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No.48488.JANUARY 20, 1800)

THE CHINA MAIL

Ms. O'Malley, the now Chlef Justice of Singapore, is due there on the 6th Feb.

Tex usual entertainment on Tuesday even Tan Post Office will be closed to-morrow, ing (to-morrow) at the Sailor Home will a Box being kept open for posting as usual not be hold, on account of Chineas Now | Digils arriving will be distributed first to Wa hoar that an American syndicate in Year's Day. A. o moert will be given on the 28th, tomorrow weck,

Ma John Marshall, solicitor, who was for somoyears editor of the Stralia Times, and was latterly editor of the Siam Mercantils Gaztee, died in the Singapore Hospital on the lith inst.

on Wednesday morning.

The Band of the A. & 8 Highlanders will play the following programme at the Off. cers" Mess to-morrow evening, at 9 p.m. Overture... Semiramide'....Rozatni. Valse Eldorado Rogle. Selection. In Mascofton Audran.

·Dnot................." Excelsior... Balfe." Salection... Rubert, Bruce'..Bopnisseau,

negotiating to acquire the Blendau, Smug- gler and biondota mines, and also that they propose to smalgamate the three mince if they get them the scheme, to be Inaged from London.— Shanghai Mercury,

From Information to hand this, morning, wo believe that parts of Siam have been visited with a very hoxyy rainfall extend- ing over two or three days, which tempo- rarily placed business at a standstill s } has injurionely affected the workings at *The Goldbolds of Siam, Ltd, Straile Times.

CANTON.

(From a Correspondent.)

17th January,

SHORTLY before eight o'clock on Satur- day evening, Bro broke out in the Opium Tan annual cracker-fring - pandemoniuma Farmer's boiling establishment, No, 220, which marks the beginning of the Chinese Praya West, and the building which was Your bas already commenced, and will no no large one was completely gutted bo doubt be kept up in accordance with ole fore the Fire Brigade, who were custom for at least, two rounds of the quickly on the spot, could get the flames elcak, the usual liberty to make night and

If the roughs and rowdies of this tur oxtinguished. The adjoining house, No. day hideous having been granted by the 230, was alightly damaged by water. The Government to the Chinese community, bulent city contemplate mischief during atoak in the Opiam Farinar's place, which The period of privilege began at four the eosaing holidays, they must be it is sald was worth about $10,000, was o'clock this afternoon, but the din of craochagrined to discover in front of Shamion, insured with the Northern Ansurance Co.kers and bombs was pretty general all over the Vipère, the Linnel and Torpedo boat (Mesa Howeit & Co., agenta) for 88,000 the city at least an hour before that time. No. 37. Each appearances haro a quicton- ing, almost sedative and soothing effect on

may parliapa be saved from the wreck,

rienced about the Chinese New Year son-

mist and Queen's Road gradually assuming

Rama in five hours from Hongkong

This morning Admiral Sir Nowell

|

-Shanghai Mercurys

ILGNESS OF TAK CZAR,

A REPUBLICAN SOCIETY IN PORTUGAL Lisbon December 28th.-The discovery of a Republican Society among the Military officers here has created ja widespread ex citement and the grand coronation review tras consequently postponed.

from the Observatory. What causes shont that I would not be, soton sked if wo | ships of way to reciprocally search suspested led to the absence of warning of the | had one or two more fires before the Blat. vessoin. storm of October 15-16, 3-The practical advantages to the Com munity of this Colony obtained from the Observatory an at present establish ed, and how such advantages may be increased. 4What proportion of the time of the machine cannon, made of material import at the sodden extinction of the electrio¦ to-day, commenting on i

Director and Staff of the Observatory in occupied in securing these practical advantages, as compared with time do voted to the general advancement of

science.

to

|_ London, Deo, -90.—The Paris journal

· NOTES F80M NATIVE PAPERS,

Voltaire déclaros that the Czar is suffering The Peking Field Fores Arsenal is from taking an irritant poison. turned out 87 steel breach-loading rillness of the Czar was used

London, Doc. $1st-It is stated that taa by excitement

ed from abroad. Each is to be moutikəd

are to be ready at once, the other 27 by

him

TAS TRESS ON THE CONGRESY, London, December 28tb.--The Standard the Indian Congress,

on a two-wheeled gull-carriage, for the light at Gatschica There was a violent declares it to be as much a representative marking of which Mr. Shao, has a contract rush of blood to the lungs causing couges of popular desires in India as Bradinugh in at Tle. 10 sach, all iron-work to be suppli. tion The Cast on being suddenly left in of the desires of the Church of England. ed by the Arsenal outside the contract. Tan the darkness inngined a

ned conspiracy against CAPTAIN O'SHA E TARNKLE

London, December 201k-Capt.- O'Shea **H BAILWAY PROPOSED YOB FSENIA. haa petitioned for a divorce on the ground London, Dec. 30A Syndicate of Res- of his wife's adultory with Me Parnell, and is financiers is Booking a doncossion to alleges that it has been continuous sines construct a railway in Persia.

1890. The institution of the proceedings hes created the greatest so eation through- out the country.

the 2nd moon of the coming Chineto 6 year-Shen Pao.

