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Enigrations. NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 147 18.

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The telephone is gatting every day more popu- larised in the Philippines. The city of Manila Alrendy possesses a network of telephonic wires, and it is now proposed to extend the communi- "cations to tire suburbs, qu

TE Conflagration which occurred at Hanoi on A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., the 26th ulto, is said to have caused consider able damage to life and property. The Avenir du Tonkin reports that 13 victims were found among the debris, of whom one was a Frenchman. The total loss of property is calculated at $70,000 exclusive of the damages sustained by the Public Works department.

HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY

VXTRASS

and

SWEET CORN,

for immediate sowing.

SEED A SCULLING match between Peter Kemp of the Hawkesbury river and Thomas Clifford of Illawarra, for £200 aside and the Championship of the World, was rowed on the Parramatta river, near Sydney, on the 17th ulto, in the presence of twenty-five thousand spectators Kemp, who started favorite at 3 to 1 on, led all the way and won easily by six lengths.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

anghong, 2nd March, 1878,

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BONGRUNG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1888.

DLEGRAMS.

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LONDON, March 12th. The funeral of the late Emperor of Germany will take place on Tuesday next.

-PFE RUSSIAN-PRESS-UN-THE--

"SITUATION."

The Ruforan Press seeks to discover pending peditid difficulties consequent upon recent event in Germany and gives expression to its

fears theresin.

{From Straits Times.) SUAKING

SUEZ, March 5th. The Derwishes attacked Suakin and after fout hauss' fighting were repulsed.

THE POPE.

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We received some time ago a copy of The Straits Directory for 1888, the ninth annual publication of a very complete and exceedingly useful Directory for the Straits Settlements Sarawak, Labuan, British North Borneo, Brunel, Siam, Deli, Johore, Pahang, and the protected native states of the Malay Peninsula. This work is published by the "Singapore and Straits Printing Office" at the comparatively low price of $4, and apparently no pains have been spared. to make it a generally, useful and thoroughly -reliable office compasion:

of coercion in agguatting focial disorders would become painfully purent..

Harrington (Nationdia) called Balfour's speech a choice example of his mudacity," The Speaker called upon Harrington to with

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Harrington acquiesced, but said he did so only

Tinto and the resultant bloodshed. An exciting were filling the streets with shouts of the extraor debate ensued, and the censure proposal was dinary behavior of his Royal Highness at the rejected. Upon hearing that Romero had theatre last night. There was a large audience virtually accused the military officers of murder, of first-nighters at the Opera Comique to see |. General Cassola, Minister of War, hastened to Mrs. Bernhard Beere in the new and "unwhole-

the Chamber, and addressing Romero, said: some piece Arlene," a dramatization of Mrs_draw the expression. "You have insulted the Spanish Army and are Campbell Praed's "Won in Wedlock." The shielding yourself under parliamentary Immu-Prince of Wales was in the royal box with a have said, both inside and outside of Parlia orchestra stalls below were Justin McCarthy and nity," Romero replied: "I adhere to what I duke, an eart and three or four lords. In the ment." C'assola responded: "You shall give his daughter, Las Colin Campbell, Edmund me reparation for the insult.”

Yates and others. The newspapers call it'nš brilliant a first night socially as was ever seen in London.

February 7th. The Rio Tinto riots resulted in the death of twenty persons.

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under.command.

conversant with the affairs of Ireland Knows Harrington continued, and said: "Every borly

hat the magistrates administer the Crimes Act, and do all they can to irritate the people. Bal four's reginte oppressed the people. He tried to suppress those vindicating the people's rights but the principles of liberality will be fought for until they triumph.

Parnell moved an adjournment of the debate, which was agreed to..

The play started with a long conversation. Señor Castelar created a sensation in, the intended to describe the miserable home in which Cortes to-day by declaring that when the the disreputable father the drunken husband monarchy implants democratic reforms all and the wretched wife are the chief figures. Republicans must serve it.

