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THERE will be moonlight parade and a march out of the Left Divison of the Hongkong Volunteers on Friday evening next. All members of the Corps }; are invited to attend. A parade will take place at head quarters at 8.45 pm. Uniform blue, forage cap, waistbelt, and pouch,

THE further hearing of the suit J. Pitman v. MR. C. V. Creagh left Perak for Sandakan ontion which is celebrated for sober decorum and D. Scott has been adjourned till to-morrow. the 20th ulto, to take up his new position an order Very Soon after the first alarm from the

Governor of British North Borneo,

belfry, though the wires did not give that We hear that a concert will be given at

read notice which is expected of them, fou the City-Hall on Monday evening, the 5th THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Engines were on the spot three Government and instant, in aid of the funds of the Alice Memorial Co, courteously informs us that the steamship together, began delivering their streams of one Volunteer and quickly shook themselves Hospital and the College of Medicine for Chinese. Deccan, with the next English mail, Jeft Singa-water, but hot before two or three houses on each Particulars will be published to-morrow,

pore for this pont yesterday at 4 pm..

side of that which was the first to burn, had also been enveloped in the leaping and roaring flames. WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Adam-

by all past eleven anil un towards midnight in son, Bell & Co.) that the Canadian Pacific Line

looked as if the wil district was doomed, bu as the berning houses were only of the two steamship Abyssinia which left Hongkong on January 27th and Yokohama, on February 10th,

story order, and bad lanes ihmediately behind then back and front, and thus pour in a them, the Brigades were enabled to attack arrived at Vancouver on the 26th vito.

heavy forlade of the "liquid element.". Dy half THE first monthly cup competition for all

past twelve the back of the conflagration was Divisions of the Hongkong Volunteers will be

broken, thanks to the laborious efforts of the held on Sunday afternoon, the 4th March. This

Brigades whose menibers, one and all, worked with time has been selected as affording the only

splendid dash, and impulse. By twelve o'clock opportunity which will enable every man to be

nu less than nine houses along the line of, and fronting the street, were wrapped in a great present who wishes to be so, A launch will

volume of lambent fire,ngainst which it appeared CHROMOS or SWISS & HOME SCENERY leave Peddar's Wharf at 1.15 p.m. Uniform not

quite hopeless ig struggle and the care of the necessary.

Brigades was then turned inure to the adjoining houses, and thus by copious streams of water stop the flanies from spreading. Fortunately the Wrareglad to note from the Courrier & Haiphong that Monsieur Schaedelin, who has served in the

wind, was not strong or the houses on the opposite far reaching and rolling tongues of fire, as it was, side of the street would have been caught up in the Chinese army, for many years and obtained

they had a very narrow-escape and came out the grade of General, and who abandoned his

in Indo-China-1,770,000. tomo.contribution of the ordeal with wooden sign-boards nat post on the declaration by France of a state of for, the Civil list-3136,150, Re-imbursement, verandahs preity heavily scorched. The Brigades reprisals against China in 1885, bai zow obtained of military expenditure-4,000,000,

Posts were under the personal direction of Superinten a conccasion of 15,000 hectares of carboniferous and telegraphs-584,000.

dent Wodehouse, A. S. Horspool, and other NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Cochin-China con-officers of the department. We believe, the soil in the neighbourhood of Dong-tricu. tingent 18,500,000. Annam and Tonguin houses burnt, whose numbers are 223, 225, 227 Is invequested that all mimications relating to Subscriptions,

contingent--5,000,000. Advertisements, &c., be dressed to the Manager, H THE episcopal dispute about the Timor prisoners 1,000,000, Customs duties--760,000. Reserve

Cambodia contingent 229, 231, 333, 235 and a39 were all covered by Telegraph" and so to the Editor.

lo Macao in itill going on-crescit eundo-insurplusage-1,600,000.

German underwriters. The cause of the fire Leute en Heftorial matters to be sent to "The Editor and

to individual members of the staff

-the papers-published in the Holy City. The $6,350.000.-Expenditure:-Gavernor-General-breaking out was the turning-over of a paraffin

lamp: Comminication Intended for publication must be acceCorreio and the Independente are at loggerheads by the name and address of the writers, not necesarily

in ascertaining whether the Bishop was right or publication; but as evidence of good faith.

wrong in pronouncing himself in favor of the colonels who have been convicted of participating in the murder of the late Governor Mais.

