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the care of Ng Kwai Shang versus Kok Cheang Sean, before Mr. Justice Wire yester day. Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wilkinson were not, as we stated, retained..

The annual exodus of Foochow residents has commenced in good earnest, and the community is consequently considerably thinned down. It is however gratifying to ban that the winter will not be allowed to drag its weary length without the usual sports to break its monotony.

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AN accident occurred on the steamship foray this week which terminated fatally yesterday, and on one of the bales being hoisted, the chain, Some coolics were on deck, discharging cargo, when unhocked, swung heavily forward and knocked one of the coolies off his base. He died yesterday. Died in the performance of his footy. Surely He is worth four Hnes ! Yes-

OCTOBER 31, 1889.

hat that he saw the bad the Mortuary. He did not give the alarm at the Fire brigade because in the first place he was too excited, and in the second when he got out into the streets the brigade came. He went about look ing for his fokis.

Inspector William Stanton stated that he had been detailed to inquire into the causes of the fire and was not acquainted with any suspicious circumstances connected with it.

release the premises, as nothing suspicious had Mr. Wirdehouse then stated that he would been found connected with the fire, and as the men who had died during the fire and after it, from injuries received, had met their death from accidental causes.

October 7th The seaport towa of Cagliari, on the southern coast of the Island of Sardinia," has been visited. by a disastrous storm.

"Two hundred and forty houses were destroyed, and several persons were killed.

H.M.S. Calliope, which left. Sydney on October 2, has been ordered to return home, and will be paid off.

The French papers, referring to the recent the New Hebrides, deny that this indicates any proclamation of the Commune of France-ville in

design of annexatios in the Islands on the part of France.

Prince Bismark made an important speech at Hamburg yesterday. He referred to the situa tion in Europe, mud, speaking in a confident | The depositions taken yesterday by Mr. Wade-loas, declared that the peace of Europe was house all tended to show that the men tried to assured for some time to come. Referring escape by the cockloft of the house and get over specially to the condition of England and her the roof into the next building, but that in present foreign policy, the Prince said that abe owing to the narrowness of the escape hole, and of like a mad bull.. impeding each other in their hurry to escape. was acting like a fat ox chewing her cud instead the rapidity of the fire, few of them succeeded in, getting away unscathed.

Two more of the injured men died in hospital this morning, and the bodies of two men are still missing. Among those who last their lives were a watchmaker and a pupil belonging to the Central School, the son of one of the employes at the cake-shop. This brings the number of those who died from the fire up to seven.

The dockers at Finsbury have struck; it is believed in connection with the London unions. Sir Tindall Robertson succeeded in cuting his throat in a fit of mental depression during illness.

October 8th.

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Ing hours have been reduced to twelve hours per: diča.

October 13th. The dock labourers strike at Hamburg in Prussia has ended in favor of the strikers.

The Regents of Servia, yielding to public. opinion, have permitted an interview between Queen Nathalie and her son; the consent of

Milan was also obtained.

The Kurdish Chief. bas heen sentenced to death for 5 murders. 2

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is visiting Paris. Admirals Baird and Tracey have gone to Berlin, to return the recent visit of the Emperor to thei Channel Squadron at Kiel...

Captain Verney, a Gladstonian Liberal, ber defeated Hubbard, Conservative, for North Bocks by zoo votes.

Matterson beat G. Bubear in a match over the Thames course for £200 a-side.

Talmage's Tabernacle has been destroyed by

fire.

It is rumoured that a large French loan will be issued to consolidate the debt.

The Cardiff tramway men have struck work.

punches cause them extra labgr.

