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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D). 1841.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1888.

HOME papers received yesterday report the when the mail left England over one bundred persons had been wricken down with scarlet fever at Pollokshields, a well known suburb of Glasgow,

TE Governor-General of the Philippine Islands celebrated the Queen Regent's birthday by a

banquet on the evening of the 24th ulto, at which all the civil, military, and ecclesiastical authorities

WATSON'S PRICKLY HEAT LOTION of the capital were present.

is the safest and best cure for Prickly Heat, it

affonts instant relief, and will be found useful in

THE local agents of the Canadian Pacific Line (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) inform us that the steamship Parthia left Vancouver on the rst inst. for Japan and China, and that the

Tax price of silver has reached the lowest figure ever recorded in London, namely, 4ah pence per ounce.”...........

MANILA papers record the death of the Rev. Martín Juan, an assistant to Father Faura, at the Observatory.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL

The O. & O. 5. S. Co.'s alcamer Gaelle, Capt. W. G. Peare, with the American mails of july 11th, arrived in port on Saturday evening We extract the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges:—

PARIS, July 5th. The Temps says: A Panama canal syndi cale has been definitely formed The syndicate will, deposit rentes to an amount sufficient to guarantee the payment of the lottery loan, lie prizes and the redemption of bonds. lottery loan of $1,000,000 to aid the sufferers. The Government has given its assent to the from the locust plague in Algiere.

A TELEGRAM received by the Japanese authorities from New York, dated July 21st, states that the silk market is inactive, but favourable to sellers. Tus weather has lately been so rough along the coast of Luzon that two steamers, the Camiguin and Isabel I.,proceeding from Manila to Dagupan and Cavite respectively, had to put back. THE action of John Pope Heanessy against the Times was again brought up on July 2nd, when Lord Justice Calon and Lord Justice Bowen were engaged in hearing an appeal by the defendant from an order, of the Divisional

An article in the Temps advocates an alliance Court (Lord Coleridge and Mr. Justice Mathew) between France and Austria to counterpoise the The locust plague in Algeria is becoming of the particulars of fact relied on in justification of the libel in respect of which the action was

Sixty thousand laborers and 2,000 brought.-Mr. Lumley Smith, QC. (Mr. William devastated, and it is feared famine and pestilence soldiers are powerless. The whole country is Graham and Mr. Albert Bower with him), in will result, support of the appeal, submitted: that the

LONDON, July 5th. alleged fibels were so specific that no further cellor of the Exchequer, moved a resolution In the Commons this evening Goschen, Chan particulars could be required by the plaintiff, that "consolidated and reduced three per cents and next that it was not in the power of be redeemable at any time after the expiration the defendant to give them, and an order for than 500,000 at once, according to an act to of a year from date by payments of not less their delivery would not be proper at this stage be passed. He said the balance of consols of the proceedings. Mr. Cagney (with whom unredeemed was £40,000,000, and of reduced SAYS the Japan Mail of July 26th-Wearemitted that the defendant was not entåled to call both on July 5th, 1889, The motion was was Mr. Lockwood, Q.C.), for the plaintiff, sub-3-pc-cents outstanding was 663,000,000. He proceeded to give notice that he would redeem

slaying all irritation of the skin whether arising Zambesi sailed from Kobe for this part yesterday' article. Fine qua ity is scarce, and rules firm, of May 15 ordering the delivery by the defendant power of Germany.

from acidity or caused by the bites and stings of Insects. It is also a useful Toilet Article for the

complexion.

A. 5. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 13th July, 1858.

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morning,

The hull of the Japanese war vessel Takao Kau, which was begun in March last year, in the Yokosuka Ship-building Yard, has been finished and the inner fittings are now nearing completion. The vessel will be launched about the end of

November next..

