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Intimations.

ELECTRO-MEDICAL APPLIANCES, For the cure of Nervous, Dikcases, Neuralgia,

Rheumatism, Lumbago cic.

AGNETO-ELECTRIC MACHINES, My powerful, with multiplying wheels

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1889.

and danger are found. and an infinite swarm of poverty-stricken, enslaved ană hungry beings. On our side 'we give "extraordinary protection to the Chinese; their persons, their commerce, industry and customs are fully protected by our laws; all: our ports are open to them, all our frontiers are at their disposal... There are 100,000 Chinese in the Philippines, only half of whom are taxpayers. They falsify our products, and pervert our customs; they are forming a population inside our own; SCOTT'S ELECTRIC HAIR BRUSHES, they are like an excrescence which lives

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BATTERIES.

GAIFFE'S PORTABLE MEDICAL COIL

TOOTH BRUSHES, etc.

ELASTIC STOCKINGS, LEGGINGS, KNEE- CAPS, ANKLETS and BANDAGES.

at the expense of our organism; they are 4 constant threat against life under all its favorable aspects. What does Chinese SURGICAL and MEDICAL APPLIANCES of immigration bring us? Absolutely nothing

The Chinaman comes here, destitute of money and of Intelligence; he brings vices, infirmity and cupidity. Our. agriculture, whatever it may be worth, is entirely owing to our indigenous

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THE SHAH.

A VERY interesting letter on "Punjáms" from The Shab of Persia has crossed the Russian an influential Singapore shareholder-not Mr. frontier,

W. Buchanan Smith- held over until to MOTTOW.

A NEW RUSSIAN. LOAN,

It is reported that a new Russian lean of 310.500.000 (roubles ?) in gold is to be issued for conversion.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE remainder of the report of the Legislative

Council will appear in the mail issue.

THE Band and Pipers of the A. & S. Highlanders will not play on the Cricket Ground to-morrow.

THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Telemachus. from Liverpool, left Singapore this morning, and is due here on the 23rd inst.

THE Straits Times says that advices from Pabang indicate that the Sultan is very restive under the British Resident's claims.

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Adam. son, Bell & Co.) that the steamship Si&A, from Liverpool, &c., left Singapore for Hongkong this morning.

AN Emergency Convocation of Victória Chapter, No. 525. will be held in Freemasons' Hall, 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting companions are Zetland Street, to-morrow evening, at 8.30 for cordially invited.

IT is reported that Capt. Turner, of the steamer Duke of Buckingham, now on her way here from Haiphong, shot himself in his cabin the day before the steamer arrived in Haiphong last week, Captain Turner was lately in com mand of the Duke of Westminster. No parti.

culars are to hand.

"A VISIT TO BORNEO."

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about 66,000, exclusive of Georgetown which is the capital of the county and the colony, and has 49,000 inhabitants. The population includes West Indians, white, coloured, and black, some colony is garrisoned by a small detachment of Portugeese, Chinese, and Hindu coolies.~ The troops (West Indian), and there are also two

companies of Volunteers and a nominal'militia)

The charges formulated against General Bon langer, and on which he is to be tried before the French Army from their allegiance, embezzle- French Senate, are-reducing officers of the ment while Minister for War, and delivering tion to the Presidency. The committee of the seditious speech on the eve of M. Carnot's elec

visiting cards and Hpolangist songs. Senate will examine 10,00 documents and news. paper articles bearing on the charges, besides

Empress of Russia has been suffering, for some The nervous excitement from which the time past is now abating, and ber recovery in hoped for.

The official receiver in the state of Messrs.