October 15th. Signor Crispi, Premier of Italy, said that dam-

because the new punches cau

On Sunday, laat 335,000 persons visited theger of war recently existed, but now there were Faris Exhibition.,

hopes of peace bounded on a firm basis. The death is announced of General Le Brus, Albert Club, Clasper presented them with Seatle and Matterson were barquelted at the formerly French Minister for War.

were wrung from the Emperor by foreign-THE P. & C. S. N. Co.'s extra steamer Nisam ers virtually at the point of the bayonet, left Bombay for this port yesterday at a p... and valuable ground was ceded for certain DR. Daberck writes to-day-The centre of the specific purposes to foreigners solely; but typhoon appear to be situated to the westward of now, having through the Influence of the northern Luzes and to be moving N. Westward almighty dollar come again under native control, it is but right that the land should contribute its fair proportion to the necessities of the State, and as the modal colony of Hongkong is assessed. at about twelve per cent per annum, the mandarins, with that liberality of spirit for which they are so distinguished, think a tax of ten per cent, moderation in the extreme. It is impossible not to concede, under the circumstances, that the Chinese Government have reason, if not right, on their side. But the child-like Celestials, not to be out-done in astuteness by their, DAKIN'S CHLORODYNE.

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The bale of cargo o'er him hung, firms in Foochow are sald to be parties to this little game-for a consideration Then, lowered, the chain was swift unhooked; which is not one of ten, that product having,

It caved his head in as it swung. as long predicted, become literally a drug

His time had come-his goose was cooked, in the market. The Chinese authorities YESTERDAY a Chinaman tried to elope with assert that the game is a little too thin, and somebody else's wife. There is nothing out of are determined to stick to their guns, and so the way about that, but the sequel of the little altogetherthere is a pretty quarrel brewing drama was not so conventional. The owner of at Foochow, and inasmuch as it affects all the wife, with some clansmen, followed them on Foreign Concessions in China, the result to the Part Fairy, which was about to salt for will be watched with great interest | Singapore, and, after sending the wife ashore, here. from Sydney, etc., late yesterday after known English boxer, for £400. The contest is

whacked the individual who was running off Shanghal is most vitally concerned, for with his heart's delight with his umbrells, and nine tenths of the foreign Concession are repared to take him ashore and have him tried 'Chinese-owned, and the Foreigner, to put by the clan. A Chinese detective-sergeant, his actual position in plain English, is however, arrested the lot, and the injured simply there on native sufferance. husband and two of his companions got six months each, at the hands of Mr. Robinson, this morning. Hard lines for the hubby, THERE is a hard-working Celestial bumping cabbages somewhere in California or N.5.W. who, if he only knew all would "write the characters in dust, woman's faith and woman's trast." The lady in question is a copper-colored Hakka, who took him as her affinity a metime in the seventies, and who sent him out to "ketchee dollar" some fifteen years ago. this morning, for permission to consider the first appcated to Mr. Robinson, at the Police Court entanglement off,” and take on a second set of fetters Mr. Robinson smiled bitterly (Mr. R. is married) and refused to aid or abet ber in the least. He did mention that seven years absence was legally supposed to be an excuse for such fally, but referred her to the Registrar.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) inform us that the "Ben" Line steamer Bentedi Jef Singapore for this port today,

THE "éanqueror "shosting competition between the rif- terms of the Garrison Shooting Club and the A. and S. Highlanders will be shot off on Saturday. They are both favourites in the beuing, each side having given the other an wwful beating.

THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High. landers will play the following programme ai the Barrack Square to-morrow evening, com- mencing at 7.30 o'clock :--

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WE note the arrival per steamship Sachsen of Herr von Brandt, the German Minister at Peking We are glad to see that the Envoy from Germany has returned from Europe looking quite himself again. Indeed, Father Time deals so gently with his Excellency, that it afforded us pleasure to notice but little change in his appearance since he left Japan for Peking some fifteen years

ago.

THE FATAL FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

The following telegrams are taken from pur Australian files received by the E. & A. Co.'s steamship Airlit, Capt. W. Ellis, which arrived noon-

LONDON, October 2nd.

Mr. Alcock alates that there will be no difficulty in arranging a series of cricket matches in leading county teams in England are said to be England for the next Australian team. The

anxious to play.

Queen Nathalie, of Servis, has peiitioned the Skuptching, or National Assembly, to annul the decree of divorce which was pronounced against her at the tostance of King Milan.

A fight has been arranged between Slavin, the Australian champion pugilist, and Goode, a well

to take place on the 17th instant.

medals. Innes stated that Searle was the grandest sculler the world had ever seen,

The Humane Society have awarded Searle and Matterson certificate for attempting to two boys from drowning in the Thames during last August, mit

THE SHAN STATES.