MANILA papers inform us that the river Sant Mateo has overflown its banks, and inundated the villages of Santa Rosa, and the districts of Bambang, Pinagbuhatan, Calumpag, San Roque,

In its commercial postscript' the London and China Expres of the 6th ulto. says: "In the Ten' market the further imports of Black Leaf confirm first. opinions; though the quality does not give unqualified satisfaction, still there is no gains saying that the Chinese have produced a class of Tea to meet the requirements for a cheap "and'prices are steady for other grades. The new Tea may be said to hold its own, at any rate against current supplies from India and Ceylons and demonstrates that China can still command a prominent position. Indian and Ceylon Tea imports of late have not been up to standard, Of Ceylon the Teas generally are so much fired as to extract all the goodness out during the process of manufacture. Telegrams from China advise moderate shipments in comparison with the past few years,

informed by the local agent of the Nippon. Yusen

worse.

The Henchang elegraph Jesús de las Peñas, and Thong. Serious damages

are sail to have been caused to life and property. Kaisha that the Company's steamer, Tamara upon the plaintiff to supply him with materials carried.

Howaxoni, MONDÁY, AUGUST 6, 1838.

FLEGRAMS.

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How many Empresses does the world contain at present? The Gaulois gives a list of living Imperial ladies as follows:-There are in Ger many, Russia, England, 2 (Victoria and,

· Eugénie); * Austria, Brazil, Belgium, (Charlotte of Mexico); China, Japan, 1 (Arou-

(From Straits Times) THE BULGARIAN QUESTION.

Ko); total, 11. LONDON, July 27th.

The Slamlard states that the Czar and the Emperor have arranget, Austria assenting, that

fire pleasant programme rendered by the Band the Northamptonshire Regiment, in the Public

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Mere foundered off Cape Vries on Tuesday morning, whilst prosecuting a voyage from Setts to this part. We are glad to learn that no lives have been lost. We have since ascertained that the spot at which the vessel went down was between Kurosaki and Hachirotic, some 30 miles south of the latter port, which would be in 40 deg. 7 min. W. 141 deg. 56 min. E. The Tamaura Maru was formerly known as Muriel, and was a very useful cleanli strādāj

for his defence, such materials being in fact

documents sent by the plaintiff in the course of his duty to the Secretary of State, in whose custody and possession they remained as State papers,Lord Justice Colton, in dismissing the ppeal, stated that in his opinion the Divisional Court was right. The object of requiring par- ticulars to be given was to enable both parties to go to trial with knowledge of the case they had to meet. In this case the plaintiff was

and Austria regarding the Eastern question. The the frontier, and are building steam, wills and Russians continue to erect military stores near bakeries for the army around Warsaw, which place has been transformed into a first-class fortress. The Russian forces on the frontier are being increased.

ROME: July 6th.

A treaty between the Holy See and the United States of Columbia reganting religious matters have been ratified. The Papz intends to invite the co-operation of the Catholicant other,

it prevails. the total suppression of slave-dealing, whe governments in dotcrmined efforts to bring about. wherever

BERLIN, July 6h. August. He will have an interview with King Emperor William will visit Italy at the and of Humbert.

ST. PETERSNUNG, July 6th, Russia, has signed the convention for the abolition of sugar bounties.

LONDON, July 7th, In the Commons last night Charles Fenwick (Liberal) introduced a resolution in favor of the payment of salatics to members. The resolution was supported by Gladstone and was rejected. into the trap of bringing a libel suit against the Parnell has not the slightest idea of falling Times, although all of the Tory organs say that charges. He is quite willing to have an investiga he must and the Times repeats savagely its tion by a commission of the House, but 110, one there has dreamed of asking for an inquiry,

BOSTON, July 7th. George Warten will take his famous cutter Stranger across to England in a few days. She going on. Her racing mast, which she has had is here, and preparations for her occan trip are be taken out and a shorter stick, the one used since she was fust brought to this country, will

on her previous Atlantic trip, will be put in Captain Stewart, who has commanded the Stranger ever since she has been on this side, expresses his intention of returning to this craft. country to engage in yachting in some American

DUBLIN, July 7th. The visiting American athletes took part in

won several prizes. In putting the sixteen-pound world's record, and took the first prize with a score of 44 feet.

