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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1889.

June rith, Great excitement has been caused at Angou feme by the arrival of Messrs. Laguerre and Lansant, military deputies and adherents a Boulanger, together with M. Paul Deroulede. All have been arrested and imprisoned.

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June 12th. They have been liberated.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tilk returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending June 16th,

· are:-Europeans 135, Chinese 1,578; total, 1,713-

We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen"liner Glenavon, from London, left Singapore, yesterday afternoon for this, port.

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We are informed by the agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer Djemnak, with the French mails, left Saigon for this port at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.

THE French corvette Sendre arrived to-day from known as Stephen Adams, a musical composer, and other relatives hesitated to act on reports Haiphong, and fired the usual salute.

circulated as to the cause of death. To-day the County Magistrate, Colonel Biddell, accompanied by the Chief of Police, went to the Maybrick residence. They were told that the lady was ill in bed. Medical men were summoned, and after an examination they pronounced her it to hear the charge. Her sister demanded to know the nature of the evidence. The Chief of Police responded that he had grave evidence that the woman had given arsenic to her husband from time to time.

QUR Shanghai morning contemporary states that, a few days ago, a Chinese man-of-war during a fog ran into and sank a fishing junk off Shawcishan. The crew, seven in number, were picked up and taken on to Chefoo, where the Taotai presented them with $40 and sent them on to Shanghai by the steamer Vehsin.

First Man: "I'll bet I've got the warmest name of any man in this crowd." Two strab-

gers take the bet and ask: What is it First Man: "My name is Holt," First Stran- ger (producing card) "My name is C. A PUNJOMS" are again on the boom, and some

Hotter." Second Stranger (producing card): sensational doings are predicted between now

"Shentlemens, P'm from Sharmany, and mein and the end of the month. The London capitalistsname-vos Oscar Hell." A keg is tapped. *hold the fort."

APPLICATIONS for shares in the Shameen Hotel Company, Limited, must be made to the Char tored Hank of India, Australia, and China net later than 4 p.m. to-morrow,

Two vulgar little boys were arraigned before the magistrate this morning. One of them had stolen a gold hair-pin from a woman in Queen's Road Centrai on Saturday morning, and it was ordered that the rod of authority should fall smartly upon him twice nine times during his stelen some fruit, and wil sit down sooner, as

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the Police Court this morning and bound over to keep the pence for six months.

The House of Lords has rejected the proposi tion to allow women to sit in county councils.

Dhuleep Singh, the Indian Prince, has been privately married to Miss Ada Wetherell in Paris. Princess Beatrice, wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg, has given birth tó a son.

VIENNA, May 10th. The number of persons drowned in the recent flonds is placed at 100. The Plisen district is

still submerged.

NEW YORK, May 210. The Post's London cable anys: The Times has entered its defence to Parnell's libel action, not justifying the libel, but paying into cour! 40 shillings, which sum, it says, is enough to satisfy the plaintiff's clnim. This is very amusing, for in the O'Donnell trial, when Parnell had not brought an action, and the Times thought he never would, its counsel said that the statements" about Parnell in the Times, if untrue, were doabt- less as gross libels as ever were penned.

A cable special to the Mailand Express from London says: Deputations from all the muni MILAN, May 20th.

cipalties in Ireland, except Belfast and London- The strike among the peasants in this pro derry, are going PAY visit to London next vince is spreading. A conflict has occurred Thursday to present to Parnell an address of con- between the strikers and military One pensangratulation on the result ofthe Pigott disclosurer. was killed and eight injured. Four carbineers

OTTAWA, May 2151. ..... - ----------were-injured.---------

The officials went to the bedroom where magistrate directed that she be removed to the woman lay, baggard but composed. The Kirkdale jail, where she is now being atterated by doctors and a nurse. The case has caused a great sensation:--

Advices from St. Petersburg state that it bas been discovered that the conspiracy among the

military officers against the Czar, recently unearthed, has many and widespread ramifica, tions. The officers of the regiments stationed in Moscow and Warsaw are implicated in the plot, Three of them have committed suicide. A homb was found in the quarters of one of the officers in Warsaw, Hundreds of the conspirators have been arrested. The discovery of the plot has completely unnerved the Czarina.

