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DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, CHEMISTS.

DAKIN BROTHERS' TONIC SPICE ·

OR

CONDITION POWDER FOR HORSES.

COURSE of the Tonic Spice strengthens

A CORE The Tonhe digestive organs,

forifies the constitution, and invariably restores the healthy functions of the organs,

For hories in training for Racing the Tonic Spice in of essential value, for by its use a great

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THE HONGKONG:

THE LARGEST CRUISER AFLOAT.

LONDON, November 25th. The new war-reasel Blake has been launched successfully at Chatham. She is the largest

cruiser afloat, and will steam sa knots per hour.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

A general amnesty has been declared in Crete

TONQUIN.

HANOI, November 26th.

The French, Government have telegraphed to the Governor-General that the relations between him and the General must be strictly according to the decree of January 1886. The Governor aving of time is rff-cted in producing that firm-General is to control the troops and is responal- ness of muscle necessary for the great exertims hle for the maintenance of peace... required on the racecourse,

Forgriffins or newly-imported horses a month's course of the Tonic Spice will bring about as: much improvement in could be done in three months without the, Spice.

NO HORSE-OWNER SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT.

Sold in Tins at $1, and in Jarger Tins, four tines the quamity, at $3

DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITED,

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BY APPOINTMENT,

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DOLLARS ON THE BOOM.

LONDON, December and.

The National Monetary Convention at Saint Louis Miss, has resolved to request Congress to provide for an unlimited silver coinage of dollars as a legal tender equally with gold.. ́ ́

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.}

SHANGHAI, December 4th, 1889. - By Imperial decree Sün, prefect of Kuang chou fu (Canton) has been promoted to be Total of Yeu Chiang, Kuangst. He has been ordered to ko up to Peking immediately. Li, prefect of Wal-chou, is ordered to be acting-prefect of

Canton,

Yao Nien Ta'z, a native of Soochow, formerly A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Provincial Treasurer of Kuang-tung, has been

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1831.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

OUR 'AFRATED WATER MANUFACTORY is replete with the best Machinery, embodying

all the intestinprovements in the trade. The greatest attention has heen paid to appli- ances for ensuring purity in the Water-supply, to secure which we have added a Condenser cap- able of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled water a day, and are now in a position to compete in quality with the best English Makers. Our Sweet Waters cannot be surpassed anywhere.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost cars and cleanliness are exercised in the

manufacture throughout,

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Books, supplied on applica- tion.

COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by fint steamer leaving after receipt of order.

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SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

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HONGKONG WEDNESDAY. D÷ċember 4, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.

BRAZIL.

PARIS, November 23rd. The Bralian Government have decreed universal suffrage, and the provinces have given their adherence to the federal Republic.

THE "MATCH MONOPOLY" IN' FRANCE.

PARIS, November 24th. The French Chamber of Deputies, influenced 'by the Governmacut, hai adopted the Bill which gives the State a monopoly over the manufacture and sals of matches.

selected to be the new Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

OWING to the difficulty of clearing the site of the old Central Market, the Circus will not be opened until tomorrow evening.

AN Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No 535. E.C, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zeiland Street, on Friday, the 6th instant, at 5 for $30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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PH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1889.

THE White Star Tadić, Capt. W. M. Smith, which arrived this morning from Yoko- | bama, made the trip in four daye, 33 hours and on record. 13 minutes, which, if we mistake not, is the best

gratulations, and he offered them in a most cordial manner, more especially as the custom had been to under-estimate rather than over- estimate. He had no doubt that when the actual results were known it would be found that the bandsome blance his Excellency had laid | The Siam Mercantile Gazette of the 22nd ulto.

before them would be considerably increased, Bays: We hear that Mr. T. Boyes has been In his speech on the Bill at the previous meet

head foreman-engineer to the ing H. E hid referred to certain matters. The appointed Bangkok Dock Company. Mr. Boyen is well-first wa the subject of the andit. It appeared to known amongst engineers and steam-ship own- Mr. MacEwen that in view of the inc eased ers in Hongkong, having been over five years financial importance of the Colony it was desir. foreman in Kowloon Dock, where be carried on able that an independent and efficient auditor many important and extensive repairs to vessels should be appointed. The only bone of conten- He was particularly consni-uous in the raising tion, as far as he could see, was a to whether or not the audit should be under Imperial super- of sunken steamers, notably the Zafire. MESSES. BANDINEL & Co. write to us from

