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No. 9097-March 26, 1892.)

WHILE unloading a revolver last night at the Talm-shattaul Station, Constable MoEwen shot himself through the left. hand. He was taken to the Ciril Hospital

The Sourabaya Courent reports the open- ing of a new local service between Singa pero sad Soorabaya in connection with the Austrian Lloyd Company. The .. Galatea, Optain Blitia, will koop up the connection, and the Commander recently gava a lunch on board the ship baya to celebrate the opening of the ser-

FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUL That sashange is down to 2/10, the num

mer a coming, and wo bava net got to. the bottom of our depression, That, as I said last week, no amount of writing or chit-chat can mend matters, either exchange or depression, but you can't expect in fellow to write with jaunty air with nothing in hit prekat but sterling bills to meet at 2/10 That a hideous suggestion was made to me the other day-suppose the dollar went down to nothing if wu-take nothing from nothing, nothing remains, and the gestion would naturally be, Where are. we then

THE CHINA MAIL.

Kabren

Fobarge the crowd with drawIL

Many errea's were mada, ne p

Muth distress prevails among the families of the unemployed In Borliti

The Boch Democratic Voreserts (the Progrosaint) party has appealed to the oporatives who are out of employment to abstain from nots of violence.

will soon be able 10. A prejudices" he "they have looked. He porse the crowd, which they did sitor a

FUR KIBET FEES EDUCATION DIL The Roman Catholie Hierarahy in Ire land have suddenly commenced a violent attack upon the compulsory provisions of the bill recently introduced in the House of Commons by the Chief Sooretary, Mr. W. L. Jaskeon, providing for free and compulsory elitation in Ireland.

THE PANIS BOOTATJATE,

J. General Bapth in sanding a commission la South Africs to decide upth i alle for his overser cofday.

Slavin and Mitchell have been offered v sum of £300 * week for four mouths la give besing exhibitions at the Chionga Exhibition,

Lendon Fob. 97. The Congres 6 Chambers of Commeros mos16 on Elid ALS

Jane, and will extend over the three fol lowing days.

That I cannot help inking the Artillery ERNEST RENAN ON HELL

arm is the best for Volunteers in a place The now, weltme of Boavende which like Bongkang, and the moribund the author et La Vis de Venta la about Bissims could be placed in charge of tas to subitat, opisina one of the most re- Остра:

junikable products of M. Ta pon. It That the midnight occupation of one of the bal the ampe of a prefacer and both Forts by the Volunteers during the mathically and theologically, give the reader bilisation will be capital practice for ton a deeper insight into the workings of the

ondua, Teb, 29-By noon yesterday man, and is a dee deel step in advanos wetter's tied haar line bein brains of persons had ansambled in the London, March 1 The Socialists, in for the Corps

from any of bir previoma writinge That the owners of private steam-lausobre M. Eaton prosende to vindicate himtole vicinity of the palavs of the Emperor in Paris atatokat it is intouded to carry out

hare formulated their grievances, and against the attace made upon his by ro. Unter den Linder, opposite the University, abe ancral labour celebrations on the Tat Loudon, Fob 29-In the bourgs of an

them in ligada poople whose testings, prfibiplos, be whereupon the polles were drierod ludi- May in a panific manner. They are, how interview batween Lord Carrington and

over, urenlating an appeal to the soldiers press representative, the inte Guvernor of the proper quarters B

*** New South Wales cologised the Melboárna That I see the Tramway Company has at feare, deeft, he is certain, that ailesiasti stubborn topistance, during which their never to fee on the people.

... RASTINGS, M, F.

markols and tramways. He "spnsidera the last decided to reu & more convenient cal writers will represent him to have met swords were drawn and freely used. Tho

London, Foir 28. Mr. George Wood Melbourne tramways the Buert In the service of cars than formerly, and lady with the sims death as Judas lamiot In Emperor, décompanied by the Empress contributors to this column will have one some future nge the French will read, in Victoris Augusts, drove in Unter dan Lin-yake nalings, P. for the Eastern world. The eight-hours system, he say, subject the loss to mggrat, g

soce book pabbahed with the action of den, and through other streets of Berlin in Division of Worcestershire, who is under is a necessity, in an Australian olimont, That the comparatively small increase in the Church, that he received one million the sitemoon, and were greeted with res committal for alleged misappropriation of whils it also conduces to increased af

trast funda, has feu declared a bankrupt. cienay

of work. the farenia amply met, by the greater francs from M. de Buthschild, and as much pact by the populate

THE CHEIA OBAMPIONSHIPS-

It is understood that Victoris, can obtain convenience of the service.

