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of a 'soleum 'agreement with the Colony, and His Excellency will not find a dezen persons is the Taland, who will agree with big thing shery hit het but, I at Il Exceliosay it be Concur

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL AND

BUILDING COMPANY,⠀

LIMITED. The following is the report of the Dirco tors, for the your unding the 3 at Tecember,

is the ordinary gondral mesting of the Company, to be hold at the Olhos of the Campany on Thursday, the 16th April

1891, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon !---

to the Shareholders of the Austin Arnis

Hotul and Building Company, La akmited;

Gentlemen,-Your Directors bag to lay before you a Statement of Accounts show ing the position of the Company on the Stat December, 1890.

appointed a marker of the Labour Comference of English politicians and panio of mission, as a svetion of this Cabinet object-- the young rooruite, seconded by the majcog. ed to his views on the labour question as i tant seekers for office, beca being too advanced.

Landon March 16-Mr Parnal has opposed to any large changes in the law asserts that in die recent negotiations at Lord Halsbury, the Lord Chancellor, is issued a mamitesto at Dublin, in which he

players and employees.

article published toys after highly land

members of the Irish party ho made con- cassions to the verge of weakness in order to ssoora bis own rotirement from the

relations with the Liburals compa), him now

leadership. He contends that he past

to oppose them.

have been disbursed locally for rent, shp. deavouring to shake off the feeling of count that 810,000 Ft bo gained by plies, etc., thôngh the public revenue might intense depression which came over him the abolition of family remittances, Cou

at lave boots largely augmented thoroby, when Mr Whitehead draw such a terri-paring the salaries for 1800 and 1881 Tho anaacial pisition of the Colony is not ble picture of the Inture, of the Coloug, thota is only a difference of $76,000. Frum strong and it in doubtful, if the estimated in picture no different to that drawn aule this has to be taken $33.000 whiul is saved opinion that most momodam thin Guslimi ravonus for 1841, will lab, realised and they not inga that the truth lay somewhere 844.381. When #s consitlered the ques- 1890, for presentation to the shareholder dealing with the rotations between em-Boulogne with Mi V. O'Brien and other.

Thà The two years ago by His Excellency, Might making, the net ingresso to the salaries If I am not prepared so assert and piave rosange shows anmistakable suntability that the Colony is not in is juisition is pay shrinkage, while expenditure is tapidly the between key. He took a wore hopeful tion in Finance Committe I told the Hon.

ARE THE FEDERATION QUESTION, -is-the ingressed, tane al weligios na wolf in the ordasing in every direction cabre particularly view of the colony than Mr Whitehead. It metabats the probable inoxes would be renated Military Contribution, I may be on Public works Thero and rory enormoirs was pertainly a vory nnenviable position in about 250,000. Now if we take this to be

Londra, March 12.--The Standard, in an of opinion that if this year, or perhaps the pangmented esiaries and an averselming which of the official members were the crease and remember that

ing. Lord Carrington's tomaiks, goes on to distne in public. are culed to pay $280,000 na a military next, the Caluny is in a position, without and appalling increase in the Surveyorands woother their salarisa hold or old contribution, I must say. Izhould have

Bay that the proceedings of the Federal JATALO TORE OF

geleyour

to bone the double aral's establishment and increasing odluciva

Be" had the advantage, exprotod, the Bón. meribora would have

Convoution now sitting in Sydney will be burdes, and yot be of opinion that the for contributions to Imperial funds with no not be raised.

AL JOY. NESURVE His however, that his aslary Wag not affected asked the Coungil to reduce other items to

watched with kcaneal interest, and the will be in the sear inture boable appearance or promiss of finality

London, March 18.-The judgment of " British Crown, Parliament, and people will the Judicial Committee of the Privy Osun- to support the present increased, semy of Excellency now conteude that £40,000 is in one way or another by the resolution, make up the diferenco to at least one hall, offeirin at the higher rates of pay. From just and fair military contribution from this end he tens therefore able to speak without $144,000 Then the Hon. member age

abide by the result of the convention, be all in the appeal caso, Ah Toy Musgrogo the bficial statement Init before the Colony, but fiohus ont given 16 any personal forting in the mattor. The raso- this resintion is not brought forward on

Lieving that no decision will be arrived at Collector of Customs, of Victoria was will-in the least militate against the delivered to day. The Appellate Court Council to day it appear that Salaries for gura or arguments in support of his now lution stated that the increase of salaries impulse, and of course we accept Lis suite.

as brought by the Go 1801 will aggregate 8758,139, na campared contention to set against His Excellency's was recently recommended by the unofficial ment Bat it so happens that we are able with 88.55,233 for 1800, and 8547,650 official statements of sighteen months ago. foembors. He asked what was the dif- to fix the date when this change of view at that date, mole $6.787.49, includus in an integnil portion of the British verstaunt of

Justics Kerford's (sotoris) judgment. for 1889 1 may further and do think Trade which seemed to His Excellency ference in the prospects of the colony bees to salaries must have taken place. It Directors' for for 1600, and has been cat- Esipire

Account.