Suddenly, as the people were straining every

The text of Parnell's amendment' to the Señor Castelar made a long speech. reviewing the European situation he censured: came from the royal box load shouts of converto her Majesty that only the remedial portion of ear to catch the words from Mrs. Beere, there- address is as follows: "We humbly represent the policy of the constant increase of armaments sation, The actors paused and the audience the last session of the Irish legislation has and the policy of conquest. The industrial hissed. A man in the dress circle shouted: tended to lessen crime, whereas repressive nation of Spain, he said, ought to follow the "This is not a smoking concert" The Prince legislation has done much to alienate the sym- policy of peace and progress, and to avoid con- turned his face to the house for a moment, as pathy and respect of her Irish subjects, and that from general disarmament. He defended the que.t. He referred to the benefits to be derived though surprised at the resentment shown, and the administration of the Crimes Act, as well as then continued his conversation with a voice much of the general action of the Executive, has interests of Spain in Morocco, but declared that not moderated. Mrs. Beere gave the cue to been harsh and partial." The amendment wit the time for a military conquest was passed. the actors by going on with her Knes and receive the full support of the front opposition Referring to international questions, he advocated paying no attention to the interruption, The benches. fee trade as beneficial to the working classes, aristocratic people in the audience tried to Cabinet, pointing out the conquests of liberty stage and endeavoring to appear deaf, but the He applauded the liberal principles of the present set the example by looking hard at the and democracy in Spain, and declared that if the people in the dress circles and the galleries cried same principles were continued the monarchy Hush" and almost drowned the voices of those might become the most remarkable of theen the stage. Mrs. Beere, nervous with the present time. At the conclusion of his speech worry of a first night, looked as though going Señor Castelar was enthusiastically applauded into hysterics. It was a repetition of the scene in the Metropolitan Opera-house, New York, last year, when the people of the orchestra stalls rasc'en masse against the talkative people in a bor

on all sides of the House.

DUBLIN, February 7th. Archbishop Macevily, at Tuam Cathedral, to day declared that he had authority to deny the Tumors that the Pope was opposed to the legiti- mate uspiration of the irish people,

VIENNA, February 7th. The Central Commitice of Sugar Refiners has Petitioned the Government to refuse its consent to the London Convention, on the ground that the abolition of bounties would only favor the.

MACAO papers report the apprehension by the harbour police of a band of thirteen pirates who had been committing all sorts of depredations in the „neighbourhood" of the colony. In their "possession were found a large quantity of jewels-producers of cane sugar.- valued at several thousands of dollars, armu-and- ainmnition of all sorts, and a mandarin flag belonging to a Chinese Government, vessel, wildfed with ballets. It is said that the marauders in the course of their adventures by sea had boarded a Chinese war vessel, murdered her commander, and wounded several of the crew.

HAMILTON's well known and popular Comedy Company arrived here last night from the Colonies by the China Navigation Go,'s steamér -Whampoa,-and-will make their first-appearence- before a Hongkong audience at the Teatre Royal, City Hall, on Saturday night. This Company, which includes amongst its members the favorite comedienne, Miss Maggie Ford, Viral Sir Crooper Key. The Duke of has for the past thirteen months been touring

LONDON, 5th March The Pope in a speech at the College of Car- dinals said that his position was unbearable.

Budanda

OBITURAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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-NEW-YORK, February 7tf.--- Richard K. Fox was arrested this morning and taken to the Tombs Police Court, charged with violating the Penal Code by encouraging priz-fighting. Fox was granted a release until Tuesday on his own recognizance.

LONDON, February 7th, The Jockey Club directed Sir George Chetwynd Jo bring suit for libel · against Lord Durham on account of the charges of the latter touching the riding of Sir George Chetwynd's horses in various races. Afer the suits have been concluded the club will refer the matter to arbitration,

At last, when the Prince drew a chair toward the front of the box and paid strict attention to the play, quict was restored. None of the morning paper critics mentioned the incident, but T. P. O'Connor dropped into the theatre for a moment after meeting Mr. Gladstone and saw the whole thing. He pitches into the Prince in ast editorini in the Skaz

John L. Sullivan has, accepted the offer of Jack Knilton to stand before him for six rounds for £200..

Great excitement has been caused in miljuhy circles by the ariest of Major Templar ol Chatham, under an order from the Inspector- General of Fortifications, upon a charge of divulging official secrets.