From Napston III for writing the Finde At 6 o'clock in the evening the mob agadu

Lantos, Feb, 2.- In the tournement £1,000,000 at 4 per cent on immediato That therd in d marralage unanimity of Jesus." He meations that some piqua per- aseonrbled at the Backeobs Markot. Again.

feeling about the projected departure on living at Nantes sonda him very month the police had to draw swords and charge for the obrer championship Dir. Steinitz application, and also £3,000,000, at 44 por from Peking of the present British Re- lectar encshed in thdae words: There the crowd, and after vollic the gathering has defeated M. Tschigurin by 10 gumento cant within two years if a guirantes he

Firo games were drawn, in Hell and M. Ronan adda

given that the colour will, not borrow, M was dieperead. presentative, 290, 5 m

Further amonat in London during that That I see Mr Kopsch, the Customs That ragreb is felt that his successor dess

| poried. Statistical Secretary, estimates the valgo not assume charge batt autam of exports and imports from and into That the Chamber of Commercs ought to Chira at very nearly the satio-about-seing the opportunity of closing the at 116 million tacis encl the exports having

surely something will he done by Homebody at some time during the prescat esntary to put things motallið ou

proper basis.

RxOBUITING for the Hongkong Regiment is evidently going on zatively in India, as will be seen by the following fatimation published in the Times of India : Gone- ral Officers Commanding Districts are 20-Tha thorized to asstion the transfer of any native officere, non-commissioned nfücors, or men of native regiments who may be Belected by Major Barrow for the Hong. kong Regiment, provided the limit of thirty mén por regiment is not eroonded. The names of all nativo ofiosta so transferred should be reported to the Adjutant General in India, Simise to LANE

AUGUSTUS FRANCIS PHILLIT PRPLOW, at the Assize Court, Singapore, on the 17th- inst, was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to muntar, and also with comwitling a rath seh... The oiraumstances of the caso briefly are that Peplow, who in za.offigint dog kilion going along the Changie Road in the dusk of evening, caw something up a tres which he took to be a monkey. He shot at it and killed it. The supposed monkey turned out to be.n Malay man, The jury returned a verdict of no guilty on both counts.

HARD LIKES FOR THE LAZARD,The Zonder and China Express A Woman named J no towo, residing at Marzion, in Gora wall, ban for several years sudored from violent pains in the stomach, from which she has been unable to obtain any relief, Although she has been continually under medical treatment. On the 12th inst alter taking some medicine, she ked -20- vure attack of vomiting, in the conrea of which she threw up a living lizard from four to five inches in length. Dr J. Madge, who has been the woman's medical attend. ant, has preserved the lizard, which he bo leven must have been in her stomach for

many years.

ceremony took

zicos.Chinese A VERY OBRÍCOU place in Belegio Band, Singapore, on the 17th inst, when the models of all the property belonging to the late Me Lim Eng Keng were consigned to the flam, The

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models wexs rather large, and took the forms of houses, shops and even to the pair of horses und, carriage possessed by deceased Chinaman. Some of them were very bandsome; and it was said that the cost of the lot amounted to something lik $200. A function took place in the "house- early in the evening, and about 10.30 p.m. the models were brought out into the street. The match was then applied and in a few minutes they were reduced to asties,

In the cotite of an intervige Causal Booth, speaking of his experiences in Aus iratia, gave a good testimonial to the in- dustry of the Dainaman. He said-Irade. thousands of miles dp and down your coun. sty so I said to them in Melbourne-and

the advantage of about half a million taels, That assuming we cannot depend upon any. calido aid in angulating ozchango, thin dead level of arporis and importe do not piler nuach, bapa for the invoce, als though it ought to be most comforting news to the narrow-minded Chian who croak over the impoverishment of the Mitale Kingdom.db. That the arranging of round and aquara

not be an enviable task for a man who i

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BROWNIE

Orders were then sued that shop-keepers and others should close their establink mente; and so fallabitants were command- ed to remain indoors.

ROBBERY OF JEWELLENY.

London, Feb. 26.The jewellery of the Dowager, Lady Vernon has been stolen by burglare at Stockport

Zendon, March 1- The London Omni- bus Company has declared a Tridend of 5 por conta A reduction in wages will probably be ordered, owing to the lecrogas in the prices of provender,

The foot and mouth disease has broken: out among cattle in Kent, Sussex, and Surrey.

In the course of the evening many dis- I should be very glad to feel sure that there is a Hell, for I prefer the hypothesis orderly Incidente occurred in the quarter of a Hell to think of annihilation I imagine of the city occupied by the worklog clands. that if, in His severity, the Eternal wore to later there were cutest conflicts in Toen

THE LATE ME,, SFURGEON'S mosphere when tho now Minister comes band mo to shat uploasmat plade, I would that, Brunnen, and Gross Frankfniter

Loudon, Feb. 27 The Ror. James along) ATMEG manage to get out, Paradies seama a place Streets. At one time the situation was ori That the Chinois realdente who give their whore people must be recy aneb bured. tiond, the mob offered such a determinedSpurgeon, brother of the late Rev. G. E. services gratuitously and unstintingly in What I should prefer is Pargory, which resistance to the polica. The latter had to Spurgeon, has been appointed pastor of connection with the Po Long Kuk I picture to myself så ʼn pilnor Teplete with make repeated onslaughts with drawn the Metropolian Taberniale, with the Ret diserve the thanks of the community cortain melancholie eluce large park words before the mob was dispersed. Many Mr. Pierson as Preacher. That they do not always get thanks more ülemined with a polar light and interspers-meu were wounded in those pamulle, and

