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The family was composed of Monsieur. Presseq Rolland, aged 23, his wito, two coun, sud a step daughter, ramed Talentius Dapreandet, 16 years of age, of a frosh complexion, with aarratty hair. The father and stop-daughter olandestinely left, on the pretence of procuring gloves at the Fort, but they had not returned to the family cirole up to the 1st instant. They hare tron rooognized a travelling by the East Indian Railway to werde Calentta, where they are presumed to be passing off ns hasband and wife. They abstract ad from Madam Ralland's purssover 8,000 frenos in paper-money, Moasures have been taken to arrest the offenders. The young lady is sud to have been betrothed to a wealthy French Count, who is exported by so carly steamer, and will of congue mess with disappoitment. Madame Rot
and passen some landed property in Reunion Island, while the escapaders are penniless, and gaanot converse in English.
struck on this atarboard quarter alaft the Loilers. The large steamor, he states, disup- pared immediately afterwards, he cannot my whether abo continued upon her voyage or sack, Some of the passengers on board the Beatum ef- tempted to jump overboard just after the celli sinn, but the mute prevested them and said the ofbør steamer would be sure to come to their The Benian went down stern foremost about half an hour after the collision. The man chanot any exactly how many bats more lowered in the meantime. Ha boliovas tres boats were loweral at first. Then another was lowered which was upset, but the Malays managed to right it and he with the others saved get into it. He beliorse there were too many in the first mentioned boats and that they sank. Nothing was seen of them by him afterwords. He states also that ho haurd no sound as if the steamer or any of her boats were stond ing by or searching for them. Ila ays the night was dark but that he oculi sen the two roma of part lights of a'ateamos which passed | them at a distance, believed to be the Fair Pening The stevedore's neonat which.we have received from the owners in:-The Bentau iuft Malacca a Httle after pan. on Tuesday evening. Sho had on board, he thinks, nearly 200 passengers. It was actaar night. At between 12 and I mid- Raved bimself. night, as the Benter was abont of the Formoka bank or Batu Fabat, he was afonsed by noise an board and went forward in time to see a large atozmer come up and strike the Belun on the starboard quarter. The Beetan, heated aver with the shock and the colliding steamor broked! quickly off. He saw.no bonts lowered by her, but as far as he could so she went on upon her voyage. The night could husedig be called dark, it was rather slear. After the collising he the lights of the other stamer for a short time.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
BANGALORE, 20th March. On Friday afternoon, a goods train engine fresi Mysore got derailed wear Haddur station, 31e boiler burst, killing the driver, nataed Rhapson, his brother, a fireman, and or naristent dreman, named Butcher. Permanent Way Inspector Hayes jumped off in time, and
CHOLERA AT MADEMA,
MOUNT ROAL, 21st March. Choleca kas broken out here in two placos, Prompt moastıran have been taken to isolate it.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The U. &O).steamer (gelic, with the American mail of the 15th alt, murived hero yesterday afternoon. The subjoined telegraurs are taken
from our San Francisco files:-
MARRIAGE OF NILSSON,
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 11m, 1887.
notable event, as I believe it is the first time that Gladstone has ever been invited in this way, except when he has boon in office. I hear that Lord Salisbury is very strongly averse to having the opposition leaders hogeolted by the Court, as was the fodish aston during the reign of Lord Beaconsfield. The politician who is now meat out of favour with the Queen is Sir William Harcourt.
THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION,
NEW YORK, 12th Marok. A Londoncablegram say-Sir Henry Drain mond-Wolfo has been fastracted by Lord-Salis. bury to intimate to the Bulten the willingaves of her Majesty's Government to consider the question of replacing the British regiments in Egypt by Turkish troops, excepting at certain points to be retained. pending the permanent settlement of the Egyptian question.
