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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1889-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE P. & S. N. Co.'s extra steamer Bombay, from London, left_Singapore for this port at 10 s.. to "ay.

An editor, observing "that the census embraces seventeen million women," asks, “who wouldn't be a cenatis ?"

DR. DOBERCE sees a typhoon in bis mind's eye, Horatio. Hecates it off Bolinao,

BERLIN, August 9th The Caar is expected here on the 24th instant where he will remain several days. He will be accompanied by the Castevitch, During the stay ibe Czar will witness a parade of the Germant troops. The Czar, Emperor William, and the Empress will then proceed to Kiel or Stettin te meet the Czarina.

LIVERPOOL, August 9th."

would seem to have" repented of his defamatory attack on the popular Chinese statesman. To what extent this repentance may have been induced by the letter he received from Dr. DUDORON, giving his Assertions the lie direct and conveying the scathing contempt of the Marquis TSING, we are unable to say, but the sudden change of front is certainly remarkable. In the Chinese Times of August 31st, the offensive Peking Note' of the previous | week"is"admitted'to' be hardly fair to the

mane of hair. No has were seen, The tail was Marquis or intelligible to the public,

long and tapering and shaped like that of an eel. without further explanation. And we get

Captain Smith and his mate loaded two bomb- has been appointed Governor-General of Crete. guns and banged away at the monster, and for this explanation, which resolves liself into binson at the Police Court, this afternoon at 2 about fifteen minutes there was quite a' circus, Several villages have been burned.

the serpent lashing the water with his tall and running his head out four or five feet. At last he whisked about and retired into the depth of the ocean,

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Sept. 8th, are: Europeans 214, Chinese 2,074) total, 2,228. THE agents (Mesara Jardie, Matheson & Co.) inform us that the steamship Yuznsang, from London, let Singapore yesterday for this port. THE rendition case was again before Mr. E. Ro- o'clock, and, had not yet finished at the hour of our going to press.

THE youths, Stainfield and Mansky, who were charged last week with the larceny of some jewely from a man named McVitie, were discharged to-day for want of evidence.

duty.

OUR dear old friend the sea serpent has once more turned up--this time off Cape Berkeley, Galapago Islands Copain William F. Smith, of the barque Nautilus, was walking the deck of that vessel a few weeks ago in the vicinity hamen when he saw something." This something. according to the sidpper's yarn, was a sea ser- Eight hundred brokers and merchants "have pent about eighty feet long and as large around signed a meniorial to the Home Secretary on as a bartei-dimensions of barrel not stated. The head. was shaped like a snake's, only on the

behalf of Mis. Maybrick, Judge Stephens in court to-day protested against the abusive letters extreme end of the upper jaw there was a ridge which are addressed to the newspapers. Thr or bunch; the head was about three feet injury, he thought, had conscientiously done their length, and about the back of the head was a

LONDON, August 9th. The Turkish Ambassador at St. Petersburg

The maniacres in Crete have been renewed.

an attack on a certain alleged "notorious

LIMA, August 9th. character of Tientsin, of no nationality,"

The fire last night at St. Mary's, destroyed most of the business portion of the town. Ald of such a grossly personal and offensive

from Lima was asked to put out flames, which character, that, without ample justification,

THREE months imprisonment for lifting up a morning. The losa is $50,000,

were got under control about; 4 o'clock this our Tientsin colleague will probably run a

pair of shoes that don't belong to you is pretty

PARIS, August 1oth. very serious risk of rusticating in retirement, THE Tokyo Karom states that the fitting as of steep, but it is the punishment Mr. Wodehouse

Among the letters produced at the Boulanger under official supervision, for some con-

a new war-vessel, to be named the Takto Kan, meted out to-day. A corporal in the gist Regi-trial yesterday, one is from his intimate friend, has been completed at the Yokohauka Shipment, named Angus Kennedy, was charged with

Prince Victor Napoleon, and recounts a com siderable time to come. This notorious bullding Yard, and she will leave about the

the larceny of a pair of shoes, and also with versation in which the Prince accepts the General character" is said to be under the patron-middle of this month on a cruise through the assaulting their owner. The most the prosecu

as a leader in a' coup d'Etat. Leandri, * Inland Sea.

tion could assert was that, late last night, the

Bonapartis Deputy, writes : Let us have in, age of the Marquis TSENG; he is further

prisoner went with two other soldiers, into a our heart the cry, 'Vive l'Emperem,' and on car credited with having been engaged in