Mr. John Burns, the leader of the recent dock boxing champion, are much less sanguine as to The supporters of Jem Smith, the English labourera atrike, has despatched a cable to

Mr. J. G. Scott, the officiating Superintendent Melbourne in answer to the representations of

his chance of defeating Peter Jackson, the

of the Shan States, writes the later history of the Shan States and Sawlapaw, whose career in the Trades' Hall Committee of the dock labourers Australian champion, in their forthcoming match strike fund. He states that not one penny of

since they have seen the Australian perform.

Upper Burma daridg the past few years has been the amount there subscribed will be used for

The committee who are arranging for the of exceptional interest. This is done in his banquet to Lord Hopetoun, the new Governor of annual, administration report, which-is not a. these intended by the local raisers of the fund. „other purposes, and in any other masner, than

Victoria, at the St. George's Club, Hanover- mere compilation of facts and figures,but can The German South Sea Plantations Associa-square, are touting widely for guests among non- lay claim to some literary originality. Mr. Scott tion of Samon have issued the prospectus of a

members, Tickets are being sold at 5s, each.

tells us Sawlaptw was a stubborn man from his loan of tea and a 1.1 million marks (abutage system has been favorably commacated upon in March last year he had grown old in the Mr. Henniker Heaton's new work on the post-youth, and when he made the nitack on Maukme 19.375). The loan is to be placed on the by the English press

belief that bis country was impregnable and his Berlin Bourse:

send delegates to the Maritims Conference, to

Every European Power except Portugal will people in their hills invincible. Notwithstanding that he was cruelly undeceived by events, the

the Secretary of State, an Act was passed by the be held in Washington on the 16th instant.

defeat of his men and their summary expulsion In July last year, on the initiative of M. Blaine, from Maukme did" ot_discompose him. He

rode the high horse and nonchalantly opened. October 3rd

United States Congress authorising the holding negociations with the focal Government for the of an international marine conference "to secure.

proper working of the timber on which his incor at a banquet that, so far as he could at present

Herr Tisza, the Hungarian Premier, declared greater safety for life and property at sca," The depended. Being ordered to evacuate Maume foresee, the peace of Europe was assured.

Conference was to have been held in April last, he replied that he had no quarrel with the ♪

ritish, bet, with the Maukme Sawbwa, and in his but the date was subsequently altered to October charges preferred by Mr Warbrick, captain of the present international regulations for prevent-interference. Knowing full well that no expedi The Rugby Union has resolved that the 16 The objects of the conference are: To revise punishment of that Chief desired no British the Maori football team, against Mr Rowlanding collisions at sea, especially with reference to Hill secretary of the Rugby Union, and certain signalli g in fog; to consider the adoption of English players are untése.

The Republican party in the United States cuss the various systems employed for the saving

uniform load-line for vessels to compare and dis have gaired a number of seats in Washington of life and property from shipwreck) to devise Territory and in North and South Dakota. The methods of reporting, marking, and removing Republicans have a majority of six in Congress, dangerous wrecks and obstructions to navigation; and seven in the Senate, The Democrats carried

and to establish uniform means of conveying to the elections in Muntona.

tion. Great Britain will be represented by Mr. mariners warnings of storms and other informa Charles Hall, QC, M.P. for the Chesterton division of Cambridgeshire, and Attorney. General for the Duchy of Cornwall; Ms. Thomas Gray, C.B., Essistant secretary of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade; Admirals Sir Robert H. M. Molyneux, K.C.B., Smith, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company; and Sir George Nares, K.C.H.1 Captain Wyatt, of Captain Kendall, oftheDublin Steam Navigation Company.

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Shares in the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company, Queensland, amounting to £1,000,000 have been sold, London. Messrs. Rothschild and Sons have bought 20,000 shares for £170,000, or an average of 48 10s. per share.

It is rumoured on the Berlin Bourse that a credis of 300,000,000 marks (13,000,000) will be required to provide bronze guns for the new smokeless powder to be used in military opera tions.

The Pan-American Congress, at which dele gates attended from nearly all the Central and South American States, has commenced its sittings in Washington. Mr. Blaine, Secretary of State, has been elected president.

