifice a portion of довку

The Russian Council of the Empire has of same qui peat with the newspaper men. and continuous rifle fire buing mean- white kept up. Most of the houses injected all proposals for concession to Eng-They sat down in their saddles, rammed the contested country, the remoter portion hors the perenadem, and did the fastest of his frontier, provided Russia slemnly natch against time and Arab camels that bound herself nevor to advance beyond the Russia is mobilising her military forces, better protection to non-combatants thao Panama are built of stone and forted land.

Immense sapplies of coal have been ship they had thought possible. As it was they laudary when finally determined.

London, May 6 1885.-Bank Shards had a pretty narrow squeak for it, as the

Chartered Bank

£10 10. buildings in Colon did. Ultimately the

Chartered Mercantile Bank £17 biozelf were surrounded and at 4 o'clock

The occupation of Moruchak by Russian children of the desert succesde in getting barracks in which General Gomina hd shut ped for the Cape of Good Hope, in the afternoon he surrendered. Matters troops dupels all hope of use, and it is tolerably close to them more thin once;

Hongkong & Shangha: Bank £52 Sitakin, 7th May.Last night at mid- continued thus until sune days after believed that the Russians are now advan-and ballets, spears, and camel sticks flew

around then as thickly as the rice. the arrival of about 1080 American cing on Herat.

Ot when, the 24th April, London, April 3)The British Govern flowers that were strewn spon the Con- night a force under General Graham stur

dney ed for Tabakool, 18 miles distant. The marines,

Anddon and Buccessful niovement ment has requeste Ramaina to explain why tingent when it marched down Sydn surprise was complets, and the village was

male on

the rebels' pasilion by her troops entered Meruchak.

streets. But the newspaper mon escaped; The Channel Fleet has axiled under seal-not wholly scataless, hrwover, for Mr. attacked at dawu and 2,000 cattle takon, loss was. Lieut. Avatia of the Shrop- the Americans. A description of this et

Lambie, of the Sydney Morning Herald, wat gagement is given in the following tele- ed orders.

The Czar demands that the frontier line wounded in the log. The affair was quite *Panama, April 24 h.This morning

otherwise Russian traps will advance to however. stceels nor the Cable Company's office, Herat. The

in London for the delimitation of the

it ever happen that the Russians are the

1

+

MUIDENT TO THE 'HUNDA.'

met

the

news.

Afghan frontier had produced a change in lumerity to visit the Australian colonica the 18th from Singapore, bringing thee with seriotis resistance in Panama from its special, correspondent in Afghanistan. Before they had gone fur they became warmth and devotion throughout India,

what is required of the Boundary Comints with hostile motives they will find not only sion officers on the spot, in conformity with bravo foce but they will meet a united, General Lumsden's own views he, (Sir well-trained and well organised defence. Peter), would return homo forthwith.' CAPTAIN BE, unster, Mr. MIvor, second It is extremely infortunate that at the floor, and a boy named Smith, of the - present moment there should be a differ-barge Both pell Cast's, the loss of which

oned between the Government and the only officer who is expable of giving them reliable information on's subject of which they cannot but be very indifferently in- formed.

We regret to haro to announce the death of Baron do Cercat, which occurred at Matao yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Bason de Cereal had been in ill health for several moatha, and for a fortnight before

bean already reported arrived in yday on the 24th ultimo by the scamer Barrabut. The party sailed in an open bat from the reef on which the vessel struck, a distance of 1750 miles, to the Fellew Islande, whence they were taken on to Kepple Bay by the German gunboat Hyære, on board which they were treated with every kindness.

Masacre in North Borneo- We have been favoured with the parusal of a letter from an official in the employ of

of

The S. S. Sury Won se arrived here on

Chief Officer and four of the crew Moses Holt'a steamer Henta, haring pick ed them up in a boat at sex some distance from here on their way to this port for esistance.

It appears from the rupurt of the Chief Officer that the Hosta on her way from hero to Singapore, when about inidway, had the misfortune to broak her propeller shaft and lose her propeller, after which acci- dent she was allowed to drift to shallow water and then anchored, to wail for as- Ristance. The Chisi Officer was despatched to raport the affair, and obtain assistance an soon as possible.

