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great discount, before any information and the Allies became more concentrated had the Government shown the same reached the Government, and thereby in Boracaen's Bands, his intelligunos faith in Read news an ROTER ANGLO-RUSSIAN FRIEND realise a great fortune within a few system, became proportionately develop CD himself.

To our mind the true story is far more hours. Ninety-four years after the ad. Hence it was that in the spring great and decisive battle had been lost and summer of 1815 his agents swarm fascinating than the long-believed myth, and won this table was still going ed all over the seat of war, and he was but for all that we imagine the strong.although it had absolutely no easily the best-informed man in Engfairy-tale has got such a long start in the race that it will be very long ere foundation in fact to rest upon. Mr land.

Shortly before the battle of Waterloo Truth, the laggard, catches up and com- LUCIEN Wour, the well-known Angle- Jewish journalist, has taken the trouble form, with a keen eye to the pols the jade-in-possession to yield up Telegraph representative at Chwol, said to investigate the origin of the story and topography of the coming struggle, sent to her the place which is hers of right

in the pages of authentic history.

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Fronch Mail" of the 6th July was delivered in London on the 4th inst.

The threatened scal strike in England and Scotland was averted through the masters granting the minimum wage de manded by the men.

newwagen- tic brochure published in Paris in 1840 Dunkirk to organise a fresh: under the title "Histoire édifiante decy there with an express, service to Rothschild I." The author was a shady Brussels. By this rents, the land journey journalist named AmoRNES DAIRWELL, was a trifle longer than by the Ostend PER MONTH who had conceived the idea of black rents, which was favoured by all he mailing the head of the French firm, competitors, as well as WELLINGTON him- Barn JANES DE ROSCHILD. He first self; but it had the great advantage of submitted his manuscript to the Baron a much shorter sen-crossing. The plan and asked for money for its suppress was a wise one, as the sequel showed.

The very Ray, Patar E. MoNellis, of A Real Musical in it was only when this impudent Throughout the Sunday on which the San Diego, California, has kindly consent proposal was rejected that he resorted the battle was fought "Gazettes Extra-ad to deliver a lecture in the Reading Instrument.

to publication. The pamphlet made ordinary" were issued by the authori-Room of the Cathelia Union, Glenealy, on some little sensation in Paris, and Baron ties in Brussels, containing bulletins of Friday, the 6th instant, 2.0.90, p.m., to JAMES was stung into publishing a the progress of the fighting, signed by which the public is cordially invited. attempted Chantage.. In this reply heLES. Four of these bulletins appeared also specifically denied the allegation during the morning and afternoon, and PARIB, that his brother NATHAN was in Brussels, were immediately published in special or, indeed, anywhere near the seat of editions of a small sheat called L'Oracle, war. at the time of the battle. NevertheThe final victory was briefly nonounced less, the anecdote pesisted, and it hae in an extra Gazette" issued about

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD, raply, in which he told the story of the the Secretary of State, Barca de CAPEL

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by more than one serious chronicler of cubs agent as soon as it was publish the stirring events, of 1815. But if ed, and a courier was sent of post-baste

Bayer from all parts of the world were present at the sale of the Scottish 200 in Glasgow. A lion animed Cecil, formarly the property of Mr Cecil Rhodes, fotched 119. Four trained leopards fetched £31, and three performing lions £98. A large Indian elephant, seventeen years west for $267.

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The business community of Hongkot will greatly appreciate the enterprise of the Hongkong Post Office in obtaining aws from Shanghai of the incoming Siberian, Mail, with London dates and

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SALERTESCRID did not personally bring the with it to Dunkirk. There he seems to

newa to London, it was any rate through have arrived about ten o'clock on name of conveying steamer. Arrangements have also been been affected whereby the his agency that it first reached England. Monday morning. He handed his presiborian Mail will be landed more ex- His firm not only received the earliest cious "Chazette" to Captain CULLEN, who poditiously than formerly, “ news of the victory but also the second was waiting off the port, and who imme-

In the extensive compound of the and better known message on the subject diately weighed anchor for Deal. The Catholic Union Clubs delightful promemade which arrived some thirty bours before Dover agency had an express rider in concert was given last night by the full the official despatches. The first mes-readiness, and by means of relays of band of the Buffs Begiment. There was a cool of the evening enjoyed to the full the age was brought from Dunkirk by a post-horses the news was placed in large attendance of patrons, who in the véssel belonging to the Rothschilds and ROTESCELD's bands some time during choice numbers rendered by a popular a commanded by a certain. Captain Cerche night of Monday. Early next morn-body of instrumentalist. This was the