Prince Ferdinwyl shall be left unmolested until 3. Gärdens, last evening, was listened to by a large Stie measured azt feet in lengthy was of 11 entitled to know what the defealant really did burg says: It is reported a marriage is being "the various contents at Ball's Bridge to-day and crowd of people, with considerable pleasure. horse-power, and 887 gross tonnage; was buite mean-whether he meant that the report of what Emperor William's sisters. General Von Pape, stone Gray of the New York Club broke the

increasing internal complications compel him to abilicate, dien to intervene and procure the elration of a Pince acceptable to all.

· LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

July 28th.

The Led Government Hill has been read the third time in the House of Commons, and for the first time in the House of Lords.

THE ECLIPSE STAKES.

The Eelipe Stakes, nun' at the Sandown Park Second Summer Meeting, resulted as follows:- The Duke of Westminster's ch. c. Orbil, by

Jend Or-Fair Alice. tyrs...

The Duke of Westminster's ch. c. Ossory, by.

Bend Or-Lily Agnes, 3 yrs.

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Mr. F. Douglas's ch. c. Manley, by Doncaster

-Lady Margarette, 4 yrs.....

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THE NAVVIES STRIKE IN PARIS.

PARIS, July 30th. The eight thousand havvies who have struck work, are holding demonstrations about the town.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MR. Columbus J. Tyler has been appointed -Consular Agent for the United States at Iloilo.

The inadequacy of the lighting, especially in the vicinity of the entrances, is reprehensible, and is ever more annoying than the paucity of the wating accommodation.

The Dublin Corporation on the 2nd June resolved o nominate Mr. Thoina's 'Sexton, M.P., the resent Lord Mayor, lo fill the office again for 889. The Conservative members ofthe Council rotest against the continued exclusion of the members of their side of the house from all offices s connection with the Corporation, there having been no Conservative Lord Mayor for ten years,

WE learn from our Manila exchanges that the British barque Australia from Yokohama to Manila, with a cargo of conls, took the ground on

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at Sunderland in 1874 by Laing, and had just received new boilers and a general overhaul The Tamaura Marn was coming to Yokohama to go on a voyage to Kamskätcha, 'having been chartered by a foreign firm bere.

THE Mayon, an old volcano in the Philip pines, was in a violent state of eruption on the 9th ulto. Three villages with a great number of their inhabitants have disappeared in the vicinity of Libog. It was surmised that altogether 100 persons and 200 head of cattle were destroyed by the lava and the ashes. The local authorities have been employing all measures to disinter the corpses and to remedy. the present wants of the survivors. Mayon is a conical mountain 8,100 feet high, according to the Guin Oficial de Filipinas, and is situated in the centre of the districts of Tabaco and Trays, in the province of Albay, to the extreme southeast of the Island of Luzon, sixty- eight leagues from Manila. The crater of Mayon has often been in active eruption, and the destruction caused by it, as well as by its neighbour, the Bulusan volcano, has from time immemorial, been considerable. On the 23rd October, 1766; a horrible eruption took place at Mayon, causing the complete suppres he use of upwards of 1,000 tons of iron,sion of the village of Malinao, and greatly They will be constructed of malleable and cast damaging other bamlets in the vicinity. In iron in equal proportions, and are to be shipped 100 another serious eruption took place in from Glasgow by the end of the present year.

Feb. 1814. after repeated earthquakes, the mountain again belched forth torrents of lava, Fire Band of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment which con umed everything at its base. The will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, next important eruptions took place in 18,2, to-morrow evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. 1853 and 1858. The following will be the programme :- Starch.ferry afonarch"... .Schntes. Overture.....

"Le Diadone Herman. Vabe Die Botschafter

Kalin Atla... * Lucia di Lammermoor, Danizati Selection... Sinnembuta".....