Whether the present expenditure the Observatory is justified in view of the practical advantages above referred

Ya Chi-kal, Provisoial Treasurer and Whether the provision of a direct

Acting Governor of Kuangtung Province, cable across the Harbour to securo ro has issued a proclamation relating to abuses gularity of communication, and the

the in connection with the Temples of the cost of working and maintaining it, w Tutelary God of each City. It appears that a justifiable expense; and whether for the priest in charge of the Templa at Canton ther expenditure in the same direction (e.g. in payments to observers at Boli pays as much as from T. 7,000 to Tis. 10,000 for the post, recouping himself after nao and eleowhère) might be considered

words for his original outlay by all of extortions from the worshippers. Thus cense-sticks or candles, but must buy theo thay are not allowed to bring in their in from the pricat inside at ten times their value. They must also pay an exorbitant hiro for space on the mats on which they porforms their prostrations; and women are Foranaded by the priest that a night's sleep

desirable in view of the results to be azpocted from them. 6.Whether the Commission wild ro commend the continuance of the Go

with its prosent or any other organisaties. 7.-Ang recommendations the Commis sion desire to make on the store sub- jects.

mannor

will

pzo.

SYMPATHY WITH THE EX-KMPEACE, Pope, and the King of Italy have telegraph- London, Dec. 31st-The Queen, the od mesengen of sympathy to the ex-Emperor of Brazil, who le prostrated by the death of the Empress

BUĽIAL OF MR BROWNING.

London, Dec. 31as. The remains of the late Mr Browning were interred to-day in Nino men of eminence in letters and art Westminster Abbig, which was crowded,

acted as pall-bearers, and unmercus celebrities were amongst the congregation,

ALLEGED NIHILIST PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR.

Paris, Dea 31st. The Paris Biezla pu-

by an oticar.

a belief that his politioul enemies, acting i

London, Dec 31 Mr. Farnell ozpresses the interest the Times, have instigated Captain O'Shes to take divorca proced ingsWITH PORTUGA

ras TROUBLE WITH PORTUGAL. London, he has committed to vot of hostility to haa wired the Lisbon Government declaring December 28th.Major Pinto

wards England, and can provo on the con- trary that he has rendered good servico to English Tradera.

Loud, December 28th-A British Squadron details for notive servico in oase

pocionesd

conspiratets was killed of the suspected idea of assembling in titi Tagas has been abandoned, it being feared that this would Society, working with oxceptionally secret the difficulty now

St. Petersbury, Jan. 2 new Nihilist increnes Portuguese irritation, sad add to Diplo dopted by methods, has been discovered; and a num- mats. ber of arrests are expected to to mudo It is stated to-day that though England is anxious to avoid entering upon any course shortly..

EMIN TASHA'S PROGRAMME.

likely to embarrass Portuguese home Berlin, Dec 31ation Pashs has in-polities, irone ade, now fu ly equipped and timated that I intends to pass the reuniu ready, will rush the Portuguese porta im THE ADMIRALTY AND THE P. &.der of the winter in Berlin. He promises mediately they are ordered.

COMPANY.

afterwards to give the fullest aid in establish- ing German influence in Africa,

LORD SALISBURY'S ILLNESS London,

Some of the soppor pana and other apparatus The weather is of the kind. usually, exp much spirits, particularly as it is no secret Vœux. Kuight Commander of the must dis-/pay a heavy hotel Ist to the priest, Loow this object of a Nihilist plot. Sovers! The Tenerates is already there, the Benbore Now, therefore, I, Sir G. William Deon the mats in thỏ temple, for which the blighted a report that the Czar has again of necessity with rondezvous at. Gibraltar, son, with the Peak shrouded in a thick that the weird, endiab-looking craft the tiraguished order of Saint Michael and Saint ensure them malo progony. In the persona are said.tc hare been arrested in and the Colossus leave Malia to-day. The Goorge, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, dincts of the temple quack doctors, s Tzin guntiemon from the Straits who are

torpedo boat can reach the City of of the Colong of Hongkong and its degen.egers, and charlatans of alt sind ats allowed to erect their boothe on payment dencies and Vice-Admiral of the some, in of a fee. The Govoraer sternly announcer about to give Hongkong a few lessons in the appearance of a stress of lignid mud

Sal-Executive Council assembled, de hereby his intention of doing away with all these lawn tennis, rowing, sculling under the softening influence of a drizzling cricket,

ander the powers vested in me by Ordin

abases, which have. beretofore been winkel billiards," &o, arrived in the Penínsular | rain.

mon received the return visit of Li Hannoo 27 of 1880 entitled The Commissioners at by the city officials who have ench in

Powere Ordinance, 1886, appoint you.:- yesterday. They have not an yet been

Chang, Viceroy of the Two Kwong pro.

succession received large bribes for their 1-The Honourable Walter Meredith fortunate in the matter of weather, and THE Brazilian worship Almirante Barros, vinces, at the Consulate, the Admiral hav

Deane, Captain Superintendent of Pa: complaisance.--Hu Pao. unless an improvement takes place, of which which passed through here to Colombo, heeing called on that functionary yesterday,

lise, and a Member of the Executiva crosted some stir there awing to allegations

and Legislative Councils; there is little appearance at present, theef erally made by four of the crew, who