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brought by Road's agent at Ghent Ghent had also heard the news. This He had been present at the announce- portion of the story is not new, for it ment of the victory to Louis XVIII at was told at the time in the London one o'clock on the 19th by Chint Pozzo Courier, and it has since been repeated et Bonco, who was sent straight from in Earl STANHOPE's "Conversations with the battlefield by the Duke of WELL-the Duke of Wellington, and the Toy for the purpose. The name of this Croker Papers. "It is interesting, how- agent has not been preserved, but his over, as showing how far ahead RoTES movements have been ascertained in culo was of all the other purveyor of as the Ghent agent detail. For the moment it must suffice news. As soon

-General Memoranda....... Monday, August 9:

10 am.Anction of Naval & Victualling Stores, at H.M. Naral Establishments 9.30 p.m.-Anction of Household Farmi.to say that he arrived in London during heard Pozzo of Bonco's announcement

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alongside Queen's Statue Whart SATURDAY, August 21:-

the afternoon of Juze 20.

(Reuzer's Service, to the China Afcle} {

LONDON, August

M. Tavolsky, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, interviewed by a Daily

was one of the mcet powerful guarantees- the growing Anglo-Russian friendship of European and extra-European peace. DR. LALCACA'S EEROISM.

PROBABLE GOVERNMENT

first of a sarina of such concerts, which are!

arranged to provide funds for giving the poor. st. Wanchain. New Year's treat, and

will be a repetition of the large patronage we are sure that on fature, occasions there

extended last night.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Judge Herron, father of Mrs Taft, is seriously ill and his life is despaired of

Pére du Pray, head of the Jesuit Mission in North China, who had been in the Far

win on July 28, aged 53, East for nearly thirty years, died at Tient-

Mr N. Ohtani has been appointed to the post of Assistant Manager of the Hong- kors office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha

vice Mr B. Mori transferred to Yokohama.

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Another death from cholera is reported from Shanghai, the victims being Mr Gilson, of the Standard Oil Company Deceased was a prominent swimmer and his sudden death at the age of 27 is much regretted.

to the French King he posted to Ostend The precise way in which the first When he arrived, there at ten o'clock on message was transmitted is largely a Monday evening he found the only matter of conjecture. It is not dificult, news that had reached the coast, was na however, to arrive at the approximate account of the victory at Quaire Bras M. Brisad, who has formed the new truth, inasmuch as a great deal of the and of the death of the Duke of Bang-French Cabines, is a Socialist, but not an extremish He owes his prestige to the correspondence relating to the elaborate wick. Indeed, despatches relating to masterly way in which he championed the intelligence system organised by NATHAN that battle were brought out to the bill for the separation of the Church and Rorasco is still preserved at Newmaster of the Resolution packet, which the State. Court. Once we know the mechanism

eet sail for Ramsgate at the same time

Standard Oil Company's steamer Hudson,

RECOGNITION.

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FORTA August 4 Frincess Fushimi jun, sails England on September 25.

THE OSAKA FIRE.

SYMPATHY FROM AMERICANS,

|:{"Independent News Agency's" Service ́la the China Max.).

Tokyo, August 1.

The official report regarding the big fire at Omka places the number al houses destroyed at 18,000. The casual- dies were call.

LONDON, August 4. Mr. J. R. Buchanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary to the India: Office, in reply to a question by Mr Keix Hardie, said the Government were considering The War Department bas organised a the question of this recognition of Dr system of active relief provisioning the Lalcaca's heroism in endeavouring to city and supplying soldiers to do the

cooking for the homeless people. rave the life of Sir Curzon Wyllie.

Ene'ceed only in a papier maché coffin Parsses; the body of Dr Lalenes was inld to rest in the little 'sree burying ground draped with violes, the mourning colour of

at Brookwood, near London,

of

The American people showed mack

of the extent of the fire and they are sympathy with the sufferers on hearing

raising relief fands. "

This tiny burging place hidden away

Note Telegrams to the North China among the heather and pings of Brook

Its grsal dimensions through a combina- wood's 500 seras, is the only Parsee Daily Newsay that the Deals fire obtained ed members of the ancient Aryan race

head supply, while there was no directing cametory in Europe, and many distinguish- tion of strong sales and deficient water Persia e bere penesfully under the fort superintend the soldiers and fire brigades off sky of wide famed Britain," as the in-called out to subdue the flambs. The whole

has it scription oa one magnificent soloum of the north ward, practically one-fifth of the city was destroyed including the In the centres a few yards from the Appeal Court, the Rice Exchange, several flowerbeaped grave of Dr Lalcaca, stands old temples, the Municipal Office, the Com the tiny temple of the Zarastrians, where mercial Museum, the Observatory, hospital, the simple service took place

According

RAILWAY.

to the strict Parsee rites the dead may Higher Commercial Schock and some banks.!!

either be burned nor buried, but their Thera was little loss of life-Ev. C.M.] bodies are brought to round towers called Towers of Silence. Ordinary earth burial

however, is

practised in

the English Par REDEEMING ANOTHER seo burying ground, the coffin being. of the Many beautiful floral tributes word lightest possible description.

red roses

the following pathetic | boaring placed on the grave, a wreath of lilies and inscription: These flowers are sent by the wife of Sir Curzon Wyllie in over- grateful remembratice of the brave and Roble man who lost his life of the night of July 1 in trying to save her beloved husband and other."]