NEW GOLD-BATING PROCESS,

F Morland, Sha Oxford, Entor, who in Fonden, Feb. 27. The prospectus of the charged with feloniously blackmelling kicks than ha’pence sometimes,

od with geavas, where the loveinmended eighty porsons were arrested. That the Council will do well to encourage on earth will be purified, pending complete

Australian Geld Rosorory Company, which number of noblemen, was to day operat

this deserving body.

etberiantion, What exquisite romances will

is to be formed to work Macarthur and ted for trial. bo completed there 1. Hoopla avet fort in

Forrest's patents, has been isoned. The no hurry to leave it, considering, above all,

capital of the company is £180,000. the unattractive character of Paradiso an The moanted gandarmarle were subse-TX, MURDER OF BARONESS DELLAAD- abode of bliss for which its monotony quantly called out to parade the streets. makes it impossible for me to feel any do Elaborsta precautions have been taken eiro. Travelling to the ratious plants by the police and municipal authorities to would suit mis much butter, bat would rootrain farther disorders, but it is Feared hardly be to the taste of devout old women that rioting will be reruwed to day (Sun- who, we are told, will form the majority of day). the elect. Let us not renounce God the London, Feb. 29-Owing to the repres Bather. Let us not deny the passibility of sire measures taken by the police autho a faal day of justice. Even in cur un-rities of Berlin, the labour.tronbles are re- eventful lives, when great ordeals are rare,garded as at an end. --- how often do we nos experients the used Late-Berlin is quiet, of appealing to the Eternal Truth of things, and bosch it in speak: but we meet with

LABUR PLANTING COMPANY, LIMITED

hole to fill square, round or notagonal holes has been a duty somewhat prema: Tast here can be no question the fuill. tarely fastened on to our new Governor.

ment of this duty is not an easy task.

An extraordinary general meeting of this That the business of meeting the require

ents or claims of the Service, and her Company was held in the Hongkong Hotel meeing that delicate networkof personal to-day. The chair was bocupied by Mr A demands with the goal of the public, saw Walkinshaw, And there were procent comparatively new to the Colony Messe Fullarton Henderson, F. A. Go Thst, to begin at the tops MeJustica Clarke (Directors), J. H. Cox, Alexander Calto, undertakes to do the whole duties of the. P. X. Braga, J. B. Gours and J. Barros, absent Chief Justice and his own for two. and a half months, and forthwith one of Mr. Cox road the notice calling the the legal fraternity raises & question - meeting. they are always at it, for 'tis their maturo to-about appealing a decision from Pulse Judge Claiko to Acting Chich Justice Clarke. That If the solicitor had been the young barristor to whom referred last week, he might have beer supposed to be pating in good word for himself. That the difficulty w raised in, in point of fact, a small walter, to long as a full Court of Appeal is constitated in time to deal with the momentous issue raised by Mt Dennys client. ~** That the Appeal Conet, hoaring cases from one bruich of the Supreme Court to the other, has always bond with it withe of the farcical element, although (if Ihr Braga-Allow me to say that the re- mistako not) I have heard if a judge

solution which has been proposed would. verting or taking part in reversing his own judgment upon an appeal. That of course Mr Fielding Clarke would be the senior judge sitting upon his own decision in the lower Court, but, with rariations, it has been Hongkong

thus

That I soo pop expraca a hope the shutting of official carda will enable Lie Excellency

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M. Rensa concludes this extmordinary The Chaitran end-You have heard the preface with the following coufosion-

Hoavenly Father, I thank Theo for life; potice read, and as there are cot 3750 shares represented at this meeting (which is as it has buen gortio and prestols to me. cesesty for the winding-up of the Company have not been without ain; but whatever who call themselves priests, by Arlicis 86) we cannot proceed to pass my those may e special resolution for the winding-up of the I have never committed any very wicked Company. We will therefore proceed to pat act I have loved Truth and made utcri- befuse the meeting the following resolution fices to it. I have desired the coming of Articles of Thy day, and still believe in it. When my That Article No. 86 of Association be struck out and that there bearly beliefs crumbled away, instead of substituted therefor the following That weeping and conceiving anger against Thes, the Company shall not be dissolved except I made up my mind to make the best of it by resolution in general meeting passed by To weep would bare been corardly; to bu majority of at least three-fourths of the angered against Thine the most complete of shareholders present.

beardítios."

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FRANUS AND AMRBICA,

old good if there was no other business to NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN transact but the winding-up of the Com paas, but I understand that some share- holder is prepared to propose another resolu Wuu, namely, for not winding-ap of the Company, but to allow it to remain in its resent form until the shareholders have the opportunity of subscribing, froth capital or gatting apndiaste to take over the

Mr Cox-We cannot

pass a

Lowion, March 1.A reciprocity tranty has been concluded between France and the United Stato.

THE DEFENCES ON TEK ENPIER.

to do away, if not with the post of Assist business of the Companysolation to staternent in the House of Commobs with

nat Harbour Master, then with list of Correspondenco Clerk at the Public Works Departments to

the only patches which I saw really cultiThat it is not likely Bataclancy will be vated belonged to the Chinaman. And what is the secret of the Chinaman, tho secret which will make tim dispute the mastery of the world y with the Anglo- Saxon Only work. And the secret of misery all the world over is want of work- want, sometimes of the opportunities of work, sometimes of the habit of work,

wind-up the Company. We only want power tu be able to co 80.