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New YORK, 14th March. daughter of plain Algeron Greville. Hor de- The Post's Berlin ablegram snys:Da Las mostlo virtue and unobtasire homoliness se sens fealer in regard to neutralising the Sues commonly eupposed to have led to ler caual is amiably but evasively recoived, Bis- brilliant maringe four and forty roere marek binting that Germany will agree be any age, and it is certain that in sfter life she would arrangert of the mat interested powers, have been far happier as the wife of some un-England and France. known eanfry squire than as the ornsnet of the
German oloisia continue to opposs Germany's great Duke who for many years led his party 12 taking part in the Paris exhibition: the Lords Society and politics she detestol cordially, and the greatest trials of her life were undoubtedly, the one or two balls she was forced to give and the annual reception of royalties at Good wood. She was, however, a model mother and a warm-hearted friend. For many weeks prior to her fatal illness she was confined to her the first day she was able to go, dova atsire on Painter. The cast of rostoration has been borne Chines Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent, i room by a companad facture of a log, and almost
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
LONDON, 8th March. In the Chapal Royal, Savoy, a perfect rastera- tion has just been completed of the tent and canopy erected in the chapel twenty years ago to the memory of Pater Dewint, the water-colour
by an admirer and collector of the works of De crutches she caught a cold that brought on con-wint, whe wishes to be anonymous. geation of the liver, from which ab ed.
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LONDON, 14 March,
It is understood that the Queon, will pay a The chief topic of conversation at Marlborough House on Thursday was the sugagement of Lord visit to the Crystal Palace about the end of June. Cranborne, eldest son of Lord Salisbury, to liosoxtend her patronage to the palace, considering It is certainly high time that her Majesty should Gore, Lady Airlie's sister and Lord Cairn's se that it was established mainly through the exer gond daughter, which is highly approved by tion of Prinse Albert. Of Isto years the visite Lord and Lady Salisbury, The future mistress of the royal family have been few and far be of Hatfield is both amiable and accomplished. tweon. The Pines of Wales' enterprisen at She is scarcely 20 and lost her mother from con- Seth Kensington hace nearly ruined the in- sumption sixteen years ago. There seems to be stitation, which was a favorite hobby of his a sortain fitneas in the marringe which tnttes, as
fucker. it will, the past, present and future of our politi cal history, for Lady Alica Gora is both the great granddaughter of Lady Palmerston and the gront granddaughter of Melbourne.
LONDON, 14th March.
PEST, 11th March. A dus was fought to-day between Lieutenant vahemazu, son of Deputy Wahrmant, and Count Sasiheayi. The latter was shot and thers is no hope for his recovery;
LONDON, 11th Marob. Sevare snowstorms are raging in the north of England and in Froland and Scotland. A num- bar of vessels have boon obliged to put back for abslter.
The men of the Bentan lowered thren Roata Qu, he saw, was auch crowded and sank, Ira does not know what became offle vihers. He was in the water not managed to get into the
NEW YORK 13th March boat which was righted by the Malaymen.
A cable special from Paris ? March 12th says: The same paper, in its issue of the lat inst, The religious ceremony between Nilsson and Bays:Farther details of the terrible catastrophe Count Miranda in the Madeline to-day was love reached us, the steamer Will O' the Wisp, attoudad only by a few intimate friends. The which arrived yesterday from Malacon bringing Swedish Minister and Ambros Thomas were twenty-five mors of the survivore. It appoare the witnesses for Nilsson and the Spanish Mi that the 2nd Engineer stayed below until waist-pister and Casaborta for the bridegroom. Nila drop in the water doing lila best to drive the 996 wore a toilet of bine valvetine with stripes Bentan ashore, but she went down before half of of velvet about the waist and edge of the skirt the distacco necessary was covered. The Poa. Her ornaments were jewels, sapphices and dia- fitnak roturbed last night bringing fise more monds, and on the loft breast the star and order survivors from the wreck. The praiseworthy of Sweden was attached. exertions of Captain Dorf of the Will the Wip cannot be too highly commended for saving
CHICAGO, 14th March. no many lives, though he was fated to arrive 20 The Tribune's Now York special says:-A late after the disaster, the Bentan baring gene destructive fire occurred to-night at Mrs. Lang der at 11.40 p.m. on Tuesday night, and lo ustry's residence. A servant hit a lamp and care- arriving at the scene of the collision until 11 30 lossly throw aside the lighted match, which p.m. the following night. Besides Captain ignited the silkes drapery over a statue and Dorf's praiseworthy exertions in moving life and burned through the portieres of handsome, costly bis kindness to the rescued people, ha atto each silk. It then spread all around the walls The of them out with a suit of dry clothes and gas Much valuable bric-a-brad was destroyed, and the critic, contains almost all the ingredients of fouls among women to die young.