Bellin

The San Nicholds ahoal, on the zand ulta. On he 23rd she had six feet of water in her hold. The disaster is attributed by the Comercio to he absence of a lighthouse. in the vicinity of the shoals, the former lighthouse having been washed

way by the waves on 3 stormy night. VE note that Messrs. Hanna, Donald, and Wilson, engineers and bridge builders, Paisley, have contracted for a number of Iron bridges for the Manila Railway, now being con THE American Musical Comedy and Opera Constructed in the aggregate they will involve pany will repeat Vincent Wallace's "Maritana" at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening,

THE Hongkong Rifle Association's fourth "Silver spoon" competition at 5oo yards was held on Saturday afteranan, when that popular "sport" and steady marksman Mr. John Andrew, with -a score of 26, defested 14 opponents.

We are requested to state that the Tuesday. evening seamen's concerts at the Sailors' Home will be discontinued till 21st inst, when a concert will be given through, the kindness ' of Mrs. Lammert and her friends at 8 o'clock, --

FUE Japan Mail states that the steamer Meishin

Maru (the old Maggie Lander) got on shore is the vicinity of Kobashima, some ten miles out of ber course, on Wednesday, the 25th ulto,, whilst on the voyage down from Higo. She has been got off again and towed to Mogi,

Selection.....Ermshie' .................... Jakobowski,

Join Moran, Bangmanter,

It grieves us sorely to learn that consternation prevails among the "Jezreelites" at Chatham in consequence of the death on the 30th June of Mrs. Esther Jezreel. She was the self-appointed prophetess and leader of the sect, one of the

lenets of which is that the bodies of the elect never die or decay, and she had upon every occasion proclaimed her own immortality. The deceased had refused to see a doctor, and the coroner has consequently ordered a post-mortem examination and an inquest.

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the plaintiff was alleged to have done was true, or merel that it was true that such a report had been made. The order of the Divisional Court was in his opinion right, and the appeal must therefore be dismissed.-Lord Justice Bowen, in expressing his concurience, said that although a lawyer might understand the meaning of the pleading, it was not framed in such a way that when the case canie en for trial a cloud might not be thrown over the meaning by an ingenious

counsel.

OUR MACAO LETTER.

DISSOLUTION OF THE MACAO MUNICIPAL ! CHAMBER BY GOVERNOR BA Costa.

MACAO, August 5th, 1888. The burlesque scenes performed by the clowns of Woodyear's. Curcus were scarcely over when we were called upon to witness new comicalities The following decrees were published yesterday in the higher regions of our paternal powers. in the Generament Gazelle, by which His Excellency Firmino da Costa dissolved our Senado, and substituted the members of that corporation by others who had held office in a like capacity on a previous occasion:

has giver proofs of extreme neglect in the fulfil- No. 108. Whereas the Leal Senado of Macao ment of the duties which devolve on it by virtue of the existing laws, whereas that corporation has scorned the judicious advice of the Sanitary authorities of this colony, and devoted its time Board and spurned the admonitions of the tutelar to the discussion of idle subjects by which if has shown itself to be incompetent to transact the business which is entrusted to its care- Senado of Macao be dissolved; and, That on have resolvedion decreeing-1st That the Lead the 26th inst. the election of new members who are to constitute another Municipality be pro- cceded with."

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Official dispatches from St. Petersburg state that De Glers, Russian Prime Minister, has December 17th the Bulgarians may do anything informed Marier, British Embassador, that after and everything they please, from cutting each other's throats to declaring their country an empire, Russia, De Giers declared, will not move a finger to prevent them following their whole concern. The Embassador is of the opinion own inclinations, and will wash her hands of the that Russia does not intend to provoke war."

The Standard'r correspondent at St. Peters- arranged between the Czarowitz and one of during his mission here, broached the subject to the Czar, who gave his entire approval. Prince Bismarck is in favor of such a match this was his main reason for opposing the

CHRISTIANIA, July 7th. Battenberg-Victoria marriage, which wou'd have

The United States steamer Enterprise, which rendered impossible a match between Victoria's Norwegian ironclad and arrived here yesterday. was ashore at Probark, has been hauled off by a sister and the Czarowitz.