John Bright has writtefi to the editor of the Milan Secolo, in answer to the latter's letter in favor of international arbitration. Bright says "that" be observes with surprise and soffow that Italy is treading in the steps of other Powers in the establishing of enormous armatents.

VIENNA, February 10th. 'The Lower House of the Reichsrath today passed the bill to prolong the treaty of commerce with Germany. The measure was adopted by a large majority.

The Lower House also approved an inter VIENNA, February.9th.____national e invention for the protection of cables. The Wiener Tarbhit says it has received Enormous avalanches along the line of the information that Russia and France have about Alberg Railway have resulted in serious loss of between Austria and Germany, concluded a treaty-alliance similar to that life.

CAIRO, Febinary toth Severe fighting is reported at Kassala between dervishes and Abyssinians..

BERLIN, February 9th.

The Reichstag 10-day passed the Military Loan bill without debate. Only three members of the Royal Democrats opposed the measure,

In the course of a speech at the Brandenburg dinner Prince William of Prussia, heir presump- tive to the G rman crown, said: "I know that a section of the public, especially that section February 8th,broad, imputes to me careless and thoughtless Gladstone was given a rousing welcome home longing for war for the sake of glory. God preserve me from such criminal giddiness. tonight. Ten thousand men and women crowded

I repudiate all such accusations with horror. the Strand and blocked the approaches to Char- ing Cross station to greet him. There w. uld have

I aut a soldier.

All the Brandenburgers are been 100,000 if the Liberal leaders had published Prince Bismarck on Monday in the Reichstag soldiers. I conclude with the words uttered by the time the grand old man was expected. It

which showed the rapd: spectacle of the popular was truly a spontaneous and popular reception, The democracy of the crowd recalled the con

representation going hand in hand with the trast of the primrose-decked gathering of

Government: I adapt to Brandenburg the sente ce: The Brandenburgers only fear God, aristocrals that met "Dizzy" when he came

and nothing else in the world, home from the Berlin Congress just ten years g. As Gladstone arepped from the railway roars of the multitude, he looked the living “carriage-and-lifted-his-bat-in-response-to-the

nege of the late. Horatio Beymour.

throughput the Australasian colonies with pronounced success, the New South Wales, Victorian, and Queensland press being unanimous in praising alike the abilities of the artistes and Tuh Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Patroitus

the refined character of the entertainment. As Tom Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong will be seen by the advertisement in another part tis morting, and is due on the 20th inst. of this issue Mr. Hamilton will open with a mixed

physical resemblance is remarkable. Gladstone Kites Porto, a famous Portuguese traveller and programme, including the attractive comedietta Mivtagbar, who died at Hihe, Africa, recently, Rush's Romance," an olio in which the versa has grown fat while away. His face is bronzed and his eyes clear and sparkling with health. as the first whit may in cross the Dark. Con-tility of the leading ladies, and gentlemen will The drawn, acary appearance noticeable.toward he displayed, and the ever-green farce of "The the end of last session has disappeared, chased The speciality of the away by the soft breezes of Florence. I stood As will be seen from a notice in another column, God for Nothing." the parture for Europe of the English mail Company, however, is in modern light comedy, close to Garsione as he stepped on the platform amer Clyde has been delayed until midnight, and we doubt not that a repertoire of novelties need "You are looking very well."

"Yes," he said, "I feel well, very well." of this class, adequately alaged 'and, acted, will

Mrs. Gladstone was Jaden with gifts of flowers, command the steady patronage of our theatre- and as they drove away the great station rang 176 SubscriptionTM Griffin meeting, we would going community," "A full prograinine of Satur-with-chicers, which were caught up by the throng mind nur readers, will be held at the Hong-das entertainment will appear to-morrow, and in the Strand and followed them out of sight, Mrs. Garfield and her son jimmy were among Hưng Holel, to hidrrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. A tucanwinte scats, may be booked at Mesuthe Americans in the crowd. The daughters of

larg attendance of these interested is carnestly Kelly and Walih, Limited, where a plan of the Bradinugh threw Lose flowers at the carriage. "equested.

Theatre is now on view.