The Times publiskieg AU article to-day in No opinion was expressed as to the pre that winters the Colony oh see is way in a healthy state of progrusa in October tween the date of that recommendation and must have taken place batween the 25thried forward riot cserely to pay those Salarios this 1889 is had, indoubtedly bad avery one the present dato,was the future all February and 25th March, 1 soap Directors confidently look forward to its foderation of the Australizu eppnies will stitation, but it was held that analida who The Hotel is nearly completed and your which it express doubts as to whether the rogativo rights conferred under the con- fear, and next but for. Beral years to will tell you sa In His Excellonor's very sunshine, all brightness and illugladness that on the very mua day on which some, it would be unjust and unfair to abs aptent of 19th ulto, he wade before, and why was it now dark, the increased ulitary contribution was being ready for occupation next month, assist in bringing about Imperial federation. was refused admission to British territory colonists and officials alike to grant in it clear beyond doubt that although so sombra, eo and, what had arison brought forward à vole for this inereuse of adging fruts the interest the Publis take The discussion that has taken place at the bed no right of action

સ્થાન increase of inlaries that three or four, yours perlimpa able to pay our way to-day and Was it not simply that the unofficial mera the salary of the present Governor and that the engress of the building and front Federal Conrentier in Sydney shows that

Liter---Laret Halsbury, Lord High enco may have to be reduced to their preto, sustain nur inórossed bardens, it was a bors had been out voted by a wall majority. The vote for the increa was rooms they have no doubt it will be, a difference of vjáufor, nuongst the reprosen, said the court considered that the statutes Fairs Governors of the Colony was brought the applications they have already received there is undra agreement and less positive Chancellor, in delivering the judgment, ront or even to a lower love. The question matter of grave doubt whether the position by the officials. for debate now is hot, the Colony able of the Colony was an

passed without a word, she the military popular Summer Resort for the Residents acives of the virus colonies. thur could regulating the admission of Chiness, were contribution was postponed to pay these increased salaries the your prospority in the past any

proposals of

nasured one, and its guarantee of

ita

Mr Kyrid-No, noy

The Automoy General said the resolu-

A

The amount of debit of Proft and Loss mimtenance of the tie which malea Austra- allowed the appoa, sud approved of M

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Repeat, but aro air prospects in the near futute in fact His Excellensy plainly in- tion set forth that in conesquene of a absequent meeting the uk. At here and at this Cunat Poris, During the hare boon expected, and prospects are tended to prevent the landing of an sifatute such and-so assured that we shall dicated that tho Colony, in re its Unancial the enhanced military contribution still policial members with regard to wola. Scoon they think it will prove hcpoful for a working conspromise being oxcessive number and not merely to tax

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it:

Bouc

We cannot deal that way with the hazed very much and for the worze since difference to the revenue of the colony. of the goberno 2,000, sömutisingly undertonk to propagate for us, are, Britaiz. and advised the holding of in Ias-legal docision to be given involving a

to couo.

The Acting Cornial. Scorntary--I do not think I can allow this. You wan express your opinion and indicate by your vote your approval of the amendment. under Mr Whitebead-I would say a few words

the remarks that have way, It has been said that

picture

ta

The original motion was lost in the came

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mears Janics Wilson anil Son, Brad- ford, have failed, their liabilities being £430,000. The creditors are, however, chiefly secured;

The Gmail Holdings Bill introduced by Mr Jesse Collings was read a second time in the House of Venicions to-day

the sufficiently attractive.

those desirous of ent securus fuir abaro hringed.

entoring; and

when a Langon, March 14.—- A gruat mating was captain shipped on excessive number there Temable to continue to pay these grchauced position had reached the point of dangor, demanded by the Imperial Government contribution was negated. Then began of the support of travellers to the Far East,

rates of Botary permanently. We are not His Excellency told us the sad take of the the increase of salarios must be recon- this question of salaries. The Hon, mam who are visiting this Port in increasing held in connection with the Imperial iedern was a legal duty imposed on the Collector. iving a bonus out of the realized pro. West Indian Island of St. Thomas, auw aidered. That was the reason given, and bar (ble Whitefroad) asked if the increase naabers year hy year, and for wheur de tion movement at Imeda last night. In the of Customs to receive payment Lendered in be of a fur good years to our Dicial deserted if not dead, and pointed out thres if the Hon member insisted that the had been paid, and being informed hitherto existing Hotel accommodation has cores of bis speech Lord Brasser, who respect of auch immigrants. No authority o the principal speaker, urged the ipoxiated which gave an alien a right to enter Borvants, but we are binding the Colony to of the most important cases in operation Secretary of State be kept to the reason he that it was not, jumped up and gave notice provel insulacionit.