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FOR the first time in our recollection the report and accounts of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank have been reproduced in the Macao papers, The Indepénitente publishes it in English, under the impression, undoubtedly, that it will be understood by the local fraternity of polyglojs, THE following particulars of the general budget of French Indo-China for 1838 will be found interesting: The revenue is derived from various sources: Metropolitan subsidy, frcs. 20,000,000 Home contribution for the military stationed

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control about a block this morning after half a dozen firms had been completely burned out, and some 150 to 200 other staldishnurati seriously damaged by fire now water. It is difficult as yet to obtain delinite eatitates, but which is nearly covered by insurance, the loss no doubt will argréjate over $1,000.002, The estimated loss is: To Marks Brather, $375.000, insurance, $300,000; to Showman Brothers, $100,000, insuranes, Soboo: to. Adolph Heller, $150,000; 19 Sinuss, Tathauser& Co., $60.000; to Jane L. Baxter, $35,000;700 destinycil build- ings occupied by above firme, Szoo,too. The losses to various other firms "will range from $200 to $6000,"

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LONDON, January 24th. De Lesseps Panama canal works continue to be so widely discussed in Europe that a com- munication received from Tankerville Chai berlian, the ex-British Consul at Panama, cannot fail to be interesting. He takes a inuch more favorable view of the outlook than most others who have inspected' the "progress made: "He believes that next year a section twelve miles long from Colon will be completed, and from Bohio to Matachin. The section from Pariso to Rio Grande will be finished June, 188, Eiffett's contracts calls for the completion of the section from Malachin to Paraisu, including: the Culebra cut, in February 189, when the section must be handed over with the locks. De Lesseps scheme is only tempoistily madifica... Chamberlain writes, and says that in his opinión the chances are good for the completion of the canal. Excavations will be continued after the canal has been opened.

PANAMA, January 24th. The company has engaged another contracting firm, Erzinger, Dephicex, Galtier & Co., and, has entrusted to them the construction of the locks which were lately determined upon. These gentlemen arrived on the Isthmuis, December and, and have already begun operations. The authorities are taking stringent measures against the introduction ofthe cholera. Special sanitary The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer regulations have been issued.

NEW YORK, January 25th. Natal, Capt. Such, with the French mails of the 9th January, arrived in harbour this after ten days Havana ha

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Squadron landed officially at noon to-day under a salute of 15 guns from Fort Canning. The reception given to the gallant Admiral was of the baldest description and contrasts very un- favourably with that given the previous evening | to Rent-Admiral Chandler. There was no guard of honor, either Police or Military, probably on account of the disturbed state of the town, but there was not even an official or the A.D.C., to the Governor to receive His Excellency who had after a few minutes delay, to get into a private carriage and drive off to Government Hou

DEATH,

On the 19th uo, at Margate, MALCOLM JANSON BROWN, late of Sandakan, sged 45.

The Hongkong Celegrapį

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1888.

JELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

·THE CROWN PRINCE.

LONDON, February, 28th, Her Majesty the Queen has received a telegram stating that all hope of the Crown Prince's recovery has been abandoned.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.-)* THE NEW FRENCH UNDER-SECRETARY "OF STATE.

PARIS, February 19th. Monsieur Delaporte has been appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Navy and the Colonics,

THE WEATHER IN FRANCE,

A great fall of snow has taken place through out France; communications are interrupted,

"THE FRENCH COLONIAL "BUDGET. –

February 10th,

The Chamber of Deßuties continue to discuss the Colonial budget.

February 21st.

THE Admiralty, says Trail, have struggled hard to mother the truth about the Impérieuse, but it comes out again in the ugliest shape in the report furnished by her captain 10 the Admiralty, and just made public. Says this document: "When cruising under steam she is liable to become rather wild, and with any wind requires a good deal of weather-helm, as much as two turns being needed with a fresh breeze abcam.? The captain further considers that her masts and rigging should be removed, and reports the ventilation of the dynamo-room to be seriously defective; while, what is far more serious, the broadside torpedo ports cannot be properly. worked, even with only too tons of coal on board. After this, the less said about "this formidable war-ship," " this valuable addition to the navy," &c., the better.