Mr. Braga--If we bave the power boa we will dissolve

Mr Co-No, no, this meeting is only to alter, an Artiole of Association

able to do so mutil at least the regulation safaries and half-salarion havo run of, because officials cannot be expected, as

The Chairman-It is only to alter the I bare already said, to do the work of etbers for nothing, unless they get the Article of Association which requires 3750 Tay for their old posts in the exonline. ahures, which we will never got, to give Cant this network of vagation love, full power to three-fourths of the meeting to

Jay and half-pay, is so intertwined with pass this resolution if it sces fit,

THE LATE DUKE OF CLARE CR, London, Feb. 20-On Salatday lis, this date which was fixed for the wedding of the late Duke of Clarence, her Majesty the Queen placed wreaths on the tomb of the deceased duke.

London, March 9-Har jenty tho Queen continuos daily to visit the tomb of the late Prives at Windsor. The anxiety and fretting is visibly affecting her bealth.

FAMINA IN. GUROPE

London, Feb. 27.-Cases of starvation amongst the destitute anemployed in Vienna have been brought to light. Thousands of Inves are being distributed to the starving puor.

London, March 1.-The periants in the famina district in Hungary are living on bark and pine canta, AYNURS

Five thousand persons are in a destitute condition at Stettin, in Germany,

verbiont is importing sixly thousand tons London, March 9-The Portuguess Gu- of wheat with a slow to making provision against an anticipated, scarcity of food in that country,

A serious unemployed rint is running its course at. Vienna, the starving people (esid to number over 50,000) demanding broad

London, March Mr Stanhope, Se-from the Government. The Government oretary for War, has deliverot a reassuring

ia endeavouring to provide relict.

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of unemployed people at Dantzic, in Prussia, se starving. Serious nots have taken place, many provision shops being broken into and raided.

Much distress prevails among the usem.

rogard to the defences of the British Em pire.

The statement is gonely regarded as satisfactory, and shows the latest weapons adepted in the dit k branching? of the survice, and the fakeless guni ufany Birgo cites throughout powder, are all that can be desired, and that generally Great Britain is keeping pace, with the rapid march of invention in the matter of defences.

ANDTHEM PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR

any

THE ASSASSINATÍON OF A BULOSALAR DIPLOMAT

London, Feb. 29.The assassination af De Vulcowitch, the Bulgesinn Diplomatic Agont in Constantinople, by a man who is supposed to be a Russian, has exzed an

Balgarian capital.

ANASTAX SENTENCED TO WRATH, London, Feb. 27. -Lientonant Angstay, who murdered the Baroncas Dellard, an got lady. et ber residence, in the Bruts verd da Temple, in Parie, in Novombar last, his been found guilty and sentenced to death.

"FAST STEAMING OF THE 'BRITANNIA,"

· Lowdonj. Feb, 26.--The P. and 0 Cum- pany's R.M.S. Britannia steamed from Malta to Plymouth in five days, beating the record for that disfauco.

ATTEMPTED BANK & EBERY IN LONDON..

The thief was shptured after a fierce resistance.

THE UBURI Period of Grace. Your pro- ¡¡ posal is so unexpected, Mr. Spronsmore," Baid the young woman, blushingly, ( that I hardly know what to say. You must give me time to think it over. ⠀⠀ "Conilly, modatingly. That's the way, I'vador Misa Jaggere,' said the young man, socom always been in the habit of doing in oases

like this.

PRATKERS ABSOLUTELY Gumenak Gentlema

he cared himself of Deafness and Noires in will be pleased to send full particulars free. the Head of 14 years' standing by « now method,

Address Hanner Gturrox, 8, Simpherd's place,

"soothing, "nöol-

London, March 1-A desperate attempt Kennington Park, London, S.B., Eng

ROWLANDS KALITUR, SOM as hees was to carry off a box of valuables daring banking hours at sig Loning, emollient milk for the skin. It provents and removes freckles, tan, sunbura, reknows don and Westminster Bank.

and roughness of the skin, soothes and barle atinge of insects, eczema, prickly hert, and all iccitations, produoma soft skin and m lovely delicate complexion. It is warranted free from any lead or mineral ingredienta, and is pericelly harmless to the most deli- eate akin. Bottles 21. ki, and 41. Gd. Azk for BOWLAND" Kazzden, of 20, HAIK,

inadon.

EMIGRATION TO QVEENSLAND STOPPED. London, Feb. 29.--Sir. 3. E. Garrick, Agent General for Queensland, has been directed by his Government to stop all emigration to Queensland.

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL. LIST OF VIRITOES.

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nan and childron Mr. J. ". Buckle

Mr JS Guthrie c

THE MELBA' DIVORCE CABR. London, March 1-The Duke of Or- lesne, co-respondent in the Meits divorce case (Armstrong v. Armstrongs, has led an answer to the petition of Captain Arm strong, at the same time protesting against Mr Dabington Mr H. C. Dowler the jurisdiction of the court. He has Mr & Mrs E. V. Bro-Me and Mrs Guinness retained Sir Charles Russell for his defence.

