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Channel. No meteorological communications have been received to-day from. Tokio or Manila, and the glass is steadily falling. All the sampans have taken refuge in Causeway Bay, A strong wind, gradually increasing in force until | four o'clock, has prevailed all day.
At four o'clock a message was received. from the Observatory which stated that the barometer registered 29.46-ns against 29.53 this morning The wind was E.N.E., with a force of 6 according to the Beaufort scale. The message ended :— "Typhoon in the China Seas, moving weal ward that is to any inwards Hongkong,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE French gunboat Vipre returned to Shang bai from Ningpo on the both inst.
JUDGE Denny is backen Korea. He intends, it is sald, to submit certain "explanations" to the King.
A LONDON telegram of the gth inst. states that the Shah of Persia ja on a visit to Lord Salisbury at Hatfield,
We would direct attention to an advertisement in another column on the dubject of the Volunteer Machine Gun Corps.
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BIRTHS.
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At Shanghai, on the toth instant, the wife of
W. S. EMENS, of a son..
THE Chinaman who tried to "rush "a merchant here for $co the other day was sentenced to. six months' imprisoment this forenoon.
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at Southampton to-day, that she ran into the Russian schooner David at sea yesterday morn ing and sank her. The steamer. rescued the officers and crew and brought them to South ampton. The Trave's officers state, that the schooner was responsible for the collision. No injury was sustained by the steamer,
Tur heat in Shanghai lately is stated to have in the mast friendly manner. The following are Trave from Bremen to New York, which arrived" been unbearable. On the evening of Sunday the 7th inst, one of the European policemen was so exhausted that he, lapied into insensibility. D-. Milles was quickly in attendance, and by constant applications of ice the man eventually recovered his senses and is now doing well.. THE schooner Che Ming, used as a lightship tender, by the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, was recently lost during a heavy gale on the North-East Promontory. The vessel dragged her anchors, and driving right on the rock, becane a total wreck. Captain Peste, who was in command, and the officers and crew were saved.
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THEN.D. Daily News of the 11th int, says that the property known as Taiping, including the piece at the corner of the Kiukiang and Kiangser. Sut. Mack... Roads, formerly owned by Mr. B. D. Benjamin, was transferred yesterday to the Land Invest. ment Association, Limited, the consideration money being 'Tis. 83,000. The cost of the new buildings, now rapidly going up on what was formerly the lawn, and which are to cost Tisergeant Th 37,000, was not included in this price.
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A HAMBURG Correspondent, writes that great excitement has prevailed lately among the re- men of Hamburg steamere owing to a rumour that the King Sia Line intended to man their vessels with Chinese firemeh instead of German. It is stated that a number of Chinese stokers have been brought to Hamburg via London, and that some firemen of a King Sin Line steamer have been discharged, because the steamer was to be manned with Chinese firemen,
AT the Police Court this afternoon Mr. Pollock had before him the keeper of the boarding-house The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Prometo which the ludong who personated a coolie thus, from Liverpool, left Singapore this was taken. He had been previously discharged, morning, and is due here on the 22nd inst the accusation of abetting in crimping the man falling through, and was now charged, with acting as an emigration agent without having a license to do so. Mr. Stokes prosecuted and Mr. Wilkinson defended. The old evidence was gone through again, and at the end his Worship reserved judgment.
THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. courteously informs us that the steamship Thames, with the next English-mail, left Singa pore for this port at 9 a.m. to-day.
It is reported that Captain Wilson Walker, the senior commander in the Nipponi Yusen Kaisha's feel, has resigned his command, in order to take, a position on shore as Manager of the Japan Brewery Company.