ASMOKING Concert will be held at the headquarters of the Hongkong Volunteers on Saturday evening next, commencing at 9 p.m. Honorary members are cordially invited, Effective members are _requested to attend in uniform; each man will be allowed to bring a friend along with him. The following is the programme -

PART 1.

11.M.S. Imperieuse, to, cruiser, first class having completed her defects, will be commis. sioned on April 4, to relieve the Audacions 38 lagahip.ou the China Station.

altar in December Jast with machy The steamer Benlarig, which was towel into broken lah, is ready for sea, and was exped to leave Gibralta? on the 21st inst.

and every office of trust is honeycombed 'with made vain appeals to Marin for protection. A fraud, Two weeks ago the indignant citizcus

mass meeting was liek, but Afarin ordered armed guards at the gathering and prevented the speakers from addressing the people. El

pressed by order of the despot. When Marin Progreso, the mercantile newspaper, denounced Marin's act, and yesterday the paper was sup learned that several marchants were sending cablegrams of prdies she home Government, Amongst the calls to the Bar by the Middle he posted an nemed guard about the cable office.. Mr. Alexander Frater, MA, Aberdeen Univer suicide, eight highway robberies and four stab Temple on the 25th inst, we notice the name of On Sunday there were twelve murders, one sity, F.R.G., Her Majesty's Consul, Kingbing affrays in Havant and Cardenas. chow, China.

'special from Havana last night said that the situation is becoming more alarming every moment.

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fics-68,000. Treasury-75,000. Military service, -33,284,393.35 Navy 9,663,000. Customs -4,903,632.37. Pasts, and telegraphs—3.70€, 565.55 Common reserve fund for Indo-China- 4037,758.73. Total expenditure—fres. 56,350,150. A CONTRIBUTER to an Australian contemporary

away asks me whether I have yet earned the universal language, “Volapuk,” adding by way of contrast to the time occupied in learning Greek, Latin, or (among live languages) Gennan, that this new language can be learnt in six weeks, because its grammar is simple, and it has no regular anythings. The word "Volapuk" itself puk, the world. The inflexions are stuck on at may be taken as a sample. Vola, language of ; the tail of the words in the shape of vowels, Vol is language, Vol-a is language of, Vol-e is, the cases. I have been obliged, humbly 40 I suppose, language to, and so on through all confess in response to my friend's inquiry the Volapuk is one of the malerous languages in which i he learnt to bens Teut as Von Moltke, _and_(may_(gay_so_to_the_Volapukstrians ♬ in which hope to remain silent for the rest of my himself for some 20 years to the invention of this life. When that unhappy Schleyer devoted Volapuk as a language which should supersede all others, he seems to have forgotten that a language without a literature (if it fell from Heaven itself) must be about as interesting as a Admiral de Lajalle, French Naval Comman free-trade banquet at which all mention of the der-in-Chief in Chins, left Marseilles on the names of Coluiten, Bright, and Villiers should be { 26th. Inst. für his post. The mission entrust ed prohibited By the bye-could-any-man-being-to-him-may-only-he temporary, at the furter juopare to a girl in Volapuk ? Would he, in of Marine has decided to delay the despých of short, use Volapuk in any other way than as the Rapids until receiving the report of the only land yesterday. The gentleman was

Admiral. comercial signalling code ?

Secretary of Legation with the Portuguese The owners of the steamer Oxfordshire h ̈ve--Minister-who-went-to-China-to-secure a com received the following telegram from their Lishonmercial treaty with the Flowery Kingdom. 'Mr. gents, dated the aŝth' inat - Cosenpodio in successful. The chinese diplomats showed a

Pindelia as the.

the efforts of his Covernment were pratique, Consul telegraphed Board Tride for instructions about survivors Orfordshire. vast amount of ability in handling the questions Rep is Cascapedia three weeks. Collision touched on, but there was nothing done to obstruct the work of the officials, Portugal's occurred 7 pm. 18th, was almost instantnmiris steamers never locked, but gl'ded off immediately. Minister Plenipotentiary remains in China to Negro (saved) affirms Oxfordshire foundered ratify, the treaty. Speaking, of the advance almost immediately."

