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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1888.

A BAND of thirty Burmese dacolts, captured by the Siamese authorities, were despatched the other day from Bangkek to Singapore by the of sixteen Sikh policemisen. steamer Hecate, en route to Rangoon, in charge.

ACCORDING to the Stant Mercantile Gazette, Mr. P. B. Michell, barrister-at-law and an employé of the Siamese Foreign Office, will sue Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bangkok in the Supreme Court at Singapore for $50,000, as damages for being illegally refused the right to practise his profession in the Consular Court at Bangkok.

We are informed by recent arrivals from Bangkok that Chiarini's Circus and Menagerie, after a very successful season in that city, were performing inside the Royal palace enclosure for the benefit of the King of Slam and family., The Circus will proceed direct to this colony, and may be expected here about the commencement of next month.

ACCORDING to information from the North, Li Hung-chang has had a stroke of facial paralysis, which, although not of a serious nature, has caused considerable apprehension. The great Viceroy of Chibli is such an important factor in the government of the Chinese Empire, that his health is a matter of paramount importance, The removal of Li Hung-chang from power would, as the N. C. Daily News very appositely remarks, produce many important changes in

China,

THAT modera philanthropist, Mr. J. Dunn, chairman of the Borneo Trading and Planting Co., Ld., will probably find it politic to`take a very far back seat, at all events in this colony, after perusing Mr. Abrahamson's letter, pub. lished in our issue of yesterday. To publicly denounce a man as a malicious liar is a pretty strang form of argument, but Mr. Dann certainly cannot complain, as he opened the ball. He can console himself with the reflection that all

Hongkong, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1988; great men make mistakes at times.

TELEGRAM-S.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong) THE FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

PARIS, November 3rd Three members of the Committee of Enquiry of the Chamber of, Deputies have sent in their resignations after protesting against the measures taken against the reporters.

M. TERNISIEN,

November 5th. On M. Ternisien disputing, the legality of refusing to the natives of Cochin-china electoral rights, the President declared that although their exclusion was late, yet it was legal. The Under Secretary of State for the Navy and the Colonies disagreed with the President, whereupon a division ensued, the Chamber voting for the Invalidation of M. Ternisien's election as deputy for Cochin-Chiná by 299 against 219 votes.

M. RHEINART..

HANDI, November 5th. M. Rheinart arrived at Saigon, accompanied by M. Boulloche, Chief of Department, and Captain Roudonnet, his nkle-de-camp. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF INDO-

CHINA.

THE Deli Opium Firm, which is considered to

be one of the most valuable in the Straits Settlements, has been awarded by public tender to Mr. Khoo Oon Keong of Penang, owner of the Larool, who is well known in the Straits, *Tiong Ho" chop tin, and of the tin mines at

Hongkong, and throughout Southern China, at Fl. 295,000 per month. This farm has the reputa tion of being mosi profitable; and the retiring farmers are said to have realised a very hand- some profit during their three years' monopoly.

Ne sutor ultra crepidam. The next time our morning contemporary attempts to report-or copy from our columns-anything referring to Freemasonry, it would be just as well to apply to someperson acquainted with the subject. Th two

gentlemen elected the other night as W. M. and S. W. in Lodge St. John's are not entitled to the distinction of Wor. Dro-as set out in this has been dute installed he will then, and not till morning's Daily Press. After the Master-elect

then, be a Wor. Broj; the 5. W-elect,has no claim, and never will until he becomes an installed Master, to any such tille,

CHINESE accounts from Kai féng Fu and Chêng Chou, says the Chinese Times, all agree that the new Chief Commissioner, Wu-ta ch'eng, is acting in a methodical yet energetic way at the worki for the repair of the great breach of the Yellow River: The numerous labourers are sorted into gangs under headmen, a d whether in the reception of material, or the formation of millet stalks in fascines, the piling, etc, all goes on in a systematic way without confusion or delay, As the season, so far, is early, and the waters PHU-LANG-TITUONO, November 4th: are falling to the winter level at an earlier General Borgnis Desbordes left Phu-lang-time than is us it is, hoped the breach may be repaired in time to encounter the thuong yesterday in order to inquire into the