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more res night bave been saved.
We insert bare an extract from the log of the steamer Will the Wian, from Malaces to Sin- gapore, Soth March-
MRS. LANGTRY'S LOSS.
servants had a hard timo eztingaisring the flames.
Mrs. Langtry is much grieved at the loss of several trinkets. The loss noents to several thousand, probably.
Poor Lytton Satkern! I see by the Times obituary that he was 35. but it sees only the viher day that I frst saw him—a handsome boy galloping his pour by the side of his father's big bunter and lacking over hurdles and ditches in Richmond Park. I knew little of him as an sator, but he was easy and gentlemanly, with z certain amount of his father's whimsicality in private life. He was a good son to his mother, and I have never heard a harsh word spoken of him by any one.
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LONDON, 12th March. An elaborate attacken Rider Haggard appears in the Fall Mall Gastie, which goouses author of "She" of plagiariam on a large scale from Thomas Moore's Epicurcan." This, sare Haggard's masterpiece. Numerous parle pas sages are cited, slivost every sentence of which. it is alleged, will be found duplicated in "She" DEATH OF A GREAT ENGINEER.
Ideas are sail to be borrowed freely, and so are NABBAT, IN. P.), 16th Marsh. incidente, neonon, references and words. In short Captain James B. Eada died here on the 6th if those passages are fairly cited, Haggard is inst., of paeumonia.
called on for an answer, and `ahould he fail to Atahot 11.30 p.m. Kount Tormosa bearing
THE CANADIAN FISHERIES.
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NEW. YOR, 14th March. indeed to English critics, who have set up Hag. close by on the port bow stopped the engines
The Tribune's Ottawa special says:Captaingard as a kind of protest against Mesars. James immediately and lowered both life buats, with Scott, R. N., Admiral of the Canadien navy and and Howells and their school. the mate and 2nd engineer in chargo. Picked Commander of the cruiser Acadia, bas completed up Mr. Farquharson, mate of the steamer all the arrangements for begincing the fishery Bentas, Mr. Nowland, and 17 native, and protoclive service on April 11th. The fleet will heard that the steamer Beaten has soak the bosonsiderably increased. The gunners will be night before at 11.40 p.m. after being in colpisked men from the British Navy. The sea lision, with a steamer Dame nknown. As the meu will bo drilled two hours daily and their ex-in fighting condition, was launched at Glasgowcises 15th March, and Yokohama 5th April, re The British stenuer Gaelic, from San Fran- arriors stated that there were upwards ofercise will includes practice at great guns, as well to-day. The engines are of the triple expansion ports had light variable winds and smooth se GU pemple. Boating about, I determined to layar cutlass and muskatry ingructions,
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The Star's London cable Ray-Cant Hartz compelling her to heavo to during whole of the kong interview with Lord Baistry at the Fur- 20th wind and ses moderated, and thence to port eigh Office to-day. The Prime Minister ang-
bad moderate breeze and fine weather.
Kezza.. gated an attempt to open communication by
The British steamer Japan, from Calcattan.