The ensuing year will mark sa opoch in the

2-The Honourable Alexander Palmer programme of the wook's sport will have to chtained their discharge by maintaining history of Cauton. Its dark, narrow atrevis

MacEwen, a Member of the Legislative they had entered the services of

Council; be considerably altered. As an addition to Emperor, not a republic. Numerous other are to be illumined by electricity, thanks

3.-Harry T. Grenfell, Esquire, Captain the list of events which was published in attempts to eacapo show that the men were to the enterprise of the Chatoness of San

in the Royal Navy";" the Chisa Mail on Saturday, it may be

dissatisfied, and the four discharged have Francisco. The new Viceroy has issued 4.James Campbell Barker, Esquiro, written to the Ceylon papers making mentioned that the rowings competiticus serious allegations of cruelty, and stating

his proclamation confirming the privilege,

Major in the Corps of Royal Engineers; 5.-Robert Marray Ramsay, Esquire, the Trans-Pacião one of are expected to take place on Friday and that six men absconded at Singapore and accorded to

Retired Commander in the Royal Navy several at other stations.-Strails Pimesi Saturday.

this Conservative city," of introducing the and Harbour Master of the said Colony; electric light. Ko obstacles are to be suffer. Az a menting of the Singapore Volunteers, ed to be thrown in the way of the spirited

The following is a list of our Singapore

that

Major McCallum referred to a communice-

tion received from the Officer commanding company, who are acoding over their su

and

Justico

Mr. Sutherland, M. P., in the course of his speach at the annual general meeting of the P. & O. Company, said ----

I

bive bean, cr-it may not have been, brought

London, Dea. Slet.--The Channel Squadron is proceeding to Gibraltar.

The Calliope has been stopped on the way honnu in the Canal, and ordered to proceed to Aden, ber ultimate destination probably being Delagon Bay. Lord, Salisbury Las completed his final answer to Portugal. The silence of Mr. Johnson, the British

Mr W. E. Hooper, Lieais. Boileau, Hig- the Hongkong Volunteers, expressing a gineers and materials to cemplate their to bea Commission for the purpose of into your notice that during the late Ruas probable that Lord Salisbury may have to don Januar

visitors: Hon. and Mrs Talbot, Mr and

SUPREME COURT.

ginbotham and Smith, Surgeon Smith, Mrstition with the 84-pur. The matter bad

wish to arrange for a simultaneous compe-great undertaking. Cleator, Mr and Ms Kanson, Mr R. W. Braddell and Mrs Braddell, Me C. and Mrs Stringer," Mrs Sweltenham, Me de Saave adra, Mr F. P. and Mrs Hornby, Dirs Latham, Mr Lines, and Mr Latchford, Mrs Dare, Mr H. Tregarthen, Mr A. J.

Rose, Mr E. W. Mona, Mr A. H. Lemon, Mr A. U. Gahagon, Mr Birch, Mr G. P. Owen, Mr Halior and Mr Fringer.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.; (Before Mr &. G. Wise, Acting Puians

Fulgi

Monday, January 20, ̈

LEUNG HAND, O'KRETE.

this

passed

remia indoors for a fortnight, as the pos- sibility of pneumonia supervening is feared. London, January 2nd. The nursing bul- lotin regarding the health of Lord Salisbary announces that His Lordship is not yet in a condition which will allow him to leave his bod. His Lordship has passed the worst stage of the malady, and, therefore, there is no reason to apprehend any serious consequences,

The period of convalescones

London, January 6th - Lord Salisbury

will probably be a protracted one:

making good progress towards recovery

You--Sir Michael

Boach, speaking at Leamington yesterday, said that the difficulty which has arisen with Portugal will doubtless ba soon adjusted by diplomsor, as neither England nor Portugal feel inclined to enter into a quarrel on the matter at isstie.

Condi, Jan. 8th.The Airican Lakos Company pablishes a sensational telegram without any dato relative to the searching of steamers and the lowering of the British flag by the Portuguese in Nyasaland t in boliayed here. that the above tolegram refers to old incidents, as neither the

British nor the Portuguese Government

on, January 1st.-Lord Salisbury has been suffering from influenza since the 24th of December, but the fact has been There are two other puints to which concealed, the strictest acerooy boing on should perhaps advert, but only for an

joined. The Queen eent

sent Sir Willian Jan. instant: I refer, in the first place, to a pay-ner to attend upon the Prime Minister, Cossil at Mozambique, encourages the makes us, and which appears in your no- last, and did not leave his bed for tires oust the Portuguese from the disputed ment which Her Majesty's Government The patient suffered a rules on Tuesday: belief that bo is org

orgauizing mu 6. Nathaniel Joseph Ede, Esquire, a counts for the first time this year, on acsatin days. He has since been confined to his fegritory.