The announcement that a lecture would be given last night under the auspices of the Hong. og Literary Society, although the winter session is over, and that that lecture should have for its subject a place of which the Lecturer was not likely to know very much, rather surprised a good many people, and the temerity of Mr. J. I. Francis, Q.C., in venturing to teach Hong Long anything about Borneo, after being there rise to no very flattering comment. However, once for about five and twenty minutes, gave

gentlemen to the headquarters of the Society it attracted a better attendance of ladies and

Dr. Canulie's consulting room-and as the Lecturer secured undivided attention for over an hour. he evidently made his little narrative interesting. Dr. Chalmers, the President, occupied the chair, and briefly introduced Mr.. Francis. That gentleman, at the outset, dis. claimed any idea of doing more than giving A brief account of British North Borneo, who was charged with the manalaughter which he recently visited to defend a planter

facts were marshalléd, and the occasional bursts

The German warship Alevandrine replaces of admiration at the great possibilities of the the Sophie on the east coast of Africa. new country, made it at times look as if Mr.A Berlin syndicate intend to start a bank in North Borneo Company. We should have liked Francis were holding a brief for the British Sydney.

to report it, at length, that it might be judged on its merits, but the length of the address precludes that, and although Mr. Francis does not regard, Carr har detained H. M. S. Constance at that scribes very favorably we must content ourselves ACCORDINGton Singapore contemporary, Captain condensed reports of bis speeches by the local port pending a telegraphic answer from Admiral with a brief resumé, Mr. Francis went to Borneo, Salmon as to the disposal of the man Forsy, offer the purpose above stated, a few months ago, the Orion, now under sentence of 13 months? So it was, from an account of the kind of break-closed, after, the opening to permit of its comple- andnaturally his voyage had to be first described. It is probable, the Paris Exhibition will be fast provided to a poetic sketch of the picturesque tion."

A SPANISH sailor who tried to settle a dispute with a Portuguese sailor yesterday by stabbing anilors out of employ were fined in small amounts him was fined $3 to-day.. Three other European

Spalding and Hodge, wholesale stationers and suspended payment, estimates the liabilities of paper manufacturers, of London, who recently

the firm at £415,000, of which £73,000 are secured.

Australia, and a sum of £21,000 was writen off The naels amount to 157,000. The firm sustained heavy losses on shipments of paper to

population.... In a province there may pany's steamer City of Sydney, for San Francisco, for varying the dulness of inactivity by getting of a coolle. The nicely with which all the prior to the suspension of payment.

be, among Spaniards and natives, twenty fai tradesmen. These will have to compete with about 300 Chinese who keep about twenty open shops, who have agents everywhere, buy and sell with false measures, acquire all the product in stock and send it to other Chinese who are not

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registered merchants, and thus deprive the natives of the country of their only source of trade and profit."

THE departure of the P. M. Steainship Com

the 19th inst. at daylight. via Yokohama, has been postponed till Sunday

THE Chinn Mail's old friend, and contributor, yesterday by the Indo-Chins Co.'s steamer General W. Mesny, airived here from Shanghai Kutrong and has gone on to Canton.

As Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock 618. SC. will be held in Freemasons Hall, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

drunk.

H.M.S. Alacrity, Commander R. Blair Maco- anchie, arrived at Singapore from Sarawak on kong. The Imperituse left the Sarawak river the 7th inst, and will shortly come on to Hong- for Batavia on the 4th inst,, and thence will return to Singapore.

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GINSENG, the Cinchona of China, has been

used for many centuries by the Chinese Alter detailing at great length the disad. We would remind members of the Jockey Club imprisonment for striking a superior officer,

as a tonic, stimulant, altérative, and carminative,

as in Malarious affections, it has ever been regarded as a specific.

In all forms of Debility and Dyspepsia, as well

Dr. F. PORTER SMITH, late Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong, says of the remedy -

'Several cases in which life would seem to have been at least prolonged by the taking of doses of this drug indicate that somë positive efficacy of a sustaining character does really exist in this species of Ivywort The Bitters are prepared from carefully selected specimens of the very finest quality of Ginseng, combined with other ingrédients to improve the effect.

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Isla requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be addressed to the "Manager, Henghong Telegraph" and not to the Editor.

Letters on Eftorial matters to be sent to "The Editor" and not to individual members of the staff.