Chinese shop in Queen's Road East, and alleged lips Vive Boulanger A number of letters that there was a stick there belonging to him. He from officers in the army, c ntain their expressed & CO., LD, fraudulent practices in the North, for years

was told that he had made a mistake, where approval of a coup d'état, and show the regiments past, and to have distinguished himself,

upon he snatched a pair of shoes, value $3, from ready to rise. Boulanger responds to these a shelf, and started to run out with them, but a among other exploits, in concocting a

felters with thanks. The Procureur enerat shop-man wrested them from him. He then explained how a projected march upon the Bank swindle, for which his Chinese

struck the fake and went out. The witnesses Elysée falled through the desertion of the confederates were banished; he applied states that the Miike coal mines were greatly that the prisoner did not run away. The corpo

A JAPANESE paper, the Osaka Mainichi Shim, admitted that the shoes were taken openly, and Communists. to be naturalised as a subject of China, damaged by the recent earthquakes, and it is ral's story was very much more probable. He and the Marquis TSPNo endorsed his estimated that from three to four hundred thousaid that he had been in the shop during the petition, but the Tsung-li Yamen's Inquiries and yen must be spent to restore them to their the evening, with a view to buying a pair of shoes, and had forgotten his stick. When he showed him to be such a 'bad hat"

went back and asked for it, shortly afterwards, that his application was refused, so he still

he was told that he had not left it, and was remains déclassé; and, to crown all, he is

shop away and, as they all picked up ham violently hustled. He pushed the master of the

mers and other weapons, he 18 away. the Peking correspondent of the Shanghai Vercury and sends that paper information

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DESCRİPTİVE CATALOGUES for ordering from (taining hints for garden ing) will be sent par free in application."

Gunnes vloon va0 PIKSON $5 TO $10.

ALLOW. D 25 PER CENT) DISCOUNT.

ORDERS FROM ONE PERSON OVER BIO ALLOWED

AN EXTRA 5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT.

SINGLE PACKETS AT LIST PRICES.

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WE GUARANTEE That all seeds sold by us shall prove to be ni represented, to the extent that should they not do so, ave will replace them, or send other seeds to the same value. But we cannot guaranter the crop any further than the abovej offer, as there are so many uses which perate una vourably in the germination of serds in a tropical climate, even which we have no control. Among the causes of failure may be mentioned unfa vourable weather, which is one of the most

important. The soit may be in proper condition when the seed is planted, but the weather which f flows may, he ton wet, which will cause the seed to rei ; to it day be too hot and dry, which, destroys the giba before it shows itself. The sad may also be unfavourable for the variety of aced planter!. And lastly, the seeds may be and are ficquently destroyed by vermin of various kinds. Such occurrences are beyond the power of man to prevent, and for which we canjet be responsible.

Hongkong, 3id September, 1889.

WATSON'S.

that is invariably falsified, and mixed up with much that is absolute invention, but always malicious and intended to be injurious." This is a pretty stiff indict- ment, and if such a person really exists, the Editor of our Tientsin contemporary must hold a very strong hand or he will come hopelessly to grief if a criminal prosecution is decided on in preference to an action at law for damages.

But after directly accusing the Marquis TSENG of kepping low company and supplying this particular specimen with ficial information; the Chinese Times executes a "fall-back" movement, and quite innocently remarks that "the Marquis does not, of course, supply the rascal direct, and is probably innocent of the nefarious use that is made of his confidence. He is, in fact, imposed upon, but he has had ample warning, and must

PATENT DESSICATING be held responsible for people whom he

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By the use of these Bottles, CIGARS, SEEDS, and GOODS of all kinds, which are susceptible to the destroying influences of moisture can be kept in good and perfect condition.

Whenever or wherever the atmosphere is sur

ALLUDING to the statement recently published that there is in the United States one doctor for every six hundred inhabitants, a Yankee con- temporary innocently remarks that this may #ecount for the fact that Americans are so short- Hved.

former condition.

are glad to learn that it is almost a certainly that Hongkong will despatch a cricket team to Shanghai about the first week in October. In order that the players going may have a little practice the Cricket Ground will be open from to-morrow for their use only.

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Lieut.

