Russia. Germany has, through Bismarck, shown Such conciliatory tendencies toward the Czar that Russia regards that country as a good foil to Austria. It does not case for France. Russian finances are at their worst and might be remedied „by capnic of new territory.-Outbreaks and in- surrections are constantly yeing fermented by Russian agents in the East. It is believed here that Russia intende within the next month to make a positive showing of amaggressive Eastern policy. In financial circles great uneasiness is beginning to be felt.
A mile bicycle race for £40, between Wood- side of Philadelphia and A. H. Robb of England, was contested to-day of the Yaleaton grounds at Leicester. Woodside, who won the toss, led until talf fway around on the last lap, when Robb slot past him. Robb fell almost immediately after gaining the lead, and Woodside went down on top of him. Robb remounted his machine and finished alone. He was awarded the race. Woodside's machine was damaged in the col. lision., Woodside was too badly injured to Temount
The British National Defence bill which the Government will offer in Parliament provides for facilitating the summoning of ycamen and volunteers and gives the Government precedence on railways for naval and military purposes without being obliged to go to the extreme steps of laking possession of the roads. It also em Policies in which the County Court shall power them to make requisition for horses and
determine the recompense.
The directors of the African Association have sent an order to Stanley Falls to send out a scouting party in search of Stanley, and to push the expedition with all possible speed. Al though the promoters of the Stanley Expedition decline in their public utterances that they will have no cause for alarm, even if no news of the fainous explorer reaches them for three months, their lone in private is full of great anxiety.
VIENNA, May 5th. Deputy Von Schoenerer, who was chargert with having forced his way into the office of the New Wiener Tagblatt and assaulted the editors, has been deprived of his title and sentenced to four months' imprisoninent at hard labor, with compulsory fasts on certain days. His accom- plice, Gerstgrasser, has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment, with compulsory fasts.
MARSEILLES, May 5th. Sergeant-Major Chatelain was tried by a court-nnitial here to-day on a charge of trying to sell one of the new Lebel rifles and a nuinber of cartridges to the German Government. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment a fortress and to forfeiture-of-his-rank and esial.
HALIFAX, May 5th.
Norman McDonald of Big Brothers, Cape relen is dead, aged 110 years. He was the last known survivor al Waterloo, having fought in that battle under, Wellington when 37 years of age, He was born in the Isle of Harris, Scotland, in 1778.
OTTAWA, May 5th. The Reformed Church of England, presided over by Bishop Usher, and the Reformed Episcopal Church in Canada of the American branch have agreed on a basis of amalgamation at the syned here. Doctrinal differences caused a separation years ago, but there have been mutual concessions. A new Bishop will be. elected in September.
The Cabinet has appointed Chief Justice Richie of the Supreme Court to act as Adminis- urator during the interregnum to arise between The departure of Lord Lansdowne and the arrival. of the new Governor-General.
LIMA, May 5th.
The Government has declared Peruvian porta open to Chilian traffic with the exception of the ports between Valparaiso and Antofagosta, in which zone, some cases of cholera are still reported..
MONTREAL, May 5th, The statement of the public debt of Canada on the joth of April last shows a total gross debt of $276,632, 103, with assets of $48,696,292, leaving the net debt $227,935,876.
LONDON, May 5th. The business of Morgan's New York Exchange in London has been ordered to be wound up under the supervision of the Court.
The Court bas ordered an adjournment of the hearing of the petition to liquidate the affairs of the American Exchange in Europe with a view to a reconstruction of the concern.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1888,
At Racebati in Bengal twenty persons were killd, 200 severely injured and 200 houses were destroyed by hailstous.
W. F. Cody and his troupe sailed from Hull for New York this morning on a steamer of the Wilson line.
All the league branches of Limerick have condemned the Papal rescript.
May 7th.
Thomas Joseph Condon, member of Parlia- ment, was in-day convicted on a charge of participating in an unlawful assembly, and scn. tenced to two weeks' imprisonment, with, bard labor. The hearing of the other charges against him was adj urned,
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long. National sentiment would assert itself. The Tories plumed themselves upon being
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ns any one. Neither he nor Parnell would continue to be a serious one until England indicated the plan of campaign, he Govered Chips could come in an agreement on the ment's conduct had created a plan of campaign subjett, but he was hopeful that this would be by making the law, odious to the people. The accomplished before long. bbject of the Government. seemed to be to insult, The Greek Consul at Monastir, whose recal okarpere and degrade the Irish-soomus-i-was-deinamlet byla Turkish Government, has the terrible facts regarding the suffering in returned to his post. The Greeks imprisoned in Ireland were brought home to the upright connection with the recent riots have been minds of the people of England, they would released. unlie to redress the sad errors of the past.