AN AMERICAN SHIP ON WIRE.

I is reported to day in town that a large

Su

*

-was

grani

and

his death had boon suflaring severely from the North Barnes Government, well knowu American ship from New York, having on strong barricales were being erected in the shall be that already defined by Russia, lively enough for the correspondents,

dropsy, the dissass from which he died. Tra funeral was a ranged to take place this

afternoon at 6 o'clock.

in this Colony. The letter was received day, and describes su event which will

be generally deplored. Itkaya —-

SANDAKAN, May 15.

beard a cargo of 35,000 cases of kerosine for this part, presently-lying at the bar to be lightened, has taken fire and is burning forcely.

Police Intelligento. (Before E. Mackan, Esg.) Thursday, May 28.

dibly office in

The New South Wales Coria. - -

to

Our

shire Regiment and two mon wouzkled.

London, May 8.-The Suez Canal Com-

mission is discassing the French proposals to entrust the control of the free navigation of the Carl to an International Ouinets- ston" like that of the Danube, Amstrin Germany, and Ruesiz are in fixone of the

and Italy vapese it. proosal, hart England a tulated General Grain on the success of be-Shakim, May & The Queen has congra

the operations at Tabakool.

of

The casualties among the troops during resignation of I. de Giers: Rassianthes reconnaisman and fight were not which would have cut all cornmannication

mered, as tho dub

is situated in that ted by the Cap off had met ile samo been summarily ko. ambassador at Londou, has not been accopserious, only three men vil to part of town near the

a battery and the wo The Daily News is urging the rounded, and none of these belonged A second recommissance will probably Quartels.

Soren hundred troops leftment to dease parleying with Russia. The late Baron was highly respected, nat

There is a revulsion of feeling in Austria ads. Buenaventura under GunVila this murn-

THE FEDERATION ENABLING FILL. We have just received news of the mas-

ing at 1 o'clock, being carried iu balk by in favour of Great Britain. only amongst bis quatrymen at Macao büt

the Colombian gunboat Boguca and on a London, April 29.-The Standard to-day

Lekton, April 24-In the Hous also in this colony. He had for many sacre of one of our European officials, the

schoomer towed by the Canal Company's publishes telegram from its correspondent Lords isst night the Federation Enabling years held the posts of Cousul for Italy, Jemadhar of our troops, the Sergeant Major

tnghoat. An attack would have taken with Sir Peter Lumsden's commission, which Bill was introduced by the Earl of Derby, Belgium and Brazil, and vico-consul for sad four or five men, and of the severe

place immediately on the arrival of these alates that the Ituscians have advanced from Secretary of State for the Colonies. I

No miles sth. Francu, Bera at Macao, and educated at wounding of our Captain Commandant-

details of the movement said that the action of New South Wales In but Wong Akwai, a coolie, was conviced of troops Sanday might or Monday morning, Penjdeh, and have cocupied Mernobak, 80|speaking upon the measure, Loyd Der with the Amir is necessary, the Viceroy

half-past 2 o'clock thus after on the Bt Lithon and London, he returned to the and one other European official whilst j

but confirmed from m-other-sources-

Couacil might possibly prove fatal to the of 814, from the Kowloon Dock the i if by colony while still a young man, and hon an expedition on the West Coast, stealing two sheets-of-copper, of the value United States forces appeared on the scene, aro furnished, and the nows has not yet abatining from the road Federalthe Viceroy must be taken to approve of

magic-three taps on a drum being been

of Commous to-day Lard ill. The objections of that colony to the

Raesia. the case might 27th inst. Six previous convictions were the signal by which they started. Three In case the facts of grew into an alarming massacre of all the proved against the prisoner and he was clumns entered the city, and had full pos- Edmund Fitzmaurice, Under Secretary of measure were, in his opinion, itspired by

bean identified with its history ever since. Braides the offices of consul for the coun-

LARCENT FROW THE DOCKS.

