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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1813.

BY

THE CHINA MAIL

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BRITISH GUIÀNA" CON-

FLAGRATION

-TREMENDOUS DESTRUCTION.

A LONDON CONFLAG- RATION:

EXCITING RESCUES. ̈·

LONDON, DEA: 23. Losos. Dec, 24,

A fire broke wat in a block of flats in Hyde Park Chambers, Knightsbridge, LONDON, Dec. 24. Six blocks of buildings have been Two upper storeys blazed furiously, destroyed at George town, British illuminating the disteler. A waiter was Guisa, by a fire and explosion.killed on returning for his mouey, and The damage, which falla en Demerara company, is estirasted at $700,000, and included the destruc. sion of 8,000 tons of sugar.

three others were injured. Magnücent work was performed by the fire brigade, who oventually shocked the flames, There were exciting rescues from fats sight storeys high, in which Mr. Locker Lampson, M. and other nights ́ ́MH. LLOYD GEORGE AND TEE bridge residents assisted strenuously,

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THE JOHANNESBURG

SENSATION. »

Sir Lionel Phillips Progressing.

LONDON, Dec. 23.

LONDON, Dec. 3. Mr. Lloyd George, "addressing menting at Pallhali, and speaking in

A telegram from Johanudsburg states | Welsh, sald that the Gorerament, in- tended to graat to farmers, in districts thai a second ballet has been extracted where the labourers' wages were com-from Sir Lionel Phillips, and the patient palvorily raised; facilities to obtain is flow as well as can be expected.

THE LEEDS STRIKE.

The Straggle to be Contiqued.

reduction in their rents. A temporary reduction would likewise be obtainable in times of depression. The days of the fafamous leasehold system were numbered and he wished to deal fairly

LONDON, Dec. 23. all round, but if agricultural economy

hope of a setlensent of the was necnegary to keep people on the land, it would be better to economisest: Leeds has been shattered.

parsons than on labourers.

INCREASED PAY FOR FRENCH ARMY OFFICERS.

LONDON, Dec. 23. The Chamber have passed a Bill in, zreksing the pay of the Army Officers Land ng Commissioned Officers. M. Caillaux, replying to questions, fore „shadowed as increase in the salaries of

#ivil officials,

OBITUARY.

THE MEXICAN URISIS..

REBELS AT TAMPICO.

LONDON, Dec. 13.

The American gunboat Wheeling, bas pen ordered to proced to Tampico, round' which the rebels are again press- ing closely.

Run on the Banka.

THE PRESIDENT'S AMUSING SUGGESTION.

LONDON, Dec. 34.

states in order to check the run A telegram from Mexico City

on the banks President Huerta bas decreed a bank holiday, until the end of the year. The principal banks, however, have decided not to act. upon this decree.

THE PESHAWAR OUTRAGE..

The Outham Over-reached,

LONDON, Dec. 24

A Peshawar telegram states, that the passengers in the train which was held up by brigands zear that city on December 22 included Major Stirling, Captain iss, Captain Baker and Lieut F, with a num ber of British and Indian soldiers

officers rapidly organised. The

Aming of the strikers on Monday Counter-attack and drove off the

evening resolved to continue the struggle. Mr. Will Thorne, M.P #dvised the men to go out on the streets and use their, feet as well as their Ests.

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ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION IN

AMERICA.

LONDON, Dec, 23. A Washington telegram states that is a result of the Government's thont to make the anti-trust legisla- tion more stringent, a number of Corporations have taken the initia- LONDON, Dec. 23.

Etike and are reorganising their con- The death is announced of Lieut.stitutions in conformity with the Colonel Sir C. A. A. Frederick, K.C.3, existing laws, hoping thereby to ward G.C.V.0., formerly Master of the House of the unfavourable conditions. *hold,

ARRESTED JOURNALIST"

RELEASED..

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LONDON, Dec. 23. Mr. Alan Ostler, the special corras pondent of the Daily Express in Somali. jand, dis-row-barn-released.-

Puthana.

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Another Rallway. Alroolty,

A band of brigands, believed to be Afidis, has attacked. Khairabad station, killing two men and kidnap

ing the stationroaster."

·HISTORIC ESTATES FOR SALE.

An Offer to the Tenants.

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TERRIBLE FAMESE IN JAPANES

EXTREME DISTRESS RE- PORTED,

TOKYO, Dec. 24

A telegram from Tokyor states that a terrible famis has occurred in the Aomori and Hokkaido provinces owing. to the failure of the prope and fishing.

Harrowing details are arriving of the extreme distress of the population there and of the nefarious actions, of the, traffickers who are declared to be taking disgraceful advantage.

·AN · ALARMING." INCIDENT.

Terríbis Effects of Gas Explosion.

Losnos, Dec. 24.

A telegram" from "Rostook "reports. that will the Imperial train was waiting there to donvey the Dowager" Empress to St. Petersburg an explosion

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M. C. C. vs. TRANSVAAL

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LONDON, Dec. 24.

A telegram from Johnnesburg state that Marylebone C, C, beat Transvaal by an innings and 29 runs

THE NESTLE & ANOLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO. XMAS COMPETITION.