But, on the other hand, means of revictualling Lang-son.

spring freshets. He will

The difficulties are great, limber is scarce, the proceed as far as Lang-nac and is expected to earth of the country around is of a sandy nature return within five days,

with little or no cohesive power, and the damage done by the eddies at the breach is very great. Even by last accounts, three weeks ago, with a falling stream, the depth of the water at the gap is from to to yo feet.. It is very doubtful bow- | ever, even if Wu by heroic exertions closes the breach, whether the work will be permanent. The river banks, especially in the locality of Chông Chou, are in a very rotten state, and the river bed in many places much above the level Cheng Chou bank, facing the south side, nothing of the country. If one stands on the top of the can be seen but the wide expanse of flood, reching further than the horizon,

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN PHU-LANG THUONG.

November 5th. Areconnoitering party commanded by Captain Huguenin of the 1st regiment of the Foreign Legion has encountered a band of Chinese pirates between Biendong and Au-chan, Captain Reinier of the 4th Tonquinese was seriously wounded, a Sergeant-major and three men of the 1st Foreign Legion killed, and three wounded. Captain Reinier died of his wounds the next day,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An editorial, some correspondence, and other interesting matter have been "crowded out" of this issue.

We would remind our readers that the 'final events of the Rifle, Association meeting will commence to-morrow at to a.m.

of New York will leave for Yokohama and San Francisco on the 12th inst. at 1 p.m. instead of 3 p.m., as previously advertised.

AN Emergency meeting of Zelland Lodge, No 525. will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.3.forg o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. THE London Borneo Company have commenced

The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steames jax from Liverpool, lef Singapore this morning, and is due here on the 2181 inst

A PRACTICE game at football under Associati n Rules will be played on the Polo Club ground a et 4 30 sharp. Causeway Bay to-morrow-afternoon, commencing

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL

The O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, Capt. W. H. Walker, with the American mails of the 18th ulto, arrived in port this morning We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges :-

LONDON, October 9th. The steamer Baltic sunk at her dock in Liver pool to-day. It was caused by a port being lef open, The Baltic was loaded. unearthing a huge socialist conspiracy.

It is stated that the Italian Government is

DUBLIN, October 9th.

HAMBURG, October 13th. Finally all reparts of this unusually eventful wimmer season at Hamburg are in and the Wärld has succredeil in not only finding one woman, here under the stars and stripes who refused to meet the Prince of Wales, but who actually snubbed him. The name of this heroine is Edith Wetmore, wife at Ex-Governor George Peabody Wermore of Rhode Island. The Prince saw her on the street one day, took a fancy to her and sent his friend Wisin to invite Mrs. Wetmore to copie and see him, Mrs. Wetmore gave Wilson a piece of her mind and refused to accept the invitation. The Prince prevailed on Mrs, James Brown Potter to invite Mrs, Wetmore to luncheon with the Prince. Mrs. Putter got a very curt note in reply, absolutely refusing the nvitation. Mrs Poiter told the Prince, who, it is saut, fell the sub keenly. The story 'got all nver Homburg,, and though the friends of the Prince paoh-poo and say the Prince, has not lost much, the Americans here and, many for. Aigners feel like congratulating Mrs. Wetmore for her refusing to be "picked up" by a prince and future king,

Leipsic by the police. The book is Wohllowed to be sold in the city. The poliature-Beizing all copies exposed for sale at the book-shops in Berlin.

Semi-official papers abuse Mackenzie's book in unmeasured terms, but do not attempt to refute his statements..

THE YELLOW RIVER COUNTRY.