session

In the

Landon, May 8-Mr. Gladstone, in the House of Commons, said that the Viceroy had arranged with the Amic the basis coeding. If y further communication whereon the British Government was pro-

will make it. Mr. Ghidstone added, that the arrangement between England and London, May 10-Lord Morley, replying

tries named, the Baron hold the rank of 1 North Borneo officials, as happened before, Bontenced to six months' led labour; the ion is about ten minutes, knocking State for Foreign Affaira, stated that a tele- dobt as to the effect which the hill would ton question in the House of Lords, said Colonel Commanding the National Battalion we are sending of a siuam launch to Labug/first and last fourteen days to be in solitary down the barricades na they passed through gram had been received from Sir Peter have, and not or account of any hostility that 25,000 British troops are now in the

confinement.

to try and catch the mail for Bingapore,

ment

traliana.

Tehmi Pasha has arrived at Faris. London, May 11th-The Daily News

London, April 3 L-Earl Granville, in the Federated Australiscussion was publishes a telegram from St. Petersburg

stating that the Russian Government has Lord Granville, in the House of Lords, appointed a diplomatic agent at Calcutta of himself said that a conforones composed

had resulted in an agreement re- Lord Kimberley, und Messieure Staal and

the Afghan front or perfectly sa

the tisfactory to England, Ruail, and Viceroy of India.

the streets. At the call of a bugte te Lumsden, hearing date 20th April, which to its general principles. Clause 31 WAB Colombian Guards withdrew into the confirmed the news previously reported by inserted in the bill mainly in order to Soudau, exclusivo of Engineers and Aus-

objections of Peter

of Now South Wales, BT Sir

move the at Macao, and was the sole remaining part

Leung Ali, unemployed, admitted cartels. This splendid op de adi has the standard correspondent.

whe would accept the decision of Parlia sharge of stealing 50 couts' worth of old anduubelly prevented another lisaster Lumaitea states that the seats are ad- ner in the firm of A. A. de Mello & Co., and I take the opportunity of writing, so

if the power of brass from the Hung-ham Dock on the 27th imilar so Čolán."

vancing and have occupied Mernahak.

would be a new merchants, and agents for the Hongkong, that you may know I am all safe.

On the 20th the American troops were Canton and Macse Steamboat Company. It uppoara that while the expedition,inst, and was sent to prison for three

again withdrawn frean the town to the House of Lords, to-day, and Mr Gladstone, in the world, but a complete federal union und weeks. 5 European officers

great alarm of the inhabitants, who anti-in the House of Commons, aunuanced the of Australia was impossible at the present Amongst kia intimate acquaintances the consisting of

cipstod a renewal of the attack. Admiral receipt of a farther telegrain from Sir Peter time. It would, however, be madness for (Before H. E. Wodehouse; Esq.) lato Baron was a great favourite, his genial 10 men, was proceeding up country, on

Jouett and Commander McCalla informed Lamsden, who now duchures that the re-the House to rujest à scheme which had he 12th instaut, the Commandant cal- nature gaining him many friends, and in

the ALLEGED FIRALY.

the Navy Department that the American ported Russian advance ou and accupation been approved by several of the colonies

withdrawn from Panama, of Merichak, south of Ponideh, is davoid The Earl of Carnarvon considered that forces were

ราค થર્મ by

foundation.

Sir Peter Lumsden further mission of clause 31 would tend to put his official dealings he was always courteousled a balt, during which nine natives

walked into the camp. Ou baing qued

because of promises anade

one federation for years. Viscomat Bury. and obliging.

(Lord Ashfoil) regarded the bill before the Bazon de Coreal, who was forty-eight tioned where they wore going, they re-

rehel Aiapira that he would not interfury states that the Afghan troops are still sta

10 thie alon, April 30.-A British military Houses as a leap in the dark, ponding the and plied that they wanted to follow our troops.