Paldengers will kindly note:

We note from the Independente that Major Vaquinhas, of the Macao Police, has been appointed Deputy Registrar of that colony, gr Mr. A. Pacheco, who lately assumed the duties of Registrar General.

ARTICLES have been signed for a match for co aside and the Sculling Championship of the World between Peter Kemp of Hawkesbury district, New South Wales, and Edward Hankan of Toronto, Canada. The race will take place en the Parramatta River on the 5th of May next. Tur Avenir du Tonkin reports that the poppy erop commenced on the 26th ulto, on the grounds. where' its culture has been undertaken by M. Frederick The quality of the juice extracted from the plant is said to be excellent, and the planter angurs well for the result of his exper ments.

is an auticle on "The Philosophy of Tight Lacing," the conclusions of the writer are summed up as follows:-If men, as a whole, cared for small waists for their own sakes, we shoutil long ago have had developed a small-waisted race of wamen (and men too, for it would have been transmitted to both sexes) by selection, which ought to have rendered light-lacing unnecessary in these latter days; but neither by this kind of sexual selection nor by the reposition of the habit of tight-lacing through numerous generations has there been the slightest apparent change in the natural shape of the body either in the circumference of the waist, or in the

One hour before, Hartington arrived at the ame station. No one was there to grasp him by the hand and not one in the throng showed get into a brougham and drove away withoul a sign of recognition. The Liberal Union leader

single cheer.

Late trains to-night brought in nearly all the prominent Irish members, ready for the opening of Parliament lo-morrow.

On the way

from Dover, Gladstone's train stopped at Thomcliffe and the Liberal leader was presented with an address. In the course of his reply he said: "In neither Europe nor America could be seen auch a painful spectacle as was observable in England-the spectacle of one' nation holding down another by force. Russia would be asham d to say of Finland what Englishmen were not ashamed to say of boat 37,000,000 people were afraid of

5,000,000.

A Sioux squaw at Colonel Cody' camp has given birth to a daughter to-day. This is the first Indian child.ever born in England. The

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position of the internal organs. Every, child which is born of a tight lacing European race appears to be identical in physical confirmation with the clfldren born of women of other races

infant has been named Frances Victoria Alexan- who have never known corsets, while the healthy, in honor of Mrs, Cleveland, Queen Victoria

and the Princess of Wales, A LETTER to the Paris Figaro says that the women, of our own day who have not been in- Neapolitans appear to have an unlimited capacity dividually subject to tight-lacing do not differ in not only for macaroni, but also for ecls, which form and physical proportions from the models form a favorite food during the fasts prescribed of the ancient Greek sculptors, Thus it would by the church. No less than eight hundred miles of eels were sold last year within the boundaries of the city..

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ST. PETERSBUG, February 8th. The Car has, declined to give his assent to a morganatic marriage between the Grand Duke Michael Nicolicyitch and the dughter of Count Igletiff.

ROME, February 8th.

ST. PETERSBURG, February roth. The Odessa University has been reopened. The university at Kazn is now the only one in

Russia that remains closed.

ST. PETRHSBURG, February 11th, The Czar has ordered the formation of a com. mission for the remodeling of the laws respecting: the imperial family, so'ns to authorize-Alorgynatic marriages of younger members of the fabiye under certain conditions.

DERLIN, February 11th,

Bismarck's speech, I shall endeavor to picture While prophets of peace and war mongers are contending for various interpretations of the scene in the Reichstag, on what the Cologne Graette pronounces the niort meinorable day of modern German hi tory. By midday the streets leading from the Chandeliery to the Reichstag building were thronged. All Berlin turned out to welcome the Iron Choncello and give the stamp of popular approval to the edict he was about to pronounce." Berlin at least was willing and glad to give the 700,000 men demanded for $70,000,000 to meet the e.tailed deficit in the the better defense of the Fatherland, and the

military budget. Young girls showered blossoms as he passed. The adamantine countenance of the man of imn wore a smile. Though erect and soldierly, in a cuirassier tunic with a yellow collar, he looked pale and wan. He seemed fully aware of the weight all Europe would place upon his words, and at first his care in their choice made his speech slow. Behind his chair Iwas a little table' covered with Selizer bottles and white Rhine wine. His son Graft Herbert here officiated.