She will probably be decked for exmination. ST PAUL, July 5th. for a purse of $5000 yesterday. Oliver K. took London says a financial crash of considerable

Now Youk, July th Johnston, pacer, and Oliver K., trotter, raced

A cable special to the Masi and Express from the lead and held it until the last quarter, when dimensions is imminent. The French copper Jolinston passed him and went under the witering, according to all current appearance and la 2:11. winning the race. Johnston afterward accredited statements, is about to break. Such beat the time made by him with Oliver K., making a mile in ar3, the fastest time ver the large money firms of Europe, and would a catastrophe, would involve a great number of

result in the failure of the syndicate which is BELGRADE, July 5th. The Syncd has annulled the mariage of King Fair says that the crash will work more wide- supplying the Panama Canal lottery. Panity Milan to Queen Natalie,

spread ruin in France than has over been in- ROME, July 5th." The municipal authorities of Messina deny

ficted on the natiori by any other similar affair. cholera has broken out in that city.

BERLIN, July 7ih, The Czar has asked in an autograph letter to LOND IN, July 6th... Emperor William that Prince Bismarck accom course he pursued in his action against the

The Parnellites denounce O'Donnell for the pany the Emperor to St. Petersburg, where M.

"No," is the person from whom the Tiket proposal does not involve the occupation of the Times. They suspect that the man known as

De Giers will formaly present a proposal for a nominal Russian protectorate in Bulgaria, Tha got its infomation concerning the league. In country by Russia. The candidate for the members of the Irish party denied that Farnell bassadorial conference to be held at Viching the lobbies of the House of Commons today Bulgarian throne is to be appointed by filem- ever paid Byrne roo. They said the 100 Constantinople. If these terms are accepted the given by him was in the shape of a check signed Czar will order the army corps mustering on the subscriptions. by Justin McCarthy, and represented league Austrian and German frontiers back into the

interior.

made on this track.

On the assembling of the House of Commons to-day Farnell rose to make an explanation con- cerning certain statements made in connection the upshot of the trial prevented bis festi ying with the O'Donnell Times trial. He said that

on oath, and, therefore, he would teniler a state- ment to the House. He declared that he never saw the alleged letter from Egan of February 24th, 188, which was read at the trial with a view to showing that the league instigat d the Phoenix Park murders. He was convinced that it was a forgery: The imputation against the O'Learys was false. In regard to his letter, dated simply Tuesday, and saying: "I see no objection to your giving the amount asked for; there is not the least likelihood of what you genuine, but he could not recollect it. As to Me apprehend happening," Parnell said it might be Egan's letter of October 25th, 1881, to Carey saying: "I sent £200. When you get to work

found in Carey's house, Parnell said that Attorney General Webster the police doubtless genuine letters from Egan were found there, but Egan had never been legally charged, and he had sent a cablegram denying the authorship of the letters attributed to him..

Prince. Bismarck, at, the Cabinet meeting yesterday, stated there proposals and said he

to respond by going to St. Petersburg, If the solution of the question, and that he intended belleved they offered a chance for a peaceful

Austrian Government coincided in his views. Doubt is expressed as to whether Austria will consent.

A Waraw paper, the acknowledged organ of General Ghouko, asserts that the National party, with whom the Czar must reckon, is determined to reap the fullest results from the blood and money expended in Turkey. In the same article the Poles of Po en and Galicia are

exhorted to rally around Russia in the approach. ing war with Germany.

No. 10g. In conformity with Art. 108 of the Administrative Code, I hereby appoint the follow ing gentlemen to be Acting Senators until the citizens Albino Antonio da Silva, Florencio new Municipal elections shall take place, namely, Antonio da Cruz, Jeño Eleuterio d'Almeida, Joaquim das Neves e Souza, Lourenço Antonio members of the past Corporation Baptista, all give us the value of our money," and what the carriage was hurled from the road down the