A correspondent sends the following interesting report to our Shanghai morning contemporary, dated K'al,Fêng Eu, Honan, October 12th-

The traveler who approaches irons the north- MONTREAL, Ucinber 15th, the great breach in the Yellow River seen before A cable dispatch from London says a Pacific him a high bark on the other side of the stream mail contract has been signed between the parted by a gap which is visible several miles Imperial Government and the Canadian Pacific away. It is through this opening that the water Railway Company. Tenders for three steamers flows nearly at right angles to its former course. will be received within a week, the stipulated In order to reach the spot, it is necessary to service to commence in eighteen months, the cross the old bed of the river, which is merely company receiving annually £55.000 from the Imperial Government in addition to £15,000 ahave the present level of the water. When a succession of sand hills greatly elevated from the Dominion Government for a monthly this is passed, we reach a high bank of sand, service for ten years, from Vancouver, not only which has been thrown up within the year from to Yokohama and Hongkong, as at first intended, the material excavated: to make a channel for but also calling at Shanghai.

the water, which it was proposed to restore to its former course. This excavated channel is hut a few miles, in length, and is just. sufficient to give a fliw to a small portion.

Increasing anxiety is felt on learning that the Dominion Government realizes that the' whole

efficiency of the Canadian route to the Fast depends upon the Atlantic service. If that equals that by way of New York-say eighteen knots-the Canadian route to Hongkong can easily compete with the Suez route. Otherwise the last Canadian railway and, Pacific service

BALTIMORE, October 13th. I. D. Sullivan, speaking at a meeting of the

Gunboat No. 2, the first warship built in Irish National League this evening, said that

Haltimore, was launched today. The daughter of Commodore Schley christened her the Petrel.will be useless. Balfour's indecent dance upon Mandeville's grave would be an everlasting disgrace, and that his

The vessel's stem is of cast steel and slightly slanders upon that Irish patriot would strengthenam-shaped. Her other means of offense are ur six-inch guns, two high power single shots, the cause for which he died. Fitzgerald, member

two Hotchkiss revolvers and one short Gatling. of the Commons for South Longford, said that Balfour gloated over the graves of his victims ; that Balfour belonged to a ring of men who had come to Ireland to try to exterminate the people if they refused to be robbed. Smith, the Govern ment leader in the Commons, he styled a "pot. paunched paper-monger."

ST. PETERSBURG, October 9th. speeches from Rome disclosing negotiations The Novarti publishes three diplomatic between England and Italy for a maritine alliance with France, Premier Crispi desired Lord Salisbury to sign a definite treaty, but Lord Salisbury declined. The agreement remains, however, embodied in the communica- tions exchanged.

BERLIN, October 9th.

Four German frigates lving in the bay of Naples for the purpose of firing a salute in honor received orders to proceed instapily to Zinzibar of Emperor William upon his arrival there h we

to protect German residents, whose lives among the natives. They carry 1,630 men and and property are endangered by a rising sixty-six guns.

It has been decided to greatly increase the strength of the expedition for the relief of Emin Bey

Dr. Peters, the African explorer, had a con- ference with Minister Bennigsen to-day at Han- over, and decided to appeal to the Reichstag on charter promises military help. The greater the ground that the East Africa Company's portion of the press agrees that German prestige

Africa must be restored by energetic means. but only a few papers want action taken on behalf of the East Africa Company,

LONDON, October roth."

It was the channel steamer Voltaic, plying between Belfast and Liverpool, which sank in the Liverpool docks, and not the steamer Baltic, as reported yesterday,

TARIS, October 10th. The French Budget Commiltice has finally reduced the amount of expenditures 18,500,000 francs.

The French cavalry are being supplied with Lebel carbines.

WASHINGTON, October 13th. A serious defect has been discovered in the new cruiser Baltimore, which was launched last Saturday from Crump's shipyard in Philadelphia. It is confined to the immense steel stern frame, where a large craik has been discovered. This casting weighs over 10,000 pounds and it will cost the contracurs a considerable sum to repair the Injury, providing that it is found necessary to defect is said to be the result of the improper have a new casting made. The cause of this couling off of the casing, and the weakness thus shown will be rigaday inquired into by a board who will discuss and report to the Secretary of the Navy. It was expected that the Baltimore

would be ready to go into commission in about two months, but if this discovery causes a new stern frame to be cast and put into position, the ship will not be ready for sea for a long time.