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The bill having been read, Bismarck arose and for a moment his glance swept around the house. Behind him at Von Moltke with folded arms and eyes closed. Around clustered Wind- horst, Richter, Benchson and others who had so strongly opposed him on the Septennate bill. One hundred and twenty skilled stenographers with already sharpened pencils were in the press gallery. The telegraph operators were behind them with lingers on the lickers, and when the first word of the great speech was said, the first thought which suggests itself was the wonderful disproportion between the speaker's frame and voice, one colossal, the other puny, Gradually, however, it deepened, broadened and increased volume, until at last the disproportion disappeared. Suddenly a gurgling sound came from the speaker's that, like a suction ship. ump. The seltzer -boule was uncorked by Graf Herbert's skilled hand, the Rhine-wing poured out, and in a moment the quid has gone down the parched throat.

The speech, according to newspaper statisti. clans, contained 18,913 words. The speaker drank seven times. When he..came to the climax of the oration, saying, “We Gerinans. fear God and no one else; we seek to cultivate friendly elations, but we run after no ang swe read war, but against the furor Teutonicus no VIENNA, February ioth." power can stand." the house shouted as one man, The War Office is making contracts for the and the ticker told-the world that Germany is immediate delivery of a large quantity of prone and united. Not a word was said of the visions Krupp has received orders-for 150 apposition. The socialists were powerless to heavy siege runs, to cost 3,500,000 foins. combat this outburst of patriotism. will be utilized to fill the first instalment of the The guns ordered by Turkey and not paid for

ROME, February 12th, The Jesuits have presented, to the Pope the order.

sum of £40,000 as the Peter's-pence' contribution of their order, Various valuables which were presented to the Pope as Jubilee offerings, and which were an exhibition, have been stolen from the Vatican. Among the stolen asticfes ́are a and several pair of slippers. chalice valued at £1,000, some gold snuff-boxes *

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MADRID, February 11th. In the Deputies, Premier Sagasta said the Government was satisfied with the results, of their policy. Interpal, peace_was assured. In desired to remain neutral, while assuring respect regard to the situation abroad, the Government

for Spain and the colonies. The Government ROME, February 9th." would continue' a liberal programme. The the navy has been ordered to be in readiness for

The Tribunal announces-that-overy-vessel-in-address was agreed to by a vote of z6rto6. Naples has assumed an extraordinary activity. nctive service, and that the paval armament at

These preparations are in accordance with cipher instructions from the Government.ave

LONDON,February.gth.

A dispatch from Rome to the Chronicle says: The Government has virtually decided to with draw from Egypt all italian troops, except such as are absolutely necessary to hold the positions at Massowah and places in that vicinity, Men will be invited to volunteer for this service.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 9th. General Vannovski, Minister of War, bas issued an order of the day in accordance with the decision of June, 1887, forming a mobilizing section at artillery head-quar ets.

The Grashdanin says that a number of patriotic St. Petersburg capitalists are forming a company for the purpose of acquiring fast steamers which can be easily converted into armed cruisers.

Many arrests have been made in Southern Russia, owing to the discovery of an extensive agrarian movement.

TRABUE (Ela), February toth. single scull race took place to day for a purse of $1000 and the championship of America. The rowers were John Teemer of Pittsburg, Albert Hamm of Boston and John McKay of Halifax. Teemer won in 2004, McKay in 20:08, Hamm in 29 :09.

LONDON, February 10th. In the Commons this evening, Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, continuing the debate on the address in reply to the Queen's speech, com mented on the changed tone Gladstone manifested in his speech of last evening, Where, he asked, was the impassioned orator who used all the resources of rhetoric to inflame the public mind

Gladstone

instant erupted the penker, saying that there was not an atom of foundation for such nesestions..