MONTREAL, October 9th.

The French Canadians have invited Bolan ger to visit them and accept of a complimentary banquet and testimonial,

LONDON, October 9th,

It is reported that hundreds of Russian Armenians, disguised as pilgrims, have entered Turkish Annenia for the purpose of punishing the Kurds of Moussa. Ber's tribe, who were con Cerned in the Armenian atrocities.

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could be sent against him is the rainy sea son, he "gratified his ruffled pr.de and opened. correspondence on a good lofty platform," hoping to find out what the British intentions were, and beyond this sent a party to loot and burn the expedition, whose auler & was to exact from him post of Kyankhnyat in Lower Burma. The " an indemnity and apology, marched against him in December. Five hundred of his men were met with in the oren on January 2nd, this and by way of apraying "moral suasion" to their year,

killed, our own, loss being five, including a native Chief, about a Londred and fifty of ble men werd

his neck. Sharp skirmishing followed, Sawlon, officer who was thrown from his horse and broke the capical, was fouid to be deserted, and "the complete. With the capture of Sawton" all overthrow of Sawlspaw was as rapid as it was

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Mr. Wodehouse held an inquiry this morning. at the Magistracy, into the cause of the fatal. fire which occurred on the night of the 29th inst. at No. 154 Queen's Road Central, lately oc upied by a cake-seller named Leung Tim.

Aman named Shu, accountant ofthe cake-shop, gave evidence as follows:-Ihe master of ourshop is called Leung Tim. We had twenty employes in our shop, I used to sleep on the counter on the ground for, with a subst fate of the assistant accountant who is now home on leave. On the night of the 29th instant I was sleeping on my usul place on the counter. I went to sleep at half past ten. I was the last that went to bed that night. The others went to bed either before or soon after 9 o'clock. There were three others on the groud floor not belonging to our shop. They slept opposite to the counter. The shop doors w re all closed and lights all put out by that time. The counter is situated nearest the street door. We have a lamp burning all night correspondent, writing on August 18, says:

Referring to the above event a New York at the end of the counter. The back part of the "Mr. Blaine has at least two pet projects which shop is a cake-oven made of bricks. The cook he hopes to carry through successfully. One is house is on the first floor. The room in walled the initiation of a number of commissions to around and entered from the house. Before draw up for submission to Congress trade treaties getting to the oven, inside the shop, is the place on a give-and-take or reciprocity basis. South where the cakes are mixed. No fire is required America, for example, is a great producer of between 3 and 4 o'clock p.m; if business is import daty on that article, it is an admitted good sometimes to se'clock. The fires are then fact that for a generation to come we cannot put out. There is a bedstead near by, under- hope to grow nearly enough at bome for our own neath the staircase. This is not occupied by consumption. If some proposition, were made anyone, but used to make cakes upon, Early by South American States for what in England in the morning when we commence work we in called "fairtrade," their wool might be relieved from the operation of the tariff even if it subse in the morning and as soon as day b eaks the home wool-grower to substitute a bounty for an first and second floors after business hours, I was ing a workable treaty of this sort are, in the eyes IN 14.B.M. Court for Japan, before Geo, Jamieson, awakened by the smell of smoke. I saw the whole of practical men, well nigh insuperable; but Mr. Esq. Acting Judge on Wednesday, October of the back part: f the house on fire. I jumped Blaine has perfect confidence, like the famous schooner Name, was charged at the instance of and called out "fire 1" and while crying out 1 sibilities. His other favourite scheme has much Yu Sow Chow with having on or about the commenced to gather up the books and run, better chances of success. This is to establish 1st of June last, on board the Nemo, then on. don't know whether I was heard by those above a uniform system for the coinage and circulation the high seas, and he then being the master me. I heard no noise of people running about. of silver dollars throughout the three Americas. of the Nemo, wilfully and corruptly made a The fire had already burnt half the shop before 1 At the most, however, all that the present Con- certain false entry in the official log book of the was awakened. The top of the staircase was ongress can do is to agree upon a common weight. ship. The entry was as follows: While about fire when I was awakened. The fire was licking and fineness; in be used as the medium af free