THE share dealing suit in connection with the now notorious "corner" in Ropes, Yackney u Rustomjee, will not come before the Court, a compromise having been effected almost at the eleventh hour. Plaintiff, who refused $2,900 two MR. C. D. Harman, agent of the O. & Oor three weeks ago in settlement of his claim, with. mails, &c., frein San Francisco to the 29th raising disclosures have thus been lost to the 5. S. Co, informs us that the steamer Oceanic, finally, accepted $1,300. Some further hair ullo, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave public. It would be interesting to know under for this port at 4 p.m. to-morrow,
whose valuable advice Mr. Yockney has been Captain Danstrom, who was in charge of the acting during these, to say the least, singular Chinese transpott Waanien-ching, when she proceedings. was run down by the P. & C. Co.'s steamer FOR some time past, says our Shanghai morning Nepaul in the Yangize river, has been appointed contemporary of the 11th inst., Chinese have to the Governor of Formosa's steamer Smith,
been negatiating with Signor Chiarini for the A NAGASAKI contemporary
sale of his menagerie. The sale has now been says:—It is stated that the 9th company of the 23rd regiment,ffected and all the animals, with the exception of two clepra ts, have been transferred to the Directors of the T'a Hwa Yuen, or the Great Flower Garden, on the Yangtsepoo Road, between the 'Camp' and the' Point.' These gardens are to be opened to the public next month, but anybody can go over the grounds now. The place is being laid out according to Chinese ideas entirely; there are hills, canals and bridges, with rockeries here and there. The future home of the Circus animals is not ready yet, but as soon as it is, the transfer will take place and Mr. Frame, the lion tamer, has been engaged to 1ok after them. In addition to these, there are other animals and birds on the premises, while many rare plants and flowers have been imported from other Chinese ports:
stationed at Kumamoto, deserted en masse on the night of the 23rd ult. We have been unable to learn any particulars in connection with this matter.
THE proposed North-China Press-Packing Com- pany, Limited, failed to float. We learn that the number of shares applied for on the toth inst., the day the list closed, did not justify the promoters in going on with the formation of the
company.
ANOTHER death from heat apoplexy, in the person of Father le Biond, of the French School at Hongkew, is, reparted from Shanghai. The thermometer has registered as high as 101 deg. in the shade, and ponies have been dropping dead in the streets.
Ar the Sanitary Board meeting to-morrow the orders of the day will be :—.
Standing Orders for the guidance of the Board's Officers.
Report by Committee considering Contract specifications.
We find this in the Singapore Free Press of July 9th -- J. M. Nelson, well-known as n prospector in the Peninsula, returned yesterday evening to Singapore, by the Sri Manggar, en preliminary arrangements with respect to the route to Hongkong, where he will enter into
mining area which he has just acquired in Pahang. This lies about 15 miles northward of Punjom, on the other side of tha Sungei jelei and up the valley of a tributary of the latter, AN application submitted some time ago by recalled the Sungei Tul. Its area is about zo sidents of Tokyo to the Cabinet Office, for leave square miles, lying near the source of the Tui to construct an elvated railway in the capital, and close to Bukit Tujoh, and it has evidently has been rejected by the authorities. A 25 mile attracted attention before, for the whole surface tramway is to be constructed, though, a company of the country is stated to be honeycombed with a capital of 150,000 yen having been with old. Siames or Chinese workings, now formed.
entirely deserted. The district was pros. pected to some extent two years ago by Mr. Hampton, and the concession for this area was obtained by Syed Mahomed bin Sallim Al Sree, Syed Abubakar bin Omar Al Junied, and Syed Abdulrahman bin Ally Al Junied. This conces+ allowed six months to form a Company, but his Bios was first made over to a Mr. Hill who was right has now lapsed, and it has been acquired by Mr. Nelson, the owners agreeing to take their remuneration in shares alone. Col. Wilbraham, of the Australian Syndicate, is stated, to have a bit of ground due north of this Sungei Tui concession, which he got from Syed Hassan. In the same district eater to the Jelel, a number of Kling coolies are engaged In making a road for Syed Hassan, running eight miles north from Tenam and then to go Nelson has also applied for a concession of 500 north-east, in the direction of Bukit Tujoh. Mr. acres in the head waters of the Sungei Lut, which is the first stream proposed to be dredged for gold, The Hon, W. Adamson is now engaged In examining that river. He had left Pakan just 'before Mr. Nelson's arrival. The application for the Sungel Lui allotment is made by Mr. and others, of Hongkong. The day of big Nelson on behalf of Messrs. Gorham, Caldwell, concessions is over as far as Pahang is concerned and it is no disparagement, rather otherwise consist of no more than 500 acres, to an allotment of mining land that it should
Wx read that the Swalow Steamship Company (of Hamburg) has contracted for the construction of a new steel steamer by the Chinese waters, The ship is to be built by the Bremer Schiffs. baugesellschaft. Her dimensions will be 216 feet by 31 feet by ac feet, and her tonnage 1,700 tons registered, with a speed of nine knots. Wa learn from a correspondent that M. Richaud was buried in the Indian ocean at dawn, twa hours after his death. Few of the passengers knew he was even ill, and in a thunderstorm, witnessed only by a small group of strangers, with a cleric reading the burial service, the body, wrapped in the tricolor, glided slowly into
the waves.