CONSTANTINOPLs, February rath Russia threatens to sever diplomatic relations Laith-Turkey_if_the_later persista in sending- Kiamil Pasha to' Sotia as Turkish Commissioner. ....* London, February 11th. Vanity Fair blames the Prince of Wales for On the other hand Bulgaria clains that the his rudeness at the Opera Comique-theatre and Berlin treaty provides for the sending of a Tur. says "Indeed, it is scarcely remarkable that ish Commissioner to Bulgaria, and that the the exalted, personages present should have failuie to send a commissioner would be tanta -talked loudly during the entire evening, for it is timount to assenting_tu_the_independents-of-

possible to assume that they found their own-Hulgatie. conversation more interesting than the tedious

VIENNA, February 17th. periods in which the long and dreary play was expressed.

B&LIN, February 11th.') The Reichstag committee on the Anti-Socialist bill has reported in favor of prolonging for two years the operations of the existing law,

LONDON, February 11th. Vanity Fair, usually well informed on foreign affairs, makes to day the alarming statement that the co-operation of England and Italy will, on The part of England, be on the sea, and according to information which we believe cucci, Rug

will consist in placing Italy in Tripoli, and French extension generally in North Africa.

The British war office has received an order directing that a statement be prepared at each military centre, detailing-the facilities for sum. moning the reserves and strengthening the battalions from depots, within forty-eight hours, in the event of mobilization of the army becom- ing necessary. The order is precautionary step to enable the new mobilization scheme to work well, if it should be necessary to put it in

farce.

O e matter now before the Government is making provision for the Prince of Wales! daughters. Gladstone has proposed a select committee to decide on secondary provisions for members of the royal family.

DUBLIN, February 11th.

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Prince Lobanoff, the Russian Embassador, în conversation with several diplomats on the Bulgarian question, declared that Russia was firmly resolved neither to initiate steps for another settlement by diplomatic. means dor to discuss the schemes of other powers il at variance with her own policy,

LONDON, February 12th. Th. 1817 denies thetrath of the rumor that negotiations are being made with England to Jin a Franco-Russian allivace.

another meeting in Trafalgar square to-day, A The unemployed workingen tried to boll

mild and inoffensive-looking man started to read resolutions condemning Salisbury for turning a deaf ear to the pinful cries of the poor in distress. A squad of policemen trotted him off to Scotland Yard and broke up the meeting.

DUBLIN, February 12th, Rev. Father O'Donohue presided at a meeting of tenants on the Kingston estate at Mitchell town to day. T. J. Condan, M. P, read the terms of settlement with the landlords, and spoke enthusiastically of the success of the plan of campaign.

The Bishop of Clerne in his Lenten pastoral - says: Never was the all-powerful grace of God more needed to enable our people to refrain from retaliatory acts of crime and violence against those whom they have too much reason" to regard as enemies. While exhorting you to it is by no means my intention to counsel tame submission to the harsh

brought to Ireland to-day and lodged in the be peaceful,

Fyac, arrested in London yesterday, was convening of the Kilmainham sessions, Ball Waterford fail, where he will remain until the

was refused for him.

The trial of the action of Wilted Blunt, who was recently convicted of the violation of the "Crimes Act, against the police for $35,000 damages for illegal arrest, commenced to-day, Blunt was present in the courtroom, wearing his prison garb under his overcoat. Lady Blunt was also present. The courtroom was crowded.

oppressive law framed for the purpose of depriving

you of the rights of free citizens. All that is required is the avoidance of any crime or outrage condemned by divine law."

Pyne, member for West Waterford, who was arrested in the vicinity of the house of Commons and brought a prisoner here, says the London police treated him with the greatest considera- tion, and the Irish police directly the opposite,

A CORK, February 12th. A magistrale to-day remanded Gilbooly, M.P., for trial to the Schull Sessions on March ad Bail was refused..

saert that tight-lacing is in part prompted by our mural sense of proportion in the human figure, in part by a rivalry of the young by the not-young, 18 a cricket match played between a combined and in part by the spur of fashion and individual team from New South Wales and Victoria and I rivalry among women themselves. On the Pope has also announced bis intention to sendhom 329 were acquitted. In 1886 the number of together, The second quarter was towed against | Dublin, yesterday" said that, for every year the

Shaw's eleven on the 3rd ulto, and following days, the Englishmen won by five wickets. On February 11th, 14th and 15th a match was played between United Australia v. Shaw and Vernon's tean, which the English players won by 126 runs, the scores being-Englishmen, 113 and 137; Australians, 41 and 82.