While Henri Rechefort, accompanied by friends, was walking in Regent street to-night and Pilotel threatening to strike Rochefort unless he met M. Pilotel. Angry words were exchanged, he assented to a duel, Rochefort drew a revolver and was about to fire at Pilotel when a bystander seized the weapon. A policeman arrested the two men and took them to the station, where

fort was bailed out.

LONDON, May zoth. One hundred houses have been swept away in

the Pilsen district. Bohemia, and ninely-one persons have been drowned by the floods.

William O'Brien's libel suit against Salisbury is for $10.0:0.

As a result of the absolute divorce granted.lo Mrs. Agnes Boucienult from Dion Boucicault, the Sheriff will sell the English copyrights of nineteen of Boucicault's plays and turn over the proceeds to his former wife.

OTTAWA, Mar 20th.) There is a report current in official circles that a British man-nwar will shortly leave Victorin

C.. for Behring Sea to inquire into the seizures of British vessels by American revenue cutters.

MILAN, May 20th. Strikes among the peasants are spreading. A military, in which one peasant was killed and eight injured. Four carbineer; were also injured.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetlandi incarceration for a week. The other had only | Pilotel charged Rochefort with assault. Roche- conflict occured hetween the strikers and the

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.

HAVAS TELEGRAMS,

PARIS, May 24th.

It is rumoured that the administration of the French colonies is to be reorganised.

May 26th.

The Spanish Cortes has been prorogued by the Government because of a disagreement with

May 27th.

the President,

A MARINE Court will be held at the Harbour Office to-morrow, to enquire i sto certain charges of misconduct brought against the first mate (Mr. David Longwill) by the master (Mr. T. P. Brown) of the British barque Sir William

Wallace.

THE heavy showers which fell last night did comparatively no damage to the roads. The Wyndham Street sewer had been partially Eleared, and carried off must of the storm water, and Zelland Street was protected by a dam of stones and bags of sand across the top. The Chinese prognosticate a lot of bad weather yet, with a typhoon at the end, but they probably don't know the first thing about it, for the barometer was away up this afternoon, and

there is no word from Manila,

A MEETING BÍ about twenty of the most influential brokers in the colony was hell in the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday afternoon to consider the advilability of placing, their business on a proper basis by establishing a Stock Exchange. The feeling was general that the time had arrived when a movement in this direction was abso lutely necessary, and after some discussion three members were appointed to draw up a code of rules, inquire as to suitable rooms, and arrange wher preliminaries. The wisd ́m of this project, considering what the. Hongkong Share Market is at the present time, cannot be doubted, and if properly carried out a recognised Stock Exchange is certain to prove a public boon,

OUR morning contemporary publishes a detailed' report of disastrous inundations in Northern Kwangsung, with a loss of six thousand lives, and ten thousand people are stated to have been rendered homeless and destitute. Officials are

said to have been despatched to Canton and

Hongkong to endeavour to procure assistance. We have made every, inquiry into this alleged disaster, but without any satisfactory result, The leading Chinese in the colony, who ought to be the best informed in matter of this kind, have brard nothing at all about it. Our Contemporary's story, however, is by far too circumstantial to allow a belief that it is a mere ennard, and unfortunately the heavy rains of

late would be only too likely to have had the effect described.

he only gets five strokes.

A PROPOSAL to start a Turkish Bath Company. Limited, is the latest local industrial suggestion. worked, and we can see no reason why it shouldn't There are millions in this scheme if it is properly

be. The medical practitioners of the colony ought to assist this undertaking with the weight of their influence. Turkish baths would save | many lives, and prove of incalculable value to

the community.

WHAT answer does Mr. Ryrie expect in the Legislative Council to-morrow to his question egarding the" runners" of the Opium Farmer? We can tell him what answer he is certain to get. The Acting Attorney General will direct the honorable gentleman's attention to Ordinances 17 of 1886 and 22 of 1887.

and no doubt will remind him that he was present when these en ctments became law and acquiesced in giving such arbitrary powers to the excise officers. We would recommend Mr. Ryrie to cast his eagle eye over article zz of No. 12 of 1887 before he attends the meeting.