At Shanghai, on the 12th instant, the wife of to-morrow, commencing at 5.30 p.m. :— GEO. R. WINGROVE, of a daughter.
DEATHS.
At Shanghai, on the 9th July, the wife of H. M. HILLIER, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, of a daughter.
At Shanghat, on the 11th July, 1889, CHARLES MERRITT, aged 50 years.
The Hongkong Leitgraph
HONGKONG, TUISday, July 16, 1889,
TELEGRAMS.
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.
LONDON, July 14th. A Tenants' Defence League has been formed to provide legal advice to tenants against the landlordi. Mr. Parnell is president or the movement, which is attributed to the breakdown of the Plan of Campaign.
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REINFORCEMENTS FOR EGYPT. The 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment and 1st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (South) proceed to Egypt,
(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.) THE FRENCH ARMY,
PARIS, July 9th.' The Chamber of Deputies has adopted the military scheme unaltered from that passed by the Senate, by 386 votes to 170,
HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION. The remains of Lazare Carnot, Marceau, Diderot, and Baudin will be transported to the Pantheon on the 4th August."
THE TYPHOON APPROACHES.
The typhoon ball was hoisted carly this morn- ing and a warning issued that a typhoon was ryproaching the southern part of the Formosa
THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Sanitarium,
Grand March....” Farofque "
Schubert. Valto po“ My Queen" .............. Coote. Symphonis!*! Villake *
Hadu, Sene & Air. Jeanne Hachetra "... Loucose. Belaciosd Rave the Queen,
*No Jacobite
ÜBERT
BARON VON HORN. alias Dr. Alexander Humboldt Von Horn Von der Horck, would appear to have developed into a leading "Sport," owner of race, horses, etc., in Java, and also in the Straits Settle ments. We are constantly coming across the Baron's came as a “joxi" in the sporting world, and as he still seems as fond of publicity as ever we propose honoring him with a special chapter one of these days.
MR. CHARLES MERRITT died of heat apoplexy at Shanghai on the 11th init, after a short Illness. Deceased was an old soldier and Hongkong resident, having been Garrison Sergeant Major for a number of years. He retired on a pension about ten years ago and joined the Shanghai Police, afterwards acting as drill instructor to the Volunteers. Mr. Merritt fraternity, and officiated us tyler to the whole of was a hard working member of the Masonic the lodges, chapters, etc., in Shanghai. He was 50 years old.
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SHOOTING CONTEST AT KOWLOON.
GARRISON SHOOTING CLUB v. A, &. S. HIGHLANDERS,
S. Bayd Sel Piper flat Sergeant Htoon. 415, 41, 10) **** Sergeant Hamilton Sergeant Newport Sergeant Glinn Cr. Sgt. Dall Sergeant Cochas..
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NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The Pacific Mail Co.'s steamer City of Sydney, Capt. D. E. Fricle, with the American mails of the 20th June, arrived in harbour this morn- ing. For the subjoined telegrams we are indebted to our San Francisco exchanges:-
DUBLIN, June 12th, An excursion train from Armagh was wrecked near that place this morning. The train cap- tained 1200 persons, composed of Methodist Sunday school scholars, teachers and relatives. Seventy bodies have been inken from the wreck, and others are buried under the debris.
The train was a large one, and the killed and wounded are covered by the debris. The slaughter of children was simply frightful. Many are dead and dying in the wreck. Several little
onel
were pinned down by the wreckage and impaled by the huge splinters of the cars.
The following particulars have been received: The excursion party left Armagh this morning in two trains. The accident ocured at a pint where the trains had to ascend a grade on a'hank fifty feet high. The first train ascended the grade without trouble. The second section attempted great for the engine. Several cars were detached the ascent, but the weight of the train proved too
and were allowed to run back toward the level track, but before they reached it they came in collision with the ordinary train from Armagh, which was proceeding at a good rate of speed, The excursion cars were completely wrecked.
Hosts of volunteers were soon at hand, and the dead and wounded were taken from the wreck and carried down the bank: Medical aid was called, and a special train from Belfast brought to the scene twenty surgeons from that city and a number of medical men from other places. The disaster is unparalleled in the railroad history of Ireland. All the shops in Armagh were closed this afternoon and the people are in general mourning.