3 of the Peace in and for the raid of what is termed armed cruisers. It may room. The attack was nevere, and it is Colony: stitucing,

making and conducting sach soare in 1855. Her Majesty's Government enquiry. And I do hereby appoint you the found it necessary to charter a number of been discussed with Major Watson, Acting

said Waiter Meredith Deone to ing the eccbatt vessels at distant ports for the Chairman of such Commission: And I do purpose of arming thers and enabling them Adjutant B. V. A., but it was found quito

hereby order and direct that for all or any of our vessels, the Massilia thd Rosetta, were to net ne auxiliaries to the Royal Navy. Two 64-pdr. was not a gun to which the 6. V. A impossible to arrange for the match as the

of the purposes of this Commission four Members thereof inclusive of the Chairman were trained, and the conditions auggested

so chartered, and, I am happy to say, not shall be and constitute & quozam. And I by Ben kong could not be fulfilled, as they

do further hereby order and direct that the inped the training of the whole carps in

said Coremission shall for the purpose of and that the best ton scores should be select- weapon practically inaccessible, and thet

unking the said suquiry, have all such should lay the each

gun for two rounds,

powers as are vested in the Suproms Court This was a claim for wages alleged to be of this Colony or in any Judge thereof on ed. The imposability of the proposed com petition is of course obvious. An was said dus by the defendant to the plaintiff Mr the occasion of any suit or action in respect the other

day in alluding to this proposed Wotton, who appeared for the defendant, of the following matters, viz

The enforcing the attendance of witnesses match, it might be possible to get a couple said the defence was that the plaintif had

firmation; training so as to take part in such a match, to and that the defendant got a receipt from or otherwise

Tha but even then the time and trouble requir him. ed in getting over to the fort possessing

The plaintiff said-The defendant engaged menta 64-pdea. would be very considerable. me through a man loung Kan here to

The punishing persons guilty of con- Singapore Fres Press.

bricklayer work for him at Yap. My claims tempt; is for $240, but from that there is to ho de- The ordering the inspection of any pro- ducted 8182.05 which I received. I wont porty Tun Marino Court of Enquiry at Singapore in defendant's vessel to Yap on 7th May Commission, to enter and view any

With power sino, for the purpose of this constituted for the purpose of investigating 1887, and I stayed there until 15th Sep- Tax interport and other rowing races have the circumstances attending the loss of the tomber 1889. I worked 31 months and 7 mises

delirered its fading the other day, days. My Spaniel

I do hereby further direct that every been fired to take place on Friday and Sa- of which the following is a part ... Having Land for ages were to be $8 per month examination of witnesses shall be held in ontlenion, au the financial nature of the turday Berty commencing each afternoon carefully examined the evidence in this By Mr Walton I was in hospital in Yap private dad. I do further require you to and that the s. s. Spaniel was icat for five works. Defendant did ant report to me the evidence and your opinion at 3.30 a'clock. The following is the pro- on the Laut Beef to the Eastward of Subi, when I came out of hoe ital that lio would thereon: And I haroby charge all persons to pay this, that if the mument that those cosion of ble

Island in the South Natona Group, through not pay me my full wages and that I was in the Public Service to assist your herele. an error in judgment on the part of the not at to do my work. The last payment Master in nut stopping when the land was

Dewas payment in full,

WEATHER permitting, the double-hended detachments to go for an extra course of beun paid all the wages that he was entitled and examining them on enth,

Lawn Tennis match e. Straits Bottlemonts will take place to-morrow, at 4 p.m., on the Cricket Ground. Hongkong will be re- presented by Messrs E. J. Coxon and W. H. Wallace, and Singapore by Mesers Braddell and Birch,

$286,

we

And

only chartered, but they were armed and practising their guns at san long before same

ride wore vessels alten up on t service-(applause). That matter for of, but under certain arrangements with regard to the American nail contracts, the same

entertained in conneo- ides was again tion with the Cunard line and the White Star entered into an arrangement that they ∙líao, with which lines the Admiraty

alonla have 3

a call on the services of a cor- Lain number of their vessels ut a given rate in the event of war breaking out Whet that arrangouent took place we thought that this Company, which is engaged fat by far ? the must estonsive rail service in the world, should, it

if from no other' ressan, certainly pretozelor, although it was no part of our con-

from patriotic motives, participate in an ar

of that public character, and, tract, we made overtures to the Admirally, which overtures were eventually accepted.

arrangement it

compelling the production of docu

ranger.ant

is merely accessory for me

ovariures were translated into so

actol

but care is still necessary.

THE NEW COMMANDEL IN CHIEF FOR BOMBAY.

takes up his appointment's Commander-in- London, Jan. 1st Sir George Greaves Chief for Bombay on the 18th of March. Major-General de Montmorency, now in omniand at Alexandzia, will succeed Sir porge Greaves in the command at Meerut,

has been informed of any fresh incidenta in that region.

THE RAISER DIRAX COMMERELL GETS A PRESENT FROM

The Tmperor William has presented a sword to Admiral Commerell, as a mavenie of the review of the British out at which His Majesty was present.

DEFEST OF BWANAUSET BY MAJOR anar dan, Major Wiseman yes

CATHOLICS: IN INDIA

THE VATICAN AND THE FORTUGUESE

Ladon, Jan. 1sh-It is stated that Birterday, after several hours fighting, stormed

dispose between the Propaganda and the wounded. Bwanaheri maped into the J, Linton Simmons in treating at the and destroyed Branahori's stronghold, inc Vatican, in reference to the questions in dicting heavy loss. The Germans lust 18 Portuguese Catholics in India.