THE following will be the Orders of the Day. at the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held tomorrow afternnan

iFinancial Minutės.

2 Report of Finance Committee (No. 8 of 1889).

3. Mr. Ryrie's question:-" Can the Govern- ment inform the Council when the heaps of felid smelling mud, which block up Queen's Road and other thoroughfares, are to be removed; as in the opinion of the residents generally this mad Is dangerous to the health of the community, ?"

4. Mr. Ryrie's proposed resolution :-" That the Government be requested to lay on the table such papers and reports as have been furnished with reference to the damage by the late rain- storm, its probable causes, the plans proposed for

repairing the damages, and their probable cost."

5. Mr. Layton's question "What progress, if any, has been made with the erection of the light on the Gap Rock ?"

6. Mr. Ryrie's question:Is it with the sanction of the Government that all passengers travelling by the River Steamers from Canton and Macao are liable, and subject to search by the runners of the Opium Farmeria Hongkong?" . First reading of a Bill to amend "The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879,"

8. First reading of a Bill to amend "The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 18's and to make provision agalust certain emigration abuses.",

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PARIS, May 18th,

-- The American burglais, Gurrin and Dennin, who were arrested for robbing the Societe Lyon- naise, have been sentenced to ten years imprison-

ment each

VIENNA, May 18th. Disastrous forms swept over parts of Austria to day. Three persons were killed near Vienna Fearful catastrophes occurred near Pilson. Houses collapsed at Rackowitz and Rieckwitz, killing nine children, and at Xing, where thirty persons were killed..

ZANZIBAR, May 18th. Captain Wiesmann will soon attack Kilwa, which is at present in the hands of the insurgents.

LIVERPOOL, May 19th,

Mrs. Maybrick, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of poisoning her husband, has been lodged in jail. Arsenic has been found in the beef tea which she prepared for her husband and also in a bottle in an ante-room.

NEW YORK, May 19th,

The new (win screw steamer of the Hamburg Packet line, Augusta-Victoria, has just com- pleted the fastest first trip ever made across the Atlantic by any steamer. The new racer made the voyage from Hamburg to New York, a dis tance of 3048 miles, in 8 days and 1 hour, an equivalent of 6 days and 2 hours from Fastnet to New York. Taking of four hours which the steamer was delayed on the 17th and 18th because of heated journals, the actual time. between Fastnet and the Sandy Hook lightship would be 5 dave, 22 hours and 30 minutes, or better than the great voyage of the new ocean greyhound City of Paris.

LONDON, May roth.

A number of Members of Parliament will

entertain Senator John Sherman upon his return to London from Paris. Sir Lyon Playfair will preside,

PARIS, May 19th.

The Grand Poule des Produita was won to-day

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by Cleodore, the favorite, with Tantale second, Medyn third and Salvanos last,

BERLIN, May 19th. The delegates of the Bochon strikers have decided to resume work on Tuesday. The strike continues at Wurm, the owners refusing

to concede the demands of the miners. The mine owners of Sewicks at a meeting to-day opposed the eight-hour shift, but expressed their willingness to negotiate on a different basis. A magisterial warning against intimidation has been issued.

Prince Bismarck's speech in the Reichstag on Saturday was in his old broad-sword style. He compared the socialiste to the French, ready to strike whenever hey became strong enough. He referred to the rashness of the Reichstag in admitting Alsatians as members, and said: "We did not fight the French in order to have ourselves inoculated with fourteen Frenchmen." The scene in the Reichstag yesterday between Prince Bismarck and Herr Richter in the sole 10. Committee on the Bill entitled "The topic of conversation in political circles. 10. Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1889."

9 Committee on the Bill entitled "The Crown Lunds Resumption Ordinance, 1889."

A CORRESPONDENT who signs himself "No Opium" winds up a letter to the China Mail, complaining about the disgraceful method of searching in vogue on the Steamboat Company's wharf by the black-and-tan emissaries of the Opium Farmer, thusly "If I remember aright,

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ST. JOHNS (N. B.), Mạy zoth. The commander of the British war vessel Lily has issued a proclamation that he would not allow Newfoundland fishermen to get nets ar catch herring An indignation meeting' was keld and the proclamation torn down. Herring will spawn soon, and bloodshed is predicted. The proclamation has not been revoked. Two thousand people live in George's Bay and export the carch to Canadı.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 20th."