Clarke gave him an excellent character, but he

got three months, all the same. About the

poet, is now in Japan, sketching for the Graphic. fighting Chinese in Queen's Road last night, and MR. PENNY SAVAGE LANDER grandson of the same time, two rough sailors who had been He is coming here soon. Mr. Lander subsequently devated a quarter of an hour to material for several large paintings, and we are tearing the clothes off Sergeant Gane, were figed ingin take him down to the Rialto, and $5 and $3 respectively. The rights of property

are more sacred, though, suggests a subject "Joseph being sold by his brethren."

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this following will be the programme:- evening, commencing at 8.30 o'clock. The

Awher

Overture.La Sirène" VASE...........

• Soirés D'Ete

Waldecufel. Selection....." La Fillo de Modama Angat ".....Lecocq.

Concert Aria...

*... £for Clarionet Obligatof... Petrion. Selection.Reminiscences of Sullivan"...Winterbottom. THE Kobe Herald of the 29'h ultri, anys;-We learn that the output of coal from the Takashima Collieries has significantly decreased within, the past few days, owing to the prevalence af kakke amongst the natives of this mining district, The disease, better known to foreigners under with remarkable rapidity, and upwards of one thousand patients have already been removed into hospitals at Takashima.

the name of the beri-bcri of China, has spread

unwisely trusts." The notion ofthe Marquis TSENG being held responsible to the

·Chinese Times for the company he keeps is a novelty that will doubtless amuse the high authorities of Peking. How ever, we can safely leave the settle-about, last year-the admissibility of private ment of this pretty little quarrel to those immediately concerned, and now devote a few words to what may fairly be considered a personal grievance. The Editor of the Chinese Times says that so long as the

charged with moisture these Bottles will be Peking correspondence-he calls it 'poison'

found invaluable.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 3rd September, 188g,

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-sent to the Mercury was confined to. Shanghai no harm was done to anybody, but that it was "only through being copied into the Hongkong papers that Injury is done to Individuals who may be honoured by the attention of this unscrupulous ruffian." And further that "the Hongkong papers are fully aware of the tainted origin of the "news" they Dhe Yengäøng Gelegraph copy from the Shanghat Mercury, but

At No. 4, Hongkong Read, Shanghai, on the 5th September 1889, the wife of J. MENCARINI, Imperial Maritime Customs, of a son,

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A MIETING of the members of the Victoria Recreation Club was held last evening for the purpose of considering proposals to alter the rules relating to temporary membership, and to add a rule restraining the frivolous younger order. Mr. J. F. Holliday presided, and there was members from offending against the laws of

a good attendance. The new rules having been discussed and passed, Mr. Go broached the question which "Suidrog" wrote so feelingly. boats in the regatta, through Major Ellis entering his own boat, and proposed that a rule he in the following events :-Chairman's Cup, added forbidding the entry of such boats International, Members' Cup, American Cup, and German Cup" Mr. Friedrich, seconded. The Chairman declined to entertain the pro position formally, as no notice of the proposition had been given, but put it to the meeting to ascertain the feeling among those present, The proposition was unanimously passed, and notice was given that it would be moved at the meeting which is to be held on Monday week to confirm

the other resolutions.

THE following is the Imperial decree authorising tung, Viceroy of the Liongkuang :-The Admi- the Railway "scheme advocated Chang Chih-

ralty has submitted a Memorial on Railways, in which it recommends that the suggest on of Chang Chi-tong to build a line direct from Lu

THE following will be the Orders of the Day at the meeting of the Sanitary Houd, convened for to-morrow afternoon at 15 pm-

1. Mr. Ede will move,

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1. That the following directions be give to

the Sanitary Surveyor.

glat Deputies are vainly entreating Boulanger to The Siècle says Laguerre and other Boulan

come to France and face his accusers.

Procureur-General Beaurepaire to-day charged Soulanger with appropriating 100,000 francs of public money for his personal expenses, in ad dition to hundreds of thousands for h's propa ganda.

The Procurear-General also charged that Boulanger tried to corrupt Gordon, Chief of the Department of Public Safety, and Generals Tho

massin and Ticoche, and with bavin received a commission on purchases of coffee for the use of the army.

The President refused to allow Muffet to reply, and a prolonged tumult ensued.

Mr. Kendrel, of the Right, offered a motion declaring the count incompetent to try Boulan- ger. The motion and charges will be debated on Monday,

The Kreux Zeitung of Berlin, referring to the statement of Boulanger that he used secret funds to buy the fight to inspect the papers of the mi- litary attack at the German Legation, anys that Colo el Villaume, while attacked at Paris, caught a clerk in the act of copying documents, and that this is the only foundation for Boulanger's story.