that such coins

of trade to let go the second anchor the mate dragged a both sides of the staircase, and there could be no sailor out of the way of the chain cable, on room for anyone to run down the staircase from between American States, Just as the trade which Chah See Vee (A.B.), who was standing the first floor. I ran a short distance and looked Mexican dollar' used to be in the far East, behind him, struck the mate on the back with on. A Chinese constable was in the street Perhaps, also, Mr. Blaine hopes that the Congress a chain hook, and several, others also attacked | opposite when I opened the shop door and will indulge in a few glittering generalities about bim. They (meaning thereby the Chinese oried out "fire. The two missing men were Sung the Monroe doctrine, though effective action in crew of the ship) all, boatswain excepted, went Tong and Leung Ngan. They were beth between the way of a formal league against European below, ara ed themselves with clubs and axes, twenty and thirty years of age. Five men have intermeddling with American affairs pangot be which they brandished, at the scuttle hatch; died since the fire, and two are still missing. reasonably looked for as the fruit of a first meanwhile shouting "mate better fight now" i believe the fire originated in the cook house. We meeting. But it is quite possible that this con- called on them to come on deck to get more had been baking rice cakes by a charcoal fire all ference may en down to history' as ons of the chain up out of the locker. They flatly refused, pight-after the day's work had been done, most important events of the century.*** About 7.15 pm. I proceeded to the forecast'e I could not satisfy myself whether the and ordered all hands on deck, telling them that people above on the first and second floor their misbehaviour would be overlooked; in could hear me, for as soon as I had got on the response they shouted up abuse and declared they street the police came and I was driven away. would do no more work, but wished to return to There is a small passage 2 or 3 feet wide On the goth October, at 166, Queen's Road Shanghai. I informed them that if they thought behind the shop on Wellington street. There East, the wife of W. H. LESLIE, steamship they had cause for complaint they could state it are windows by which escape could be made Taickow, of a son,

[1360 to the Consul at the frat port of call. They but no regular doors. Two of our fokis effected distinctly refused duty, so I informed them that their escape through one of these, and then they would get no chow-chow until they resumed Jumped across this parunge into the next house, work, and cautioned them not to behave in The shop was insured at the end of last year with disorderly manner, to keep out of the galley, and Messrs. Pustau and Co, for $5000 This has English and repeated the above several times. Thomas Campbell

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HONGRING, THURSDAY. OCTOBRA 31, 189.

ties in and to land in the Foreign ¿Concessivi trenn» now owned by natives, Is ton, important o be passed over without Free T is to levy is tax of cher gent, ad valorem ajem all property in the France on downed tay Chinese It aqua as fi rete if owners wisely tak advantage 2 M jand boom" at Foo Lehow stimu se in, Sinew to...” unload," and

The women workers in East London are of labour and better rates of pay.

Bars, the strike leader, is now agitating for shorter hours and higher pay,

A Women's Trades Union is being organised. It is alleged that the Turkish soldiers lately sent to Crete are daily violating women and murdering their husbands. The Daily Neur Severe gales have prevailed in the Irish Sca

pelled to put back and seck shelter for several and the Liverpool mail boats bave been com- hours. The Holyhead breakwater has been damaged by the terrible ana, and the connection destroyed, at one time threatening the lives of the lighthouse keepers. The works at the Manchester Ship Canal have been seriously damaged by the storm.

BRISBANE, October th. 18 saloon passengers and 300 imenigrants from The British-India mail steamer Taroba, with London, Bruck an unknown rock off Port Mackay yesterday, and is now beached on Sex View Hill,

itlities ceased, fi Sawlapaw fled into the Jungle, bitterly disappointing his subjects and followers, who nature, by expected him to make a grand final stand by the Upper Haw, the Royal tor, Fa Paw. All the effects he could load on two Palace, which was the residence of his great ances camels he carried away, with him, leaving Haw, sack, to the tender marcles of his disaffect- which tradition described as a capital place to ed subjects, who had reduced its coffers to emptiness before the troops arrived. Fearless of the invaders, the people returned, but no tidings" could be gained of theft. Chief. As a matter of fact, small cstpast parties had several might have been effer fed bat for the incapacity of the interpreters. As Sawlspaw refused to enthroned in his stead, on signing a document come in, he was superseded ↑ Sawlawi being declaring himself to be subject of the Queen and promising to pay an annual tribute of Rs. '5,000. In addition "this a bond was exacted for the payment of two lakhs of rupees and live hundred muskets and further sum of one lakh

sureties were byt jothecated. Under the rule of for this all the tin aber of the Sawlawi and his to cover the cost of the expedition,As security