ROME, October 14th:

The Pope was present at the time of Count Herbert Bismarck's visit to Cardinal Rampolla yesterday and gave a short audience to Count Herbert The latter declared that the existing admit the possibility of any teritorial claim in treaties between Germany and Italy did no

favor of the Papacy.

BARCELONA, October 14th. 'Sailor Canovas Del Castillo, formerly Prime Minister, in aspeech in favor of protection to-day

the left.

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PARIS, October 15th. The Chamber of Deputies reassembled to-day. General Boulanger was present, but no demon- stration was made. Floquet, Prime Minister, introdused a bill providing for a revision of the Constitution. It was greeted with applause by Floquet in his speech introducing the bill declared that it was not proposed revising the Constitution to destroy republican i stutions, but to improve them Revision was rather aimed against royalist plots and plots for the creation of a dictator. Floquet added that the bill during which they should remain in power. The proposed to grant the Ministers a legal period Ministers would thus be less preoccupied with the votes of the chambers, and at the same time the chambers would always possess the right to impeach the Ministers. He moved that the bill. be referred to a committed. This motion was adopted after debate.

The Government has issued an order forbidding the reception of foreign officers in the army, or mihtary, colleges of France.

ROME, October 16th. Floors in Abruzts have caused enormous damage and the loss of many lives.

MADRID, October 16th... question of army reform.

A ministerial crisis is threatened over the

LONDON, October 16th. Lord Mount-Temple is dead.

A quantity of petroleum in the forehold of the steamer Ville de Calais, at Calais from Philidel-

sank. It is feared that some lives were lost.

said he was opposed to the idea of generosity phin, exploded to-day. The vessel afterwards

between nations.

GLASGOW, October 14th.

A block of seven-story buildings on Buchanan street and and a three-story block oposite were lestrayed by fire today. The loss is £100,000. Four firemen were jused.

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TANGIER, October 14th. The Government of Morocco persists in its refusal to salute the Portug esù flag. The dispute is becoming acute,

LONDON, October 14th. A dispatch from Madias says that twenty-five persons were killed by an explosion of gunpowder at a village festival today.

PARIS, October 14th. A statue of Shakespeare was unveiled in this M. de Brazia declares there is no doubt in his?).city to-day with great ceremony. mind that Stanley is safe and pursuing his own

MADRID, October 14th. scheme to subdue the country by diplomatic

Señor Moret, Minister of the Interior, has dealings with the tribes and then present is to infirmed the Council that the English Govern England.

ment has proposed to the European and American Governments to prohibit the Pacific Ocean trade in arms, dynamite and other explosives, and alcohol. Seño Arneyo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the merican Government had declined to assent to the proposition. The Council decided to assent if the other nations would do likewise,

CONSTANTINOPLE, October soth. The Turkish Government has decided to establish an arsenal and dockyard and barbour works at Jeddah, and a flotilla service on the Red Sea.

BERLIN, October 10th.

M. Zimmer, editor of the dessina, a French paper of Metz, has been expelled from the country.

HALIFAX, October roth.

The naval and military maneuvres to-day attracted great, attention. Their object was to find whether an enemy attacking from the sea would have any chance of capturing the city Pleiades, Canada and Ready, while the defence The attacking warships were the Comus,

was comp sed of the West Riding regiment, the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the e militis, the Sixty-third Rides, the Sixty-siv! Fasiliers and the garrison artillery. The war. ship Wrangler assisted in the defense of the barbor. The flagship Bellerophon did not take part. The attacking party won the victory.

AFTER carefully perusing the evidence, and Mr.. Pollock's elaborate judgment in the Chinese Club gambling case, we cannot see that his Warship could possibly have arrived at any other tenable decision. But with reference

D-VER, (N. J.), October roth. to the general observations he thought proper to make, we consider they would have been much Jack McAuliffe and Billy Dacey for the Police The light-weight championship battle between better left unsaid. Mr. Pollock is a stranger to Gareife diamond belt took place early this the colony and can konw little or nothing of its morning in a barn. Afier eleven fierce, des manners, customs, and requirements. He is, it

perate rounds, lasting, forty-two minutes and is true, a barrister-at-law, and as such is supposed forty seconds, McAuliffe knocked his man: to know something of his trade, and in his capacity out by a terrific left-hander on the stomach

The explosion caused the utmost alarma throughout Calais, Hundreds of windows were shatter d by the concussion. Two persons were killed and many injured.