A NEW BATTLE-SKIP, - Lodot, March 1 The new battle-ship Rarailliss, built for the British Govorn- ment, was launched's Clydebauk to-day.

The Ramilise in a barbatie battleship of 14,150 tors, 18,000 horas power, and is to have a speed of 171⁄2 knots. She will carry fourteen gana, the heaviest being 1851. 68-fou guns. She is one of s num- bar of sister ships now in process of com. pletion at the Government dockyards or by private arms.]

BLIZZARD OFF THE ODÁST OF: ALWFOUNDLANĖ.“

London, March 1.7-A blikasıð drove a aniber of fishing gische containing 220 Behormon pet to see off the coast of Age

Mr Charles ✪. Malsch Mr. Byrne Bir Herbert Ogilvie Mr-, G. Cawston Earl of Ousiow Mr W. Cazalet MAJH; Perry Mr & Mrs J. 1. Cot-Mr Foxte

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Mr W. Rántaoh Mr J. B. Coughtris Mr J20. Rack Mr and Mrs E. 6. Mr A. Rosa

Glazier

My Taylor

VICTORIA HOTEL VISITORS LIST

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Capt. van Carbach Me O. Rapo Capt. A. Cront Tächen Wh M D. D. Cursetje Miss Ruberta MD Davissan Mr. J. Rodeion Stan

avadra

foundland. Thirteen fishermen wera fre- Mrs Farmer Samte

ach to death and 55 were badly frost biltes, and it is feared that the rest have perished.

Many of the missing seators in the Naw foodland bazzard va boon resoued,

sometimes of bath. In over-orowded Loa oficial He here and elsewhere that oversolation is to dissolve the Company, the life of the Cher of Reunio when bie intones anti-Russian fealing at Sofia, the reducing the death-roll to forty.

don, in densely-populated India, in the Australian wild, it is only work that is wanted.

Iaz year marked a retrograda novement in regard to temperance, and the Excise returns for the year are not calculated to rakse the hopes of teetotallers and their friends throughout this country, The con- sumption of spirits last your in the United Kingdon amounted in 30,744,203 gallons, or 1,333,778 gallons more than the quantity consumed in 1990. On the other hand, the augmentation in the consumption of boet le rather below, the average, being only 430,188 barrels more than the returns show for 1890. England and Wales take, the lead, of corse, in this official record of the nation's partiality for stimulanta

Thus

Mr Braga-The ultimate object of the thing, even reformers like Mr White- lesd, must give way

would propose-That the General Managers That however willing Governor Robinson be instructed to suspend work on the Estate might be, and I bellove is, to ecosemize and staff and labourers be dismissed, and astirs operations be sus- the expenditure and to most popular that practically

iowe generally, the manner in which pended until soul time as the Shareholders galaries and half-aaluries interlock cach, are able to raise fresh ospital or metil we other would, I afraid, be an get a syndicate to take over the business of

the Company! effitctual bar to reform,

motion could The Chairman Feld that this not be entertained by the meeting.

Mr F. A. Gomes seconded the resintion, which was carried by a iuajority of 6 to 1, Mr Braga being the dissentient..

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That, at the same time, the question of the sealed position of Baperintendent of the Water Police cannot be tied up in this way, and Mr Whitehead might have a shot at this anomaly. That I have a notions this so-called

ap- pointment is at rariants with the Police Ordinance, but as it has not been acted upon, although gezelted, no positive har as perhaps been done.

we Sud that, with the aid of the Primil.That you have suggested Mr Hennio for

ity, the people of this country Donauined 1,170,701 gallon of spielte iu :1891. zoró than they drank in 1890.

One of the chief objects of the vizit of Commodore de Richelieu to Senggora, (saya the Singapore Free Press) in to examine into the question of a site for a new light- house to be erected there in view of the future importance of that port as result of the construction of the Kedah Beuggora railway. There are two islands off the month of the chatnél which help to

the Post-Office rather than the fifth wheel of the Harbour Office, and per spe you are right, on principle, and (falling a better man) in practice, as Me Ronnie is said ju bo a good organizer That there is a little batile going on over this question of appointments between

· the adrcoxies and opponents of cadets, which has possibly more of a personal that a public object. That in the good old days the endet sys'em was inaugurated, and to it the Colony owes some of the beat officials it ever

The Chairman--I say mention, as the question was asked at the meeting on 16th January whether the Toongwood Estate would revert to the British North Borneo Government if the aharohulders geneed to cultivate the land, that there is nothing to that effect stated in the lease, which any shareholder may now Res. A doarmator meeting will be held in a fortnight. thank you for your attendance.

London, Hob. 20-I bas just been discovered that a plot was inetigated against Majesty attended the funeral of the Grand Dake. Donatantiue latoly, but it was. frustrated.

On the plot becoming koowa, two military officura who were implicated in the conspiracy committed suicide. A

Many audonts have been arrested at Paulovska.

A RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICEL CENSUSFR

London, Feb. 26. The Czar has censur. ed the Russian military officer who expel led Captain Younghusband, the Belial agant, from the Pantir Plateau in Central Asis, and has expressed bis regret for the occncranco.

THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND THE NEW

ZRALAND GOVERNMENT, Loudon, Fab, 27.-I the Bone of Common last night, Baron de Worns, Political Secretary to the Colonial Offion stated that there was not the slightest ground for charging Lord Knatsford with a breach of faith in not sebaitting the Earl of Glasgow's unme to the Guvernment

A BANKRUPT MARQUIS. The Marquis of Ailesbury hse declared bimself traolvent. His liabilities anieunt 10 £35,000. It is shown that the whole of his estate bus been squandered away in various forms of gambling,

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Mr Fensing Ospt, and Mrs AlfredMr and Mrs R. Sand.

Getloyed ford and failly Mr. Walter Harland Me OF Tau Senten Mrs Shields and child. Capt. Hildebrandt Mr & Mra W. C. Jack, ren

and facili

Mr W. Sunth Bir Th. Solterbeck Mr Stoll Me Walter Tor

Mr. Morton Jones Mr E. B. Jorey Mr Robert Love Mr Clos. H. Mal-Me G. E. Taverner

Mr Thomas Profax Victor Yala-

poss TEÀQEDY IN A YOURT,

Mir A. Mavazro Loudon, March 9-During the trial of a Air McCandliss horse thief in Indians, U.S., the prisoner Miss Alice Moore suddenly, draw a revolver and shot the Cipt. Geo Mrs Woodyss

of New Zealand before his appointment Mayo and goather official dead. The in Governor if that oplaty was made. The cident created profound excitement, and the man was immediately seized by this method of procedure ouibodied in this circular despatch of

MADAME MELDA'S LATEST SUCCESS. Nadanie Malba's Luots' has been on- thusiastically received at Rome.

OBITUARY.

Governors was

ANOTERE MONTE CARLO SENSATION. the apportent of ing larowd and lyuched.

don, March 9.-án Englishujan at followed... The Rarl of Quale, late Go DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN. PARIS. London, Feb. 29-A dynamite bou vernor of New Zealand, was informed of Worts Carlo has created another senation was exploded at the residence of Princess the apparment of the Earl of Glasgow ea by winning an immense su-estimated at

his arcessor directly Her Majesty the 218,000-from the banks. Sagan in Paris. No injury wes dona

March 1.-The Frincess Signa's house Quess approved of the appointment. The was mistaken for the Spanish Ebay, the reports current prior to this were unsutho- Iiutention of the dynamitards being to Tibed,

avenge the austobiet executions Et Xera. |- THE GALWAY ARMOURY, ROBBED, The Paris committes of Spanish 'anarotie's London, Feb. 20A band of robburs had previously warned the Embassy that it has stripped the Armoury at Chatway, in was intended to destroy the building by Ireland, of the arins belonging to the dynamite. March 19.

GERMAN TERRITORY IN SOUTH-WEST ATEICA. London, Feb, 26.It was recently remoured that Germany had decided to abandon her territory in Southwest The actual terati examinations take Africa, in usequence of being able to plase in the city to-day, I. E. the Tartar sell it. It is now antonuced that the

FOOCHOW NOTES.

The Arsenal gun-boat Rs. It has been placed at the disposal of H. E. the Vinery, wae wo understand will leave on Tuesday next.

Naval Reserve.

VICTORIAN TREASURY HONDS.

:.

... RELIGIOUS SERVICES,

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDEAL--Farado, fervice. at 8,30 ▲ M. (Holy Communion and and 4th Sundays) Matius at 11. Holy Com-! munion at the 11 o'clock servis on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays in the month. Evensong a. 5.43.

UNION CHURCH, Kennedy RoadHin ister Rov, O. H. Bondfeld-Serviers 21. 11:00 AM. and 6 PX

37. PETKE'S SEAMEN'S CHtment, Sallers Home-Service on Sunday, at 11.4.1. unti London February -Miss 4. J. 65 r. The Holy Communion in somis Clough, Principal of Newnham Golge,nistered on the 1st and 3rd Bardage in the

month at 11 AM on the 2nd and 5th 41. Cambridge, is dead. Tho donth is an

London, Mas Emily Yemen, au Service.

7.30 AM and on the 4th, at the Evening namped, at

WESLEYAN METODIST CAVAce→Divino Landon, March Victurion Treasury xotresi.

CRUEL TREATMENT OF CHILDREKZ Servico at 10.30A.M. in St. Andrew'1⁄2 Hell Bends for a million sterling bearing interest

London, February 25, -A: painful scusa | City Hall, at the rate of 3) per veut, per annum, and

ST. Joser's Carson, Garden Roach repayable in eighteen months, have been tion has been caused in Londen by the re-

trial of Mrs Mónts- 9 L.M. Mass and Sermon, 5.50 7, M. Eron- placed on the market through the medius of velations made at

private firm. The regular brokers are gu, wils of the son of Lord Robert Montage, ing Bervice, Benediction and Suite GERMAN ESTHERda Chapel-Service in contains an article condemnatory of private death of her little daughter, who she the Gorean language, by Res. R. Gott!

cruelly in treated. The mother pinised sobalk every Bunday, at 11 2x, in his loans by solonial governments. A NEW ZEALAND MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT her child, and shut her up in a dark zoom. Chapel of the Berlin Founding Hours,

Mrs Montagu was agmmitted for trial for West Point. ASSOCIATION, PALA Londen, Feb. 26. At the Lreeting of the manslaughter.