Sawlawi it is anticipated a prosperous era for Karenni has been entered upon. The new ruler

heir-designave, but it appears that he failed to go some thirty-eight years of age. His father wa down to Mandalay in King Theehaw's time, and Sawin'w, who went in his place, was formal" father dying shortly afterwards. The choice ly proclaimed Kyeuimong by the Burmans, his seems to be general

lly approved. The Shan Chiefs in Mandalay believe him more capable to administer · East”ın Karenni...” “than his gredecessor, and. Mr. Scott says "Sawlawl, by for a mere farmer, and hated anything that nature and habits, ements to have been intended.

diverted Els attention from the cattle pen or the plough shaft. He father says that Sawlanaw Antibes.................................in 2.

was yes stubborn (agi farmors generally- Ayrshire 3.

And gladly allowed Siwlawl to manage internal The scholars of a dozen Board and other affairs. The whole story winds up with All's schools in London refused to attend to their weil that ends well." The new Chief is no duties to-day. They marched in procession to novice ; Sawlawl is glad to live a life of less. the number of several thousands, through the responsibility and greater freedom, and the streets, carrying banners on which the words Karennis find that under his rule trade is Shorter Hours," "No Home Lessons, and flourishing and greater tranquility prevails. The More Holidays" were inscribed. The ranks of only danger the local Government apprehends the processionists were sadly thinned by the is that in bis enthusiasms for the introduction of onslaught of parents, wie seized their children law and order ho may irritate-the-still-very-im- and carried them off, but not without resistance perfectly civilized Karennis, who constitute the on the part of the youthful agitators.

bulk of his population Bombay Gazette.

23 d, Federico Ca czzi, 'late master of the on the floor and awoke the rest. I opened the door French Minister, in his ability to conquer impos. between the Lighthouse and the land was in's grand-nepƐ jew of Sawinpaw and a man of

故事。

ADELAIDE, October 4th.

It is reported from Fort Darwin that a meeting of the leading business people there has been held, at which it was decided to telegraph to Mesars. Horn and Moule, Ms.LA for Flinders, to make a strong protest in the House of As sembly against Government contracts being let to Chinese, without first calling for public tenders, it being reported that the telegraph and police buildings here are to be removed and erected by Chinese, without Europeans having an opportunity to tender for the work; also to ask how long the contract for the removal of the

I not to come aft. (I addressed them in pidgia | always been done bated-I' am' assistant | telegraph line has been in progress, the contract

LONDON,

October 4th.

LONDON, October 11th, The Champion Stakes were run for yesterday at Newmarket) and resulted as follows!—

Brigadier General Melvor yesterday apologised

at Bow Street, Palles Court to T. C. Kerry."CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS. who calls himself New Guinea explorer, for haring libelled him.

"CONCLUSIONA

that I should not be misunderstood. About enginger and storekeeper of the, fire brigade. price at which it was let to Chinese, the con- five minutes afterwards they all came trooping On the 29th inst. the man on the tower gave the tractor, the cost of supervising the work, and the Bit, armed with clubs, axes, tools, and odd alarm by ringing the fire boll. I was asleep then. I salaries of Mear. Johnston and Kelsey, The Embassy, where, they, will reside. They got thought," "fr-is" among the most remarkable" wearons. I metibem at the break of the poop and I then ran down and turned on the hydrant meeting believed that the work would cost less ordered them to go forward. They acted as if despatch box and had water playing on the fire in if a European teader had been accepted, the work The ariton taken by the Foochow authurl demented,' singing out "must fight; wantches less thah three or four minutes after the alarm. | being still incomplete, and it is at least six | banquetted at the Imperial Palace. He had; that' the western reader cannot escape a feeling.