with American interests in that city and tioned in the Bala Murghab district. of age, leaves a widow

that he would not erest barricades streets. In consequenes of these disturbs mis tun is to be sent to Teheran, probably decision of New South Wales, three children. The eldest daughter This would Baom, however, to have buon a

ces the work on the Canal has been great-to prepare for an expedition to Meshad, a Mr Donnys appeared for the first defendly hindered, business is destroyed, thu in fortified city in Khorasan, in ac iva trade was married last year to an offear of ruse, for no sooner had they mean every the Fortuguese nary and has accomone of the force off their guard than one of

by one of the members of the crew of the and tozay operatives are leaving there. panied her husband to Lisbon; the other them fired a revolver at Doctor Fraser, kill-ant. After some evidence had beer given habitants are in a constant state of alarm, with Bukhara, Candahar, Herat, and Yend. Kuu Ki junk, the case was further re- two children, a boy and a girl, are at pre-ing him on the spat. The othors at the same sout living in this enlony with their mother.time began to vas their spears with deadly marded till Saturday next.

years

Two Achu, master of the stone junk Wing and another, appeared on remand, charged with others nut in custody, with altering the Kei Ki junk and stealing therefrom opium and clothing to the value of 93,495, on the high seas, on the 20th

st

THE WAR IN THE HOUDAN.

The Times this morning says that Austra lian federation without the co-operation of New South Wales would be of little

value.

la addition to the mambers of the family offset on the Europeans and native officersTE FIGHTING ON THE ISTHMUS other clown states that the British G Guards vocapy, the zaruba af tao, and the Tedpratins Ennoling Bill was passed without altar has advised the withdrawal

mentioned the Baron had three other chilof the Polico Focos. The Jomadhar was

OF PANAMA.

of

Lord Hartington made a statement in the House of Commons this eveting, to tho effect that it loud been decided to make withdraw our troops when the Nils rises, which is expected at the end- Wady Halfs the advanced Byptian fron- of The expedition to Khartoum is to London, April 24-The Federation May,

be abandoned, bat the Government will tice and

Salim April 24.The infantry force of

endeavour to establish administration at the New South Wales Contingent arrived Enabling Bill was read a second time in the be ab THE NEW BRITISH IRONCLAD.

at Otan this morning Nu encounter took House of Conions last n hat.

Landon April 30 The Australian Dengok. The Nile railway is to bo cort

plated es commercial enterprize. Lurd One of the telegrams published in a place with the Arabs. The Coldstream

amendment in committed in the House i

our troops to Assona, and is sending arg verament has purchased from the Italian Scots Guarda hold Tambuk.

ed boata to patrol the Nile. General Gra- Telegrams in American papers to hand Government the sister ship to the Dailis,

April 27.-The camp at Oao has been Lords to-day.

MISCELLANEOUS,

ham's expedition and the Suakim-Berber dran, two girls and a boy, who are spaced clean through the heart, as was

London, April 28-Dr Herbert Vaughan, milway are to be relinquished, but wa shall Viscomte do Cercal, the late sito the Surgeant Major. The Conman on 26th, give fail accounts of the disturb one of the most powerful ironcla te in the fired on during the last two nights by smail world. The name of the parchase is the parties of Arabs. Last night bu lute were now dead.

She is a decha turret vessel, drus Baron's father, died a few years ago, dant rushed out after there mon, who anacs in the latheus of Panama. The story and e

making arrange made for its empation by a civilized The Commandant of the burning of Aspinwall, or Color, has 359 feet in length, with a ham of 65 feet,ing among our tents and horses, the Itsman Catholle Bishop of Salford, is at hold Snakin until arrangements have been

rebois being posted among the hills on the present in Rome, and

inants for establishing mission to the power. but the Viscomteas, his mother, is still then began to ran.

Zealand.

London, May 12-The Committes of slivo. The title, which was for two lives followed, and after getting some little already been told, but on or two particu. and a displacement of 10,600 tons. She is other side of Otso. A mulus driver was

distance from his men, lie was turned upon lars regarding the leader of the insurgents, armoor-plated throushan, her plates being wounded, but none of the New South Wales Maories of No been reovivad from South the Frensh Chamber of Deputies has un-

no less than 1 foot 10 inches fu thickness.