Hangk tween France rnd Germany, with a view to the 3rd March, Fengur 20th, and Singapore Sad Amaz removal-of-the-misrepresentations and the re- April, reports after leaving Singapore experie
Sheng) 29,1 tablishment of a friendly understanding. Londed up to lot. 4 N. light winds and calm; from Salisbury thinks a gradual mutual disarmament chance up to fat. 12 N. strong N.N.E. to N.N.W. will rosters confidenes and Jestroy the danger winds with very heavy seat; from thence to a
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by till day light. Saw three other steamers -close-by Kert-blowing-the-whistle-to-attract
of the same class sight 6 and eight 4-pounder The British bark Taropaca," from Singapore their attention. One of them supposed to le
quick-firing guns, and six torpedo impulse tubes 96th January, reports had light winds and calmas the Pakan, stopped for some time. At 1.20 The Prince of Walos prasided to-day at the The engines and steering gear are below the to Natanes East moderate .. to 13 N. and 112 Ma a.m. beart cries again. Sont both boats away, sunnal meeting of the Horal Thames Yacht water-line, which will be protected by steel belts. Bash; Fresh N.N.E. winds to Laze cast. On Haiphong... the chief engineer and Sorang in charge, and Club The Searatary of the elab announced At Davenport the Serpent, a terpado cruiser, was 2nd and 3rd April had heavy gale from N. be Hougkong... picked np. Mr. Anchant, End agineer and ere that the money for the 1.000 guiness, the prinslag-launched. She a 225-foot-in length and NE. with very easy on; from thence to port Sanay Afterwards kept the boats cruis- cipal prize, had already be subscribed in full carries aiz 6-inch Pivot guns, aight 3pouzdera. light and variable winds. ing about for an hour without access. At 6 by pinety members of the club, and that plenty two Nordenfold and one 7-pounder game. She is a.m. started the engines again. At 7 a.m. spoke of funds were coming in to make up the several fitted with five torpedo tubes. the Pontianak and signalled her to follow; fatar prizes which the club desired to offer for addi on picked up 4 nativos drifting about, and the tonal ranes during the jubilee season. The Pontianak mekap 5. Kopt steaming around 14th of Juno has been fixed as the date till 8.30 a.. and us there was no sign of any for starting the thousand-guinis rxan, and mora, kept away for Singapore with 2 men at the the course laid out Northward.... up mast head all the time and passol several bodies the east coast of England, around Scot. and quality of wreckage later on. At noon land and roland. to Dover. The com spoke the steamer Horsburgh and arrived in plaint made by an American nowapeger that the -Singapore at 4.30 p.m. 31st March 1987."
course including narrow channels, is unfounded, The following is the official report of Captais the only one in the course being the English Channel, which, surely, is wide enough for all March 30th. At 3 p.m., left Singapore. the competitors of the race. The commanders Roads to search for the survivors of the steamer of yachts in the race will be permitted to choose Bentan A£850 p.m. passed Pulo Pisang Light any conres they plouse, so long as they keep the
CONSTIRACY AGAINST THE CZAR'S LIFE. Viduight, heavy squall from S. W. with mainland on their port side. The full text of the rain. Took dark to see anything. 045 pm. conditious of the great raco will be issued within |
The British steamer Gleneagles, from London chored off Formosa Bank Light-vessel and fortnight. The conditions will include time The Star's London cablegram says-Further 22nd February, and Singapore 1st April, reporte communicated with those on board but they hunt allowance, according to tonnags on a abiding details of the alleged attempt on the life of tas ad fine weather and smooth men up to? N.; seen nothing. 3let Morel. Daylight, got under scale The Prince of Wales approved the plan Czar have been received to-night. T3e arrest theres to Farscals hard gale and heavy equall weigh and stood to S. E. Saw the stamor Will of the race and expressed delight at being pre-of mon implicated in the plot with the inferual with incessant rain and vary high confused ses, The Wisp, which one alongside and the Cap-mitted to cooperate in the jubilee programme of monohives on their persons has led to the discovery ship isbouzing very much. From Paracels to taiu reported to me that he had picked up several the club. He promised to act as starter of the of papers proving the existence of a widespread part light to moderate winds and hazy weather. Further Passed a Enesien man-of-war bound North, off passengers. At 15 p.m. sighted wreckage racs and to enter his own schooner as a competi-conspiracy to assassinate the Czar sford towards it and found 3 men floating tor. The meeting was a very sathusiastic one attempts are feared. It transgires the conspiracy Falu Aor. when I picked np. Stool on again-aw on and was attended by all the leading yachtsmen of against the life of the Czar is of a mers portes. tous nature than even tho firmest believer in the Chinese woman holding on to a settee and Great Britain.