The engineer, fireman and guard of the train and the traffic manager's clerk were summoned before a magistrate and were, remanded on a charge of being responsible for the accident.
The shrieks of the children were horrible, Many were mangled beyond recognition. There is scarcely a family in Armagh that has not same one dead, and in many cases whole families were killed. The embankment on which the accident occurred is seventy feet high Before starting on the fatal excursion the children tags and banners and the town folk turned out paraded through the streets of Armagh with
The train consisted of fifteen, carriages. The almast en masse to wish them a linppy holiday. bulk of the children were in the front portion of killed. The majority of the victims were about the train. Only about a dozen children west
which was completely smashed. All the bodies 20 years of age. They were in the last carriage, have now been taken from the wreck. The total number of killed is seventy-two, of which sixty- four have been identified. The number of injured is about one-third of the entire number of Passengers. Many of these are certain to succumb to the effects of their injuries,
WASHINGTON, June 14th.
The Navy Department to-day issued advertise ments inviting proposals for the construction of two steel cruisers of 3000 tons displacement, under the authority conveyed by the appropriation act of September last. The contractor is required to guarantee a minimum of speed of nineteen knots for four consecutive hours, and there bonus of $50,000 provided for every additional quarter-knot, and a deduction of the same amount for each quater-knot deficiency..
The vessels are he completed in two years, and exclusive of the speed bonus the cost is not to exceed $1, 00,000 each. The contractors are allowed to bid for the construction of the hall and machinery according to their own designs or to accept those furnished by the department. Proposals are to be opened on August 22d., and the time for the receipt of proposals for building three 2000 ton cruisers has also been extended from August int to the same date.
PARIS, June 14th. The striking cabmen'did not resume work this morning. A meeting was held, attended by Constans, the Minister of the Interior, but no agreement wat reached. The strike will probably become general. Fighting occurred between French and Italian navvies in the department of Haute Marne. Troops have been sent to quell the disturbance.
ARMAGH, Jane 14th. Another victim of Wednesday's ratlroad accident died this morning, Business remains suspended. The only sound disturbing the dull monotony of the streets is caused by the frequent funeral processions.
BOSTON, June 14th. The Standard Sugar Refinery of this city has effected the largest purchase of sugar ever made, having secured 25,000 tons, in Cuba at 5 cents per pound, calling for $2,500,060.
PANAMA, June 14th. The canal collapse continues the topic on the isthmus, not think as matters stand it affects the canal," but that the collapse has affected all here and produced great suffering Thousands, who yet require transportation. They are now as already reported, left. But there are others moving off as fast as means of transportation are afforded them. Upward of 9:co Jamaicans have been sent back, and so in proportion those of other countries Matters are as dull as they can be, and the city of Panama has resumed the quiet appearance it wore over twenty years ago, when one or two steamers would visit the port in a week. The number of sales by auction of household furniture is unprecedented, and all merchandise has been disposed of for much below its value..
CITY OF MEXICO, June 1sh. Vera Cruz.
The black vomit has made its appearance at
NEW YORK, Jure 15th. The steamer Saale of the, Nord Deulacher Lloyds' line, which arrived last evening, had a narrow escape from destruction by an iceberg. On the trip in a dense fog, she ran on a submerged foot of a floating mountain of ice and slid off. The shock was tremendous and exceedingly noisy, but did no damage.
WASHINGTON, June 15th. The Haytian legation here to-day received the following telegram from the Secretary of War ot Port-au-Prince: "The situation is good; reports of Nordist Hippolyte's success are false; perfect tranquillity reigns in the West and South; all over the lines are efficiently guarded."
LIVERPOOL, June '15th. up the, Mersey to this morning to take an The British steamer Kansas, while procveding
passengers for Boston, came in collision with the Dutch steamer Lestris, outward bound, Both vessels were badly damaged and had to be docked.
ST. PETERSBURO, June 15th. emphatic denial of the alarmist reports chculated The Journal de St. Petersburg makes an by foreign newspapers attributing warlike inten- tions to Russia.
LONDON, June 15th.
The sailors strike at Leith is collapsing and ship-owners are finding no difficulty in seruring
About 50,000 have been subscribed to build a railroad between the lower fails of the Congo river and Stanley Fool. How much more money will be needed for the purpose is not known, but this and other information relating to the pans for opening the Congo country in a practical Huntington. way will soon be in possession of Collin P.