MILAN, May foth.. [Cheers.]
The Emperor of Brazil is now out of danger. While preparing to attend mass in the Royal Chapel this moming Queen Christina was seized
Since her recovery she has had no symptoms of wish a fainting fit, which lasted several minutes. illness except weakness.
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Advices from Rio Janeira state that the Brazilin Chamber of Deputies hi passed a bill for the immediate abolition of slavery,
Gladstone has a slight attack of lumbago and walks with the aid of a stick.
The Emperor of Brazil is suffering from pleurisy. His physicians say his condition is serious.
TANGIER, May 9th. The differences between the United States And the Muorish Government have finally been settled.
BERLIN, May 9th. The German edition (öf. Zola's "La Terra" has been seized by the police.
"TONDON, May 9th, Lord. Strley of Preston is gazeteit as Governor-General of Canada,
Right Hon, Ed Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, to-day received a deputation of mem The sentence of death against James Kirley,bers of Parliament, who presented an address convicted of the murder of Patrick Quique in urging the necessity of putting the country in a proper state of defence. In reply, the Secretary November last, was carried into effect to-day.
declared there was no occasion for a panic. At. all the military parks and coaling stations, however, the work of strengthening the defenses was being carried on with renewed activity, and at leading mercantile ports every
EVANSVILLE, (Ind.), May 11th. effort was, being made to complete submarine
A combined movement on the part of the mining defenses. The multifarious forces of regulars, militia and volunteers were about to friends of Colonel Denby, Minister to China, to be organized, and the Government would behave him nominated for the Vice-Presidency, if Z ETLAND able to produce on short notice a field army possible, is well under way, and a letter was sufficient to defend England, and primarily to received from him today consenting to use his protect London. The Government appealed to name. it is thought that Denby's candidacy Parliament to assist in preparing to avert any will be supported by ex-Senator McDonald, and danger, that might threaten England. Stanhope's if so, Governor Gray might as well conclude to remarks were greeted with applause by the go on the shelf for a while.
deputation,
ROME, May 7th.
In view of the attitude of the leaders of the National League the Pope has instructed Cardinal Simeoni to diffect Monsignor Persico to obtain from the Irish bishops, without delay, declara ions of their views upon the rescript. The observations of the, bishops will be submitted to the Congregation nf the Propaganda,
LONDON, May 7th...
In the Commons to-day Sir James Fergusson, Under Foreign Secretary, stated that no unofficial communication had passed between the Govern ment and the Pope with reference to the latter's resc ipt condemning boycotting and the plan of campaign in Ireland. He also stated that the Government had not brought to bear any influence to bring about the issue of the rescript.
The British steamer Garonne, from London
SONIA, May 9th.
Prince Ferdinand, in a speech at a banquet in for Sydney, N. 5. W., has arrived at Aden. Her the hall of the Sobranje at Tirnova to-day said: bows are stove. She was in collision With the,Here in this building I swore to lead Bulgaria British steamer Lucinda. The latter vessel the goal marked out for her in history? I now Bank. The disaster-occured-in latitude 18.dagi repeat that oath, assuring you that, without north, longitude 8 deg, east. The Lucinda was sparing myself, I shif, with bean and soul, a vessel of 1,132 tons binden. She was last adhere to that promise before. God and thic
people.a ported at Colotabo, fjorn Akyba.
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The British steamer Egyptian Monarch, frata New York for Landon, has arized at Fabnovili with a hole in her bow, eaused by striking float ing wreckage off the Scilly islands. fler fore compartment is full of water.
"L'ARIS, May 7th.
The salient point of the prefice to General Bostanger's book is the General's advancy of the right of the army to have a voice in the question of peace or war.
The Journal des Debats, in in article in refer ence to the manifesto issued by the Patriotic League in which General Boulanger is style the leader of the National party, demands that the league be suppressed.
Boulanger has been elected, Municipal Councillor for Tullcky by the sputaneous action of workmen in the arms factory there, all of whom voted for the General independent of the electorat-balint
OTTAWA, May 7th.