Americans and Europeans are making into China, Mr. Findella said the foreign element is not largely represented. There is really n attraction for them. He is of the opinion that it will be many years before allens secure a foothold among the Chinese. To-morrow M Pindella will leave for Chicago, where he will spend a day, and he will then go to New York, and on to Portugal, vid Liverpool.

SUPREME COURT, '·

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

(Before Mr. J. Russell, Acting Chief Justice Mr. A. J. Lench, Acting Puisne Judge, and the Full Court). Appellani-KwONG YUNG SINO,

Respondent Chu:TUNG,

The P. and. O. steamer Kaisar-i-Hind and This was an appeal instituted by Kwong-Yung-the Glen Lice stemmer Glenfalloch, both out Sing who was convicted at the. Magistracy on the ward bound for China, were in collision off 21st Jan, under the Opium Ordinance, and at the Barking yesterday afternoon. The Glenfalioch suggestion ofthe Opium farmer, for having moved had two boats smashed, davits broken, and rails out of the colony 32 cheats of Opium without damaged on the post side, and the mizen top. complying with the Ordinance in force relating to stand fore topsail yard broken, and is now the import and export of the drug-against the ore off Gravesend. The Kaisar-i-Hind conviction and the fine imposed on him by the proceeded; the extent of her damage, if any, Police Magistrate. Particulars of the case have not known. The Glenfalloch has docked at

Tilbury for repairs, already been published in the Police reports.

Mr. A. Robinson, instructed by Mr. C. Ewens Braidwood, Gunners appeared for the appellant, and Mr. E. L O'Malley, Attorney General, instructed by Mr W. Wotton, for the respondent.

1.-Song.......

„Éorgt, E. Osborne. *.- Song and Chonus... "Por Old Jeff“ ......Gunner Leggs.

Sertt. Lammert. Col. The Budget Committee of the Chamber of | 1.-Quanetto....................” Drinking Song"

Duncan and Laing, Deputies propose a reduction of 200,000 francs

4.- Song and Chorus. "The Mermaid".Corpi. Braidwood,

„The Hon. P. Kyria. The

PART 11...

on the secret funds allotted to the Ministry of -Sword Dance English Man"Gunner Howard, the Interior. The Ministry insists on the item of 1,600,000 francs. The question will be referred to the Cabinet.

Venezuela.

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Song and Cherus. The Salvation Army", Lieut. Woolley,

-Song wad Chorus......." Saling". Chumner Campbell 2.-Pecfiation. The Vam of the Nancy Bali". Compl. Dada 4.—Song and Chorus..." The Ste m Fiend”.....Gunner Chandler,

4.0..... ‚"Romány Lasa "Dunner Laing

God save the Quan.

German shipowners are making exertions for revision of the German regulations for measur ingsca-going vessels, and Mr. Adolph Weermann, lately in Parliament, has delivered a speech on the matter in which showed that by the English mode of measuring, vessela, capecially sicim ships, about 10 per cent, is saved than by the German mode. German vessels, therefore, in all foreign countries are much disprofited against English vessels, and the German ship owners are striving for either a substantial revision of the German rules or the adoption of the English measuring ones.

Mr. Robinson based his appeal on the following points-That the Excise officer who appre- hended the appellant was not empowered to prosecute in this particular case. That the Bong sed Chorus......Nancy Til Gunnar Shepherd moving of Oplum undertaken by the appellant did not come under the provisions of the Ordin- ance regulating the import and export of the article, as he was not strictly exporting the article when apprehended, but simply conveying it to the Chinese Custom house where be intended to pay the lekin duty. That if any section of the Ordinance had been infringed by appellant, died on the 19th inst, entered the Navy in 1856, Captain George John Anstruther, R.N., who the infringement consisted only in the omission became Sub-Lieutenant, 1861; Lieutenant, 1863 of a formality--that of filling up the respective schedules at the office of the Superintendent of Commander, 1870 and Capinin, 1879. When Imports and Exports. That the Section of the Milan be was present at the attack on the Pelbedoria employed in boats of Magicienne secuted and convicted; did not apply to his case, harbours, from August 26 to September 4, 1858 Ordinance under which the appellant was pro-in destruction of Chinese piratical ficcts and as not being strictly an exporter, but simply (China medal); Lieutenant of the Leopard at the conveyer of opium from the colony, to the Chinese Custom house, he did not come under the bombardment of Simonoseki, Japan, 1864. The class of exporters for whom the provision of the Royal Humane Society's silver medal was awarded him in August, 1858, when he went overboard, and rescued a scamon who had

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jumped out of a boat to avoid a stink-pot fired by Chinese pirates, and was in great danger of

drowning.