ZANZIBAR, June 12th. Letters received here from Ururi, on the south-crews. east shore of Lake Victoria Nyanza, dated December" and, state that Stanley arrived at Urari, stayed there for a short time, and returned to Victoria Nyanza. He left behind seventy-six men owing to sickness, and forty-six rifles. Most of the sick eventually died.. A short time after was reported that H. M. Stanley had sustaiged Mitchell arrived they took away the rifles. It a heavy loss of men owing to sickness and no provisions. Emin Pasha is at Unyara, fifteen days distant, Stanley took away everything and returned to Emin Pasha, giving the writer a letter to take personally to his agent.
LONDON, June 13th, The Lord Provost of Edinburgh has refused to confer the freedom of the city upon Parnell on the occasion of bis visit in July.
arrived this morning bringing intelligence sub
NEW YORK, June 13th. The steamer Aline from Kingston, Jamaica, stantiating the reports of Hippolyte's victory and Legkime's defeat. Chief Officer Williams of the Alexe said Legitime sought the protection of the American Consulate at Port au Prince. Hip- polyte's officers entered Porte au Prince and have taken possession,
PICTON (Ont.), June 13th. yesterday in the bay of Quinte, near Adolphus- Lord A. P. Cecil, the evangelist, was drowned town. The body has not been recovered.
Lord Aelbert Percy Cecil was a son of the second Marquis of Exeter, and was born in 1841. He was formerly a Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, and had been stationed In Canada. He was a brother of the present Marquis of
Exeter.
The body of Lord Cecil was found this after- poon a few feet from the shore. Lord Cecil had Just come from Brockville, which place he left on Tuesday morning accompanied by his servant, DUBLIN, Jane 13th. Further particulars of the railroad accident on
the line between the city of Armagh and War- renpoint, County Down, show it to have been the train were injured; and seventy-four were most frightful one-third of the entire number on killed,
The cablegram purporting to have been sent to Mr. Huntington by the King of the Delgians was from Mr. McKinnon, the wealthiest shipowner in the world and a mutual friend of the King and Huntington. In it he informed the American railroad magnate that the Belgian Government had agreed to put 400,00 into the schemes that a syndicate of Belgians had abscribed £400 000 more; that be (Mr. McKinnon) had
wound up his cablegram by inquiring how much put his name down for £20,000, and that other amounts had been subscribed. Mr. McKinnon money Mr. Huntington stood ready to furnish, and by asking if he could not induce other Americans to take stock in the scheme. he was very anxious to kill the slave trade. He Huntington, when interviewed last night, said had fought slavery from boybood, and was interested in the scheme from sentimental motives subscribe an amount that he could afford to lose. rather than financial reasons, and would only He did not know how other Americans would look at the scheme, Mr. Huntington will sub- scribe £10,000.
Several months ago a wine company was organist and subsidized by the Government, but owing to the cry of the people the scheme was given up. A second company was given a bigger, subsidy, and against this the city of Oporte has been on a strike for four weeks. The justification of the Government is that the nort wine business is largely in the hands of Englishmen, who for 200 years have controlled the industry. They claim that they desire to develope home industry with home capital, thus keeping the money in the country. It is said that the English have such control ns to raise an insurrection or a small way, even if their demand that the opposition company be put out of the field is not complied with.
ST. LOUIS. June, 16th. John O. Manian, a young farmer near Fayette, Mo., and Richard M. Fowler, bis cousin, fought a, duel in the streets of that city yesterday." Manion and his wife had separated because of Fowler's marked attention to her. When the two men met on the street yesterday they began shooting at each other. Manion was killed and Fowler probably mortally wounded.
LONDON, June 16th, The Belgrade correspondent of the Daily Netur upholds the accuracy of his statement that Russia has proposed the immediate conclusion of a military convention with Servia,
PARIS, June 17th. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day Vice. Admiral de Dampierre Honroy declared that the
men-of-war now possessed by France were of ha antiquated type and ought to be replaced by new vessels which would equal in number and strength the united frets of Germany and Italy. Daly in this way would France be able to retain her Tank of the second naval power of the world, He moved the appointment of a committee to inquire into the condition of the navy.
to Vice Admiral de Hornay, anid that with the Admiral Krantz, Minister of Marine, replying present credits it was impossible to increase the number of workmen employed at the arsenals. The Government's contracts with private firms might, however, be increased. This would involve an outlay of 50,000,000 francs. This amount could be spread over five budgets. The Admiralty, he said, was now effecting improve. ments in the old men-of-war and torpedo boats.. reform in naval matters. The debate was then M. Chevillotte insisted upon the necessity of adjourned.