Innocencio Pereira, and Luiz

No. 111. I hereby appoint a committee composed of the first clerk of the Colonial Secretary's office, Francisco Filippe Leitão, as president, Major José Fernandes d'Oliveira, azul the Conductor of Public Works, Antonio Hei'or, to proceed without delay to enquire into the

manner in which the members of the now extinct Senado have conducted the public affairs entrusted to them,"

iT is somewhat hard on the free and enlightened Briton, and particularly on G. Ryan, J, Molyneux, and J. Monaghan, three hardworking firemen of the British steamer Guy Mannering, that they cannot take a run ashore and an evening drive in "rackshaw," without being watched and annoyed by the "perlice. Here we have these very quiet going young men who wouldn't hurt nobody," just arrived from an ocean voyage all the way from Liverpool on Saturday evening last; possessed with a very natural fancy to go ashore and take the pure fresh air, clear of oil salt sea particles, in "rackabaws." On reaching tirra firma our trio repair to the nearest Hotel to drink each other's healibs like true-British firemen, after which

The Senators who have been so unceremo native "carriages" were ordered, and the alously dealt with by Governor Costa, were News has been received in England of the Innocent ones went for "a drive round." This Senhores Domingo C. Pacheco, President, blockade of the port of Kinaembe, South-West commendable method of enjoyment is indulged Cancio Jorge, Vice-President, Francisco Volney Africa, by the Portuguese. Kinsembe has in--with "of coorse, an occasional dhrin Sanches, Antonio da Silva Telles, Antonio José hitherto been in the possession of the natives, till 10 p.m., when in passing the military barracks notwithstanding the efforts made by the For-up comes a saucy "perliceman," who walks up tuguese to annex and add the place to their to Mr. Ryan, sitting quietly in his carriage, and contiguous possessions on the coast. It is without iver spaking a word, fetches him a expected that a strenuous resistance will be lick in the jaw." Mr. Ryan, a little annoyed offered by the natives of the district, who ate at this summary salutation, steps out of THE American Musical Comedy and Opera very numerous. A previous attempt at annexa- his vehicle to enquire into the chcumstances Company performed Planquette's famous operation was made by the Portuguese, but was of the “lick," followed by his friend Mr. bouffe "Les Cloches de Corneville" to a crowded repulsed.

Molyneux, when suddenly, in some unaccount able way, the two gentlemen become involved joined ultimately by Mr. Monaghan, and in a desperate battle with the constable, are

are not rescued from the hostile attentions of the bobby üll six solers" suddenly appear on the scene, who begin at once to go for " Mr. Ryan and his two friends, drag them away to the

MR. LABOUCHERE. Says that "in challenging Farnell to bring a libel suit, the London Times is well aware that it is challenging him to á game of loaded dice. One of the apostles might as well have brought an action for libel against

Pharisee in the court of Caiaphas," "ST. LUBBOCK'S DAY"-the first Monday in August is not much of a holiday in the Far East. To-day the Government departments, the Banks, and one or two private establish ments, were closed, but the majority of the offices and shops carried on their usual business

DARMSTADT, July 7th. of Bulgaria, was driving from Hellgenberg into As Prince Alexander of Battenberg, late ruler Stattback valley yesterday, his horse shied and

thrown out and fell a distance of forty feet, when side of the mountain, Prince Alexander was he grasped some shrubs, and by their aid escaped killed and the carriage dashed to pieces. serious injury. The horse was mangled and

PARIS, July 8th. General Boulanger, speaking at a banquet at Rennes to-night vehemently attacked" the Chamber of Deputies for the futility of its work. He said It is time to end this Chamber and this sinister Constitution. The great voice of the The nation must declare its will. Let dissolu people must make itself beard at the elections. tion and revision henceforth be our only cry. May the one cry alone ally us and enable us to attain that end."