„SAN FRANCISCO, January 26th. the city. From the quarantined Gale he had Bernardo Peheio de Pindella, of Lisbon, is in

viewed San Francisco for some time, but could

-- BERLIN, January 26th, I am informed by influential persons to-day that the announcement of the betrothal of the Crown Prin e of Italy to Princess Henriette of Belgium, daughter of the Count of Flanders, may be expected, although nothing is, known to when the Crown Prince will retura to Berlin. The, trade guilds and other public bodies are making arrangements for giving him a reception,

ST. PETERSBURG, January 27th. The Grashdanis (official organ of the Govern- ment) says that at the court ball last evening, General Von Schweinits, Gernian Embassador, was sealed at the Imperial supper table on the Czarina's right, while Chakir Pasha, the Turkish Embassador, had a seat on her left. The Czar was not present at the supper, but he walked through the ballroom and conversed with the | guests.

the Government will take advantage of the The Invalide-Rurre, War Office organ, saya annual conference of the Government, Generals and the Commander at St. Petersburg to propose the formation of a special commission, with the, examine into the military commissariat and dis older Grand Duke St. Nicholas as President, to ciplining system.

ROME, January 27th, The Pope has written an autograph letter to the Czar, thanking him for his expressions of good will in the address the Cant

him

sent

on

the occasion of his jubilee Th Czar hoped that

needs of the Roman Church in Russia with the his Holiness would aid him in harmonizing the fundamental principles of his Empire, To this the Pepe replies that the Holy See is prepared, of the Yerything in its power to meet the desires

LONDON, January 27thi Government's intentions are to largely increast Mail advices from St. Petersburg say that the the Russian Barrigens on the Pacific coast and

ally augment the Pacife for

PESTH, January 28th, Premier Tisza, replying to Herr Heny's interpel. In the lower House of the Hungarian Diet

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LONDON, February 'zist. Sir James Fergusson denied that the GovernA CHINAMAN appeared at the Police Court this morning in answer to a summons, issued at the ment were taking military action with regard to instance of A. S. Hooper, a valuer in the Rating Ordinance office, charging him, as the owner of five tenements in Stone Nullah, with unlawfully and knowingly furnishing false particulareon a printed form, regarding such tenements. For No. 47 tenement defendant had returned $56 instead of $82. For another, 848 instead of $50, For another, 856 instead of $68, and for the others $56 for $74; and $56 for $68. Defendant had returned a total of $273 instead of $343 In answer to the Bench plaintiff said, the The Attorney General repiled at great. length ACCORDING to advices from Singapore there has printed form which was returned had a notice controverting Mr. Robinson's arguments. As been serious sloting there amongst the Chinese attached as to penalties, there being also a regarded the Excise officer, there was nothing The troops were called out and several Chinese separate notice in Chinese to each form caution-whatever to prevent him from prosecuting

defaulters of the opium Ordinance. With regard In the Tea market depression exists in the are reported to have been shot, No detailed ing persons against, making any reductions.