VIENNA, August_10th. The Austrian Government in reply to Greece's note on the Cretan question admits the difficulties of the situation in Crete, but objects to the action proposed by Greece,

(4) That up in recrist (unbegré gande ing the crustion of any private drains he forthwith communicate with the Public Works Deparment in order to ascertain if there be any nhjection to such drains being led into the particular public sewer, with which it is proposed to connect them If there be any objecti ns, then to ask for full particulars thereof, and report therean as soon as possible the Boud, for its final decision. (6) That when informing the person who has given notice of his intention lo construct a drain, that his designs are approved, he add a fret note to the effect that before opening the

OTTAWA, August roth. Public Radway for the purpose of

The Dominion Government has called up the connecti: g'with the public sewer, he of their refusal to recognize the Dominion license Government of Newfoundland for an explanation shall give to the Public Works Issued under the mad vivendi to the American Tepartment not less than 3 days' abomadu

notice of the time when he intends to open such roadway,

2. That the Sanitary Surveyor be requested to submit to the Board his views as to what amendments he thinks are desirable in the existing Drainage Bye-laws, in order to render them more efficient and. to facilitate their working.

3. That Architects, and others interested, be invited to favour the Board with their vicwa as to what amendments they thik desirable to be made in the existing Drainage Bye-laws in order to facilitate their working.

4. That the existin Drainage Bye-laws,be referred to the Committee which drew them for consideration, and report 10 the Board as to any amendments they may deem necessary or desirable.

Manure Contracts.

a. Tenders for Conservancy and An mal

3. Report of Committee considering Bye-Laws to be made under Sub-sections 13, 4 and 16 of Section 30 of Ordinance 74 of 1887.

4. Report of Committee considering the ques- tion of the final disposal of the City refuse.

AMERICAN TELEGRAMS. '

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Cowes, 'August 8th. For the chief event to-day in the regatta of the royal yacht squadron, the starters were Valkyrie, and Parador Capital start was made, the Varano, Irax, Foxglove, Mohawk, Hyacinth. Farang just leading the Valkyrie and frex across the line. The frex was in the lead on the run back, when she went aground. The finish was, as follows: Valhrris b. 18m. 556. Kayang, 48, 315, 218, Forgings Sh. 35m. 181. The Varans won first prize, the Forgley second. by time allowance.

ZANZIBAR, August 8th. Stanley is coming, down to the coast with Emin Paths, gooo men and enormous guantities of ivory. The exact date of their arrival is un- perigin.

kow Hankow should be carried out. nevertheless they go on propagating it. This, the Admiralty is of opinion, sh uld be and will no doubt continue to do so until commenced from both ends as a tentative mea- HONGKONG, TURIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1889.

sure; in the South, from Hankow to Sin-yang some one who is affected by their lies Chow, in the north, from Lu-kow K'ino to Cheng- Fox cool audacity, not to say barefaced takes the trouble to bring an action-forting Fu, leaving the intervening sections for a future period. Li Hung-chang will consult impudence, the Editor of the Chinese Times they are worth powder and shot." This with the Admiralty on the details of the Beccosary

The following telegrams from San Francisco "crowded out" of our last stands far ahead of all rivals in this part last sentence brings us face to face with arrangements to be made with a view of at exchanges were of the world. In his issue of August 24th something that we can tackle, and gives once giving effect to the scheme proposed night's issue ; —

PARIS, August 7th. Chow Eu, Provincial Judge of Chibli, and the this enterprising journalist publishes what, us an excellent idea of the sort of man the Taot'ai Pan Chun-reh, are selected, from their imposed upon M. Deroulede and M, Laguerre The Appeal Court bas confirmed the sentences Chinese Timer writer is. We need not put experience in railway affairs, to superintend the for rioting at Angouleme If the statements are not strictly true, is a

carrying out of the preliminary steps. The most scandalous libel on that well-known on kid gloves to deal with an individual Emperor is of opinion that to make a country Captain Bajac, formerly a member of Boulen Chinese statesman the Marquis Texa, who uses such remarkably plain language powerful Railways are essential, but recognisinger's staff and afterward attached to the Foreign According to this gentleman the Marquis towards the Marquis TSENO's supposed the fact that at the outset the people will have Office, has been arrested in Paris charged with