Communications intended for publication must be accompanied by the name and address of the writers, not necessarily for publication ; but sa endence of good faith,

Whilst the enlumas of the Hongkong Telegraph will always be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions acting paille intereses, it must be distinctly understood that the Elise Come not in any way hold, himmelf responsible for opinions this expressed.

vantages of Chinese Immigration, the writer comes to the following conclusions:-That prohibit the influx of more Chinese, into the Spanish Government should absolutely

the Islands; forbid the opening of more Chinese houses of business in the interior; make it a law that, those, tradesmen who are established outside the ports open for foreign trade, should within five years, transfer their houses of business to these open ports; that no Chinese merchant should be allowed to extend his commercial operations beyond the municipal radius of his residence; that those Chinese who have intermarried with the natives of the Philippines who have been Christianised and intend to perpetually remain in the country, should be privileged to enjoy the full civic rights of Spaniards so long as they reside at a definite place.

From

that the meeting re Subscription. Griffins for next year's race meeting will be held at the Hongkong Hotelto-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. THE N. C. Daily News says that the tea bust. ness in Hankow, as so far reported, has been almost entirely confined to Russian buyers; who have taken Keemuns at from 15 to 20 per cent. above last year's prices.

MADAMK CORA's entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night was unfortunately attended by very small audience, but an excellent pro- gramme was done full justice to by the dis tinguished illusionist, who was repeatedly applauded. Madame Cors will give entertain. ments to-morrow afternoon and evening, which ought to be extensively patronised,

GENERAL Edwards, the commander of the forces He is going officially, to inspect the defences of here, will leave early next month for Australia the continent, probably with a view to estimating the amount of assistance.our Australian cousins could reader here if events made it necessary.

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man hired a kampan at Yau-ma-ti to take him THE night before last, about midnight, a China Sam-abui-po. On the way he quietly tipped the boatman overboard and wafted himself away. The poor sampan-man swam to a bargue near by, and was rescued, but no signs of his

boat have been seen up to now,

THERE is a twaddling editorial in this morning's Daily Press on the desirability, of railway con- instruction in China. In all good faith we strongly advise the writer before he again attacks this important question to make himself, if only superficially, acquainted with his subject. We are awfully sorry to see a man, who is old enough egregious ass. to have more serise, writing himself down an

A LEADING foral "sport," whose influence racing circles is almost all-powerful, has sug gested that the next race meeting of the Hong- kong Jockey Club shall be confined solely to hundred griffins would be subscribed for, and subscription griffins. He thinks that over a that first class racing would be the result. The suggestion is worth "thinking over.

COASE.

April 16th. £3,196,000 has been tendered for the Tas anian loan of £1,000,000 at £90. declared against the King of Roumania.

A Russophile journal states that war has been

The Chancellor of the Exchequer purposes raising a beer tax,

English conte against the Times, claiming Mr. Parnell has commenced an action in the 100,000 damages,

The Freeman's Journal (the Irish Nationalist paper) states that the Government will shortly introduce a Land Bill for Ireland of a revolu

April 17th.

It is reported that the Czar Alexander intends to visit the Paris Exhibition.

French Senate in connection with the prosecu tion of General Boulanger is now sitting in The Judicial Committee appointed by the

'secret.")

Patrick Molloy, an Invincible, for perjury before the Pamell Commission was sentenced to Luggacurran, of Queen's county, Ireland, to two six months' imprisonment, and Father Mahore

The French Government have decided to months for conspiracy, and g prosecute Mr. Lavoissere, the chairman, the secretary and the manager of the Socié é des Metaux for illegally raising the price of copper.

News has reached here that the expected

CAIRO, April 17th. battle between the forces of El Senoussi and

these restrictions the writer in the Diaris We hear an extraordinary story showing the election of Mr. Shelford to the chairmanship of one-third down on application. Minerals and those of the Mabdi has come off, and resulted

would exempt all the Chinese functionaries, or representatives of the Chinese Empire accredited to the Government of the Philippines.

TELEGRAMS.

ARMENIA.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 4th.

The Kürda have committed gross outrages in Armenia. The Armenians demand reparation from the Porte, failing which they will ask Russia to abnex the province,

PRESIDENT CARNOT.

A man fired a blank cartridge at President Carpet, with the intention of thereby drawing attention to certain wrongs he has suffered.

THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

LONDON, May 6th,

In cross examination Mr. Parnell admitted having declared in the House of Commons, knowing the same to be untrue, that secret societies had ceased to exist. He explained that his object was to mislead the House of Commons Advertisers are requested to forward all notices Interuled fee and prevent the passing of the 1881 Coercion

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The Hongbang Telegraph has the largest circulation of any English pewspaper published in the Far East, and is therefore the best medium for Advertisers, Terms can be learnt out application. The Honghong Tilegmeji's number at the Telephone Central Exchange la No. 1.

TO SUBSCRIBERS. Bubscribers to The Hongkong Telgrosh nen raspacefully reminded that all Subscriptions are payable in aduanes,

The Hoaghang Belegraph

HONGKONG, FRIday, May 17, 1889,

THE CHINESE in the PHILIPPINES,

The question of Chinees Immigration into the Philippine Islands is seriously occupying the attention of the Spanish authorities and is being freely discussed by the Manila press. The Diario of the gth inst: publishes a lengthy article on the ja, subject, and under the heading "Is Chinese Immigration convenient or not?" takes

the following discouraging view of the

Case:

"What is found in our relations with the Chinese On their side, deceit, perfidy, exploration, fraud, and immorality; Li-Ma- HONG with his fleet; 30,000 Chinese plotting to assassinate the Spanish colony under the pretext of finding gold at Cavite; under the Government of don SEDASTIAN DE HURTADO, another. similar attempt by 50,000 men; ister on they unite with the English to resist the valorous Don SIMON EX ANDA; they supply arms to the Moors of the South, and are untiring in their persecution of our misionaries; their country a closed to

Bill,

The account books of the League have dis appeared.

Mr. Pamell's admission has caused a great sensation,

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

PARIS, May 7th.

In splendid weather, President Carnot opened. the Exhibition with a speech welcoming ali peoples to the Great Festival of Labour, which

he trusted might tend in some degree to buités

the advent of the time when the resources of nations would be solely employed in works of

peace.

On Sunday the President unveiled a tablet at Versailles marking the opening of the States General in 1789; in an eloquent speech he said that France has now finally broken sne min power.

THE GERMANS IN EAST AFRICA.

LONDON, 10th May,

Captain Wissmann attacked the Arab chief, Bashire; and destroyed his camp, killing eighty and capturing twenty,

The Germans lost forty blacks killed and several Germans wounded.

THE NAVAL DEFENCES.

May 15th.

idea prevalent at home as to the famine in China. A lady sent out a large cake to her brother, a rather prominent man bere, and in the accompanying letter expressed an affectionate hope that he was not suffering from the scarcity of food! The poor man went down into the cellar, gnawd the cake ravenously, and expired. Help had come too late.

The Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play at the Murray Barracks this evening.commencing at 7.30 o'clock. The following will be the pro-

gramme !----

Murch.......... Pive and Large Quadrilic, "Olymp

......" Mia Cara "

Polic Lancers Galop

Toufours Galant". Concaught

Saucy Kate"

Will res

Hartenant

Busalossi, Palutach. .D'Alben.

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SAYS the Straits Times of the roth inst. "We understand that the directors of the Jelebu. bank at 6 per cent interest. The rate is high; Mining Co. have deposited $100,000 with a local but the Directors had the money to lead when money was tight, and they seem to have taken fall advantage of the circumstance," This is funny. We were under the impression that the capital of this Company was to be devoted to working without delay certain alleged valuable tin deposits at Jelebu; but it would seem, if our Singapore contemporary may be relied on, that of the "Jellybag" money lending and not tin mining is the business

promoters.

THE latest edition of "the Flying Dutchman" in Mr. Raat, who was arrested at Singapore the other day on a charge of murdering some Chinese in Siak. Raat, after being before the magistrate, cedure in murder cases unless we eir greatly, was released on bail-a somewhat unusual pro and he has since vanished. The only evidence adduced at the police court against Rest was his own admission that he had killed the Chinese, and he pleaded justification. His hasty flight from Singapore, however, is decidedly suspicious. This is only one more nail in the coffin of the disgraceful Chinese coolle traffic to the Straits elements and the adjacent Dutch settlements which has caused so much discussion of late.