to the allegation that the appellant was not lowest Chinese Congous, which, stand at quota. particulars as to the cause of the trouble have The defendant explained that he had only made exporting but simply moving opium in the waters tions probably the lowest on record say, std. reached us, but it would appear that the reductions for repairs but that solution of the of the colony, the object of the Ordinance was per lb for what may fairly be classed as ordi- Secret Societies are at the bottom of it. A trouble not being considered "good enough," to protect not only the Opium farmer but the nary common." Quality, is invariably depres farm itself, as a source of public revenue, and ciated when the article is quoted low. For number of Chinese, arrested and convicted for Mr. Wise feed the defaulter Stoon cach house. if opium merchants could move the article from better kinds of Tea New Makes are notably being members of an unlawful assembly, were THE Macao Independents of the 28th ulto, depicts out complying with other formalities imposed by from recent arrivals Indian Tea was continued the colony without the sufficient permits and with doing fairly well for the desirable parcels offered sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment in unmistakeable colours the degradation into the Ordinance, the interests of both the farmer to meet with brisk competition, and the grades and thirty strokes of the rattan, which were which that colony has sunk owing to the distorted and the Government would be materially affected. under, say, is per bare against the buyt administered in public before an immense crowd, policy followed by Portugal with regard to all its As to the act itself,it was known that the appellant the finer Teas tend downwards, and of finest MR, F. H. BALFOUR, the absent Editor of the colonial possessions. The new budget for the bid managed. to move his 3a chests of opium here is de offering: but such realise a high lation in reference to the Government msing without notifying the Superintendent of exports price For Ceylan the imports arriving art initiative steps toward summoning an inter- North China Daily News, writes to the district or province of Macao and Timor, says and imports of his intentions; he had filled up generally undesirable many having what to national conference to consider the Standard-The French alphabet, as we all the semi-official organ, is devoid of all justice some permit forms, but for other, quantities than called a Java flavour We have to report a very troubles between Russia and Austria, and is to qulet market in Silk the few transactions that whether Austria muight count on the alliance of know, does not possess the letter w. Couse towards those colonies. The numerous proposals those he intended to export.

After Mr. Robinson had made some further, have taken place have been at about previous Germany and Italy, emphatically declared that quently, when the early Jesuit Missionaries to made by the local Government have been remarks on his learned friend's contention, their rates. The deliveres show some improvement, there was no ground to doubt the good faith of China wished to Romanied the character hwang overrulad and overridden by the Lisbon autocrats. lordships reserved jdgment.

They are from 1st to 26th inst., 823 China, 98 the allied Powers for their own peace and security Janad, 476 Cannot, 203 Tüssab, total 1,600 In consequence of the marked displacement of which means "yellow, they were forced to Urgent public works have been demanded for

bald's.

Russian froops and their transfer in the dire Least about for some other later which should Macao and have been as promptly refused by the

of the Austrian frontiers, the Hungarian Govern represent approximately the desired sound and Mother country." An Immense dredger is now"

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAILment, without doubting the Car pacific deca ho-ang was the somewhat inadequate result. promised in exchange,—the Independente ways

Those enthusiastic members of the Fire

|ations considered it necessary to see that things sures were taken to assure the say of the Why, then, should we English perpetuate what in derision, and nothing furtherds to be Brigade who come out in such a lively manner

The O. & O., S. S. Co's steamer Gaelic, fontier. He hoped that peace-loving Govern was, after all, only a pis-aller! The incorrect done towards ameliorating the commercial post before the sounds out of the bell, had their glCapt. G. G. Pearne, with the American mails of ments would succeed in maintaining peace and in the showy uniform of their corps, olien ness of the popular spelling is shown by the son of that fast decaying settlement. Dredger gratified last night at 1o.jo by a big blaze in the the sin ulto, arrived in port this afternoon. For removing the existing feeling of laserunity universal tendency to pronounce the word dis or dragon!, concludes the paper, we have unden western division of the town, and yere piping the subjoined telegrams we are indebted to our Herr Von Tuza's intements in the lower

Bri.18, January 28th, syllabican-bo-ang-which is absurd when we review, we hall in thee the carcase of an indeed, in obeying the summons to arms with remember that Chinese is a monosyllabic Lan Hustrious mortal Thou art the disobstructing such weapons as custom and common sense has San Francisco exchanges

provided. · The Fire hend made his firas appear-

A PHILADELPHIA, January 24th. guage. The proper spelling is either hwang orangel of our harbour, alighting on it to obstructance at No. 229 Queen's Road West, on the right The disastrous conflagration in the retail huang. Let us hear no more of the "Ho-ang it for evermore all the frogs Jubilate at the hand side of the way leading to the Sailor'a Home, millinery and ladies' furfishing district at Eighth Ha"

advent of their wooden king !"

and less than's quarter of a mile from that institu... - and. Arch streets last night, was gotten under

FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,

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House of the Hangarind Diet has confirmed the conviction that war between Austrid Russia

in inevitable. Each is simply lying in wait for the first Chance to strike. Reporte received at the Var Office from agents on the Polish frontlež,