Intolligence hus Daly, expires with the deceased Baron.

the Arabs, and the friendly tribas Airicu to the effect that the Tranes al Boers suimonely approved of the Egyptian Con- by one of the gang, who spears him in Prostan, who reduced the town to shen They were rolled in the Shefield work rere hit, The Guards replied to the

the British. 700 Boore have threatened to The Australian Colonics seem dotermined the thigh. He fell at once, and then the and his supporters have not yet appeared in of Messrs. C. Comwell and Ca, Limised pursued the rebels, who retired into the are again becoming a source of trouble to vention

armed with four 100-ou Armstrong hills. She in

There are oro, in

in Bachuanaland. Van Niekerk KUBA

The feeling of the New South Wales

The Government of New South Wales and

not to let the grass grow beneath their feet natives rushed-upūs, kim and tried to out foar columns and any now be given hore. muzzle they are each 33 feet Cantingent has been sounded in reference.

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in preparing their defouces. Everywhers him to piness He killed two of his nasail-Prestan is described as a renegade lawyer,

eacle Weighing 2500th,

with a tu.the proposal that the Conlligent should i have made an applivation to the War Oleo said that the agreymnotzé arrived at with

thora is the utmost enthusiasm shown both ants, but in the straggle he lost four fingers half negro and half Spaniard. His followers onder by the Governments and the governed, of his left hand and was wounded badly in are said to have been mostly Jamaica ne-been

thespiritof loyalty is unmistakeably highest. overcome.

Serious Fire at Bangkok.

tron

of $8016. The.

Furs laye

and u dorht and

London, May 13-Mr Gladstone and Lord Granillo last night qualified the statement made on Monday orening and go to India. About one-third of the in- for the services of a major two lieutenante do Steal and bi Lestar has been referred

took place in the House of

Lord and

the great majority of the artillery are engine-Sir A. D. Hayter, MP, to India and Russia: Lord Kimberley said

turpedo bat. She is a twin-screw vessels infantry to accompany the regular infantry and is driven by engines of 7500 home to the front. The Commandant highly the Orient Steam Navigat on Company was

Quotations

mors especially in New South Wales, where six places are his would-bo murderers were groes, eager for plander, and, in fact, no-shot fram such FORFs would tantry, nearly all of the Ambulance corps, sergeant of artillery, and a lieutenant of to the Czar for his approval, elaties.

give the happy despatch to anyt De and the other wounded thing but an armed mob. Taking arananday vessel afat, especially as hem ready to volunteer for service in India

ment, has declared in the House of Courtrengthen the frontier between Afghanis tver for sorrich if ordered. N. S. Wales proposes to make some Bonei-members of the Forts were brought on here age of the absence of the Prefect of Calon, turrets are so placed this, she can Bre, if The whole of the force are willing to volan Financial Secretary to the War Depart that it was accessary to thoroughly An adorable suggestion has been made mobs that the bulk of the Australian titan and India. Hs deprecated British ble altorations in the type of armament by stean launch, arriving at 3 a.m. this who, with all the troops cuder bis cormand, required, three guns at cucu cither forward

fortify it iron and

forniabed with a fa

ent state it is almost useless, and the idea Imperial Government has been found to Berg to erected on the forts protecting Sydney, morning. I am afraid he wen't survive, had gone to resist the advance of the in- or ait. Her hull is constructed entirely of with respect to the Artillery. In its pro- ned meat supplied to the under of the troops holding Herat, though it was neces

Beat, and she

the use of forces in the Odu, May 18-General Middleton's surgent General who was attacking Ponams, powerful rau. At the stern, in a great is that the guns should be returned, when be unsuitable for th

force fought an engagement on Monday Obsolete muzzle-loadere with a range of and two others of the wounded are also in

Prestan, on the 20th March, levied forced tunnel closed by a grated door, is a swift the men would form a battaling of mousted Held.

April 25-The half-yearly meeting of and cried Riel's ride-pite at the pint of about 1,000 yards, they propose to suppleat a bad plight,

Only two of the attacking party escaped, loans, and collected his mixed force, and,

the bayoust, and captured Baboche, where with broechloading guns of recent inven-

on the arrival of the American ateater power. Her speed is 14 knea, and the favours the suggestion, but for the present held yesterday, The company pay they rescued prisoners The Canadians tion, laving, a range of about 8,000 yards all the others being killed.