doubts and suspicions, he orders the Viceroys being a German spy. "is now quite restored to health, physt- friend, so we tell the Editor of the Chinese and Governors of Chibi, Hupeh, and Honan, to cally speaking, but the question of his Timer, who accuses us of publishing news issue explanatory proclamations to them, exhort ing and commanding them to throw no impedi habits is again occupying attention. Some which we know to be falsa and tainted, ment in the way. It is the Imperial desire that time ago,his predeliction for low com. that he is a contemptible scoundrel and a

all shall work together to make this great work pany was remarked upon, and it was cowardly liar, who is unfit to be associated RCCESS. thought strange that a man of his birth, in any capacity whatever with a public in will be remembered that a short time ago, we translated a paragraph from the Kyang pao education, and long experience of Western journal that has the slightest claims to stating that two men had been arrested and countries should not be able to discriminate decency and respectability. The Hong-were before the Nambal district magistrate on between decent people and the scum of the

the charge of kidnapping people and sending them away to foreign lands, and that the earth. Yes the fact is so, and foreign

prisoners had obtained a remand to enable them representatives are in this unpleasant

to communicate with the emigrants, to show position that whatever they may communi-

that they had gone willingly and not by coercion. From a returned emigrant to this colony who cate to his Excellency is at once Imparted

had been thus recruited, by one of the prisoners, The Germans are doing their utmost to create who answers to the name of Kong Tam, we a disturbance there. An uprising against all to people who turn the information to the basest uses." And then the Tientsin

entertain greet fears that Kong Tam and his Europeans is not only possible, but highly fellow prisoper will have rather a slim chance probably,

SOUTHAMPTON, August 8th, scribe cheerfully remarks that a man

given them to exculpate themselves, Not

The steamship Columbia of the Hamburg is known all over the world by his

because they are guilty of the crime of kid- napping, for thereinmed emigrant, a waaberman | American: Packet Company ardved today, 6 company, and lays it down as a positive

by profession, proves that they exported only days, 20 hours and 495 minutes from New York, assertion that the Marquis is certainly

voluntary emigrants, but because that of the beating the best previous record by 33 minutes, men they recruited, one hundred in all, only

the remainder having became angels, victims of suafaria and marsh discasce in the low lying tobacco plantations of Borneo. This retornod emigrent, upon being questioned by our reporter, sisted that the reason he returned without even asking by your leave of his employers on the plantation, was because that he decidedly objected to leave his bones fa a place where he saw his comrades in affliction almost daily being struck down by some fell discaac, which muna of them had ever seen or evan heard of, pallada

kong papers are doubtless worth powder and shot; the scurrilous scribe of the hire, ling Tientsin" rag" is worthy only of allent contempt. If his accusations against the person in Peking he has so grossly defamed are based on no better a foundation than his impudent attack on the honesty of the Press of this colony-and the reckless and unscrupulous character of his, references to the Hongkong papers fully justify that inference--there are troublous times ahead

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PARIS, August gib,

The replies ofthe British, German, and Italian Governments to the Greek note, coincide in refusing to admit that there is any special Cretan question. They see no reason to interfere between the Sultan's subjects and the Cretans,

LONDON, August roth. delegates to

The Cretan insurgents have appointed seven Governor.

confer with. Riaz: Pasha, the

land authorities refused to allow Captain Diggins of the Putnam to buy bait on the ice there, unless he took out a Newfoundland license, and on his refusal, threatened to seize the vessel.

NEW YORK, August reth.

A special London cable to the Tribune says The Black Diamond business, which produced a momentary excitement in the English press, seems to be already forgotten. It is asserted here that the seizure of the vessel was clearly illegal, and that remonstrances have been or will be made, but that no serious trouble is expected.

BERLIN August roth. Emperor William will visit Madrid in Sep; ember, The Emperor and Prince Henry reached Wilhelmshaven this afternoon, and came here by special train.

GLASGOW, August 10th. It is rumored that North, the "Nitrate King" is negotiating for the purchase of the yacht Thistle, and will put in a centre-board and com. pete for the America cup.

PARIS, August roth. Blondin has accepted a wager of £4,000 to walk on a cable, stretched from the Eiffel Tower to the dome of the main Exhibition Building, In less than five minutes.

LONDON, August 10th. Sufficient subscriptions have been received to enable the projectors to begin the construction of the Congo railroad immediately,

SOUTHAMPTON, August roth. The frex won with the Faraña second, in the Royal yacht regatta ; the Valkyrie was third,

'LONDON, August 10th. y Owing to a lack of sugar, the Greenock refineries have shut down.