THE Straits Times of the 8th inst, says :-The

nominating to its representation in the Legislative the Singap re Chamber of Commerce and his Council is as excellent an arrangement as could to devote to public affairs, are scarce in Singapore, be made. Men of position, who have yet leisure and we have to take as much duty out of them as possible. The selection of Mr. Shelford to represent the Chamber of Commerce of course leases vacant the seat he has hitherto held at the Legislative Council, and it is presumed.that that is likely to be offered to another well known member of the Chamber; but indeed the field of choice is so limited that speculation is too easy to be interesting.

A MEETING of the Justices was convened to be held at the Magistracy yesterday to consider an application from our-worthy friend Mr. Hock Goon to temporarily transfer the Grand Hotel to Mr. James Price Rees. Only one member of the magistrale a very disgraceful state of affairs, Bench attended, and that was Mr. Pollock, acting we venture to say, and which fully bears out the comments in our editorial of the 14th inst. If Governor des Voeux does his duty he will at once abolish the entire Bench of Justices as at present constituted. These excellent J. P's are neither useful nor ornamental, so that their official existence cannot reasonably be justified. Mr. Hock Goon's application-Mr. Granville Sharp and the Seamen's Chaplain being now esf —was unanimously acceded to.

So long as the poor and homeless Chinese who with the heinous crime of sleeping in the are dragged before Mr. Wodehouse and charged Wanchai market-having, like the lowly Nára- and willing to pay the $1 fine imposed by a rene, nowhere else to lay their heads-are able magistrate who ought to know better, we shall not complain; but when these unfortunates are packed into our already over-crowded gaol to herd with criminals, we shall at once send round the fiery cross and vigorously commence

on the "dak" was reached, and turned out Then Sandakan-with the accent

begun

to be a little timber-bulit settlement, landly be developed, but with a poput vien including many energetic, enterprising, hospit able Europeans. It is the headquarters of the Governor a gentleman well-known in the Far East-Mr. Creagh, late Assistant-Residenttionary character. commander of the Sikhs in Hongkong, and of Perak, in the Malay Peninsula, formerly originally an officer in the North West Provinces already possess his personal acquaintance, and so of India. Mr. Francis was fortunate enough to in frequent.conversations and by a trip around the territory, gained much information about the place and its history. The latter is well-known; thirty years ago a syndicate bere got concessions from the Sultan of Brunei, and after a Inps of British North Borneo Company, who first began years transferred their rights to the pesent

briefly this:-There is no rainy season, but it. to colonise the place. The information was rains about once a day a little bit. Hot days, cool nights. Selections of all sorts in the country, hills for tea, swamps for rice, sugar, gambler, pepper, &c, great stretches of pasture land, and de and lots of rich ground for tobacco planting About 500,000 acres had been taken up when was there, the price latterly being $1 an acre,

convenient, and general health good. Then Mr. and his principal General being captured. The timber in abundance, water communication in the Mahdi being defested with heavy loss Francis branched off into a detailed descriptionMahdi has returned to Khartoum.. operation, prospects, &c., which led him on to of the situations of plantations, their mode of LONDON, April 18th.. an account of the case that took him, and mission to settle the Irish question, and defino

· Lord Rosebery has proposed a joint Com gave him an opportunity of repeating the client. He seemed to think there was a splendid from insomnia drafnatic arguments he used at the trial of his the lines of future legislation.

General Boulanger is, it is stated, suffering clause that whilst money would be made, it The German New Guinea Company has future for the place, but inserted the saving would also be lost, as it had been, by misman-transferred ita administration to the Imperial ngement on the part of "green" speculators: Government, and made a call of seventy-five The conclusion of the lecture was warmly pounds per share. applauded, and a vote of thanks at once