BRRIIN, June 17th, Several hail storms prevailed to day in many parts of Germany. While a procession was passing through the streets of a Silesian town five paraders were struck by lightning and killed. Forty others received severe shocks..
ST. PETERSBURG, June 17th. breech-loading rifles which will carry a distance The Russian army will soon be provided with of 6000 feet. Noiseless powder will also be used in the future by the army. These improvements involve an enormous expenditure.
LONDON, June 17th. In the Commons to-day William Henry Smith, the Government lender, announced that the Government had decided to postpone further proceedings in relation to the bill to put into effect the Sugar Bounties Convention,
tour for him in October. His return here before Stanley's agent is here arranging for a lecture autumn in regarded as a certainty.
The Duke of Portland has decided to devote all his past and future winnings on the turf to the erection and endowment of almshouses for poor people at Welbeck, The scheme originated with the Duchess..
father, Prince Jerome, has resigned his com- Prince Louis Napoleon, at the request of his mission in the Italian army.
QUEENSTOWN, June 17th. The Royal Cork yacht regatta commenced to-day, In the race for yachts of twenty tons and upward the following competed :'Trex, ruiter, 98 tons; Valkyrie culler, 77 tona Yarana, cutter, 40 tons, and the Deerhound. The course was originally fixed at forty miles, but the wind was so light that the committee decided to shorten it to twenty-one miles. The start was effected in a fat calm.. Any little
east. The Valkyrie, well to windward, was the wind that there was came from the truth-south. first to cross the line, closely followed by the Deerhound, the Yarana, in shore, third, while the free lay becalmed a hundred yards below the starting lines endeavoring to stem the ebb tide, and as a consequence was fifteen minutes late at the start. After returning to the spit. light they had to beat to sea, during which the Valkyrie continued to increase her lead. The being ebh tide remained there for four hours, Irex, an aground on the Coorland bank, and it
and topsails set, the others stood out for the The wind now slightly increased, and with jib
Poor Head flagboat, which was rounder by the Valkyria 12 minutes ahead of the Varana, which drifted ahead of the Deerhound. The fib sails were taken in and balloon jibë sel, and with free sheets they proceeded for the Donate Rocks lightship, heading west by south. The wind, which again died away as the yachts rounded the Poor Had, freshened when the Valkyrie was almost due south of Rache's point, otherwise the yachts would never have reached Queenstown, as the flood tide was setting in against them. The Yarana and Deerhound felt the breeze later on and they closed consider ably on the leader.
being set for the run home with the flood tide, The wind again died away and spinnakers It was a drifting match for the rest of the course: off the club quay Valkyrie 5th. m. 33. The yachts were timed as follows as they arrived Varana, gh. 17m. 548.; Deerhound, gb. zim 20s. The Valkyrie takes the first prize, and the Yarana the second...
LONDON, June 18th, The Prince of Wales, Stakes, a mile and five
This was the first day of the Ascot Meeting furlongs, was won by Donovan, Royal Star second, Enthusiast third, Eight starters.
Advices from Portugal tell of a great dis turbance in Oporto over the action of the Govern. The Ascot Stakes, two miles, was won by ment in creating a new wine company, subsidized Lord Lome, Asbplant second, Tissaphernea with a guaranty of 34 per cent on its capitalibird. Twelve starters. There is strenuous opposition from Portuguese and English port wine makers forced to do business on individual capital. All the winn houses have closed up business. The large town of Gayalone, a suburb of Oporto, fe like a city in mourning; Few inhabitants are to be seen in
the streets, the shops are closed and flags on the chief buildings hang despondently half-mast sympathise beartily with their employers. Their high. The workmen understand the crisis and open-air meetings have been dispersed by cavalry and men wounded and Imprisoned,"
The Gold Vase two miles, was won by Mor- glay, Currachmore second, Claymore third.
The Triennial Stakes for four-year-olds, was won by Rada, Sheen second, Benburb, third, Arrandale was the only other starter.