The plants, trees and shrubs suitable fur pointment of a Royal Commission to in British territory; and his Lordship could pay there impioased raton for years to come. tending to our destruction, which had first gave, he himself must be pinned of this motion. It might have been ex

If the 1601 peated that on the ingzine the the Bill District, which Mr Ford. the quire into the question of establishing a Cas not sssout to the proposition made that TOLBUD. We may vote the Military. Contri utius already bit us very hard, and of which we down to hia

arrived. *thoir pro-Governors salary was under consideration, Superintendens of the Botonio Cardens, Lowes Vaion between the colonies and Great alions who were refused entry could compel this year, and contemplate the probability were not yet in a position to determine the men alluded to

outcome. The pusition of the Colony has sence would not make any material which amounts that next year wo shall be unable to

might been raised, now being plante

planted and the grounds isid perial Doufernen at nearly date in consider delicate constitutional question which Mr Kyrie-Implu! of salaries. We bind the Colony for years this question of salaries was first mooted. Could hon. members any in their inmost

Lle questions of defence, and the proposed affected the rights of the Crown and the The Acting Culonial Secretary —Under

Mr J. Orange and Me H. Humphreys Council of Advice to the Colonial Office of Parliaments of the monies. The coort These salaries caunot ho rodue. The actual charge on the Ravenne has gone minds that if those men had arrived therd

purposely tofrained from expressing An ed without the greatest injustice, and on and niny go on incro ming. When the would have been any objection to pay the all the circumstances I think the official have been appointed Directors in place of the admittance of the colonies to a share in

opinion as to what righta Vistoria derived oxcept under the pressure of the most Appropriation bill for 1801 came up for the contribution, and that the resolution now members are justified in eecing that Mesers, H. Hoyn, and W. G. Brodis resign- the axidust of Imperial affairs,

A FRENCH BANK IN DIFFICUTIES. from the Crown under the constitution. urgent necessity. There are two points for third reading the Honourable member before the Council would ever have np. the interests of the elling members ed, and those appointments require your

London, March 12.-The Sociólo de His Lordship also referred to the very able consideration, the propriety of the proposed opposite (Bir Keswick) informed this peared an paper. The arrival of the 1,50 of the service

are not passail ever. confirmation. Council in speech I have now before me men had nothing to do with the capacity I think, considering the hardship that In accordance with Article 15, paragrapla Daputa Coinptes Courants is in difcnities judgment of Mr Justice Kerford. No costa increase of salaries, and our ability to pay that in original select corumistes of which of the Colony to pay pertain stims of several of the officials, especially the older4, of the Articles of Association, M: J. Dia consequences of the financial troubles in were allowed. And to continue to pay this inercaes.

હું The unofficial member ha sordially he was a mainber contempt a total on wonnes. There was nothing to justify such members of the service have enffered Humphroys. Managing Director, and the Argentine Republic, and the Bank of resegained the propriety and justices of si nual increase in salaries of about $10.0.0. a collu fuce as was Luvolved in the resular during the last 20 u. 30 yours, song fea. Humphreys rutige irunt the Roard, but I'mmer will, at the Toque sent the Ransfor

Lord Chief Justice Coleridge has

inform increase of salaries

parshasing value of thote salation yuar by being eligible offer themselves for co-die-Minister of Finance, advance 61,000,000 ed Mr Justice Stephen of the allegations It was on their The actual fuorease for 1891 has now swellen tion.. recommendation it was authorised; they to the simply appalling amount of $162 906, Mr Whitehead said he was desirous, with rear diminish, the official members are lina.

francs (£2,400,000) ponding the strange of senility and cocontricity of conduct in The Company's accounts for the poriod rasnt of a joint guarantee to the bank involv- the courts which have been brought against ard not wavering on that point, but on since last year to $210,480 more than in the Chairman's pormission, that the amurajastified in negativing not only the motion under review barn been audited by Mesra, ed. second thoughts they begin to doubt the 1887 or four years ago. In short, salaries meat be substituted for the motion Lo bad but the amendment.

London, March 13It is announced that promiend that if to medically advised he him. Mr Justice Stephene in reply bas A division was then taken, when there. W. Maithead and F. Henderson. shility of the Colony to pay the increased now amount to of our total revenue. made.

voted for Mr Keswick's amendment, all the Mr F. Hendersongoffers himself for re- the Société des Depois Comptes Courants will resign his seat on the bunca or take a salaries over a contres of yes, and the Much better for the Colony, much better wisdom of granting them, if in a few years for the officers themselves to grant to io-

unolligisls and against all the officials. The election. but as Mr A. W. Maitland is will go into liquidation after paying of its prolonged rest." they may Tave to be reduced. I am of creant of pay, if a few years hence there

amendment was therefore rejected by a leaving the Colony he does not wish to be depositors. re-elected. majority of ons. opinion that the officere of the Government must be a reduction through our ahoor

JO. D. HOMEIRES, Chairman. have fair grounds for asking for an in- Linsbility pay. The question is still

Hongkong, 8th April, 1891, chase of salaries, if the Colony can afford the consideration of the Right Honourable in reply to pay such increase, but I think the the Secretary of State, Lord Knotsford, and been made.

By agreeing to this Council ought to be antighed not only that therefore still open.