pasted to Mr. Francis, Then Mr. Sheppard, of Gibb, Livingston & Co., begged to remark that if any money was lost in investments in Borneo it could not be in the China-Borneo Company, because Mr. Abrahamson was at the head of it, and it pard longer than that to say it, but that was was a moral impossibility. It took Mr. Shep what he meant. Then, as the audience seemed to think there was another act, and did not rise, Dr. Cantlie entertained them for a few moments with an account of how the Chinese students from the Alice Memorial Hospital were eagerly engaged to go to Barnes, and ended up by offers ing a silver medal to be competed for by, the entomologists of Hongkong, who were to send In collections of butterflies, named and classified, by the end of October, Must be classified) Sir Hercules Robinson has made a fortune by though, Then Mr. Francis offered a prize to the diamond speculations, and intends entering the ladies for the best collection of ferns, similarlyHouse of Commons as Gladstonian.pyspal arranged. He also promised a prize-a silver pages of foolscap on some subject which he and unlawfully raising the price of copper. tekstand-for the best essay of about twelve and the Secretary of the Société des Metaux for The Government is prosecuting the Chairman

Dr. Cantlic had carefully decided upon, and both hereafter. Amid the smiles which ensued the forgotten, so that it would have to be announced

April 27th, audience then departed.

The Treasury offers to redeem fifteen millions of Consols on the 14th May at 1013.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, April 13thỏ Mrs. Langtry's house at New York has been burnt down,

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House of Commons of a motion to the effect Sir Lyon Playfair has given notice in the that the House do not ratify the Sugar Bounter

imports of sugar. tion will not have the effect of restricting the

April 14th A bill introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Bradlaugh to repeal the laws dealing wito blasphemy was rejected last night by majority of 95.

He wasted took place yesterday, and was a very quiet one

The funeral of the late Duchess of Cambridge The remains were faterred in Kew Church. The Queen, the Prince of Wales, and other members of the Royal family were present

new crusade against the Police. Inspector Swanston is no doubt a very efficient officer, but we think that his energy and ability might be much better employed than in initiating and A VERY difficult case to decide taxed the legal class of Chinese whose poverty is their only carrying out a petty persecution of an industrious capacity of our friend Mr. Pollock, at the Police crime. If Major-General Gordon does not at Court, this morning. A Chinamian from Yat-eace put a stop to this ultra-officiousness Convention until it is shown that the Convent Jackets, value 85. He alleged that they went His Excellency the Governor will see fit to ma-ti charged two other men with stealing three which can only lead to trouble-we hope that right into his house and openly appropriated interfere. the clothing. Then the evidence turned to pigs. He said he had eight, told how much he paid for each, what kind of dispositions each pig had,

A SYDNEY evening paper, remarks the irrepres- and so on, and then went on to accuse the sible Bulietis, publishes the following letter, prisoners of stealing four of them. Then he which is ascribed to the "fonetik." Abigail, lately quitted the witness-box, and His Prosecutrix New South Wales Minister for Mines, and was brought in and had a turn. She swore by Judging from the noble disregard for spelling. the seven saints that her husband only had four Abigallia dature, it is barat podle that prisoners stole one. In the end it turned out anyone else could have written it, even had he pigs, and never had any more, and that the Abigallian features, hardly possible that that the prisoners bad sold four pigs to the pro- secutor, and that to save himself the pain of paying he laid the charge of stealing against them, He was fined $25 for his basciïess..

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It is rumoured that the Marquis of Ormonde will succeed the Marquis of Londonderry as Lord Lieutenant of Irelande

constit

AUCKLAND, April 15th A destructive fire has occurred here. The damages are estimated at £40,000

Archbishop Michael proposes to return to Servia, and pronounce the divorce of Queen Natalie null and void.

affairs of the Comptoir Bank; the result shown A careful enquiry, has been made into the that, with the exception of the advances made to the Copper Syndicate, the general business of the Bank has been conducted upon a sound

basis. It is now proposed to reorganize the Bank, strictly limiting its business to purely banking transactions, wh

4.

The Samea Conference has decided that

during its deliberations the nations interested shall only keep one war-ship each at Samon.-

The King of Roumanie has been obliged to approve of the Russophile Ministry.

MAHALD ISLA PARIS, April 27th. The report of the official liquidator of the „Socist der Mifaur shows a deficit of few.