Rev. Mr. Brick, missionary, from the Peace River country, Northwest Territory, waited upon -the Government to-day and asked for speedy: relief for the starving Indians of that section. He represented that large game had dis ppeared and there had been a rabbit plague for two years, in consequence of which the Indians are reluced to starvation, sind, unless relief is at, once given, many must die.
PESTH, May 7th.
Deputy Czernatornio, a friend of Premier Tis, signs an article in the Hungarian seni official paper, Nemzet, in which he declares that: War is inevitable. He says the triple alliance; will demand from Russia an explanation of her military preparations and that her answer with amount to a casus belli,
LONDON, May 7th.
In the Commons today the Under Foreign Secretary, referring to the Samoan question, said that the Government had no reason to complain of King Malleton's failure to keep his agreements." Germany did not ask the assent of the British and American Governments to the deportation of King Malietoa, and the position of England and America upon the subject was unchanged
Dr. Prinker of Berlin believes Stanley is all right, and explains the delay in, hing from him by the theory that he has been compelled to traverse a new route on foot to the northward of the direct line, and had to waste time in fighting or parleying with the natives,
Land of Bulgarian Exiles and brigands has Theru" defeated by the police-at-tadomir alter
binly stuffgle, in which any were killed and wounded.
OTTAWA (Qnt), May 9th, Sir Charles Tupper, Minister of Finance, during a discu-sumun the $25,001,000 loan, explained that $300,000 of the proposed loan was to meet a floating indebtedness in Landon and $400.000 meet obligations in connection with the railway subsidy. The opposition could get to explanation from him as to what use the balince was to be put to.
LISION, May 9th,
The Journal of Commerce says that owing to the worse condition of the King's health, his Majesty will delegate to Prince Carles, the Crown Prince, the power to sign State documents.
PARIS, May rith, General Boulanger repudiates the electoral placard circulated in his behalf in the department of Isere, asking the suffrages of the people. - He says he is not a candidate, and threatens to prosecute persons using his name.
General Houlanger, Count Dillon' and Deputies Laguerre and Mayer have gone to Dunkirk
A large crowd assembled in the railway station at Dunkirk to see General Boulinger,
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Upon alighting from the rain, he was received by his friends and supporters with shouts of Vive Boulanger," while others in the crowd hooted vigorously. A banquet was given in the evening in honor of the General. In replying to a toast to his health, he protested against the
brutality," shown by the Goverment in ST. depriving him of his sword, which he had on thought of using except as a safeguard in honor of his country," "Without bragging" he said, we know how to present to Europe the spectacle of a nation constracting its forces so that it may be enabled to withstand all.storms."
VIENNA, May 11th, Emperor Francis Jo eph and Count Kalaoky yesterday visited Queen Natalie of Servia, who is in Vienna. Count Kalnoky, afterward had a long interview with the Servian Minister, the STH, May 9th. reported object of which was to arrange a recon- Fhe-lower-House-of-the-Hungarian-Diet.ciliation between Queen Natalie and King Milan, adoped a bill empowering the Northern Rail without public scandal, Queen Natalie insists on returning to Belgrade, but King Milan way Companies to double, their railway lines in order to facilitate the transportation of fups.
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In the fuácipal elections in, 'Lozère General Boulanger was chosen by spontaneous vote. also received heavy votes in several other com
roanitics.
CONSTATISOPLE, May 5th.
By order of the Minister of Justice the chief Vienna agent of the Anchor Line Steamship Company and another agent, named Eichorn, who had charge of a batch of Hungarian peasants Abouked to Aintrica,, were arrested to-day, charged with abducting zuen liable to military service, and' extorting money under falac pre- tences. The peasants have been returned to
It is reported here that risee Lismarck, in accordance with the formally expressed desire of Espena Frederick and the Czar, will ask the Polt to depose Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
BSTON, May roth, Beckwith, private secretary to Horace Phillips, the backer of john L. Sullivan, has matten state men that Puups and to him th the Mont House, nt London, that he had to bribe the referee in the Sullivan and Mitchell fight to declare the fight a draw, and if he had not done Sullivan would have lost the fight in the next three rounds.
LONDON, May roth.