A WIDOW aged 65 was to-day charged with smuggling 180 tacks of opium. A sharp-eyed member of the excise department said that from information he received he was standing outside

other hand, there does not seem to be any strong provucation to light-lacing, as well-proportioned figures do not depend on the relative fircum- ference of the waist, but on the relative length of the two divisions of the body, tight-lacing when this does exist in abort persons serving rather to emphasize the defect than to correct is by throwing the point of division too low down's nor is there any evidence that men admire small waists as a sexual character; and as a pere manent change in the figure has resulted after many generations of tight-lacing, it is probablo

The Pope has requested. Cardinal Sjmponi to advice the Irish Bishops to preach to the people of Ireland respect for the laws and the istance of a calm, prudent line of conduct, The in Ireland a permanent apoštolic legate,

PARIS, February 8th.

Prince Philip of Bourbon, son of the Duke of Aquels and nephew of the Emperor of Brazil, has been sentemed by default to thirteen month imprisonment and to pay scop francs damage for a swindling jewelry transection.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla.), February 11th. There was a five-mile sculling race, at Fuenta Garda to-day. The water was very rough Teemer took the lead at the start and held it throughout, McKay and Hamm holding. well.

Michael Davitt, in a speech at Dalkey, near

a strong wind." On the second turn Hamm's | Government withheld home role from Ireland boat became waterlogged and he pulled to shore, they would have to swallow the leek of radical and afterwards towed over the course. Time--legislation. They would make Irish ideas Teemer. 41 146, McKay 41 ga Owing to the penetrate to the very heart of their land systems, rough water the distance was estimated at six church establishments and monopolies. Salley bury was between two fiscs, but home rule would be the wisest, and, in the long run, the safest settlement for him and his class.

miles,

HOME EN LONDON, February 13No Pición, Home Ruler, directed the attention of the Commone to the Arrest in London last week compiltuted a breach of privilege of Pyne, O'Brien and Gilhooly, which he claimed

Balfour, continuing, recited the incliing lan- guage in Gladstone's Nottingham speech," and said that he did not, complain, but rather con gratulated Gladstone on his change of tone. Grave reflections. had been cast on the resident magistrates in Ireland. It was true that they were dependent for appointment on the Executive Government, but out of a total of seventy-three main-magistrates Earl Spencer appointed or approved sixty.when he revised the list. The number of persons tried under the Crimes Act was 659, of

agrarian offensen reached 2,196; while in 1887 the total was only 1,837. The total number of cases Some time ago a woman was pushed off the bridge into the Selae and drowned. Arrests of ordinary crime reached 1,963 in 1986, and in. were made and, the fact developed that the for the six months endumber of agrarian offenses murder was committed for a wager of a cop of

for the six months ending Jan., 1386, and for the coffee. One man has been sentenced to penal same period ending January, 1888, was 364, a

ROME, February 11th, servitude for twenty years and another has decrease of 30 per cent. The number of persons

being boycotted at the end of July, 1886 was The Senate to-day rejected, by a vote of 60 to received a life sentence,

80%, whereas now it was only 208. The Govern 33, the bill empowering the Government to ment's efforts to protect persons from boycotters reorganize the central administration Signor had been notably successful in counties Clare Crispi faving announced that he would accept pressed People now travelling in Ireland the Mini.try is expected to resign, at the and Keiry where the League had been- the passage of his bill as avots of confidence,

declare that the condition of the country was

CONSTANTINOPLE, February

The Speaker said Pyne and Gilhooly were greatly improved, and the judges confirmed this.The Armenian Patriarch has sent a circular arrested on criminal warrants. In this case old struggle, but never before had any Govern directing them to preach loyalty and quictnces, of 'Brien, however, was a breach of privilege opinion, The Government was engaged in its letter to the Bishops of the Armenian Church, breach of privilege was committed. The excep ment arrayed against it the forces recognized by and to forbid writing hostile to the Parte. The and Mathews, the Home Secretary, apologized the opposition. He claimed that the figures Patriarch will probably shortly, withdraw for the unfortunate occurrence. adduced justified coercion and proved that the resignation. The Patriarch's action has pleased. |・・・ Attomey-General Webster denied that any DUBLIN, February 9th. Government's policy had been successful, the Porte, who has ordered the reopening of the privilege existed. Explanations and apologies The landlords of Kingstown estates have Cheers.]