The pumps of the Hawaiian steamer San Mateo, Cromwell master, from London August 19th for Hongkong, Honolulu and San Fran cisco, broke down on September ith, when th gleamer was off Socorra, an island in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was unable to replace them until her arrival at Aden.

Mr. Parnell's defenses in the action in the Scotch court against the London Times, have

been delivered.

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Rome, Premier Clispi said: "Italy desires peace, and in that desire she has Emperor William's visit Cements that alliance." always allies in Germany, Austria and England, Premier Crispi also said that he found it difficult to believe that France had not tried sedulously to check and humiliate Italy in its Massowah and Tunis affairs. Italy was unable to acept such slights with undignified tameness.

He willingly admitted the importance of an English alliance to Italy!

DERLIN, October 16th,

The German newspapers speak distrustingly It is rumoured that Emperor William will

of the situation in France. The North German Visi Madrid.

Gazette, quoting the Temps' ironical comments ZANZIBAR, October 14th.

on Premier Floquet's Revision bill, indorses the Negotiations are under way to settle the out-prediction of the Tempt that an empire is at break of the natives. The Germans are returning hand. The Tagblatt thinks that something un eriginated in religious fanaticism. The trouble doom of the moderate Republican party was to Bagmoys. It is not true that the rising expected will happen in France, and that the was caused by German, officials treating the sealed on Monday. natives, and the Sultan's officials with contempt, At a public meeting of Briush Indian traders it Prince of W-lea and Lord Salisbury, to request was resolved to petition the Queen, through the the German Government to take the necessary measures to restore confidence in Zanzibar, and thus avoid commercial run to the trading com- munity, which numbers 10,000 persons,

Three sailors, who deserted from the German of ammunition, and who roamed about the gunboat Mfnerve, taking with them a quantity country killing natives, have themselves been killed and eaten by the natives.

DUBLIN, October 15th. of the charges against the Parnellites which the Freeman's Journal publishes to-day the gist

Commission of Inquiry, The only specific for their defense and to help them to escape. charges are the paying of money to criminals

* GLASGOW, October 15th. A block of buildings adjoining one of the blocks on Buchanan street was destroyed by fire Yesterday and collapsed this morning. The loss is $150,000.

Is the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Deuge de la Fauconnerells, member of the Right, in- troduced a resolution declaring that the proper time for revision of the Constitution is after the Chamber of Deputies had shown in what sense: the people desired revision. He asked urgency,

King Leopold personally to deny an existence of Mme. Adam, in her Nouvelle Revke, dares

convention binding Belgium to Germany, par ticularly if the latter should go to war with France.

Rome. October 17th. Acting on the advice of Italian and foreign clericals, the Pope has decided to Instruct the VIENNA, October 15th. bishops throughout the world to continue to Herr Schornvoin, the new Austrian Minister agitate for the restoration of the temporal power

We note that the P. M. S. S. Co's steamer Cid of Acting Magistrate may be justified in pointing and a right-handed blow on the ear, thus London, Tines will bring forward before the for the resolution, which the Chamber refused..

mending changes which he may regard as out anomalies in our local ordinances and recom.winning the battle. Dacey was completely improvements. But Mr. Pollock is not infallible, fair showing. McAuliffe gained first bloed in overmatched from the start, but made a and we are sorry to have to repeat that his own the second round by one of his terrific left- peculiar notions regarding the Gambling Act might with advantage have been kept to himself.

handed smashers on Dacey's nose. Ho did. most of the leading, and his repeated rushes Were wo no! anxious to avoid appearing rude were to much for Dacey to stop.. He repeatedly or di respectful to this evidently well-

sent bis left at Dacey's face with terrible force. meaning young gentleman,, we should feel the latter ducking in a vain attempt to get away. disposed to express the very uncomplimentary McAuliffe would than uppercut him unmerci understood neither the true meaning nor Hongkong Ordinance. As this gambli g ques tion is likely to attract considerable pubile attention here very shortly, we will on the first lavorable opportunity deal at length with. Mr. Pollock's well intended but altogether erroneous views.