TIENTSIN-PUKAU RAILWAY

་ ་

(Wak Te Yol Po's Service.)

PRING, August The Board of Communications has

found means to redeem the Shanghai Ningpo Railway.

SERIOUS FLOODS IN KTRIN:

THOUSAND LIVES LOST.

· (Wah. Ti Yut Po's Service.)

PERING, August 4

LI TE-SHUN CASHIERED."

(Reuter's Servics to the China, Mail)

Lestos, August 5 The Times correspondent in Peking telegraphs that Li Te-shun, Director of

A great. Bood has swept down upon the German section of the Tintain the city of Kizin, in Manchuria, and Pukan Railway, has been cashiered as about a thoumad lives are estimated to the result of the discovery of land have been lost.

frauds and porruption in connection with the Ene.

[Note-This is rather stale news so far as China is concarted our Peking service of telegrates furnished the news some time ago. Q.M.]

NEW VICEROY'S FIRST-JOB.

TO PROBE THZ CANTON- DUKE OF CONNAUGHT, HANKOW RAILWAY AFFAIR.

RESIGNATION OF ANOTHER

OFFICE CAUSES TALK,

(Beater's Service to the Ohio M.)

LONDON, August 5 The resignation by HLE, the Duke of Connaught of the presidency of the Selection Board is causing much talk in military circles.

CHINESE PORK IN ENGLAND.

"FAVOURABLE REPORTS: ON

FIRST SHIPMENT.

(Beuters Service to the China Mail.)

Lostor, Angust 5. London meat salesmen who examined

(Wuh Tas Eat Po's Service.)

PERING, August 5. The Peking Government has tale... graphed to the new Viceroy of Canton that his first duty will be to enquire into and report upon the condition of the Canton-Hankow Railway affair.

TUAN FANG AT TIENTSIN.

(Wah Ta Yat Po'r Service.)

PEKING, August 5. H.E. Than Fang will take over the seal of office as Viceroy of Chihli on August 7th.

PROPER TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA: of this system it is easy to trace ita ap- that the Ghent messenger shipped him- Wyon Korl, first officer of the the Chinese pigs brought to England Goods par Bengine undelivered after plication to the transmission of any par self for Deal on board the Nymph has died at Shanghai of cholers. He leaves by the P&. Palermo in refrigerated

widow, now living in England. M. chambers, report that the meat is in THE great mortality from dysentery and diarrhoes is due to a lack of proper ticular item of news. There was, indeed, packet. Both vessels were delayed by Kerl, twenty years ago, was Captain of the very good condition, likewise the poul-treatment at the first stages of the discuss

try and the eggs. If the condition and Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dinerhoea Goods per Estachi Mara not cleared on nothing very remarkable in it. A cent contrary winds, which showed the wis- Glengarry,

Remedy is a reliable and effective medicino, this date subject to rent

quality of the present shipment is mind when giren in reasonable time will tury ago few people were alive to the dom of Bumiscump in selecting the Tavasday, August 19

News was received in Bankow on 27th tained there is a good future before prevent any dangerous consequences. For importance of a rapid transmission Dunkirk route, and it was not until late

sale by all ahemists and storekeepers Z Jaly of the death, caused by heat sp- this trade." of nows. By means of special on the afternoon of Tuesday that the poplexy, of the Rev. Bishop Carlassare, couriers and special vessels, and also agent reached New Court. He was imhead of the Roman Catholic Church at by a discriminating distribution of mediately sest on to Downing-street, Wachang. The sad event occursed up country whither the deceased had gone on Noon Meeting of Hongkong & Wham rewards to the guards of the Royal where he was pramined sad cross-pal mission

Mail ocaches, Rorisont found it aermined by Lord LIVERPOOL and Mr very easy matter to outstrip the ordinary CROKER, who still remained a little vehicles of public information. The dubious. Same thirty hours later his system-seems to have been first es news was confirmed by WELLINGTON R HONGKONG, THUESDAY, AUGDET 5, 1809. tablished on a large scale in 1813 when, despatches.

owing to the inability of the Bank of This is the true story. As for the NEWS GATHERING NEARLY A

England to furnish sa adequate supply allegation that RorasCHILD Secretly CENTURY AGO

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Mrand Mra Whitelaw Reid are talling their friends that they will make their permanent home in England when Mr CELESTINS. For Gont and Diabetes, Vesical and Analo Reid's ambassadorship comes to an end, gous Complaints. Mikes well with Wine and Spirite Dorobester House, however, will ace them

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