We were making asrangements for bold. Ceton with arms and ammunition for the carries 1200 tons of coal for a full-spend he delays taking action in the matter owing dividend. This loss in connection with the lost 18, and the enemy loat many in killed

Austral disaster am unted to £32,00.- A and wounded. Thirty-four Nordenfellt guns have been

Voyage of 4000 miles. Altogether, she is a April 29.A reconnisiaganes in force will sum of £15,000 has been plage to the cabled for to Englsad, 36 torpedo minosing a fancy drove hall on the Queen's Birth-Columbian authorities, demanded delivery voyage of 1000 miles, or for a low-speed to the uncertainty of future movements,

of these monitions. These were ratused magnificent specimen of marion architec-bu made to-morrow from two points, with reserve fund.

The have been loaded and prepared for lay-day, but this will now be abandoned,

Anthony Herdern's land company, which ture, is fitted with all the cast modern im the pbject of capbiring Osman Digna.

HONGKONG, May 27. ing, while 25 more are being prepared It is only three months since Dr. Fraser' by the offence of the Pacific Mail Coprovements for carrying on a deadly war Coldstream Guards and the Australian was formed for the purpose of taking up for loading, and matters are so far ad. wife died, after being four monthe married, whereupon Prystan imprisoned them, and fare with an adversary, and should at this troops will form one division, and they will large areas of land in Western Australis, OPIUM-New Patna, cash, 600

has been registered with

Old

cash wrote to Commander Kapo, of the Ameri- jumature prove a valuable addition to her advance from tan

with a capital of The ultimate disposal of the New South 100,000. varoed that in 48 hours two lines of

corpsos have been April 26-Several Wales Contingent on the evacuation of the dan man-of-war Gulenie, that if a marine Majesty's float of ironclads loaded torpedoes can be laid down. A

were landed, these officers would be shot,

Soudan by the British troops is unknown, washed ashers at Cape Ortegal, on the supply of boats suitabla for feting with

but it is quite

quite certain that they will not coast of Spain. It is believed they are the ubless the munitions were delivered. Ulj

bodies of these who were on board the The following telegrams are taken from

remain hore. apparatus for discharging spar torpedos are also being obtained, and 5,000 additiona!. We had a very serious fire bare on Wed-rately he carried his point, the U.S. Consul our Australian exchanges brought on by London, April 37-The Daily Nene eastern and Australian Cable Company's the steamships airlie and Menmuir which presses the hope that the courageous new cable-mpairing steamer Magnet, which af New South Wales, in offering is supposed to have been last off the coast riffes, with the necessary ammunition, was neaday, 13th, but I presume you will have giving in under threat of death, and he then

patriotism her troops for service in India, will be of Spain. expected to arrive in Sydney in the early the particulare with the Siam Advertiser by retired to the town, taking with him sore arrived in harbour this morning —

imitated. part of this month. In Victoria the mili the same mail as this letter. However, I of the infortunate officers. Subsequently tary spirit slso runs very high, and, if ever may briefly state that the seat of the confia- he had an engagement with troops from It does come to the push, there will be no gration was on the western side of the Panama, in which he was defeated. Ou lack of men to defend the homes of the river. Commencing about 10.30 a.m., in the 30th, a battle occurred in the town it. colonista. One of the most gratifying cir- wooden hat occupied by a Chinaman, the self, and the following extract from the cumstannes connected with this volunteer fire spread very rapidly, consuming a large telegrams, will give on idea of the lively movement is the fact that the German commumber of native huts, and destroying the nature of the disturbances: manity of Melboardo have exhibited an Saw Mill and godown premises of Mesara sager desire to render assistance to the Grass Bros. It also iguitud several gargo British asthorities and be enrolled as a boats, which caused considerable danger special corps. On the 27th altimo, a depa- and alarm to the shipping, as the tide was tation representing a committee appointed running strongly at the time.

(From our Correspondent.}"

May 16th, 1885.

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Telegrams

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

**About noon on the 30th, men from termandes guarantee the expenses of har, having received orders to return to tons, which left. London for Melbourne on e

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New Benares, cash,

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Bank, Wire,

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30 days' night.