TELEGRAMS it is able to pay them this your Resolution Unofficial Members would not and next, but for some years to come be guilty of inconsistency, nor would they From the

information thereby stultify themselves in any way furnished to the Cuoncil thero is an Let us wait at least before charging the vatimated deficit of about $100,000 in our Colony with this larger additional per Binances at the end of this current year, manent expenditure, till there has been Therefore I do not see how we can honest some revival in trade, some recovery in ly pay the heary increase in salarics even values, some definite iudicat on that the this year. I see no prospect in the near and fate which overtook the Island of St. future of wiping out that deficit. It seems Thomas and with which His Excellency to do that it mirat increase. It was in the has threatener us, may not be care. In early part of 1880 I think that this question row of all the altered circumstances of the that a Committee was appointed by His moving this resolution. Excellency to investigate and report on it. Mr Ryrie-I rise to second Mr White, What was the position of this Calony or herd's rasulution. Be has curtainly goue pects when this question of salaries was tive manner, and I quite agree with him first mooted? It is set forth in His in aging that with our increased expendi. Excellency's brilliant leapatch of 31attute we want to do a little retrenchment, October 1889 to the Right Hon'ble tho It may be a rather ungrateful thing to do Secretary of State, Lord Knutsford. His what is proposed in this reafution, still we Broellency in that despatch was able to think it is necesasty that it should be done.

We have roully get to look to aur rofer, to the grast wealth of the Colony to the 39 millions of Dollars of Deposits in ways and means now, and these salaries the local European and Chinese Banks; to the market value of all registered Companies in Hongkong, 63 millions of dol- lara süd over: and to the enormous rise in the value of land-Marine lots aging ad

laatest official

THE CAMBLING ORDINANCE, The Council went into committes on the

Gambling Ordinance. Au erzended Bill was subristed. The shief alteration was BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL in sections 2 and 3, the amended sections being as follows :—

The expression common gaming hade thall mson and ingludu any place opened, kept or used.

I hate drawn Ā terrible of the position of the Colony. I think then in a very great dant of truth in the remarks which I made on the fature of the Colony, His Excellency the Governor pointed out three most important cance at work tending to our destruction, and His Exceliency plainly stated that we were not in position to determine (A) For playing therein at any gaze of the outcome of these causes. groat chance or any game of chance and skill, muy abangus. I think have come uvar (1) In whion a bank is kept by one or the Colony since December.

ham more of the players exclusivaly of the other

others, or DE ber of the now companies which were

to have a brilliant future before (2) In which she chances of the game thom have a tion, and there has since been an increased including among the players the bunker or shrinkage in our revenge. If the

I can against whom the playera state player het, or honestly any that I would still hold pretty (3) In which any commission, or pers nearly the same views as I expressed to-day contage is charged in conection with the and that I would not havo hesitated to game, the stakes or the winnings, or have given notion of the resolution that I (4) In which excesalvo, atures are have done. The resolution is justified by dinarily played for the altered circumstances of the colony. (B) For

TADBIBLE WEATHER, IN ENGLAND.) London, March 11.The blizzard still continues, and twenty lives are said to have boculosk Various casualtics have occurred from the heavy snowstorms, and the cold has bean; so severe that several persons were frozen to death.

Londen, March 12. The terribly sorore weather still continuce, and a larg number of additional deaths have occurred both on

BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL London, March 16-1s is stated that the British stemmer Countess of Carnarvon, which was seized by the Portuguess autio- rities in South-east Africa, was taken to Dalagoa Bay, and went up the Limpopo River at the express wish of the native chief Gunguhana, who repudiates any vas exlage on his part to the Portuguess.

OUTERBAK IN NEW ORLEANS.

Is the House of Commous to-day Bir John Popo. Humussay gave notice of a mo tion to the effect that it le desirablo to appoint a colonial council of advice to the London, March 15.The acquittal of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sicilian prisoners, who were supposed to similar lines to the India Council, and to have been not only concerned in the mat- calisist of the colorlal Agont-Gunteral der of Chief-constable Hepneesy, but to Governors, and other have been engaged for some time. pastin Tod Pritchard, champion a vondelda in which a number of people of England, knocked out Jack Burke, who

were killed, bue caus

caused great excitement. recently visited the colonies, in the third

of an increase in salation took form, and Colony for the worse I feel justified in suppe sines that date gore inta liquida- are not alike favourable to all the players, sea nud laud,"ns" a "result of the blizzard in New Orleans, and a sarius outbreak sound in a contest which took place list

rather oar estimate of its position and pros. into the whole question in a very oxbana: extra me promised had arrived other person by whom the game is managodor | thrown out of employment owing to the shops, and, forcing open the prison dors,

vanced per cent, and fulsad Jota 15 to over us. Bobtribution, hanging members on his left (the Attorney General tioned in A or for the purpl

20 per sont-sino to the 80 new joint stock Companies formed sincs 1st fanusry 1888, with capital then pail up aggregating over millions of dollars, for land investment, ninafacture, and trade in Hongkong, and for mining and planting enterprises in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Tonquía. His Excelloney was thou able to express strong hopes as to the accoons of nearly all these new companies, and

'and to a certainty of

a further great increase in the value of land

to the motion of affected by

be the proposed inen

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to discuss a queation like this, which is in the not gain would be a sum of $300

The adjournment was granted..

The Council then adjourned sine die,

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Judge.) Friday, April 10.

SAYSDON AND OTHERS 0, PRAYER SMITH,

with

in thas

Mr Rodyk anid the defutident wea, brings are reported, and further deaths male to poison the family of Mr ParkinsoD, M. W. G'Brion, MP, has been ada

which has swept over the country.

took place yesterday. A mob mumbering night. The fight was for a pries of £1200, 2: In the Rhondda Valley 25,000 people are several thousand persons pillaged the gun-Pritchard will next fight Fitzsimmons.