The police have discovered that the ringleaders of the recent plot against the Czar belonged to the garrison at Cronstadt.

The Czarwill dismiss General Gourke from the

Governorship of Warsaw owing to his unpopular administration.

VIENNA, May 20th.

While an immense crowd assembled to witness the launching of the new cruiser at Trieste to-day three petards were thrown at the palace of the Stadthalter. The miscreants escaped in the panic that ensued.,

MONTREAL MAY 21st.

Arthur Musey, a civil engineer from Paris and a relative of President Carnot, who came here to inspect the beet-sugar industry, was drowned while bathing in the Farnham River.

LONDON, May 21st. Salisbury, addressing the Primrose League to-day, said the union between the Paracllites and Gladstonians was slowly breaking up..

VIENNA, May 31st.

Forty-five persons have lost their lives through flands in Bohemia,

Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Prime Mi-ister has delicately warned Prince Nicholas of Mon- tenegre against maintaining a passive attitude toward the scheme to place Prince Karazorgevics

on the Servian throne.

A Moravian piper says that Emperor William has accepted the invitation of Emperor Francis Joseph to attend the autumn marceuvers of the Austrian army in Moravia and Bohemia, ..

PARIS, May 21st.

between the Government of Legitime and the The report that a treaty has been arranged French Government is semi-officially denied.

have been taken by the shareholders of the old All the shares of the new Comptoir d'Escompte

concern. A circular has been issued notifving the other subscribers that their money will be refanded.....*

De la Barge, member of the Chamber of Deputies and editor of the Lyons Republican, fought a duel today with Lockroy. Lockroy was slightly wounded,

The French socialists have secretly taviled their German brethren to take part in a congress of socialists, which it is proposed to hold on July 14th. It is reported that the French Government will prohibit the holding of the congress, or at any rate that It will expel áll foreigners who may come to attend the congress, even Deputies of the German Reichstag.

LONDON, May 21st

consequence of Prince Bis anrck's remarks, the Liberals have resolved not to attend the Frus- choppen to be given by the Chancellor, When The British steamer German Emperor Herr Richter uttered the exclamation "Rosh into the British steamer Bererford yesterday latter, turning angrily toward the Liberal meme Gondwin Sands. The German Emperor sank which aroused the wrath of the Chancellor, the morning while the latter was at anchor on bers, and pointing bis finger at them said: "I instantly. Boats were launched from the do not know what 'bosh' refer: to, but 1 regard | Beresford and rescued three persons from the it as an expression of the hatred you gentlemen have borne me for years. As a Christian I can

here, I will strike a striker, and insult an insulter."

to the debit of friend Wicking in our books over you, Mr. Editor, have already called attention rockel it, but as Chancellor, as long as I stand while and her fate was unknown, but it is now

LowDow, May 19th.

It is reported that there is every probability of negotiations being entered into shortly for a settlement of the Fisheries question and Behring Sea difficulty. It is understood that Sir Julian early settlement of the Behring Sea claims. Pauncufate has been instructed to press for an

QUEENSTOWN, May 22nd, The ateamship City of Paris arrived late last night. She made the fastest eastward passage on record-5 days, 22 hours and 10 minutes.

MONTREAL, May sand. The steamships Cynthia and Polynesian came in collision this morning near Long Paint, a few miles east of here. Eight lives are reported lost. The Cynthia was a freighter Inward bound from Glasgow, The Polynisian was out--), ward bound with freight and passengers for. Liverpool, Immediately after the collision the | Cynthia sank in twelve fatboms. The survivors from the Cynthiasawam nshore and the Polyne- sian proceeded to Quebec in a damaged condition. The accident was the result of a misunder- standing of signals for passing dangerous curve in the channel.

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QUEBEC, May 22nd. The steamship Polynesian mrived here safely this evening. She received serious damage, the extent of which cannot be known until the surveyors have made their report,

HALTA, May zzed. Advices from St. Pierre-Miquelon state that two fishing vessels, Ella and Quartre Freres, which left France some time ago for the New- foundland fisheries with 115 men on board, hava been lost, and all hands have doubtless been drowned.