4 months'

Fight

London, April 24-It is reported that a April 28-The Imperial Government has, London, May 1--General Ulysses S. ant, ex-President of the United States, Russian squadron of 20 sul bas passed the accepted the offer of the services of the who was lately reported to be at the point

Gottland, in the Baltic Son, New South Walca Contingent for duty any of death, is now improving.

Lowen, May 1-The extension of the bound southward,

where the military authorities may thin The orders of the military engineers who fit. It is

with the Guarde. The Govern to England to 30 degrees has been sp be brigadad

proved.

Credits, to proceed to Herat in connecting with the meats greatly pleased at the offer.

marines were instructed by tho Tedias Gorornment behind that the Contingent will limit of the strength of wines imported in-

Landton, May 1-Intollicense as been Doormentary 4 months sight, fortification of that place, have been coun Sualin,, April 28-The force of

India, Wire, the Ameer of Afghanistan operating under General Sir Gerald Gry received that the Kish ship Juno, 1954

demand Panama, nambering some sua hundred and has

England at ones, embarked here to-day February 28, has been burned at ah. On Shanghai, domand, twenty advanced upon the town and the work.

30 days' aight, private The Rasslan press in oleouring for the It has been definitely decided that the con- ir s portion of the crew were saved.

struction of the railway shail be heary Bee ensued. The soone in the town

discon

london, April 90-Now Zealand conasls Gold Leaf 99 Eng** 823.40 5.58 to the extent of £8,641,000 have been con Sovereigns, Lou so soon as Olao has been reached." beggars description Bellets were flying occupation of Herai by Russian troops. in all directions, and the terrified populace, April 26-Five Russian ruisers have sinued

-Suakim, May 5, 0.50

Temperature Standoning homes and focities, were seek passat Aden.

last night, extending : Landy May Tha ab a meeting of the German military One burning house on pentoons gaveing safety in flight. The town was entire-

to incrouted to 20.

Thakulb, a native village some miles beyond Bank of England to day reduced the rate (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premtes, y quastructed of wood and the balletz

Queen's Road). The if they and colorists of Melbourne, waited on the Prer grest trouble, first setting fire to an

Savill, and Albion Company's Hosheen. The force making the roun of discount to 3 per cent. passed through the hottess As

The Stndard states that the Colonial

HOXOKONG, May 27. mier and Minister of Defonon of Vicloris, America barque-the flames on which been pasteboard. When defeat became steamship which has been chartered natasance were the Camelry, including the

the British Government is a colonial lately formed New South, Wales corps, the sus about to be placed on the market by

20,050 Mounted Infantry and the Bengal Liners Victoria and Queensland will hardly be BABONETER:

1PM 29.950 and stated that fully, 500 Germans were were promptly extinguished; not, how certain to Prestan, the fras commenced.r, is to be sationed at Auckland.

I reported that General Komarofiter marching through the night, tak felt in the present condition of the market. in different directions. A strong wind was ready to volunteer, but as the swearing-in vor, before they had dona consider Directly one fire started a dozen were seen

Po 22.680 London, May 8.A number of eminent of fire, zob and the troops under his enimand who ing the utmost care to guard against, sur under the Discipline det presupposed ns- able damage--then drifting dangerously blowleg and All who were concerned in the recent attack on the prize, and having scouts well in front and engineers and contractors in Britals are THERMOMETER) AMAS turalisation, the cost of the necessary near the Dock Co.'s premises, which would hery, shooting and

just as day was dawning. The natives at for the construction of the proposed Ade- Papers would dobar many of them. In probably have been burned, but for the en- could End on board the ship Few zared Afghans were decorated by the Chair. The on the flanks, the troops arrived at Thakalb prepared to provide the necessary capital Intely built by the Canal Company on April 20The British Government has once showed a hostile front, and being atlaide doesn dock, provided that a commit ou many cases the 12 year liability to serve orgelie action of Capk Hash, who floated anything Thousands flocked to the new report lins beet confirmed. in the German anny. If required, had not alongside the burning mase it a bost, and ground they have formed at the entrance pursued a sister ship to the Duilio, one of tacked by our men a pretty sharp encoun of polemista approves of the project,

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