It is belisyed in financial circle that it stoppage of the works there.

shot eloven Siciliane who ware located in Victoria will undertako not to borrow again Trains are agalu mnning on the London the colle. The military were called out and for three years the loan now to be placed Exeter, and Pirmouth lives.

the 'disturbance was quelled. A

on the market will be obtainable at a fair Londen, March 13There has as yet Lorden, March 16-It is stated that the price. been little or no abatement in the sexcrits attack on the prison was organised by land. London, March 13-It is reported that -of- the Weather, and the effects have beening citizens of New Orleans, aut that the Baron Hirsch, the well known. Hebrew The Action: Colonial Secretary said at terzo the purpose of lottery or lot most disaakrona. The counties of Deron leading commercial bodies approved of the millionaire, has bought laud in the Argèn- -

mad Cornwall have been completely isolated lynching of the prisonore."

tire Republls for the zettlement of bolopy first sight the question was a very delicate (3) A place which is used as an ordinary from the rest of the kingdom, the fall of Later The excitement among the Ita- of 403,000 Jows, liad better remain as they are for someone for any official member to express social club to which the public at large have snow heving hern the leaviest that has lians at Chicago and New York is indreusing It is rumoured that the position of time. Thuy will bu zomombored by an opinion-upon-Ey a fortunato em

nut aberas shall nevertheless he deemed a been experienced for the last half-century, in nuection with the unbreak in New General Von Caprivt, the Gecins fimperial and by, but our ways and meane are bination of circumstances, however, it s common gaming house if kept or used either Both railway traffic and telegraphis com

Oricons

Chancellor, is shakon, and an impression out very flourishing at the present moment happened that the salary of the two official for the playing of aug of the gadis men-nisation are suspended. Trains whic Mr Blatae, Secretary of Stats, has exprevalle that he will be succeeded by Count with thie

montioned in Laft Fondon last Monday are still buried in pressed horror at the occurrence, and is Weldersee, who lately resigned the posk and the Surveyor General) and ba Colonial Bin section 2, Sir, I-rise for the purpose. Treasuror on his right, uncense Puerfury adjourned to give him time to consider the new buried in the snow betweeit. Exter

Dr. Ho Kai neked that the discussion both snowdrifts, and the passengers sro lodowchaforsing with President Harrison as tion of Chief of the General Staff of the

German Army. Mr-Kick-Sir

ing in thejacent villages Six trains are to what antion shall be taken, of moving an amendment to

increase,

It is stated that three leading lawyers The Wood-paving Company in Paris

has my hun. Friend Mr Whitehead. I rise to the votee of those three gentlemen must be awendments as they might remose bis op and Plymouth. A train has been buried hanged the crowd which broke into the suspended, and the liabilities of the com propose this amendment because I om un taken as

48 to position to the Bill. the rate of exchange

at Dartmoor sines Tuesday, and the passon, and which noted delibatutely. party are stated amount to 3,000,000 able to recognise the reason given in the

in the himself, at impartial.

The whole torn is incensed against the frines (£120,000). gara, who had been unable to procure y draft auenduront why salaries should

it VES

es yesterday. and deduct

food, were rescued with considerable diff- tyranny and curruption of the Mafia no The bank at the well-known gambling be incrensed as altogether a logical or coring the loss that would result from

culty.

17. The police officials, are believed to establishment at Monte Carlo lost on rect one. On a former occasio I said it the withdrawal of the permission Lo

Torrible weather has also been experiene

crived

at the lynching of the Thu aday 1,600,000 francs (£47,066) A was a very ungrateful and distasteful task remit half his salary at 4/2, be found that

ed off the coast, and several prec" The tardy in suing the military to sup-7C0,0 franca (£28,000), and the bank PAS cilies, while the Governor was very group of Englishmen at one table won great loss of life, are reported. some respects a personal enn er at sil your. He did not think that such a sum(Before Mr B. J. tahrayd, Acting Puime Liverpool barque Dread was wrecked at press the opibreak,

broken three times in succession. in Hongkong leading to a great achance- eventa has a personal application, but I would has his opinion one way or the

Start Paint, with the loss of twenty-four The eleven Dian lynched included four The Newfoundland Government ment of revanine from Land Sales, Crown Cannot shini soy eyes to the fact that, other. Thero.only remained on inumber

lives.

The ship Calents was wrecked off who had been acquitted, three about whom decided to guarantee n loan of

of £2,000,000 rents, and an increased volume of texans I mentioned in this Council in De- who might be the but tho

Hon. mem-

Falmouth and eighton lives were lost. the jury had disagreed, and four had not for the construation of tion. His Excellency was further i Able to cember laat, n

mistake hur-been made bere had already redward his salary as re-

The water supply at Plymouth is choked undergone their trial,

caluny point to a vast commerce in a healthy state in the amount of the increase of salaries commended by the Secretary of State to In this came the plaintifs sued for $340, by frozen show, and 500 soldiers und

It is alleged that Detective O'Malley, thei The Merchandins Marks Act Amendment of progress, with prosperity extraordinary, recomm nded. as I then stated, the what they étaled now as a fair increas. being two months rent of the premises narvica are now engaged in clearing the agunt of the Midia suciety, bribed the jary, Biti which has been introdud in the and prospects magnificent. I have almost amount recommended by the Committeo His sote therefore might be consi-occupied by the defendant, R. Frager ana waway,

who narrowly use apod lynching. Tho fore Honce of Cuoimcns provides that each quoted His Excellendy's own words. What was only $10,000, but instead of that sum dered as fairly impartini. Mr Kes- Smith. Mr Hastings (of Mears Wotton Ons hundred drails on tea or land, as a man is now imprisoned.