Jungle,

THE QUEEN NOT WELL ENOUGH sa GEEN PARLIAMENT. Londen, Jon. 7-It in officially notified. able to perform her duties has latterly been is therefore megal to the fatigue of open" ing Parliament in person.

Giren under my hand and the Publio agreement war had broken olit weak M.P., in the tohir Sexion thus the Queen although woll and perfectly 3.30. Singaporev. Hongkong (four), Cup first sighted at 4.55 8.m. on the 21st he made me was $52. He did not say that Seal of the Colony, this 14th day of Jan-in all probability not have made an advan ounted Foresters replaced the Dragoons suffering a good deal from rheumatisia and

FRIDAT,

presented by E. E, Belilios, Esq. 4.00, Boratch foura.

4.30. Singapore Hongkong (single

sonils), Oup presented by the Hon. J. J. Keswick,

| Saturday,——

still

becu

1880, or what would have cember

Bitering course to the Bosf ward and steataing slowly in that direction till daylight allowed him to make quite cor- Lain of his position. He also decided too quickly that the land ho saw was Panjang Island, and the small island Korda, when in reality it was Subi and Tumbalo Jalanda ora

went

Wall

for

10

uary, 1830.

By Command,

ARATHOON SS,

Clerk of Councils.

THE GREAT FIRE AT FOOCHOW

Foochow, January 4th..

Peace

THE JORD MAYOR'S PROCESSION IN DUBLIN, London, Jan. 1.—Iu the Lord Mayor's procession in Dublin,

the suc celebrating

a body-guard of

ascally forming part of the

procession. A LONDON PAUPERS SCHOOL BURNED. London, Jan. 1-The Paupers School at Forest gate, East London, was destroyed fire overnight when all the inmates were asleep.

THE DUSSEN CORPORATION AND TER QUEEN. Tondon, Jan. 7-The Dublin Corportion Owen lo visit Dublin

tageous bargain for this Company, because, in the event of a sudden war, our tonnage might have been worth atill more than that at which wo undertook to let it to the Ad- miralty. But if continnge, and 1y fire hope it will continue for some time

The building was enveloped in by large majority have negatived cone, games bafere the boys could get emotion to invite the

The and if this arrangement, which is only a Breuon worked heroically to fuscus the most suminer for the purpose of temporary arrangement, continuca for boys, as did also the prime pat of the school that their consent to the matin would be some time, I think this engagement which and the attendants. Sixty of the bya were treated politically and pince them under the we hare entered into with the Admiralty is rescued in a half stupefied condition, not only an engagement which was due to twenty-six boys, who occupied the sa

3 Four-cared race between Singapore, that were in sight. The Court reprimand-to hospital. I had to pay his expenso broke out in a Chinese carb-shop in the the paɔlio-spirited character of this on-

ed the Captain and cautioned him to be Officers lut A. and S. Highlanders, more careful in fature, but did not deal Officers E, M, 8: Impericus, and the with bis certificate, Victoria Recreation Club. Cap: pró preabed by the Hon. C. P. Chater,

- 400, Serxích fours.

·

rooms, were suffocated.

bitt

30, Singapore v. Hongkong, (dovbla/alisfectury to hear in various quarters that pot reply, but he refused to go to Hong-dryness of the woods amense conlagra- · NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL, Įticles of virtur, Prioosa Clementine bar-

quilay Cup presented by H. N. Mody, Esq.

The races will be rowed over the usual

mile courao......

In a subscquent issue we hope to be able to give the names and weights of the com- poting crore.

Chinese.

of the

......

has

it

sould be done it was 20

baile-

the

sur-

DERMANY.

* YEAR HONORS.

NEW YEAR

opening a

the Nationalist, members fearing

auspices of a detested Dovernment,

TER CLEVELAND STEELT SCANDALS.

Londen, January 7.-The hearing of the THE PALAUK AT LACKEN BURNT DOWN, Lasken, near Brussols, has bon com 107, and his clerk, in the Develand Street

London, Jan 2nd.--The Itoyal Palace at charge against Air Arthur Newton, solici pletely destroyed by fire, The damage ide was exured yesterday, when the bo s doos is estimated to be at least half a milonterned in the scandala testified to bribes lion sterling, exclusive of the priceless are having been offered to them to decamp. It was ales elicited that warrant fue the owly escaped and a governess who return arrest of Lord Arthus Son WAR

insed 13:8 November. ed to the burning building, in the hops of

some of the jewels,

TOS EBEAD OF THE 15PLUENÜL) flames. The King, who was bulding the

London, New Year's Day reception at the Palnes in Broxtels, on hauzing of the catastrophe, drove to Lacken at a farious gallop in order to encourage the firemen by his 12:31B9, The cause of the fro

have

lace.

Leter-The fire at

པ

to

Dec.

in

uficial

the

Bist. The inter spreading in London, and is mu rude amongst the political and

the effect being already felt in classes, pubilo offers a

To Parks it is derrenaing. London,

January 1st-The epidemio ef

London, Jan. Ist-The Archduke AL-

London, Jan, Ist.—The InQuenza has my read to New York and several deaths.