The British steamer Hailong, from Tate brought her on board safe. Stend on again and BDBURD XATEM ON SOCIAL TOPICS IN SUROPE. plot supposed. The plot had song its origina. 5th April Amey. Gth; and Swatow 7th, roporte picked up Mr. Kong Hein Brating on a lite
LONDON, 14th Marbu. tors and supporters a vast camber of persons bady, Steamed up and down through the Ar. Yatas talographs to New York World-scattered throughout Russia, embracing men from Tarnai to Amoy light waterly winds and Frem Amey to Swatow wrockage till I p.m. and found one dead Chins The expected departure of Prinse Albert and women of every grade from noble to peas in, clear weather. man Boating osa life-huey want to him and Victor for Gibraltar hse given rise to many conant. Tas situation is regarded as very serious, light variable winds and bazy weather. From Swatow to part experienced light variable winds tied weights, to a hit. Then roturned to jantares. Possibly ho is going there to watch and a large number of arrests have been inade Singapore. At pm. spoke the Horsburgh and the French torpedo practice in the interest of It is said the soupirators have resident agents and Sne weather. In Tamui att. Iduna. In told the master that the wreckage was at N.NE. grateful country. En attendant he is seeing in this city and in Paris, and the roports that Swatow stre. Fechil, Ychein, Chow-chow-foo, Mount Frames, Ruched Singapore at 9 pm. something of London life under the care of that are in hand to-night are very positive as Taichion, Newching, and Fonkaang. List of Survivors rescued by the Pontianak admirable and thoroughly tenstworthy meal the fact that an attempt was made, and that Mr. Kong Hoon, part owner of the Bentan, manter, Robert Spencer. They were together it only failed by a lucky miscalculation of tim Hadji lootsin, passenger, one Chinese woman,at Lady Clancarthy's on-Seruiding evening, and But little credence is given to the rather passinger, Dolish, Seacunny, and Samoodab, on Sunday orening were to bez walking in the guarded denial of M. de Staal, the Russian Am Lasar.
park in the collars of phenomenal dismensions. bassador. This is what he said to-day: "I have Besides those saved by the Will the The most elaborate arrangements are being roosirad no telegram in relation to suck as st Wing and Pontianak, two man arrived yea. made for the reception of the Queen at the Town tempt, and this is sufficient evidence to convines terday afternoon in a Chine craft. Lae all in Birmingham on her spproaching visit:ms that the roport is quiounded. If it were trce New Mala.. wis the European from Persk whose name From the door at which she will alight to the I would have received a dispatch long ago. I am was not known yesterday, and the other floor of the hail an inclined plane will be formed, just about to attend service in the Russian Old Malwa
Malay lot. The name of the European sous le avoid the necessity for stops. A noh chapel in commemoration of the Char's acces is Moeller, who was formerly a sailor and he Axinlaster carpet will cover the floor of the hall,sion to the throne, and it is not likely I would states that for some time after the collision along either sido of which lers of seats will be leave the Embassy if there was the least probabili- be kept sounding the steam-whistle to bring greeted, rising to the baight of the side galleries.ty of any news of that character being received" the other steamer to stand by but gave it up as The dais will be raised some feat above A bed jah. The inlay pilot bais snall dingoy the level of the floor, and at its tear a frame of or sampan, his own property with him, and both wood work will gire an opportunity for tasteful ui dam embarked in it and got safely to shore decorations, the centre piece being drapery, om at the Theatre de la Mounale before a brilliant in the morning. They bargained with a Ching-broidered with the royal arms. The screens of the audience, including the Dao d'Aumale, the Ams, owner of a swati craft, who brought them temporary gallories will be handsomely draped, Queen, the Baron and Baronos Rothschild, and down to Singapore yesterday afteroor.
and the centre of the hall will then form, for the critics from Paris and London. The first act cocarion, a very fine throne-room. The Queen's was applauded, but the second and third passed permants will be magnificently furnished and without special marks of approval. The orches lighted by electricity, by waich means, it is beten was excellent but the singers were not lovod, they will be rendered much more bright retable. The soonery and costumes were fine, and cheerful than they ordinarily appear.
FRENCH ATTACK ON VICTOR WDGO.
LONDON, 13th March.