Cuatonis entry shall bear the trade deasrip Is the state of the Ccfony-to-day) His Ex- which would have been a very moderate wick had said it was the intention of the and Dascon's ofice) appeased for the plain-result of the severity of the weather, flave

London, March 17.Turaots have beention of the goods avered by the entry.. Administering cial ellenor the Officer

the percentage of increase, the amount has been committes to recommend an increase of 10 tiffa and Mr Rodyk for the defendant. 'ready been

increased to 36 per cent. As I view the per cent...he was afraid the 1 Government in his minute, the intest

hon, member

daily.

who was the chief leader of the lynching judicated insolvent on the petition of Lor Information forbished to this Council, matier. It is ftesirable in the public intezaals had not refreshed his wory by looking at

LaterFurther stortas have occurred in party, and to stab fim.

Balisbury. errimates a deficiency of about $100,000 in to solts this question without delay, to the report ha sigued.

the western counties

Mc Secretary Blatné has communicated

In connecting with the exclusion of one finances at the and of thla purrent year.

recognize that misteko has been

Ons hundred and sixty Dayvies are on with King Humbert, of Italy, with re- Chineta from California, the Legisishiro of gaged in clearing the railway line to Ply ference to the New Orleans outbreak, and that State has decided to grant certificates mouth, which is snowed up.. ?

asked him to await the receipt of a report to resident Chise, but to exclude all yes by millions of dollars-I my no without so that I take advantage of the oppor

The steamer Suecia, of the Hamburg which has been called for frora the Go- ethers, fear of contradiction- large amount of the tunity now afforded me to move the amend

The Argentine banke have been 'roonoh Amertean lan, is missing, and it is supposed vernor of Louisiana (uf which state. New olicy has hopelessly gone, and been lost ment I am about to submit. Bly hon. friend in England or holding positions which are

that she is drifting about in the English Orleans is the prinsipal city) before taking ed and the nancial panic there has subs More

is called for to save a oposite (fe Whitehead) considers that onec usually filled up by officers so selected, har-

Channel in a disabled condition.

further action. any

sided. comparatively small portion which may or done of the red fiftary contributioning originally been fixed on a sterling basis the Great Siberian Fuchs Railway is to hearing the heavy wrather on the coast York, threatens that 1,000,000 of Italiads plying a deputation from Alsace, who Londen, Merch 14. Further reports con An Italian newspaper, published in Now. The Emperor William of Germany, in ree may not be redeemable from total loss. alone we cannot pay the increared salaries, when the dollar was worth 4. should be Mining vestures in the Maloy Peninsula, but I view the matter quite differently and raised to an amount in current dollara sijui begun at once to the extent of about 300 state that four vessels have been wrecked in the State wall orgasme vendettas against waited upon him with regard to the resent Tobacco planting in Burnes, and a number consider that it is in consequence of

herealready taken engineers of the new local enterprises have not yet great many extraordinary disbursements privilege enjoyed by a few of the ofhours of Vladivostock. Four hundred versts are to

os very

valent to their original sterling value. The their berths on sisalters loving Oderas for uff Start Point, and fifty-three persons those condered in the murder of the passport regulations, said he hoped that at

drowned. Fourteen vessels, including prisoners, yielded any return on capital invested, that we are unable to grant this increase. I

this class of remitting at the par cf ex-

several larga shamere, have either beats : Landon March 17-The Mayor of Now while many others are in course of, or on suppose there never was the in the change should be witdrawn, and all such be built from Vladivostock, on the cost of totally wracked or severely damaged on Orleans clares that Mr Parkinson, who, ceuras, and he gave them to understated the verge of liquidation: The market bletary of the colony when its expandi efficers put on an equal footing. That the the Pacific, to Gradaky on the Ussuri the Devon and Cornish coasts. The storms it is said, was the leader of the party which that the more loyalty displayed by the value to-day of Companies registered in tute on public werks and its general salaries of other ellicers who bace saffured river, for which 2,900,000 roubles have have now censed

Jynched the Sicilian prisoners in the gaol, people of Alsace the sooner the present Hongkong and asferred to in His Ex- expenditure were a great as at present from the depreciation of the dollar and whoas Allotted, and about fifty verats at tho The Zulu express train, which left Pad did what was just and right

restrictions would be removed. sollemcy's despatch has shrock at the satisfied that in face of this the a class way bo deemed to be domiciled in the other end from where the railway from dington on Monday, did not arrive at Ply Mr Parkinson esosts that while the Main It has been decided that the labour lowest estimate by a sum of ten millions of ravenue of the colony is declining, and East should be ineroseed by 20 per centouse Reaches soie cat atak mouth outil Friday night.