Captain O'Keefe, the defendant, mid-X | am a master mariner and have some pro- party and business at Yar. I engaged tha plaintiff as a brick labourer in 1887, and be went with me to Yap in my vessel, the Sean. His wages commenced about the middle of June 1887. ́All some time and then the plantiff bad: to go

On Saturday morning Inst, at 3. 15 fire hospital. When be came out be *** scarcely able to walk. I told him he was Amy Road, oppho co was caused by pany, but it is as his "gagement which, not fit to work and that I would send him graphez's shop. The fire was

a financial point of view, will prove away. He begged me not to do so. I said thieves breaking in, looting the place, and to be of a thoroughly equitable character. I would only give him half wages and if he then setting fire to it with kerosens. The SPRAKING of the Chiness Advisory Board liked to take that he could stay. He did frospread with great rapidity, owing to the

the (Applause). the Singapore Free From wys-It is

and bolure anything the Societies show sins of accepting the kong logic of fasla, and of coummodating thei- In reply to the plaintiff, Captain O'Keefe tion, extending from entside Messrs.

The P. & 0, steamer Peginsular atrived elves, withont-overt opposition, to the said I never refused to let you go away. Sohenfeld' and the Chartered Bank of

the Government,

I did not ask you to do any work on the India, Australia, and China's premisen tip yesterday with the English Mail of 20th derstood, it to be firmly pursued. Several vessel going to Yap. You assisted to pump meely to Mr. Jua. Phillip's dwelling og Deo Wo take the following talegrains the but everybody does that, which is next to the Hongkong and Shanghai Society headmen have been consulting leading Chinese residents regarding the you chose to help the took that was your Bank, burning everything on its way. from our ezabangos : –

When I wired you I mentioned hundreds WHOLESALE SOCIALIST PROSECUTIONS IN proper way of winding up their Society's own election. I did not kick you for being

of h hum es barnt, well, when the fire was sea-sick. affairs, and in Penang, the seat of the most

His Lordship gave judgment for the da raging it looked as if thousands of houses powerful sciety, the Ghee fin, we observe fendant, making no order es to coets.

Berlin, Desember 30-After a trial, last- were being consumed but I am glad to saying for six weeks, at Elberfeld, of inety been the overboating of aflac, King infachs continues unabated. The hos that the headmen of the Chinean secret

the number is not so great. I should say onto Sosialiats, including fur members of old tozently spent sixty thousand pitals of Pararo inadequate to receive the cieties have already given up all the meals

In another uses against the same defend. 156 is nearer ale mark

some may 200, that is the Reichalng, forty-three have been upo A MEETING of the Victoria Preceptory of of their societies to the Protector of aut Wong Fuk, who and been engaged to Chinese h uses; bist laere in a lot of foreign equities, and the other boys becss son- pounds out of the privy pursa upati the en-patiente seeking admission, and the deaths Knights Templar was held on Saturday tion No doubt the known determina- !

nn board the defendant's vessel, act.as cook Goftrument has its

SUREMENT extending in various directions throughout the old Commercial Bank days nighteen month A deputy,

is now

now said

the continent, and especially in Lacken night, when Sir Knight D. Gillies was effect in producing this degree of acquico.ened for a balance of wages. From the the whole ofalan datroyed. For instance, terced to forms extending from fonitun argement and embellishment of the Fa-si increasing daily. The malady, it now

the whole of appeared that a deduction, had

property,

Germany of. Harn, suffers imprisonmout med finstalled as Eminsat Freceptor for the on-convinced that coufidence of the European been made from the plaintiff's wages on rounding it, which includes Babon Elain

samong the Society Chiefs, but we are evidence

and Austria, Many auftering from pal- to be the work of na incoudisty, Amary onreplications have been carried off mouth.

WAS DE PETERS MASSACRED ?

SIR WILLIAM HOST E'S LIFE

by influenz suing year, and afterwards appointed his population in the opportuneness and pro-account of certain articles which he was store, Mia Chiu's office, Kaw Long Take's

HEERE. Berlin, December 31.Persistent raporla officers as follows:-Chaplain, Sir Knight priety of the Government couro of action indgment was again giren: for the de Bazaar are all gone, the latter place. - are current that Dr. Peters is alive. The who was engaged on a life of Sir Battio brecht of Anutein and the King of Wurtein-

said to have lost, atolen or destroyed, and office and dwelling house and the Family

London, Jan. 2.--Sir William Hunter, G. C. Anderson Constable, Sir Knight Jthe apparent alternative and preferable

has been to a great extent socured by fendant.

nected with Mr Rozario's private house Tageblatt publishes telegram from Zan- W. Croker: Mambal, Sir Knight G. P.machinery that the new Board gives un

and his printing premises, and they gain sibar stating that Dr. Petera expedition is Frers, has declined to continue the work in bug are anfering from jufluents, and 19 IN BANKRUPTCY.

connected with a foreign stone building marching between Kenia and Leics Laringo. Sir Barla's family resposting the treatment citite nately

consequence of a misunderstanding with both are advanced in years their bes Jordan; sub-Marshal, Sir Knight K

and (Before Mr. Justice Fielding Clarke, Acting of those aro bern, The Japiness photo

occupied by Hing Chong, compradote "Cooke; Treasurer, Sir Knight R. Mark Tan result of the poll for seats on the