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was won by Semolina, Sure-foot second, Heresy. third. Nine starters,
The Ascot Biennial Stakes, for two-year-olds,
bis libel suit against the Times was dismissed Parnell's appeal against the postponement of with costo. The Court decided that the delay.
money into courts of the trial bad not damaged Parnell's character. The Times having admitted the libel, paid the
min Berlin, June 18th. intentions. The Emperor, however, is consl- Bismarck believes that Russia bas no hostile derably irritated at the Czar's warlike prepara tions, also
An interesting shooting contest between teams, twelve aside, representing the Garrison Shooting Club and the Sergeants of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders respectively was brought to an issue over the Kowloon range on Saturday defest for the latter by no fewer than 11 points. afternoon last, and ended in a disastrous The conditions were the usual seven shots each at two, five, and six hundred yards, All blame for the accident is attributed to the ONE of the most redoubtable pirate chiefs in throughout the afternoon, the weather was the engineer of the wrecked train; Parkinson, has been by constitutional means alone, but in Although a slight breeze blew from the rear carelessness of the railroad, officials. McGrath, Until now resistance to the unpopular measure Tonquin, named Co, has been killed by one of favorable for good shooting, and notwith the firemans Moore, the guard, and Elliott, the the presence of ignorant workmen, hungering his men, who shot him from an ambuscade and standing that several well known marksmen traffic manager's clerk, are held on the specific through no default or folly of their own, order is got the reward for his head. He had defied the disappointed their admirers by failing to get charge of having, by negligence, caused thedeaths. not very likely to be maintained, and a few French invaders for two years, and had been a sight on the bull as frequently as is their The train consisted of fifteen coaches. The nights ago the house of the civil Governor of formerly a sergeant in the native troops. He led wont, the work ala round was fairly satisfactory. greater number of the children were in the the attack on a fort on the Black River when The Garrison Club & shootists, with one or two forward part of the train, and only about a dozen explosions the object of a shameful dynamke the officer Gres was so cold-bloodedly murdered. exceptions, kept steadily on the target, and had ofthem were killed. The majority of those in In the mean time trade is at a standstil! ;
MY BLAST HAVANA, June 18th. Another chief, whose latest exploit had been to won easily long before the firing at the last the last car were about 20 years of age, and steamers no longer come to the port, or, coming, rienced on this island occurred on Sunday last. One of the most severe rainstorms ever expe«. Capture a little boy and decapitate bim bec.use range had finished. The honours of the match fell were killed almost instantly,
go out empty. It might be supposed that in a The rain came down in such volume that seveml he cried, has also submitted, with eight sub- | to Lieut-Carlyle, R.A., who shot splendidly and
ZANZIBAR, June 13th. constitutional country with a representative of the streets quickly became roaring torrents. chiefs. He was good-looking, with soft, large headed the list with the excellent score of 91. The freed slave who brought the letter bere Government, such a paralysis of commerce, Walls were undermined and houses collapsed, eyes--one of the mildest-mannered man that Color Sergis. Adams and O'Leary, with 86 cach, giving news of Stanley's movements left it at such a complete cessation of work, and such No loss of life by the storm has been reported, ever scuttled ship or cut a throat" type: Two also made good show for the Club, as did the Consulate and then ran away. The British general discontent in the great trade center of of three spies sent by the authorities to a village Capt. Collinson (8th Regt.) and Color-Sergt. agent here has not yet seen him, but he is being the kingdom, would work upon any Ministry and In the Chamber of Deputies to-day Roche
A PARIE, June 18th beld by pirates, ostensibly to engage coolics, Delaney with only one point les For the sought after all over the town, so that he may be obtain the withdrawal of the measure that had moved that the House grant credit of 915,000 were captured. Each had an car cut off and was Highlanders Color-Sergt. Auld was a capital Brat examined with a view to eliciting some further caused so grest disturbance. But the Portuguese fratics to complete the fronclads now in course. eight Chinese smuggiers, armed with repeating also doing well. OF BASTIAN AME
do not understand these matters as others repres of construction.”
a. Kyants; : Minister of Marine, LONDON, June 14th."; rifles, were captured with 2500 inels of opium. Refreshments were provided on the ground, and Shipping clicies are startled over the news reactionary tendency above mentioned con sufficient for the work. He said that a serious Four of them were hanged right off,
the whole of the arrangements were carried out 1 bịought by the North German Lloyd. Mesmer. I tributes to their indiference to public opinion effort would be necessary in order to bring
then sent back. In the same district, recently, with £8,-Color-Sergis. Mack (86) and Boyd (83) information. A PREVERINNERNA Ventative governments understand them, and the replied that the sum mentioned would', not be
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