of the main stream.

maderate, the greatest depth of water not The current but over four feet, and the total width of stream but: a few rods. Crossing this river by a forry, we and ourselves on the eastern bank of the present Yellow River, which now flows-orth and south. breadth, and all the banks which have beca The original stream was here many miles in thrown up, and the thousands apon thousands of mat-sheds, are situated in what but a litle more than a year ago, was the bed of the river. The general plan of the works upon which so much labour has been expended for so long a time, is simply to run a strong bank forty or fifly feet wide from each side of the present river, till they meet in the centre of the stream, when the work will have been accomplished. Easy as this looks on paper, it is attended with serious embarrassments in practice, as the experience of the past year clearly shows. In order to ben thrown out to support it at the ends t protect the new bank, flanks or wings have test the pressure of the current when barred from its new channel, should carry away the whole bank, at it did a year ago. The whole territory for hundreds of acres resembles a gigantic nest of ants. Thousands of coalies are carrying and wheeling earth, or rather sand, and in the midst of this stream of persons passing back and forth, is carried on in the long streets of matsheds, every variety of traffic. The vast army of work men live in the huts, an extemporised city has sprung up, to last as long as the river works go on. Making our way to the bend of the great bank, through the blockade of barrows, tach. with its little quota of sand, we look down some finity feet, upon the river below, which pouts through a strait about 400 feet wide, with a curre freight or nine miles an hour, in a stream too feet deep. Huge whirlpools to the centre of the gap show the immenso force of the

volume of water, and how inadequate this pre-

sent gap is to accommodate it.:

What now are the materials with which it is proposed to force this bidy of water, much against its will, into its channel, which is merely A

Accession of hillocks of sand? They are five: sticks, stones; stalks, sand, and bricks. We mention the first mainly on the ground of antecedent probahikty for we saw no piles, nor any poles larger than one's wrist, nor did we hear that any are used. The simple plan seams to be to place bundles of stalks on the bed of sand dug down as low as practicable, weight them with a few stones, pile on sand, and then proceed as before. The whole quantity of stones to be seen, is however very tiling, and the main dependance is evidently on the stalks and the sand. To his is now to be added a new and miles to the East of the brak sixty ar seventy apparently untried device, to wit bricks. A few kilos.have been put up, and tens of thousands of.. bricks have been moulded (ant of brick-clhy but of sand), each brick with a hole through It, an inch in diameter. The object of this invention is said to be to lie the bricks together in a solid wall, let the wall down from above, and thus force the water back into the new (old) channel, and such part of it as cannot be accom- modated there, must run up over the hillocks of

and already described.

It is said that at the time of the opening of feet) in depth, and it is popularly supposed to the break, the water was 14 chang (140 Chinese have been measured with a gold plummet a giving an accurate report. If this is a true cubic inch in size, which alone is capable of Account of the respective depths of water, this BRUSSELS, October 16th, river at this point is 40 feet lower than in A courier has arrived here from the Congo Free September 1887 when it broke out. It seems Bartellot, who was shot and killed with a rebody within-sach narrow limits, has had the State. He brings details of the denth of Major likely however, that the confinement of so vast a volver by a porter in the Stanley relief expedition effect to scour out the bottom of the gap so that in revenge for ill-treatment he was subjected the depth may much greater there than ja to by Bartellot. The murderer was placed under other places. By what means the banks have arrest and delivered to the efficials at Stanley been carried out as far to the stream as they Falls.". He has since been hanged for his crime.now are, it is not easy to see, but it le evident PARIS, October 16th, to the most unscientific observer, like ourselves, that the real difficulties are yet to be met. To such an observer it seems extremely doubtful whether the Chinese could construct any bank'?which would restrain, this enormous food, unless the flord self were withdrawn for a time, while they worked on the bank-at present the undertaking is very similar to that of a contractor who was one and out of its materials, and to keep the required to build a new fail on the site of the old.