London, December 31st.-General theof the latter part of his onrear. Chief Justice) wick, Registrar, Bir Kuight J. D. Ball declared the other day. It invade IN THE MATTER OF LUK FAR SEAN,

Council (Shanghai) for the present year was

grapher's huse had a narrow escape, the Hon. G. T. Chesney has base appointed London, Jan. -The Daily News cor-

pre- | Capt. of Guard, Sir Knight A. Gillandóra ; sicable that there ahnld be outest, for

doors were burnt, but the rest of this gre. Eright. Commander of the Bath Sir J.bn respondent at Donstantinople say that are monor, Sir Knight P. Browill; Dir. of the taking of a ballet is an excellent pe- tioner (instructed by bff Reedy the poll checked the firs; had the wall fallen over appointed Privy Councillors; kuigihod has Sultan asked Laird Salisbury to suppress Cer. Sir Knight J. Mitchell:First Herald casion for the ratepayers to show their ap: was a creditora petition, the, potitioner/On the Chinese houace on the other side, been conferred on Masses. Justin Romesh sovural London newspapers which pubisbe largely prevzling off, and the death rate

preciation of the

services of individual being Leung Lai, Yuse, of No. Upper separated only by an alley, about four feet Chunder Milter and Tabria Topan, the accounts of alleged atrocities in Crete. Sir Knight E. C. Reynolds; Second Ho- sourcillors during the year that is past: Station Street, the dentor bzing Luk lak wide, there is no saying where the fuses heat of the Indians at

bfr. Zanzibar.

Count Karuly, former Austríau Ambon- Fald, Bir Knight Hercules F. Scott, Organ. Of the nins a recessful candidates at this Shin, building contractor, of 12 Albany would have finished; or had schonfeld's Caillard, Direct-General of the Lawador in London, died while hunting in

election, the Chairman of the Council, Mr Street, who was indebted to the petitinner boss as disastrous. The latter pleeg

premises

fro the regule would have Customs, has been appointed Companies

Hungary I the Order of St. Michael and St. Coorge. heads the list which is entirely in the sum of $500 on a promissory note firmly believe was saved through J. Maxwell. A Past Preceptor's jewel was sa

General Watson Wilson and Thomas ugh the exertion

ITALY AND THE POPE.

Oldham Barlow, Hoyal Academiclan. Consistory voted to Eminent Sir Enight A, UD. one vots of bird, which equally we present.

Lione, December Gist At bish

CEYLON TEA RETURNS AT HOME, Three members of atisfactory.

pump and plenty of water, and used Gourdin, as a recognition of his services in ing Conneil follow, the highest of them raptey was proved by sfidavit, and there les shout the grinding office, and stopped stem Ind. His Holinces costasted as

His Lordship said as the set of bank freely. The Chinese fireras did good ser- delivered an Allocution to the chair during the past year, and a Re-wil siz votes less than Mr. Brand, and being no opposition, he wou'd gimt an sas progress of the fire in that quarter prosperity of the Church in tolerant Canada Board of Trade reinens will beut forth give gistrar's jewel to Bir Knight A. Seth, who only one vole apart each. Mr. Joseph order of adjudication,

Messta Rossell & Co's hong locked at one and Americe with the bitter and increasing it a separate heading Welch, a new candidate (although fe fa ant

time do med, but the wind took the fire in persecutions she sufers in Italy, Alluding the other dire lon and saved the building to the claims of the temporal power of the Lowton, January bil-Viscount Temple-

An extensive subsidenes of the Sin An- THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY: All the woud-work on the verandah was Tupe, His Holinos said that they were nok low; and Colonel P. T. French, Chairman drew's mino, California, has conrred, and

knocked out, for safety sud I have an dictated by human motives, but power was of the Bumbay Baroda Railway sixteen lives have been lost ́COMMISSION. - colleagues. No doubt this may be attribu

doubt other prematiulia were taken. Tho needed for preserving Catholic faith,

Maine Juuary 5th-The Con has been given to any furs un Dongela iu Caire, December 24 An official denial "Knight D. Gillies was installed as Eminent ted to a feeling on the part of some of pleased to issue the following Cousmission extremely narrow cecape. Looking ab

His Excellency the Governor has been Chartered Bank, above mentioned, had aus AUENEKOTA BITTER

an alleged intention, 10 Prior, and appointed his offers as follows: elnuous good service. Mr. Adler deserved s

ratepayers, that the

Au anonymous donor has contributed forenes un Sir Henry Farku's Australian and a uspe Uitionary fores to after six years of con

redo anguire into the working of the long from the rule i segins wonderful low it one hundred thousand pounds for the Scheme esebles here at the end of February **Captain-General, Sir Ruight G. C. Ander:

kong Obeerratury

Wah Bayed,

foundation of a Convalescant Hospital near February. Made

in Lania, Deo. 31st.—The Dinciers of the reet, stars. Lieder and Jansen, both

The Insuranos Compons, home and Londen

Dank of England, bave raund the rate of SELGIAN EXPEDITION TO CESTRAL AFRICA on; Lieutenant General, Sir Knight J. Weltid representative board. It would Whereas it is expedient that a Com-local, will suffor, but I don't think enuclei

untried men, make up what promises to be [..] 0. William Des Voeux.