The Sugar Bounty conference has concluded is deliberations and will meet on Friday next to sign the protocol. The Times says that the protocol drawn up by the Sugar Conference will etablish a treaty abolishing Sugar Bounties, and it is hoped that the beaty will be signed in July
The Bank of England rate of discount was announced to day at 3 per cent. Last week's
PARIS, May 10th.
rate was 2 per cent.
In a duel at Visinet yesterday, the Marquis Ormond was badly wounded by Baron Bosmefelt.
Crickets are devastating Algeria, entirely destroying vegetation. Their dead bodies are creating a pestilence and interfering with the running of trains between Constantine and Batna. They fought with swords. ST. JOHN, May 5th.
It is stated that Russia contemplates a fresh The Newfoundland Legislature, after discuss- ing with closed doors the bill accepting the coup in Central Asia. Advices represent that fisheries treaty, passed the measure to the third reading.
MADRID, May 5th. An epidemic prevails in this city. It is leared the disease is of a choleric nature, and its spread is attributed to the extreme heat and "impure milk.
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PARIS, May 6th. The League of Patriots has issued a manifesto, In which Boulanger is styled, the lender of the National party. Two million copies of the first- instalment of General Boulanger's work on the out German invasion, which will be brought next Tuesday, are to be distributed gratis throughout France. In the preface to his work Boulanger again sets forth the Boulangist policy and states that the object of the book is simply to draw profitable lessons from the events of 1870. Habert, the artist, who was arrested after killing Dupuis, a fellow-artist, in a duel, has been liberated. He blames the seconds of Dupuis for failing to make an effort to settle the difficulty in a peaceable manner. If they had been lese arrogant, he says, no barm would have been done.
General Boulanger, in his book, strongly condanns colonial adventures and says: "As she has designs on Persia in the belief that theng as Alsace-Loirning is not restored to us we Pawers would view her action warmly.
have no right to divide our forces, espacially Advices from Brisbane state that, rictous' anti-
when the advantages aimed at are not quite. clear," Chinese demonstrations have occurred there.
7 BERLIN, May 10th. Several shops belonging to. Chinamen were wrecked:
All the weavers and spinners in the vicinity Belgium has formally-declined to change-her-of-Breslau have gone on strike, the police have prescit sugar system..
found thousands of socialist documents in PARIS, May 7th. Breslau, and many arrests have been made.
By the faft of a rock in 'n mine near Staasfurt, in Prussian Saxony, today, eighteen persons were killed and many injured.
SUAKIM, May 10th. Advices from Berber, say that the rebels in Beninguild district have defeated, after severe The Emperor of Brazil is suffering from inflam.fighting, the forces of the Pasha of Beginnes.
The Pasha was among the killed.
DUBLIN, May 1oth.. mation of the kidneys. He is attended by Dr.
The trial of Dillon, under the Grimes Act, Verga of Milan, Dr. Semmalla of Naples and Dr. Charcot of Paris,
Senator Kolb-Bernard is dead. The statement from Shanghal that the French eastern squadron had been ordered to rendezvous at Yokohama and to await there the arrival of sealed orders from Paris, is denied by Admiral Krautz, Minister of Marine.
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PARIS, May 11th. McLane, United States Minister, will leave Hatre to-morrow on the steamer La Bretagne for New York. He will make a short stay in América.
A steamer sank in the Seine to day and four- teen lives were lost,
MILAN, May 11th.
The Emperor of Brazil has had a relapse. He shows sypmtomsof neuralgic cerebral congestion. Drs. Charcot of Paris and Giovanni of Padua, had been summoned to attend his Majesty.
Emperor Dom Pedro is delirious, and is considered a very sick man?
MADRID, May 11th. The Queen Regent has quite recovered from her indisposition.
LONDON, May 17th.
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The municipal elections were held throughout, France to-day. In Nantes 24. Conservatives and 9 Republicans were returned, replacing 24
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NO. 3, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, Lord Wolseley was wholly unexpected. The
Hongkong, 1st February, 1852. after replying to the Premier The Liberals are dined to support Lord Wolseley's position, which is approved by all the military members of the Commons,
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idiculed the dissolving views,
BERLIN, MAY 6th, Pendleton, United States
States: Minister, has folly recovered. He was at Wiesbaden yesterday, and is residing at the Hotel of the Four Seasons, Awaiting the arrival of his family, form bel
MADRID, May 6th..