BERLIN, May 22nd. There was a parade of the Berlin and Spandau garriscos to-day in honor of King Hum.ert of Italy.

This afternoon King Humbert and the Prince of Naples visited Prince Bismarck. At luncheon in the palace the Emperor proposed a toast to King Humbert. Ha thanked the King for the mark of friendship shown by his visit to Berlin, and said that the troops he had just reviewed. were also grateful and proud of the honor done them. In conclusion the Emperor soil: "I drink to the King and Queen of Italy, to their brave troops, and to the unalterable friendship between Germany and Italy." King Humbert, declared that the unity of Germany and Italy formed the pledge of European peace.

"Our armies," he concluded, "know how to fulfil their great taik. I drink to the health of the Emperor and Empress and their family, to the glorious German army, and to the prosperity of Ger many"

The train conveying the Empress of Austria from Wiesbaden to Vienas met with an accident to-day. While the train was being shunted at Frankfort the last ear left the rails and three of them were upset. The Empress and suite were abaken, but nobody was injured except a footman.

The special correspondent of the 'Associated Press learns this evening that, contrary to expectation, there was no difficulty encountered during the deliberations of the Samoan conference at it section to-day. The question of the indemnity to be paid by the Samoans for the brought up, but was left to the working com- killing of Germans at Apla by natives was not

mittee. This action is taken as an indication session of the conference will be held next week, that the question can be solved here. The next

and its final adjournment may occur then.

PARIS, May, 22nd. The Estafiili newspaper declares the Senate Commission sitting as a court of impeachment has secured conclusive evidence that Boulanger is guilty of treason. There is no lack of testimony and the trial wil be proceeded with. The General will be promptly arrested Ifhe returns of Paris:

The Neuvieme Siecle insists that not a scrap charge of treason. of evidence is found upon which to buse "the

LONDON, May 22nd.. trasts the reception accorded to King Humbert The Berlin correspondent of the Timer con-

yesterday with the harried and unpopular visit of the Czar. He says that Berlin outdid bersell. Humbert, was intended to show the importance and that the cordiality of her, welcome to King of cherishing the alliance between Italy and Germany, YEA

More than ordinary interest was centred i the opening match of the season for first-class German Emperor. The Beresford's bows were Valkyrie, which has been expressly built to yachts to-day, from the fact that the new cutter stove in. She disappeared in the fog for a

contend for the, Amèrica's cup, was one of the learned that she proceeded to Gravesend. Nine competitors. The Earl of Dunraven's boat came persons on board the German Emperor took a in first, but just missed taking third prize, the mall boat and landed at Dover. They said Deerhound another new cutter that was launched they thought that thirty persons had perished. From a yachtsman's point of view the weather last Thursday, being first by time allowance. The survivors who reached Dover, however, It is now known that the loss is not as great as gave an exaggerated report of the loss of life..was unfavorable, there being an absence of wind, and it was in consequence of this that the officers of the day decided to shorten the course to about at first reported. The Beresford arrived at Gravesend with twelve of the crew of the thirty-five miles. It was a grand struggle between

the Yarana and Valkyrie all the way, and half.. German Emperor.

THE libct action, J. M. Guedes, proprietor of the Progresso, versus L.A. Lübeck, was tried before the Portuguese Consul at Shanghai on the 10th and ith inst. Lübeck was found guilty and sentenced to three days imprisonment, with the option of paying 100 reis per, day and full costs of the two daya' trial, having previously with- | drawn__the libellous statements complained ol If we mistake not Mr. Lübeck was at one time a partner in the well known local printing establishment of De Souza & Co., and appeared as a witness for the defence in the suit in which Mr. H.Wicking was plaintiff and the Hongkong Telegraph defendant. This reminds us that the sum of $813.50 still standa that little business. If over there was a gross mis- the subject on several occasions before, and if you will again lift up your powerful voiceon be- carriage of justice in Hongkong that was one. halfof a much abused community who havencone it was in connection with this case that Mr. Jno. of their own race willing to make their grievance 1. Francis-not then entitled to the honours of silk--proved himself worthy of being ranked with known, you will be doing them a great service.