CAPE TOWN, April arth The trial of Undebuka and Dinoruis has

fifteen years, and the latter to ten years, concluded. Both have been found guilty of freason, and the former has beep sentenced to imprisonment without hard labour,

SENANTIAM CONSTANTINOPLE, April ayth.

The Porte his appointed a diplomatic Agency at Zanzibar similar to the British and German missions.

biz LONDON, April 28th. The Duke of Edinburgh, who contracted fever at Malta, has arrived at Portsmouth in the frog favourable, progress, bat is so extremely weak clad Alexandra His Royal Highness is making as to be unable to land,

The invitation to Conference farded by Lord Cross to those interested in the Indian wheat trade has been warmly, approved, and thechief. cities of Great Britain and Ireland are sending delegated to attend the whisked

The body of Colonel Coddingtons of the Bengal Staff Corps, bat been found in a canst at Win- chester. His death is bellored to have resulted from acckiental drowning, winni

of Duugéneau sa do

with Cardioni moran last mosday of the Gwernment are Hosts The present ecelsat la more paper the Fiscal Divis sloed THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL

ar Roma mulans and you may be sure that if by any was the

The Sultan of Morocco is despatching troops Buld get a majority popery would have a tare fing our peoples to prevent the landing of Europeans on the are Freedom and I hope our members v for it to the · Marriage with a deceared wife's sister on the Hongkong amateurs who have arranged to give Francis Abigail, man of misplaced capitals and The House of Lords has rejected the Bill for lent contemporary the Macko Indepen the enclosed will show you what is meant-Yours, each

dents has the following with reference to the

"S". ABIGAIL" second reading by a majority of 27.

gabby April, 2 a concert in the Holy City on Sunday night in outraged parts of speech, father of anpunctuated

The British India Company's stedmer ald of the ruined Portuguese chapel on Penha literature, ignorant iconoclast and destroyer of hillThe troupe of Hongkong amateurs is the art of spelling, illiterate apostle of badly. It is proposed to re-form the Comptoir d'a-lored to Gravesend with her bows love in, LONDON, April 15th; Manera, outward bound to Calcutta, bun each of them is an artistic revelation Come, language, and banshee that howls over the grave fraces (1,600,000, or one-half the paid up caplThe latest report respecting the condition of anxiously expected here, as it is well known that smudg'd.correspondence, prophet of a wrecked compte de Faris with a capital of 40,000,000 having been in collision with French steamer The House of Commons has passed through / ok) come, to relieve us of our tiresome monotony where Walker's Dictionary Hés neglected and for tal of the present company), TRANSGR he Duke of Edinburgh states that his Royal

and to afford us a few hours' contemplation of gotten-Abigail, scawler of phonetic #minits," the beautiful! This is altogether too utterly uncultured politician, leather-souled shoemaker, The French Senate has voted 1,000,000 francs utter. As the propagator of first-class rubbish hearse singer of Orange Lodgeorgies, terrined and 40,000) to defray the expenses of the létes to Highness bas decided the Macao Independente, not only takes the bogey-haunted traveller on religion, i anlettered be held in connection with the opening of the able to land and cake, but easily waltzes off with the baker and son of a race that apparently writes with its

General Boulanger has taken a Paris Exhibition. the bread van. Our excellent friend Cattaneo is knife, director of a several per-shent bankNews has been received from British Gulana and Place only sorry to have to miss a few hours con- Ghost did you write that letter, and, if so, why the shope of the Portuzuese In Georgetown, doubtless an artistic revelation, and we are howler over dead faiths, and second-hand Kims that the negroes in Demerara rose and looted templation of the beautiful as represented by didist you hire someone to put less degraded Alter the rioting had lasted four days a manyol opene Charley Grace, Von Wille, Withern Crow and bigotry, and more concation fate the production? war arrived apo quelled the outbreak. A large. HiNg Consider that text, Abigail, and don't (Demperata a one of the three counties of the other local Adonises, Johnny Harteland fought. His thi Servant a Dorgy: thet e shood Do ta number of arrests have been made at ones in their war-paint;

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Committee the Naval Defence Bill.

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THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN ; WALES.

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THE TEA DUTY.

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