Parnell denounced as an absolute forgery the letter which it was alleged he wrote and which it was claimed was smuggled from Kilmainham. Jail to Egan, urging him to immediate action and to make it hot for old Foister. He never tion. Parnell then reiterated his assertion that wrote, signed, saw or authorized the communica- he had neither signed nor authorized the letter dated May 15. 1883, which bore what was alleged the decrees, it will be seen that the Senado has year ago. He said he had not used a signature Dr. Mackenzie in an Interview herer said he da Fonseca, and José Ribeiro. By a perutal of to be his algnature and which was published a not only been dissolved, but severely censured, similar to the one attached to letter since 1879. was glad to leave Berila, where his, movements and that a commission of enquiry" has been He had then adopted a different style of signature. were closely watched: Empress Victoris," he appointed to examineits past affairs. We, who are Oh!" from the Ministerial benches.] The said, "was surrounded by sples after the death Gazette on the 1st July, by which both the The Byrne letter was doubtless genuine, ut dam for several hours. Emperor William's con aware of the decree published in the Government letter of June 16, 1882, was also a forgery. of Emperor Frederick. I was confined at Potte Senado's budget and is conduct of affairs were he never sent Byrne any money. He subscribed duct was odd altogether. I almost think his officially and publicly praised, can with diffi- a small amount to the Byrue testimonial. "The aural malady has affected his brain. I can say culty restrain ourselves from laughing at these great majority of the letters read at the trial," nothing ofthe late Emperor's memoirs. It is it is known, for instance, that by the last mail Gubernatorial freaks à la Grande Duchesse, Farnell continued, "are palpable forgeries. if untrue that Queen Victoria carried them off." the Senado sent a farmal representation to the deliberately put myself in the power of a mur-publishes them. Besides Frederick's diary they they are credited it makes it supposed that I Whoever did will create a sensation when he Minister for the Colonies, complaining of derer that I was an accessory to the Phoenix contain a series of letters of the leaders of the various acts practised by the Governor of Park 'murders before and after the fact, and that German Liberal party, sketching the policy they Macao and by his Secretary while acting for. the Governor during the latter's absence. Our Mr. Forster. The absurdity of the whole series had kelived: Empress Victoria has not yet come I entered Kilmainham Jall desiring to assassinate hoped Emperor Frederick would have adapted irate ruler has since been taking advantage of letters, with a few exceptions, shows them to to a decision as to her future residence. She of every occasion to censure the Municipality; be forgeries."

has an income of £40,000, of which 8,000 is In the Commons Justin McCarthy followed derived from England, She will be obliged to only the other day he brought forward the bad state of the public cemetery, as a proof of the Parnell with an explanation of his statement make Germany her dominal residence and will

nephew of

house at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, on ACCORDING to Fairplay, a recently registered Saturday night. We have to hold over our chipping company includes amongst its first critical notice of the performance until to-morrow.

(the statutory seven) subscribera a commercial Tur Friend of China states that Sir Joseph traveller, a clerk, a widow, a warehouseman, i Pease, at the request of the Committee of the contractor, and an estate agent. This is a nice Anti-Oplum Saciety, has undertaken to give assortment to commence with. "I should be stolice, before the close of the Session of Parlia- inclined" (says the writer) to wager that sub- ment, of a resolution for the suppression of the scriber number eight or nine is the Inefitable station, and then support the police by charging Senado's peglect of duty. The late decree by that he had given Byme a check for 100. He visit Berlin every yearanc Bengal opism trade, which he will introduce clergyman, The sun of prosperity is not at them with assault and battery. This was the which one of the professors of the Municipal acknowledged that he gave the check to Byrne, i letupan

next sessión.

present shining upon shipping; the industry is being carried on by candle light. It is remark FROM the Freycisen cellars a large consign-able what a fascination the flame of a candle ment of cider has recently been forwarded on has for the moth tribe.". order to Peking. The consignee (says'Kuhlow). is a German engineer attached to the German Embassy, who, in the burning, clime of the Orient, preserves his taste for the simple bever.

ages of his Fatherland.