All this is too thin, frized " Brownie,” and won't the prophets. "We shall win hands down," said

wash. the learned barrister, "if De Souza will only lately been put into practice by the excise This "unscrupulous search has not speak the truth, but he may forget all he has just said and Ile for the other side." Confession

officers of the Opium Farmer; it has been in full swing ever since Mr. Acting Attorney-General® is easy, and abrolution easier still, was the

Ackroyd passed that infamous Opium bill which explanation of this prediction, which proved true snuffed out the free-port privileges of Hongkong to the letter. We lost when we ought to have And you don't remember aright, dear friend. won, but don't despair yet of that $813.50 The Editor of the China Mail bas never back him, amount of damages and costs,

lifted his powerful voice-that is biting satire, Jem Smith, who has fully recovered, will with a vengeance-against this abuse, or shortly issue a challenge to fight Jackson or has he on several occasions, nor on any one occasion, called attention to the grievance, And he hasn't a powerful voice, and for that matter never had one, nor would be have known what to do with it if he had. And more than that, Mr. "No Opium," when you say that the Chinese | witness it. residents of Hongkong are "a much-abused Darby, the phenomenal Jumper, challenges community you take or busted to drosty Buffalo Bill will probably match Broncho Bill

worst of it by a few seconds, any man in the world to three, six, or ten jumps, without aiding the cause you pretend advocate. All the same, sir, the searching powers allowed against him? to the Oplum Farmer are not a credit to a British colony, and we think, and have advocated

Seven houses were blown down during a storm at Seino, Bohemia, and thirty-two people killed. shed. Many were washed away by the inunda- At Prichowitz two rows of houses were demol. tion and oing children were drowned.

Tom Meadows, the Australian pugilist, has arrived and issued a challenge to meet any man of his weight for £200 a side. He expects that Jos Thompson, the Australian book-maker, will

anybody for £500 a side.

Captain Jenks, who is backing Kilrain heavily, will invest too. Sullivan's battle with Kilrain is creating great interest. Many prominent members of the Victoria and Pelican clubs will

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SAN JOSE DE COSTA RICA, May 19th.

None of those on board the Bretford were lost. Six belonging to the German Emperor are missing.

There is much interest in journalistle circles about an action being heard to-day, brought by Greenwood, lateeditor of the St. James's Gaselle against Gibbs, its late proprietor, for wrongful dismissal Greenwood, in the course of his testimony, stated that his salary was £1300 and extras. His salary on the Pall Mall Gastle was £1000 for editing and £800 for writing............

BERLIN, May 21st

Signor Crisp, the Italian Prime Minister, arrived King Humbert, the Crown Prince of Italy, and

way on the run home the cutters were dead in first by nearly five minutes. The frex made level. The Valkyria then drew away and came. poor how, but the Durhound took the first price and was only ten minutes behind the der The competitors were the Mohawk, reda, Yarana, Deerhound, Foxhound, Valky- ris, and Irer. The official time was: Valkyrie, 4h. 37m. 35. Varand, eh. 4ám, 215, Decr... howwe, 46, 47m. 432. Frez, Shige,; Frida, sha 4m; 241, The Ditrhound saved her time on the

two leaders and the twenty-fonaer took second prize. There was not much to choose between the Yarang and Valkyrie, the latter having the

e The Valkyrie's performance is considered satisfactory. She was handicapped by hasty preparation,

at Berlin this morning. They were met at the station by Emperor William, the royal princes, Bismarck, and a number of generals, and drove to the royal castle. Triumphal arches spanned NEW YORK, May 23rd. the streets and the houses were decorated. Large