BRUSSELS, August roth. The Anti-Slavery Conference at Lucerne has been abandoned.

foth. PARIS, August

Maybrick case cut out. The reporters marked the important passages. We discussed the evidence, na it was given us, until we were all unanimous. "How did Sir Charles' speech affect the jury?" "Very little.

"So that when you retired you had very few, points to settle among yourselves 2

"Practically nothing. We were unanimous, The foreman almost wished that there waS BOMO thing upon which we could nequit ber He told us, that if there was the slightest difference of opinion, we wera to give her the benefit of is, but we had no difference. We agreed on our verdict in a few minutes"

CITY OF MEXICO, August 11th.' Federal

troops are aiding the authorities against strikers at the, Sierra Carmen and Coahuila mines. One hundred men are on atrike,

Mining booms are reported in San Luis Potosi, Messrs. Ellis and Ferguson bave come here in the interests of their scheme of bringing negroes from the Southern States to Mexico. They have thus far received no encouragement, either from the authorities or from private individuals.

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 18th.** The Parte, in view of the Russian movements on the Armenian frontier, will expedite the new Cortification works Erzeroum. A host of men are already constructing redoubts. The Russians are organizing a troop of Irregular cavalry throughout the Caucasus,

LONDON, August itth. The Cretan commission, which is treating with Rinz Pasha, Governor of the island, demanda reform of the law couste, and distribution of a reduction of taxation, financial autonomy, public offices among the Christians and Moslems according to their respective numbers.

BRUSSELS, August 14th. The Congo State will ask the Belgian Gay- ern nent for an annual subsidy of £60,000 for 'en years to insure the continuance of the whole Congo railway. Capital for the railway has been secured.

LONDON, August'irth. The report is current that the Russian Govern- ment are pressing the Regents of Servia to expel ex King Milan from that country.

„VIENNA, August rith, -Prince Alexander of Battenberg his been ap pointed to the command of an Austrian regiment at Styria.

NAPLES. August 11th. The funeral of the late statesman, Benedetto Cairoli, took place here to lay with great pomp.

PARIS, Angust lath, The accounts of Mr. Reichert, an official of the French Commissariat prove that Boulanger used for his personal propaganda 242,000 francs. He took from the secret service money 10,000 frames to pay his personal debis, and subsidized newspapers, and furnished elaborate apartments for various domestic establishments from the money;

A letter writen by Colonel Chevroton, Chief of Staff of the Thirteenth Army Corps, published today, states that he saw Boulanger at Cler mont-Ferrand on the day it is alleged he visited Paris in disguise.

The Senate court, to-day resolved itself into a legislative: chamber, and raised the question of the court's competency loty General Bou langer. The president of the Sente will request!!! the members to pledge themselves to secrecys regarding the proceedings. It is expected that the members of the Right will refuse to give such pledge.

The members of the Right refused to give a vote of secrecy, on the ground tht as the indict- ment has been widely published they have a right to publicly express their opinj na in the case, The Right moved that the Court was incompetent to try General Boulanger, because the allegations in the indictment did not constitute treason. The motion was rejected by and decided to take no further part in the vote of 112 to 51. The Right afterwards met proceedings,

LONDON, August 12th. In the debate on the Tithes bill in the House

tive, moved that the tithe rent charge be recover of Commons to-night, Charles W. Gray,Conserva-

able from the landlord only. The motion wAS rejected by a vote of 145 to 145.” The smaliucru of the Government majority elicited cheers from the Opposition.

A despatch from Constantinople says that it is semi-officially stated that the Sultan has notified Greece that he will regard any attempt by that country to land troops or incite a rebellion in Crete as a casus belli. None of the powers, the telegram states, will support the aggressive policy of the Grecian Prime Minister.

The Grand Vizler of Turkey charges Greece, with fomenting riots in Monastir and Rethyme.

United Iriland has placarded throughout Dublin, the announcement of the discovery of many cipher telegrams 'which prove that the forgeries of letters attributed to Parnell, originated with Castle officials, and promises in the next issue to print, full revelations concerning the crime and to fastent upon the guilly persons.

DUBLIN, August rath, riding to Woodford, at which place a number of Mr. Tener, Agent of Lord Clanricarde, while tenants were to be evicted, was fired upon by some unknown person. Tener escaped uninjured,: but his horse was killed. "

A fire broke out Saturday in Sachsenberg, Walmeck, and burned until to-day. The village. was entirely destroyed.