It seems that 1887 le the fiftieth anniversary
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Among the still missing are Captain Milee, who said good-bye to one of the officers of the ship before she went down and who was cou- plaining of being ill with cramps in his legs; of the Pope's ordination as a priest, as well ng The writers in Paris ure distinguishing them Mre. Rappa. who was seen to perish by the Second the Queen's jubiles. It le rumoured that there selves now with merciless attacks upon Viotex Engineer, Mise Rappa, who went down below to is to be an exchange of letters and premata be Hugo, so recently worshipped. Henri Taine dress and crust base perished in her cabin, Mrs. tween the Vatican and the Court of St. Jama, speaks harshly of the bard who wrote the "L Arooz and bor two daughters, both of them which on one side will consist of a sump gendo de Sienler." and calls him writer of ON very young, and. Mr. Copper, the Chief En tapis mosaic, and on the other of a valuable epileptio versos. Jules Lamarte, one of the best gin. Of all these on board, only the wigsal. Few rupla, Lowever, are ware Library crities in France, declares that the dre Chian-woon, who is very old, was picked up that the Holy Father and her Majesty are mas of the great master tire out the public, and ON She was rescued holding on to a cans ættes, personally acquainted. They trat met at Brushis remarks will be appreciated by many in sels Leo XIII. was Nancio, and at a great America who, ignorant of the French language, nearly exhausted.
banquet given by the King in honour of his have gone to sleep to the words of Hernani The Singapore Free Press at the Sid instroyal visitor, Monsignor Proet, as the Dead at the Thastre Francais. gives the following later particulars:-
the Corps Diplomatique, sat by her side and Nowe having roached Malanes, by a boat car entered into a long and animated conversation rying passengers, that the Fair Ferang was at with her. Later on he came over to London Afuar with her stem damaged, having collided and there had an audience with the Queen. The Dr. Korales, a learned Russian, doctor, with the Bentas, Mr. Isemonger left in the Pope often spesis of these interviews, which urat tells frightful stories of the number of luuatics Horsburgh at 8 o'clock yesterday morning for certainly the only instance of and a meeting in his country. There is room for only 10,000 Banada Mabarani, Muar. The Fair Penang had since the reformation.
in the zeylums and they are brutally treated. ber. bown beat, but was not making any weter
The Empress of Austria has abandoned har About 96,000 roam about at large without any The master, we are told, said very little on the visit to Amstordam, for which all the arrange care. They are to be met on all the country subject. The Horsburgh returned to Malaces mente bad boon mais. The Empress is to go to roads, and they range ill usage by maiming yesterday evening at 8 o'clock and left at cnce Baden-Baden at Easter, and it is probable that little children. for Singapore and anchored here at 845 this she will absequently precand to Wiesbaden morning. Thote on board saw only say dead Her Majesty's health has improved of late, pro- body festing in the water. The Bentan lies ia tably because she now observes the directions The Sala of Morocco has prohibited the 12 fathoms of water. They buoyed the mast of her physicians and is very careful of herself in sale or purchase of intoxicants of all kinds and Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-230 per with cif cans and a flap. The tin, no doubt, will all ways. Arch-duchess Stephanie, who is far abolished the Biste tabaaec monopoly, Che be recovered. The master of the Fair Penang from well, has left Vienna for Abbazia, and the Moorish tobacco and snuff shops have been gloged On Tai Insurance Company, Lim:tel—The 145 |-- is at Muar.
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As a matter of fact Lord Larne is engaged on a torference with their habits, as these prohibitionis arrived here yesterday siternoon. The Euro-political essay of considerable magnitude, which are enforced only again the poor, pens telegesins contained in our Caleutta les avonpics nearly all of his time, and as he was five all been saticipated by Rangoon and Ceylon never a professed diner-out and in modest enough
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papers received previously, but the following he never would be missed, he has taken effect that in November last he went to Uganda, Indian telegrams have not yet been published advantage of the quiet and sung quarters he and that King Mwangs refused to permit hin coupies in the Bau: Aatouie palace to devote to go through the country. Then Emin Bey BOMBAT, 18th Marob. himself to bis favourite occupation of writing. tried to effect a passage at through Karagws, Among the passengers per stramer Cathay The Princess goes everywhere and is everywhere on the western hore of Lake Victoria Nyanta. In-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Share on Fernaxy 28th, there was a Freuch family received with sonlamation.
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