Bhisk the auchorage at Senggon from the Tact the need of recruiting at local Service | General presiding. This is quite in excep.Genus Goverumont has decided to ly indignant, and the London Times who was pharged with having caused the

swell of the N. É masoon; and it in either upon one of these or upon a bluff on the mainland to the soath that the most Tavoltrable position for a lighthouse will be found. It might be possible to further improve the anchorage by running a break. water between the two islands already mentioned. Thie would afford an exten sive shelter for athips in the roadstend, which has, a sufficiat depths to accom modate the class of vanels that would be put on the rug between" "Bangkok and

The question of Late navigation during fog in Hongkong waters has been brought up he two or three correspondente. One of these writes I think it in a disgrace lo aj colony. like Bougkong, lich has such a vast amount of shipping trade, to have ever built light housed without fading fog guals on them. That is the use of those

lights in foggy weather I It is only wasting oil to light them, and omeidering the large surplus of cash in hand and the heavy light dees ships have to pay, proper fog siguala ought to be placed on all light-hounen sa the foggy sonson has already commenced. If Me" Mackintosh and the Ciramber of Commerce will reproment the matter to the Hongkong Government and get them to place the neosary for dgnal on D'Agullar and the other light houses under Colonial jurladiation, they will be doing good for all shipping companies trading to Hongkong. ---Othgupure Fru Prish

In Chiengo Stranger Whose little girl are you? Florence I'm paga's little girl. Stranger-And why arep 599 mamma's Elite girl? Florance Cause the decree gave me to rapa...

WKARY-Looking Man Doctor can insomnia bo eured? Dooler-Nothing Qualer. Any one can fall into a Bound

sleep by simply trying to count a thousand. Weary Looking. Man-You but baby can't sount."

in this way may not be so urgent as it tional case, and comes about, we are given the territory! was thirty years ago, may be admitted, to understand, through H. E. holding,

Tartar,

DEFEAT OF THE IMPERIAL CHANCELLDE IN

THE REIONSTA

tat the necessity of traiding young mau temporarily, the Viceregal real at E the Imperial Obsincollor, has been. ¿wing |

as a role, being allowed to praside examination of nativa literati,

Landon, Feb 27.-Coust von Caprivi, is Chinese language and custome, and of keeping them in the Colony where their special qualifications and know. We understand that the three new defeated in the German Reichstag apon ladga will bauf greatest service, Chinese Benks, we lately announced as questions respecting the alleged cruelty it as utgent ha ever.

having started, are working in deadly towards recruits in the army, and the That the anti-Cadut syndicate usny do good opposition to the old established ones in order fostering of religious feeling in the aranys

London, Maros. 1.—Count von Copriri in this way--it may prevent the Cadet to secure the greatse part of their baisinaas. wystem from bejug overdone; bat it can' If we are rightly informed, they hava omaisined another defent in the ftoichstag never convinge men who know Hong metoed basisons on rather risky lines, giv-on vote taken in connection with the kung that the systern proposed by tag credit to Teamon whom the older Bkaka anval estintos.

THE PRESCOBNUY OF THE UNITED Professor Legge and carried out by Sir have declined further to accommodate.

London, Foo. 28. Arremost, has

New Zealand, Mortgage and lavestnout February 26-Mra Montage has been Association, Lord Grosvenor said he was committed for trial on a further charge of afraid there were no better tings in store systematic cruelty towards Eer breo sous.. for New Zealand, Many wore sick auto It was alleged at the trials that she | On death of the very name of New Zealand dooleren she punished their bodies to sare investments,

The question of the liquids their soule. tion of the association seas postponed walil

During the trial the feeling was so the next annual meeting.

strong against the moonsed that additional opustables were stationed in court to pra

the inhuman mather.

THE AMERICAN-CONTRACT LAW.

Horcules Robinson has not proved of They are naturalty anxious to get that been set on foot by a number of indoential Lonilöt, Feb. 25.—A Chicago gold-boater vent the crowd resorting to violence towards-

immense value to the Colony.

notes into general circulation sa soOỘN. LA

That Ponknife apparently looks at the possible, but this would appear to be rather senatore, representing 11 States, tu upp

matter from this point of view, although an expensive way of setting about it,

doneral Harrison's re-pleation as President of the United States.