Armenian College,

had been given, and if they did not auffice granted all the reductions demanded in 1886

TANGIER, John Morley said that the House would infer under the plan of campaign, and have agreed to from Balfour's speech what the temper was in The Sultan has consented to allow for six After considerable debate, in Which Gladstone reinstate the evicted tenants, including the which he administered, the Coercion Act. months a coasting trade in wheat and harley, and Pamell supported Picton's views, Marley's costs. They will also opter their property for the records showing a decrease of crime included A Spanish corvette lies arrived at Tangler for mitted on Privileges was rejected a med

six months calm during which eviction notices the purpose of conveying the Sultan's present to In the Commons to-night, resuming the debate Fourteen persons; including two members of || could not be executed. The diminution of boy- Watson, designer of the cutter Taistie, has the Municipal Council, have been arrested at calling was due, not to coercion, but to the Queen Regent MADRID, February 11th Interes in facilitating business. They were

the infant King of Spain and Christing, the on the address in reply to the Queen's speech-

Parnell did his party in these days had a specia completed the design of a cutter similar to the Galway for disorderly conduct as the night of entirely changed state of feeling and a deeper Thistle, but to be built of composite instead of the arrest of Blunt. They were admitted to bail. sense of responsibility toward the Liberal niem- In the Chamber of Deputies to-day Castillo, prepared to go further than the Government In Bigel. He has also finished the design for. a. Osher arrests are expected. Gicat excitement bera who were co-workers with the Irish to Minister of the Interior, replying to: Selios, the new rule to expedite legislation. It was a obtain justice for Ireland. [Cries of Hear 1 Romero, denied the rumors concerning Queen, mistake to measure their attitude by their aqtion steel yacht which will have a centre board. prevails.

* LONDON, February 9th, .. hear """" The Irish party was now assured that | Isabella. He also stated that there was no, to jespect to the Coercion bill. Looking forward, "As the Prince of Wales came out of the House | It would ultimately, realize iti aspirations. If it truth in the rumor that the Duke, De Monta) as they did, to the introduction in the near future of Commons with some friends the newsboys I should ever be deprived of that hope the effects pensler had been requested not to enter, Spain, yet of batter govemment in Ireland af was-Chiots.

a house in Possession Street on the 13th inst, that it is practised by only--very-small-section | when prisoner came out with a basket on, her of wonenkind, but that, unfortunately, the most arm, on searching which he found under some intelligent and influential section. ground nuts and other "world's gear" a false

bottom to the basket in which the infatuating NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

Naw YORK, February 9th,!.. ames Garzite publishes a rumor that the The Tribune's London cable says: The St. Government will move to-morrow that the Irish members convicted under the Coercion Act be disqualified to sit in Parliament,

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MARAN O'Brien could prosecute his remedy elsewhere:

drug was carefully stowed, packed in small tins. Before arresting the dame he followed her as

The Pacific Mail S. S. Co.'s steamer City far as the Harbour Office, and then detained

New York, Capt. Rabt. R. Scarle, with the her on the road to the Canton wharf Mr. American mails of the 14th ulto, arrived in Wodelwuse on hearing from the accused that "a mas belonging to Aunani had asked her to harbour this forenoon. We tako, the subjoined Mitchellstown shopkeepers, and forego al legal | Regarding the Irish, criminal statistics, he said Trade may begin immediately, motion that the matter be referred to the Com

carry the basket, fined the delinquent $500, or in default to go to gaal for three months. Another smuggler, an "enath coalie, was also found in unlawful possession of go taels of pre- pared oplum, which was found in a samipan in the harbour near the Harbour Office, and was also fined $500, or three months, gaol" "being: preferred in both cases.

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GLASGOW, February 6th:

MADRID, February 6th. 5 In the Deputies to-day. Romero censured the Government for milancy intéierence at Rio

sale.