THE RAWANG DIRECTORS.

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The report, which we published on-Saturday, of the Rawang meeting has no doubt been care. fully read in the interval, and most people, having. also before them the accounts published in our paper of Friday, will-have-formed their own opinion on the matters" at- fssue.) - It; cannot be. The Shah bade farewell to President Carnet | said that the explanations of the director biva yesterday.

added very much to the knowledge already GLASGOW, August roth, that Harry North, son of the Nitrate King," is concerning the advances, but they had Mr. Muir's gained from the accounts. The directors, indeed, This week it has been rumored in Greenock seem to bave had a good deal of uneasiness negotiating for the purchase of the Thistle with genial assurances that all would be well, and view of giving her another chance for the they do not seem to have acted itmeously America's cup. The rumor proves to be correct on the fact that even if Mr. Muir's promises North will have the call in the pick of the Clyde were to be fulfilled the coolles were getting racing men, as they are convinced that the sums of money grossly in excess of their Thistle was not seen at her best at Sady Hook dus. Now it appears plainly enough that The designer of the Thiri Watson, has all along the Rawang coolies got greater advances expressed the opinion that the Thistle's ines are and did less work than probably any coolies in perfect, and that all she wants is a centre-board the Peninsula and the result is absolute loss of A little difficulty bas arisen from the selling of 'all the paid-up capital, and of all the uncalled Sir Richard Sutton's Genetta. Those who make capital, and of certain moneys most unkindly rachling a study, have found that there is a drawn from a banking-house which was obliging probability of a second international cup appear the Campanyat a purely nominal profit. Mr, ing. It will be remembered that the Generta won | Davidson's co-directors were, however, fortunate in American waters two valuable cups, the Cape in their spokesman; for he is one whom ther May and the Challenge Cupe, Conditions were: recently brought back to their ranks, to whom no attached to the later which insisted that should one can attach much blame, and who was able the winning yacht be sold, the cup would require to any things that could scarcely have been well to' again competed for. "As Lí utenant Botts | received from other lips. But while Mr. Syce has bought the Graerts, he will have to Davidson's pleading may mitigate, it cannot meet the challenge eɔndiuens, groja se, blot out, the obriom fact that the directors have LIVERPOOL, August the failed, either in diligence or in shrewdness in R. G Brook, one of the Maybrick jurors, was: their management of the Company's affairs.com and he talked most freely. It may horrify Ameris against reputable fellow citizens, it is only fair 'cans to find that murder juries are permitted to to stand by the lesser," and so on these facta, read the newspapeia containg reports of the case, we need only find these gentlemen: lacking in t but so it is Bronk said that the jury was.com shrewdness. They have muddled away the posed of twelve men of average Intelligence, who bareholders' money; but that is no Impeach- could come to no other conclusion.... They were ment of character. Conracter, however, is con- unanimous in the verdict.:: Brook, when asked cerned in their dealings in shares Mi Davidson If the juror were allowed to read papers, said it stands beyond reproach he held shares, and .Yes, we had the maming and evening papers; he holds them atply having neither brought nor supplied to us regularly, wild a full report of the "sold.^ Mr. Bohat hèid níženo time 207 vhupung

not happy in his selection, He further for the shareholders of the Chiness Times some fourteen are now left in this vale of tears." The trial of Boulanger was resumed to-day interviewed to-day by the Herald correspondent,: When we have the choice of two charges

suggests that TSENO should furnish some

details of "the proceedings of his entourage" -the learned Editor gets away out to sea here to interest and enlighten, the public as to the way matters are managed at Peking

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TELEGRAMS.

A NEW MINISTER.

LONDON, September 8th.

Sir 1 enry Chaplin has been appointed On reflection the Archimedenn lever of Fresident of the Board of Agriculture, It is the Tintain limited liability organ } understood he will enter the Cabinet..

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The Procureur-General charged that Boulanger bad held a veritable political court at Clermont Ferrand when in command of the troops there. He originated secret intrigues, corrupting, the officials, and the Procureur declared there were docoments before the court which clearly marked the path of Boulanger, from insubordination to in trigue, falsehood, and conspiracy. The Govern ment also had evidence to show that Boulanget tried to convey to Bismarck information that (Boulanges) only desired to be a consul for life.