THE ANATOMISTS IN SPAIN,

be in pot happy in his treatment of the We hear that a lengthy despatch has been public servants whose Dames be mentions. received by the authorities from Peking fas That it is always a difficult and risky task structing them to exhort the people growing

London, March 9-A signs suarebit to attempt to write a biography of a man, and making ten to improve the quantity plot has born discovered at Barcelona, in you don't know; EDWA

and desiring that the focal geretament Spain. An attempt was unde to wreck tse That it must also be borne in mind that a should do all in their power to assist the run rasulate by means of dynamites

public servant is practically bound to people to do so, se the falling off in the but failed. accapt any position offered to him by the trade is very serious. We shall hope to THE LABUS RIGT IN BERLIN, Governor, otherwise he imperils his have a translatba of the proclamation London, Feb. 28. Thousands of Bosal which is being posted in the different to its and unemployed have renewed the

future prospects.

has been fired in the sum of £200 for breaches of the Alion Labour Contract Law of the United States, ho having engaged two Australian workinen from abroad proceed to America

THE SUGAR-DOTIVE-IN- ANDRICI.~~-

That the responsibility of all such sppoint-districts, as a result of this despatch next disorders in the streets of Berlin, and riot

ments rests upon the Governor, and it work. Although this is only a repetition of ing lise taken place in several parts of the as cossionally makes a sly, there is not what was done last year, the despatch is bley. The men marry the ad fing The push to be surprised at under the cir- said to he faz lengthier and far more urgent shop of overst prominent jeweils have

been wrecked the mon That in the multitude of counsell us there Admiral Ting is abortly expasted here. The wapis police force of the German sent the emended cruelitution.

GUYS STATOON,

in its terms.

to

Exchange. HONGKONG MATH 26 Luntou- Bank, Wine, M

Qu-demand, Fa 30 days sight

4 months sight, Credite, 4 es Documentary, months sighs,

(On Parian V

On demand, Credits, & months eight

On demand, '90 days' sight, private paper, Gold Lust, 100 fine (pse cast) Bevindgur (Bank's buying rus)*?

GENERAL BOOTH ON AUSTRALIA London, February 25-General Booth a contributed an ortiolo, to the Contem-On Berlin- temporary Beriem. He states the greatest | On New York--- MARK Labial danga. Angalia is to be found. On demand,

in the rest.

perity. He advo-

Credits 6 days United States Hense of Reprosentatives gen, with plenty of rovision for recres Wire,

London, Feb. 28.-The Democrats in the cisten the establief dualeial vil- On Bombay-

On demand, have decided to support the repeal of the tion. He says that he was offered large

rasts of land in Australia, which were Os Calcuttam Bagar duties.

THE NATAL CONSTITUTION,-

cleared, and were worth £20 per scrs. of Natal has sont is John Robin vance the mariney zoosssery fur the settle London Feb. 28-The Legislative The Government, he states, ought to ad- On demand, Ou Shanghai- and Mr. Petion on a plaion to ment of the industrial villages, taking the gland to induce Lord Kuntsford, the land as security. He declared that if Boorstay of State for the Colonies, to compelled to do so he will borrow money 26 3 pas coul. interest and then transler Natal his partly representativo govern the enrgius pops to Australia and la wisdom to be found occasionally, and | It is given out that bis spacial mission in, capital iv on duty, The troops ara con-

ment electors being property bolders. oleswhere.2 sometimes there is much inwisdom............ vigiling the port is to suspect the two new lined for the present to their barracks. The bill of the Council, passed last year THE BRITISH LABOUR COMMISSION That I hear the Volunteer scheme is belog kau-bosts, buil. of the Arsenal for the The main attempted to present she, poltt

Landon, February 20-Delegatos from fully discussed by the Special Committon Viceroy of Canton. But we have reacon diem bunting guard at the Palace, and disallowed in Lendon, provided for deputed for that purpose, and it all their to believe that a thors Important part of whereupon the force of bores and foot or representative government with a single the Trades Connell in Dublin, who have elected, the Cabinet to conslet of six.] Commistios, have requested the commis suggestions are tried out a resolution his miasion is to report on the Min forts duty at once charged the populace, using chatter of 37 sants, the metabora being all given evidence before the British Labour Barr

which have been undergoing thorough their sobre and dispersing them, the lead mor

sion to support a proposal in favour of the That, as I have already wired all those repair, and on the poster guna labair fare being at the same time arrested

IMPERIAL REDIKATION.

taxing of machinery, pot Landar, Marok ho Imperial interested, there is not a wide faid bare mounted. We hope that during his stay The Emperor Walisso, attended by sta

UISCELLA MEOFA, for such service in prece time he will be paying visit to the city, which side de-camp and police, then ederation League has made arrangermente for

London, Feb. 24. The Barchers Burdett That much may be done to encourage young wont-nocestate his coming up in a steam through the streets, and was cheered by submitting to the constituencies on the Coulte I recovering from her recent

odgasion of the forthcoming generel: elan mien to join, by giving facilitiesand ad van. legach, and that he will take the on the propter

Landon Feb 26.The Social Democrats zaference to the incidence of taxation for in Vienna are providing food for 30,000

anemployed in that city. defence and other Imperial purposes,

will take place in volunteering.

to the question of the relations of the fallsporten

tages based upon a well-regulat dayelva.portunity of incuding in his report of the Feb, 27 The roughs in Berlin attempt That the Volunteer Artillery Corps shows gun-bonts and forts, the watched shallowed to renew the riots op Friday night oplode to. Great Bruin, with special

signs of life which are creditable to all sees of the river from the Anchorage to the few shops were lected. The police lis couperted.

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