Brussels January 8: Is is stated that

discount per dentales Croker's First Lt utenant, Sie Kuight Gen thought incredible so years mission be appointed to snquire into tie futty or fifly the and dollars will over all

It is expected the Ohnuller of the Ex the Belgia Jnti-Slavery Society Intens

Lauduit, Dec 31-M Justico O'Ha• O Cor; Sedond Liontenant, Sir Knight G.

Judicial Member of $10 1 in Land that a member of the firm of Dent and working of the Hongkong Chosivatory with na dodot I can sorry to say that Mr chaque surplus will use Bra despata in expolition to the Lake Line Coumission, I resigned, *F. Jordan, Prelato, Sir Kilight H. Cooke Company, could be an annseessful can special reference in the following details, Barrio was only partly onvered, and as he allBut rounds,

Jan ***, - May Ost 11. Lärings didate, and we last presume that the viz:-

KAMERA ve te dhashe must grost loser. It is i

early everything be bad on the

CHANDES AMONGST TURKIJE OFFİCLAIN & GLAUSTINHA BINT DATSU Registrar, Sir Knight J. D. Ball Mar:olers regiembered how Mr. Wheelsy sep 1-Whether the establishment of the impossible to calculate what the Chinose probably replace Ghani Monkistat Puglis un L of congraudflation to Mr Gladstone un bis - Livingstone, to and M

The Times skates that Chakir Pasha will ↑

Bund aut

Dec 30th Countimas es geschoo, sha y surviving sure of Da Observatory has effuted an improve has lost, and coming after a very bad year High Commissioner if the Suoliua Porte birth my tinue ove at Hawarden Loids, Jane Bal-The death is xus subtle the systems of starts warnings prices of everything early dumble in Egypt, at this latter laging in Rail The Kbalive has talgriptial histoner talent feral pan, who took which previously existed, and what the rinary peleand the Chinus new star in order to medailes bankd be taken to segura' nr |

It makes the luss sotist intian of the al forns for the ins Ke Glidatis hunks all well wish i 161 in the Eardine Was

tgli cau be way pers Tionghi D G PTS ENTI BLAVERY PUICY OF TEARLY.

Philiphia, D. sombor Jia's The Jarls Stavelig taro woty sirculated, and not Line Cuite ton has

Londa, JiekStr. Ljud vnd Lady Heavy raius have fallen Kaos tho fire, - Lamidon, Det. 30th →→The Porteliusano, juffulthy den ed, tast de Cladetine pokreće 2. —The daumes of failures if any, In the ¦ which I bepo will aber further destruollon, tinued a fnt prohíbating trafle in Turkey, Dry receted msg personte, teograma sud Grille start for Himus on Filly in order

system of storm warnings as worked but the a are so lang chipvus and outenta and empowering the British and 16tomjeti letters of congratula ton rát kis Urethielars

to lumpect the yuly minya

'Mr who appeared for pali. |

were

he had

THE BUITAN AND THE ENGLIA PRESS.

have resulted from the outbreak.

averia, Fotuary the The Bipren Aug usta has a bad attack of influenza.

New York, January 4h-Infimena in

is abnormal.

London January 5th--The epidemic of infuere sis spreading to provincial torus in England. In the capitale of Germany, Franco, and Austris it in abaling.

st, Sir Knight H. H. Lightwoud; Guard, Mould be, and Mr:D. Brand comes dated 16th January 1889. The bankrap of Er Renissoh, who lived class by toth held in the Vatican to- Cardinals Landonanuary 5th Owing to tho | ill from you in the throat and knees.

within

is

i retir

has resigued that office in consequence of this first time he has served on the Council), bis approacting departure from the Colony comes next, and then the other successful on leave, Bubsequently the degree of member of las retiring Council, bat with Knight of Malta was worked, when Sir twenty votes less than the lowest of his

rstod kluself from his vollesgass

recently

on the Bridge question. It would have

been balter if he had twltán our advice and

shed. She Knight F. G. Raynalda; Admiral, Bir Knight H. H. Lightwood; Conservator, Bir Koight 1. Mitchell; Bailiff, Bir Keight resigned at the time. There was not much P. Brewitt Turcopolier, Sir Knight J. expectation that Meast Hardous and Kirkwood | Chancellor, Sir Kught J. Bry. Evans would be elected, and the position ants Captain of the Guard, Sir Knight Aerally anticipated for them-NC- Daily they occupy on the return was very men.

Gillander; Guard, Bir Knight ♬ Maxwell, Act,

protnisus

year riuso

to increase improvement in this dfroos hand to bear

tiem

Pupe Leo XIL

THE FINÅNGS BURPLJA.

Board of Trade retuens

i Armovlan. A

Bir Spurgood, at Mon'oue, is seriously..

s of tax from Ceylon, the Lundin, December 21-The Queen has

telegraphed to the Beli u Durban sister, expressing regred at the death

OBITUARY,

TAATSTEAUAN TERXRATI NE SOLENS,

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