Dr. Lucius, Minister of Agriculture, and four sons of Herr Stumm, the steel manufacturer, have received the title of Freiher. Herren Ochenbach, Mendelssohn, Wegner and many others have been enabled, PARIS, May Bih
it is believed, will be abandoned,
An address signed by 3,730 dissenting ministers was presented to Gladstone yesterday, expressing their sympathy with him in his efforts to recon- cile England and Ireland, in reply to the address Gladstone suid that during the present session the Parnellites, despite the pressing needs of Ireland, bad refrained from urging their clatins and had assisted the Government to expedite business. Whether or not Parliantent was Ireland, it was Ireland alone that truly held the key to legislation. The Government knew that the nation was with home rule, and therefore guided the affairs of Parliament so as to delay the line when a Ministry would be in power pledged to propose bone rule for Ireland. The mafuity in the House of Cominions thought they could go on for five years. They put this against his life as an old man but the life of an old or young man would not affect the final settlement. Cheers - Justion would be done irbland ere
Resolution.
RESOLUTION, .. That the Company be wound up voluntarily in
accordance with the Company's Articles of Association and under the provisions of the Companies' Ordinances 1865 to 1886. Dated the first day of June, 1888. By Order of the Board;
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SAML. J. GOWER,
Secretary,
NOTICE.
PUNJOM & SUNGHIE DUA, SAMÁNTAN
MINING COMPANY, LIMITED./ :
OTICE is hereby given that the-Under- N mentioned Fully Paid up Share Certificates were destroyed by Fire at Foochow on the 5th January, 1888:
Script .75/78, 40_Shares
1363, 50
1265, 30
1367, 15
13483,–50.
1626, 10
195 Shares.
(Hon. C. P. Chater,
$2757-2796. Jetonyino Miguel dos
• Remedios,* 25776. 15800 (23), 2018 26295 (15), 281gr... 28195 (5), 35129- 35133 (5)
Rutrunjee Cursetjes Vania, 28971-19000. Demetrio Araujo a
Silva, 25526-25540. Francis Henry Cave-
Thomas, 25651. 25675 (25), 19351- 19275 (35), Alexander William Vana Gibb, 32265- 32274.
And should the same not be produced before the aand June, 1888, Duplicate Certificates will be issued in name of the above parties, and no transaction taking place under the aforesaid Original Certificates will be recognized by this Company.
A. O'D. GOURDIN,
Secretary. Hangkong, 22nd May, 1888.
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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
"THE Company is prepared to Trapship Cargo
Palat to any Steamer in the harbour, and so bring Cargo ncross. from Kowloon to any place. on the Praya at the visual rates.
By Order,
ISAAC HUGHES, Secretary, Hongkong, 20th April, 1888.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY: LIMITED
OTICE is hereby given that all Vessels
Yarn, at the Kowloon Wharves will have free [50 storage for 14 days from arrival, after wbichen RENT; =0f3 Cents per Bole per. Month-will-
33 be charged
ISAAC HUGHES, A Secretary.ve Hongkong, 7th November, 1887.
NOTICES
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GENERAL NOTICELL
THE ON TAL INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
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will also contract: for: the
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to Parliament to immediately place the first and;, RESERVE FUND $24,000.00 maghrine rifles to all the regular troops; that a special committeo be formed to attend to the SING, Esq. stores necessary for field service, and that the LOU TO SUN, ERY volunteer artillery carps be sent to Portsmouth to be drilled in the use of guns of large caliliter
It is reported that at a recent parade of Russian troops, a cavalry Lieutenant named Timoferefmade an attempt on the life of the Car The Lieutenant was about to fire at the another officer Cear with a revolver when poised hins by the arm and the weapon being
The committee having fa charge the Christo-The municipal elections in France, resulted employed at this or that given time în'discussing second army corps on war footing and issuCBUARD OF DIRECTORS pher Columbus celebration offer a prize, of mostly in favor of the party of the Left, and $10,000 for the best book in any language on have given hope to the Government. The the geographical discoveries of Portuguese Boulangist districts return mostly Conservative.
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HOME LONDON, May 6th few hours after Dispatches from India announce that Delbl and Moinda bave been visited by disastrous hailstorms, about 150 persons having been Pitteen
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The King's health in steadily in proving Although unable to leave his room as yet, he receives visitors daily tap
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A at CURRENT RATES to all parts of the World
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