Society killed its own members nohody n. candidates for Paritament to England shall dollars Land has fallen greatly in value, therefore, I think there is at the more The value of the dollar to-day 25/soction 500,000 roubles have been set down. to be missing and supposed to be drifting nessy, the chief of the New Orleans police, and, a legal sight hours day.

and Blissk to Chalabicsk. For this email The steamer Suevin, which was reported terfered, but directly it murdered Mr Hen- adopt the platform of one man, one vote, -we are largely aresbuilt in the City of reason why this increase of 55 per The dileroues between 5/2 and 4/2 is

Vintora, the Peak, Magazine Gap, and vent should be reconsttored and what 124 per cent. They, therefore recommen to the pract route which the grest part conditina, his arrived safely.2 finis

There will probably be sure squabbling about the English Channel in a disabled the cry was raised that American liberty London, March 16 large ares DE Kowloonssons has only to look around advocated given in its place. The ded an advance of 24 par cent. Thare în

was endangered.

Amp land below Peath (Hungary), which point. We have ressited the re of the line is to take, although it seems

Lundum, March 19,- One hundred pas The New York papera reiterate the asser. covered 780,000 acres, and which had been pretty curtain that the middle direction, ..or yos hundreds of empty houses untenanted follows:- That in docsequence of the and yielding

no return on the money to increase of official salaries being greatly in which will be published in Saturday's

in a train which became erbedded in and that there was no doubt the Italians bon inundated by the overflow of the invented. The position of altera conexos of what was contemplated by the Gazette I think you will find thers that squished from the northern and stonduft near Olensington, Devonshire, wesel

--River Danube-and-the-urope destroyed. only be aggravated by the Goregpinant Coriolitee

Lator.ly: 'consequence of tho recent especially appointed to consider notwithstanding the addition of the lodh routes, will eventually be adopted. Prince They were, however, rescued,

The French Government are preparing a Noblication of 28th Marcas last all the subject, and the ever growing Govern- we bed to pay off, the revenue has been advocating the employment of the severity of the weather 5000 sheep have Orlaus

Mostehoreky and other journalists have Landon, March 16, Oring to the outbreak 700 Italians have fed from Now till giving depositora a greater guarantee in ing for the fulfilment of covenants nutul meut establishments to which the increase exceeded the expenditure. This is

repost of deposits made in the various filled i upon all ads of Goretemens. Ind. would apply, and in row of the fact that a very sétisfactory state of

convints and axiles, political and otherwise,

London, March 18.It is stated that al

all banks, For some, Josva jo opine hero y be no the declinuig revenues of this colony will Thei setiinated rotorue for 1891 is a little poi the construction of this great zailway / Deen frozen to death in Wales: Sar

the men who were lynohed in the New Or- The Karrukatia, one of the new Austra- great land males, na addition to our land to be equal to so great a strain upon them over 82,000,009; / The: ustimated expends to this plau Biboris, sonsiders that the colonial workmen ahould It is stated sunt fourteen thousand Itali trial trip, and her machinery is now ander.

should be collected together scooling

London, March 12-Mr. John Burns leans gaal were American citizens,

cruisers, Har made ravenus, and there must be a dimination for the enormous public works in progress turpis less than $1,700,000. Therefors 38 where. Prices in the assessed taxes, tents have fallen to hosides the other impendios nad urgent far as the ordinary expenditure of the they

segins to think ba represented on the English Labour Com- an residents in the Blate have sworn to re going repairs at Sheervices so great in extent. The relation of therits of the salong, and of the inerented colony is concerned there will be a ust the load far los bad comfortable in mission, but it would be useful to know enge the death of their countrymen. The Mr Passe, sodretary of the Aborigines fourth of our kile, røven pa is derived from the tribution, it is desirable that probable balance of 8360,000. The whole erected—let as hope the make of Inture latton confirming the eight-hour Brutam, for the pupishment of the lyaobers. The with Mr J. B. PetterBoD, Minister of Trade" July next will prove this About DE

who were the colonists who ask for legia. Itaffan Government reiterates its demand Protection Society, will have an Interview u the opium Ja, most unstable and most to withhold his sanction to the propan of the so-called defipit ipagked by the messengers only Learly along the which many of the Jabotas unious in the Amorisas Gatorrent rotorts that the and Customs in 2019

The

ing a cross action against the plaintills for $1.00 damages,

39 millions of Dollars of Deposita in which ought to be remedied made Mr Keswick-I said au ingresso equival Judgment was given for the plaintiffs,

there eni to $10,000.-

the local Banks have vormously decreased, is yet time; and it is for that rea-

for

ever.

with coats, and in view of is gross nation The Acting Colonial Secretary-The recxccation was stayed till Tuesday next port of the Salarias Committee runs as fol- or That this salaries of offisera aglected

THE SIBERIAN RUSSIAN RAILWAY

As already stated, the construction of

and the

no distant data oiraamatances would permit

of facilities being given for frontier Inter

to realize the fact, there are scores avadment which I have to propo8035 the annual expenditure and revenue, what is called the transit rattway, & dis. engers were buried for twenty-four hours.tion That the jury in the case were bribed, reclaimed at a cost of £20,000,030, Eza) ·

wol Lary

Secretary of State be asked by felegraph

affairs

images voted for extraordinary

the Seatbery of Blata, the betaal te grotaumerative, markets and things of that

LABOUR REPUTES.