At the invitation of the Manager of the Hongkong Officn "of the above Company, representatives of the Hongkong Daily Press-South-China Morning Past China. Mail and Hongkong Talegraph wers separately asked to vote upon the attempta. 100t io. To shorten the work of judging, the Company had selected sixteen attempts from the very large number sentia, which they considered the boat, and the work of. each newspaper representative

select what he considered the best out of these sixteen, the votes being placed in a in-sealed envelope.

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LONDON, Dec. 24. The Earl of Kintore is offering for sale bis historic estates round verurie and Kintore and those twan Montrose and Aberdeen. The area is about 20,000 acres and they produce over £23,000 sterling per If the estates are not sold

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PROPOSED POLICEMEN'S UNION. in their entirety they will be disposed of in lots and the tenants will have the first chance of acquiring their farms:

X Trafsigar Square Demonstration.

LONDON, Dec. 29.

About 300 policemen, in mufti, and carrying a red flag. Leld a de- monstration in Trafalgar Square in support of the proposed. Policemen's Union, which has been prohibited by the Authorities. Speeches were de- LATE MR. ARTHUR CHAMBER, livered by civilians denouncing Mr. McKenna (the Home Secretary) and qthers. There was little enthusiast.

LAIN'S FORTUNE.

LONDON, Dec. 23.

Mr. Arthur Chamberlain, brother of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who died on -20th October, hai laft £143,000.

DISASTROUS BUSH FIRÈS IN AUSTRALIA"

Hundreds of People Homeless.

LONDON, Dec. 23,

THE POSEN DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

-A Romance Story.

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LONDON, Dec. 23." The history of Count and Counters Mielezynski reads like a chapter from The Court became #romance. eramoured of the beautiful Coun-

A telegram from Melbourne staterteve, and when the marriage was that awo hundred houses and camps opposed by the Countess family in bare been destroyed by bush fires, and 1806 he attempted to commit suicide hundreds of people are homeless.

by shooting himself, whereupon the father of the Countess relented, and the couple were married. The mar ringe was happy for years, but then the Count began to object to his wife's friends. Eventually she left her husband, who devoted himself to ly absorbing hobbies, politics and painting. The Countess recently in- Prince von Below, in an interesting herited a large fortune. Friends effected a reconciliation, but the friendship of the Countess, who was

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

Prince Von Buelow's Views.

LONDON, Dec. 23,

essay which he has contributed to a

book entitled "Germany under William 35 years of age, with her nephew,

IL," attributes the British attitude who was 14 years younger, soon be

AMERICAN CURRENCY BILL.

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LONDON, Dec. 4 "AWushington message states that the House of Representatives has passed the Currency Bill, which will probably be montell by the Senate to-day.

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A design rent in by one whosa nom de pluie Spes," which at onces unique. handy, and adaptable, secured tha majority of Totes, and he has been ad- judiarted the winner. In this his "Spes"

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The named of the winter of consolation and robbery sowmitted in China

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tification alone" was sufficient, upan, which HOT to extradite prisoner: This evidence had· | been criticised Bat had not

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the murder on the main facts. the evidence of the two principal witnesse

They

LONDON, Dec. 24. A telegram from Vladivostok states that a fire which has been raging for a week at one of the local col heries is now spreading.

It is attributed to incendiaziszt Fifty men were underground when it started:

JACK JOHNSON' AND `SAM LANGFORD TO MEET-

LONDOS, Dec. 28 Negotiations are proceeding be tween Jack Johnson and Sam Lang ford to fight for the World's Heavy weight Championship.

ABYSSINIAN - MONARCH DEAD,

The death

towards German naval and politics came notorious in the neighbour-officially announ expansion to a traditional British policy hood and cumlisted in the terrible

of opposing the strongest Continental tragedy.

"Power. Prince you Buelow maintains

that this attitude is unjustifiable in the

The Inquiry

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LONDON, Doc. 28:

case of Germany, since her aius ID

fundamentally different from those suiteas muid testified that the nephew.

oating Great Britain's rivals in past had been spending the evening at A telegram from Otta agen Beferring to Mr. Joseph Chem. the Castle He drank a quantity of that the amended regulati berlain's overtures for an alliance at wine, and wanted to borrow money ing the issue

the opening of the Boer war, the Prince from his uncle ar sunt, and after the oil lands says that absolutely binding engage Countess had tired her nephew Provide

ments would have been necessary, came to her

and thould have brought Germany tess into antagonism with Russia. He do. He

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The Secretary, Chinese Chamber of Commn ETCS.

THE AWONG YIK BANK, LTD.

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EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR

IN JAVA.

Furopeaa Runs Amok.

A European named David, said to be the 17 been a member of a touring company of agent of Holr and Co., hat to have former

var ety artistos, paid a visit to the Office of Governor-General Idemburg, of the Dutch East Indier, at Baltansorg, Java, i'n Bov. 7, and told Capt. Bouwmeter, who w "neme Chilim ber of Commerce should be ap on duty, that he had come to complain et pointed liquidators, but we advised them his treatment by the authorities. He was that the liquidator must be a person or perhanded paper, pen and ink to forumlate of sons, and it was decuted to appoint four his caninint, when he complained president and vice president joint liquid feeling fieb and asked for a glass of toes and we are informed they have con. This was given him by the Ospain and he sombed to set

drank it without another word Dar kilotlas of Ang inmate for passing the theme pallodons Browning

remation for winding an and for

point.

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