The City of New York arrived at Sandy Hook crowds along the route enthusiastically cheered this morning from Queenstown in six days,

nineteen hours and six minutes, the Emperor and the King

THE Editor of the Macao Independente has evidently a great deal to learn not only as regards journallitle etiquette, but in the ordinary decen cies of everyday life. And as he is an old man we fear that reformation in his case may be regarded as hopeless. We have before us a copy of the independente of the 13th inst, which contains a paragraph referring to the editor of this journal, who is at present in a precarious state of health and under medical treatment. The references are of the most for years, that they ought to be greatly curtalled Steamship Company will soon put on a steam It is announced that the Anglo-Spanish personal and offensive character, and, could | But even our "powerful voice" has failed to meet line between Valparaiso, Callao and Panama, By a decree of M. Carnot the French colonial only have been penned by a narrow-minded success with the Government against the Optum which will also run from San Francisco and troops are to be again controlled by the Minister cur, devoid of every principic of manhood and Farmer's dollars, and we have never yet had a

nor. The exchange of doubtful compliments fair chance of testing the strength of our power Mall Steamship Company, and connecting at the be, and the Prince of Naples retired to the championship of the world in the International

British Columbia, competing with the Pacific of Marine,

After being received by the Empress, King The second game of the match for the May 29th.

between ilval writers is common enough is right arm against the of frontfs of a albgle one

last-named place with the Canadian Pacific road, M. Klobukowski, secretary-general to the

modern newspaper warfare, but the bitterest of the decorated minions of an ordinance that is

apartments set aside for their use in the castle, Chess Tournament, between Tchigoring and a degradation to public liberty.

LONDON, May 20th. Later they visited all the royal princes, Prince Weiss, resulted in another draw. Tchigorin Governor of Cochin-China, married Mile. pponents draw the line at human suffering. The memberof our staff named above has undoubtedly

Bismarck and Count von Molke. After a family played Ponzina's knight's opening. After thirty Pauline Bert to-day,

used a bitter pen in dealing with Macan affairs,

breakfast the Emperor and his guests drove to moves the game was drawn. Should the next June 7th. but his views have been openly and fairly

Charlottenburg, where they placed wreaths upon two games be drawn the question of the expressed, and he, has always been ready to

the tomb of the late Emperor Frederick championship will remain undecided and the mafutain their accuracy, On the other hand, tha The O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, Capt.

Three thousand masons have struck here for two players will divide $1750, the amount of the Macao journalists have not been slow to retaliate, Walker, with the American mail of the 15th Counsel for Countess Dudley, whose son, Lord nine hours per day, with extra allowances for first and second prizes, equally The Minister for the Interior, the Minister for delcats in so doing. And all that may be quité subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco concerning the character of the Field Club, or notice of discharge hakkede Medicine are a shops Troops hare been nor have they been either mealy,mouthed, or May, arrived here this maming, We take the Dudley, was among those arrested, denied that meals and eight hours on Saturdays, an advance

she had any communication with the police from 30 to ob press and are on reke. They have pillaged

free Roue, May 23rd. and two weeks! The women employed in the rice-fieds in Foreign Affairs, and the Under Secretary of State | justifiable and should be taken in good part, but for the Colonies opened the Colonial Exhibition, when human suffering is made the subject of a exchanges

had lastigated the raid. The Pablic Proscator. The coal miners of the Mortmund region brutal jest, and common decency wantonly.

LONDON, May 18th, June rothi

Announced the Intention of the authorities to gain entered upon's general strike. Miners ordered but More raids on the houses of suspected outraged, we feel bound to express our contempt Mr. Maybrick, a vices of Jefferson Davis and suppress all gambling clubs Hundreds of them state that the managers did not fall their pro

and disgust. The writer in the Independente a French Canadian aristocrat by birib, has been | galit in London, by p

miacar" At Zwicken the miners, with the excep partisans of Boulanger have been made and, 1- degrades himself and disgraces honest jour-arrested at Liverpool' on'a charge of poisoning · Rochefort, who was arrested on fisturday og tion of those employed in the Criaim collieries,

sallem,

| her husband. ~ Maybrick's brother” Bichael, la charge of assaniting Pilotsly was sirsigned in i have gone on a saka,

A statue of Paul Bert will be unveiled at Auxerre on the 25th June.

June 9th,

1. said, important papers have been seized,

The hearing in the case of the persons arrested NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL for gambling last week in the Field Club resulted to day in the conviction of Seaton, the proprietor, who was foed 500 The players were dis- charged,

KAYE (WOMG!

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