prisoners in the old one, until the new one was done! The officer in charge of the brick walling above described did not seem very hopeful as to the access of the experiment. But let us sup pose for the moment that a solid brick wall, four hundred feet long, one hundred feet high, and fifty wide were carefully and exactly fitted into. the present gap, what would result? Either this We approved wall would be swept away by the tremendous The Count of Primioriel, Spanish Consul- to resist this force it would only be because the General at this port, while handling a revolver thousands of feet of mud banks on each side this morning, accidental y shot himself and died were so much weaker, that they gave way the almost immediately, It is believed that the instant pressure was seriously felt. To attempt Consul General committed suicide, for it is now to dam a current like that of the present Yellow, reported that he leaves debts to the amount of River, by the means new in use certainly apperta Advices from Samoa of October and state that $50,000. the partisans of the new Malietoe, Matala, had

to be one of the most faruous undertakings ever burned Tamarene's residence and were besieging

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begun, even in China. The civil officer in charge The newspapers of, this city again assert of the works seemed very anxious to get foreige without food or water and the Germans were opportune, owing to the coldness between Ger visitors being probably like the confidence of the his adherents at Mulinu point. The latter were that an entente cordiale with England" is advice on their work, their confidence in their trying to supply them.

many and England." The Novosti-rays that an average” patient in his physician, which, as Anglo-Russian alliance would hasten the solu Emerson: remarks: Is principally due to distrnat

The re-arranging of Russian troops in the Li Hung-chang's orders, is reported to have told between Russia and England. tion of the questions now hindered by the rupture of himself The French engineer who recently Smade a careful examination of the breach; onder

vicinity of the Austrian frontier 10 proceeding the Chinese that it is impossible for them to actively, in response to the movements of the succeed in their present plan. It was evident Austrian forces No special change in the rele from their conversation that the subordinate tions between the two countries has taken place. Chinese officials did not believe this (a: beiba The movements of Russian troops are merely case, and the work, such as it is, is being preased measures of precaution.uta agama pokontag forward. Vast quantities of last year's stalka aro LONDON, October 17thu!-- still on hand," but when those shall have been The Timer defense in the Parnell libel action swept away the supply will fall short as this has been presented, to the Scotch court. The car's crop it bad and very litla dad diang hari case must first be tried in an English court. been raised. The pay of the workmen employed,

many of whom are refugees, lying with thei families in a pliiful fashion, is two hundred (real) a day, but the prices of provisiona are...ag

rajes, owing to the general scal

operations in Maredu Bay. We observe that opinion that he lost himself in 'his subject, and fully. Dacey landed some savage right-handed of Justice, is in favor of the union of Bohemia] of the Pope QUFBKC, October 17th, hydraulic force behind, or if it had weight enough" left Singapore for Borneo the other day in the application of either the English Act or the wingers on McAuliffe's jaw, and in the sixth and Moravia as a separate kingdom, with. com-

a number of coolies for the Company's service

steamship Parana.

THE Courrier d'Haiphong of the 8th inst, suggests some important works in connection with the improvement of the harbour of Touren, Dredging the bar, the construction of suitable warehouses, and a railway are strongly recom- 'mended..

round the crimson was trickling from McAuliffe's pose from a visitation of Dacey's left. Not plete boine rule. more than fifty sporting men witnessed the

contest.

LONDON, October irth. The Pall Mall Gassits challenges the German authorities to carry out the threat made through the Nachrichten to institute proceedings to pre THE Tlentely corespondent of the M. C. Dally vent the publication in London of the late News writes under date the 27th to know Emperor Frederick's diary, The Gazelle wards The Ocean Co.'s steamer Memnon, which left of nothing of special interest to the public, unless Prince Bismarck not to attempt to extend abroad Singapore for Sandakan on the 7th inst., took a rounds, illustrating Chinese character, as it be the two little tales that are now poing the

the tyranny over the press which is exercised in gang of coolies for the East Borneo Planting Co.,hibited by the Viceroy on his recent railway Germany. also a number of laborers. for the Songei Royah opening trip to Tang Shan. They are thus told. Planting Co. and other plantations in Borneo A very nice cabinet of various things bad been knives and razore, has been arrested at Belfast, A man with blood-stained clothes, possessing