Fin

The American

the late Victorian devers wooertain

tair parce of income in the pranon datil the amount of it be recon works. The majority of these works are proposed route of the faway.

nologies have already secured, but which it Sicilians were practically American eltizens, ment, and the in now ons vlait to England, fauza Fia Excellency his wisely arus aidered.***

sppears they cannot maintain,

and therefore Italy's interference in unoall with a view to devising some mente for (minschede

No 'Kai secunded the amendment, kind, which will recording to the estimates GENERAL Tehong K-Tours, the Chinese London March 19The pipponeded for Public feeling is much exclied, and prohibiting the als of upium to the dua present large profite on hubsidiary, Alter which he thought was a great improve made this year bring in a zalialacidity Chargo c'Affaires auf Military Attaché at general strike in the shipping traile has will probably vosalt in softe estique sufrags tralian aburiglust, and was Galera Boromire, not be counted

remont upon the wording of the resolution, percentage on the amount dipended I Paris, it paa sheet shit to London. He collapsed owing to a rerelt of labour of between the two nationalities Centre although they both pointed to the same cannot therefore take each a gloomy view le

been wreaked on the cast of Kam Hampe Government have not

now-A

I to China by the rail laaring. Mar- son, gouoral secretary of the National

Notwithstanding the agrum grand religious ceremony was held he taken by some of cro

e of the Hon, members Thon seilies on the 22nd lust, ou lees of Absence,

Amalgamated

A man who were soorced into thin and France to submit the Newfound

laut Gaharips dispute to arbitriou, the took part, and the action of the Govern ia Props, London, March Fifteen thousand French are orcating additional lobster mit with gard to child marriages a 19 at Baris man have strok work in Faunsylvania to factories at Port 3 Port Bay, on the discussed. It was decided to protest

thing

and may intima supply a large portion on mould see that the strendent had

Be thought the more of the mas of the revenue of the colony as has bean prove the Hotel Vidis, and will chals and unioplatu agefist Mix G I FOUNDLAND colow requirements the advantage over the original motion in again, I cannot follow the fogle of this where, we uideretend, he goes to attend Numbers Bailors and Firemen's Union at between the Governments of Grant Birketta to-day in whish' 200,000 persons

resolation compares uttal expendiabetik ANALA, Goperni joining the unions have secaded even

West

Our tazoli are already very the process to reconsider the

at the res

with satriated expenditure, which passed partly at is a very

chief demand for these warciu a forth the whole of the ion The Hon member pho priposed the sadding- gázké per centum on the guy sarada | the salaries of officialą, groundé which were fure Fallacions tairs a rule! Ha ha, during uphold † enfures the demand for an eight hour'day Western coast of Newfoundland, and the water the TABINE. OF Mhe age of consent, › moderate, hat is quite misleading, for conts as in the ache speech of the Hon. The difference is something like $20,000. China's rights, non vi de A. HAUD for 1 This is only the beginning of a more action has caused great eritason in the and great excitquent - prevalere" Hong

BLYEN

autony.

THE IHÌNH VACTIÖNA,,"}

here are about three times more than conta her (Mr. Whitehead) Their rossen for abbene and much higher than in most proposing a reduction of the intrante of Then again, ba, makes no referrace biomself outside the Dip pustio Service by want, which it is expected will involve

these presonte Ve places in the East. The increase in our salary was not due along to the fureuse of to the few offices, which appear in his writings on Caftis in a matire of 198,000), non by May next

Most of the lapsties who escaped from garrison of 1,300 man, which was promised the military contribution, but to the total the estimates, such as nurses for the Fooctow, whither he act protesia to pass London, March 10.---The strikera at Car.. London, March14--Mr Parnell hasized the asylum et Nashville, in the State of but only exists in the imagination of the inability of the colony to pay, and the pro civil Hospital 8,000, additional police bie Testo, M. Cial decretary of the diff bare resumed work, they having no a manifesto, in which he appeals to the Irish Teaser, which was burnt dowa, have Wax Omos--though we have all the same lo hability that the revenue in the future man, 92,1%, tumakaya, $2,200 the in Chinese Legation at Petersburg will cepted the ticket of the Shipping Federi people in America to assist to quell the pre- been recaptured. - pay a double military contribution—would would be restricted while the expenditure i read in the treasury 39,190, the sulit succeed Gederal Tehang Bi-Tung during tion.

Pipe Bend mutiny and disloyalty in the party: He Mr Jation Stephen has, on the advice by brought osademula dopimetatal be they had to meet remained very heavy. department $8,000, the Observatory 89,000. his absence na Becretary of the Legation, at It is stated that Sir John E. Gurst, also states that the dificuly has beau of his meditist stendsuts, resumed his naft to the ratepayers, large quot, would | The Attracy Goaural said he was en- &c. ite ought also to have taveu foto 30. Paris. —London and Cama Express

Under Sourotary for India, will not be created by tho hasty and meddlesoute inter- judicial duties,