gist of a defence, made by Ryan and his two shipmates this morning, when charged before ing F.C. Macaulay on Saturday night last at jo Mr. Sercombe-Smith with murderously assault o'clock, on Queen's Road East. The Cons able THE trial of the acilon for libel brought by Mr. in charging the men said they were drunk-which was not denied and creating a disturbance; Watt, against Dr. Cameron, (both Gladstonian members of Parliament for Glasgow) came to a when he walked up and told them to make less conclusion on July 4th. Mr. Watt complained noise. They had rickshas near them, and he that he had been libelled in the North British wanted them to take their seats and move off, In a row which took place this morning at a Daily Mail by statements which appeared in but they refused. He tried to get Ryan into his sailors' boarding house, No. 32 East Street, that paper acctising the plaintiff of having conveyance, when he and the second defendant amongst Spanish or Chilian firemen, one of the plagiarised from a book by Mrs. Dominic Daly sprang at him, knocked bin down, and began rinters was no sericusly stabbed in the left lady well known to many Hongkong | Beating and kicking him. After a long and dea- breast with a table knife, that he had to be residents--for the purposes of a lecture delivered perate encounter, in which the third def adant conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital. by him in Fxeter Hall on The Northern was also engaged, he was rescued by some The assailant of the wounded man was arrested, Territory of South Australia, which be was soldiers front is barracks, whom a bystander and on being brought before the magistrate was also said to have given with a view to floating had brought to his assistance. Corroborative axmanded for a week. We hear that the rioters a gold mining company. Mr. Daron Huddleston evidence being given by an Indian policeman; are firemen recently discharged from the British having summed up, the fury, after a short Ryan and Molyneux were fined $35 each; and

steamship ZenHON..

deliberation, found a verdic" for the defendant;'

Monaghan $10,

8tb.

school was singled out for public praise, is but said he never suspected Byrne to be anything The Nationalist Mandrille,

WOWY LONDON, July also considered to be a direct challenge to the but a hard-working se vant of societies devoted O'Mahoney, the Fengin head centre in America, feeling which has for some time past. existed the suit brought by O'Donnell amount to 12,000 the release of John Dillon, Michael Davit said Senado, as quite a storm was raised last year to winning home rule for Ireland.se is deading when a similar occurrence took place. The ill- The costs incured by the Times in defending

**Speaking at Glasgow last night to demand between the Governor and the Senado has and it will try to make: O'Donnell liable for the it was charged of hinted in some quarter that now culminated in a Cromwellian dissolution amount still retains a shadow of the liberties and by Senhor Costs of the only institution which

, July 6th the Times. That was entirely untrue. On the there had been collusion between O'Donnell and PARIS, privileges which the citizens of this colony Duquell, director of the Orleanist press, copies had taken against

The police have seland at the house of M contrary, O'Donnell prided the course he formerly possessed. But the farce, is not yet of a letter written by the Count of Paris to the entirely on the advice, nos of Parnell, whe his own judgment and over. The most laughable part of the peronservative Mayors of France, in which he says: had who are to enquise into the Sentado's past pro- finances against the extravagant and tyrauical of some other Irish National fits who believed formance is the nomination of the commission

nothing whatever to do with the case, "You have to protect the municipal liberties and but upon his (Davitt's) advice and that ceedings. The members of this commision are administration which Is the wil ing tool of a that the case would receive a fair and impartial unfortunately destitate of that degree of Indepen- party which compromises the republic, and hearing before a British judge. He must y dence, learning, and civic standing which are the which will cause its downfall. The day (a near that they had been most grievously disappointed indispensable characteristics of a body of men when we must all unite to reconstruct and, for surely when the Lord Chief Justice discovered superiors. Perhaps Governor Costa has thought durable baals. The republic bas-not given the in the interest of fair play justice and 14-Xave who are to examine into the affairs of their establish the Government of France upon a that there was no case to goto the jury he should fit to humble the gentlemen who formed the now communes the liberty it promised them. A mourevented the Attorney-General from endea extinct Municipality by having them censured archy alone can restors to you your liberties and Ing to make out a case against mon bas by a Board of ignoramuses even cstablish order in the communes id in the states not du court had had no means of colend my next bollait is exceedingly amusing, Image Posjet VITANA, July 6th themselyony to excite of the bes

The whole thing In

persons here deny that an lives of the luformants wgold hot ba nafa. transpiresin connection with this bouleversement understanding has been arrivedal between Russia were brought forward was absurd and ani