fight," and tarbed up the ladder on to the poop. I saw flames coming out of the verandahs of the months over the specified time when the tender on which I picked up a club and sang out to the first and second floors. The whole of the ground was first accepted. mate to hring up a rifle. On his re-appearance floor was in flames.. I saw no one inside. (The Rings they lowered their weapons; and we drove | first Į knew of anybody belog there was when. At a meeting of the shareholders in the London them forward without striking a blow and ther was in the bouse Best to the Stag Hotel and St. Katherine Docs Company, Mr. C. M. west below. About five mintes afterwards they There are two bridges connecting the house with Norwood, the chairman of the directors, declared reappeared sumed as before, also picking of the hose is on Wellington State. Terent there that the recant strike of the London dock iron harch bars, and rushed alt. I knocked the can do in some treated by the Superintendent labourers was organised by the socialist section down Chew Lay (A.B.), the first to come to cut down some beams which were obstructing of the Labour Congress recently held in Switzer on the poop, with my fist, and struck Yue Pob the play of the water on the cock loft. In doing and thne, carpenter, with a club, he having either a this I saw the charred remains of a body, lying in It is announced that the Rusdan Government Bismarck's response was purely formal, and left the wily nutise the happy possessors knife or chirel in his hand. The mate having a prestrate position with its hands stretched out will, in December, issue in Paris a loan of the coolness has produced a marked effect on this aga of incirangie oil in that neighbor reappeared at may call with ariño, we drove it was so duk I could not distinguish it at first. 500,000, 00 roubles (/,50,000,000). It is alleged city.

Bates huu It be sold that there is hardly, a the forward to the fire scuttle, where some of It was lying on a ledge about 2 feet wide outside that the loan is intended for conversion purposes, T Car and the Emperor bara gona, drer in much the same way as in hoary: antiq single lot of ground on Foichow, except that them made a stand, and Chah Lee Vee (who had the cock loft apparently used for landing place feated by Searle, the New South Wales cham

O'Connor, the American sculler, who was stalking. belonging to the British Consulate and a few previously at uck the mate with, a chain hook) to the loft. The entrance to the cock loft was other luts; which ard hot really nativi rushed at the mate, with a hammer, and in about r} feet by g foot. The place was used to ↑ plon, in the race for the championship of the world, rowed on the Thames on September 9, oward The Chine Government on their guarding the blow the rifle was accidentally dis store merchandiseganes

charged and the men immediately went below, The accountant, recalled stated that he had has intimated that he is prepared to sow Searle alde maintain that the Foreign Concessions | The case was dismissede

pot boon to the place described by Campbell, in America for $2,000 ■-side, ***

Berlin. They were met by the Emperor Willans To speaking as we have dope of the defects

The Czar and his son George have, amived at that and Prince Blamarck and drove to the Russian of Confucianism, we by no means intend to do coolly received by the populace.

were it the injustice of denying that, as a system of The Czar arrived at Berlin yesterday and was intellectual achievements of the race.” It is true lengthy conference with Prince Blamarck that much of what he finds in the Confucian Emperor William proposed the health of the classics lu jejunal But it is not merely by Czar and said that he hoped that the friendship perusing them that we are to receive our roost of a century between Russia and Germany would forcible impressions of what the Chinese classics still continue. He had resolved to cherish this are and have been, but by contemplating their friendship-as a 1.gacy from his ancestors. The 277ess. Here the Chinees face, or for the Caar in returning thanks proposed the bealth of mightiest aggregation of human beings in any Prince Bismarck, anying he trusted his visit nas nation on cans, would conduce to the wealth and happiness of extending as far back as that of any other the two nations,

which the world has known, the only nation that has throughout retained its nationality, and has never been dusted from hell as wa fint appeared, existing, for aught that appe What is the explanation of tale unexampled October 1'st ficft. By what mean has this incompute The East African blockade has been raised, misis of human beings dwelling on the Chine In connection with the threatened tramway platna, from the dawn of blatory until now strike the North Metropolitan Tramway Come controlled, and how is it that they pany bave announced that the number of work- } so be an exception to the universe

with written history