October rath in all some,450 men.

collected and arranged in one of the rooms We are glad to learn that the East Borneo belonging to the Mining Company. Among suspected of being the Whitechapel murderer. Planting Company has made a good start with the other things shown His Excellency when there,

PARIS, October rath. work of clearing, making roads, and constracting was this cabinet. It seemed to take bis fancy An anti-Boulangist meeting in this city this houses and a jetty. The Company's experienced very much, and he was told it could be purchased evening was disturbed by Boulangists and manager, Mr. J. van Exier Schuit, has expressed for $400, on which ha remarked that he fight ensued, in which many persons were himself as most sanguine of the prospects,

would much prefer that it should be given injured. him. I have not heard whether the bint

Zanzibar. October sath. THE Jornal das Cotontar publishes some very was taken or not, but the "cheek" of the

A French cruiser has arrived here for the interesting news from Macao and calls the atten- thing seems quite natural, though not refreshing purposeof preventing the use of French flags tion of the Liahon over tough the Treasury being told that the furniture of the car provided The Gaceta Offcial of Caracas publishes,

Government to the ruinous to those interested. The other tale is that on by slavery..

PANAMA, October 13th. is at its lowest ebb, the Governor of Timor, a for his accommodation had been specially up- settlement dependent on Macao, is constantly bolstered for his comfort, Li at once, on petaming documents proving that. Great Britain has drawing on the latter place.

to Tientsin, ordered it all to be removed to his surped possession of Venezuelan territory. destred to try the mountain air of the mining that the steamship Pazhift recently took from that regions, he would bring his own chalis. . It may pieces of feavy antilicry to the Pescadores: be considered an act of demency, perhaps, that ibeir sppurtenances and fsinge j; be did not require. the Company to proviło? –

idnatice weighed forty, new outfit of upholstery for the next #opening.

jaar of Formess: Presumably he goes on the theory that to those ance of the who have, more should be given. The weather lition they is very fine now, not too cold, and yet bracing

and cheery.

LONDON, October 15th. The Sultan of Maroces will send an Embassy to the United States to complain among other Tangier. things of Reed Lewis, United States Consul. at

The Times Indicts sixty-four Irish members

Richmond fail, who said he assisted Stephens James Carey Breslin, the hospital inspector of of Parliament. The list of other persons includes

to escape, Stephens, Byrne, Eagan, Ford, Brennan, Sheridan, Boynton, Condon and other Fenians. The National League is charged with illegal acts with the object of obtaining the com- plete independence of Ireland The Ladies' League is included, with the names of Anda Parnell and others.

Ath. The im ZANZIBAR, October 15th The story that three sailors who deserted from by natives and the bodies badly fruttated the German gunboat dferre had been eaten:

is unfounded: "The men were killed

The first production here of Gilbert and through fetichism,

Sullivan's new and original opera in two acts Natives have attacked and destroyed Madientuled "The Yeoman of the GulfS OF, they are called summander of the Order of St. BRUSAFIS: October 15th. night at the Casino.... Ofir that Michiel and St. George. The Government and The Independance Beige, says: The German Gilbert and Sullivan have been press protest, but nevertheless the people versin East Africa Company has rceived news of latest art production, and the verdict with their arms folded, watching the dismember fresh thaaster. The station of Madinolo, on the last night at the Cuino can, ment of their territory

Kingani, was attacked by pasives, and barned interpreted: The employés sought żeluge in Darcizzelim, le

AMA BARLIN, OCjober 19th Forty thousand copies Dis Mackenzies book on Imperor nder

Our Shanghai contemporary the Afercury learnamên for his private use, and when he again English" nothorities have now been appointed, nolo, a German station-near Bagamayo." 44" Merry Maria ndio Hifi Mhicke As note

NEW YORK: October Talk. John L. Sulliran has accepted the position of uponing, editor of the New York Illustratia

audience The scenicii