vision. After carefully reading the correspondence on the subject he was bound to say that the Newchwang under date the 25th Nov. The objections to that appeared more or less trivial river is free from ice, but the steamer Kungdal, such for instance as the trouble entaited leaving to-day, closes our shipping season.. "The on the heads of departments in presenting total arrivals during the year were ato steamers duplicate vouchers, His Excellency, in his and 44 sailing vessels, as against 227 sleamers despatch, alluded to the vexatious delay and 77 sailing vessels in 1888, thus showing a

caused by correspondence between depart- considerable falling off. However, the crops being abundant and prices reasonable, merchants appointed he would accept the responsibility ments, But if an independent auditor were anticipate good and steady business next

when he had once audited the accounts of any spring and summer. The last settlement was

department, and would be responsible for the the steamship Satsuma for a lump sum of $2.200 answers to any questions that might be put. And hence to Whampos,

if he was not the servant of the Governor of the it be the Imperial Government? As a matter Colony, who would be his superior? Would not

of principle he did not see any objection to that, the subject that it might not be without its and Dr. Stewart had stated in his despatch on advantages, and would be worthy of a trisi Secretary considered $6,900 per annum should As regarded the salary, the Acting Colonial be paid, for the reason that he might be a married man, or might get married. Whelber he was married or not he ought to be a first-class man, and to get such a man they would have to pay a first-class salary.

A YOUNGSTER of Canton being in want of money to prosecute the enjoyment of his pleasures, and having curdled his father's milk of human kindness, thought he would "have a go the other day at his grandmother's savings bank" attempt having been frustrated by the aged lady. which consisted of a good stout bag. This the promising Imitator of the celebrated but now lately defunct "Water Rat," playfully brandished knife uncomfortably near bis grandma's an introduction to her money bag. Fortunately spectacled nose and requested the pleasure of

for the old lady a servant happened to abserve the comedy which was on the point of culminating into a tragedy by the persistent refusal of the ancient "savings bank, mana- the alarm the young hoodlum was speedily geren" to unloose her purse-strings, and giving tied with a stout rope, and the next morning presented by his fa:ber to the Namboi Magis trate for the determination of a penalty. The penalty" was administered in the shape of five hundred blows on the palms of the hands and another five hundred laid down in diagonals on the youngster's back by means of a slender rattan. He was then relegated to Nam hoi

THX new Hoppe of Canton, Kunng-yin, who prison fare until such time as remorte caused by arrived on Saturday last by the Furhus from wholesome communion with his sadly-neglected Shanghai, and who is now staying at the Yat-Onco science shall have made him declare fiting Club, Kau Yu-fong lane, proceeds to Canton penitence for the glaring act of fillal inipfety to-morrow in a Chinese gunboat.

which has led him into such serious trouble.

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THE Singapore Straits Timer describes the defendant in a criminal libel prosecution that is likely to create some excitement in this colony on or about the 18th inst., as “De Brandt,” Our contemporary is complimentary-and we applaudi silence.

A. FRENCH Comic opera company arrived at Saigon by the last mall, and are playing The Great Mogul, The Daughter of the Regiment, and similar operas. Aher going to Haiphong and Hanoi they contemplate visiting Hongkong, Shanghai, Japan, Batavia: etc.

A CORRESPONDENT sends us a long yarn, telling us that the Emperor of China is having trouble with his wife. Pabaw! that is not worth talking about. The man does not live who, occasionally, does not have trouble with his better-half. The half-brother to the Sun and Moon, like other inferior mortals, must just grin and bear it,

A MATCH will be played between the Hongkong Football Club and the gist Regt. on the Race course at 4.15 p.m. sharp on the 5th inst. The following will represent the club :F. Maitland, Dr. J. M. Atkinson, A. N, Other, F. C. Vignores, R.A., A. H. Ough, E. G. Young, R,E,, C. W. Dickson, W. H. Wallace, G. M. W. Macdonogh, R.E, and A. Campbell. The Club-players will wear white jerseys. There will be a tent on the ground as usual,

LIBEL trials in Hongkong are apparently on the increase, and, singularly enough, Mr. Oscar Brandt plays a leading role in the whole of the performances now on the list. We learn that Mr. J. Francis Webber, solicitor, has issued a it against Mr. Brandt, claiming $1,000 for an alleged slander, said to have been commiued in the department of the Supreme Court whilst a bill of costs, for which Mr. Brandt was respon- sible, was being officially taxed.

THE proverb that there is nothing new under the sun has been exemplified in the case of numerous inventions. Many ideas supposed to be entirely new have been traced back hundredi of years. A remarkable case of this sort is the recent so-called discovery of a noiseless gunpow 'der which has created somewhat of a stle. It has been learned, however, that this is by no means a new invention, In the third volume of Ben, venuti Cellini's autobiography the author relates that when suffering from lever in Ferrara be cured himself by eating peacock, and that be procured himself the birds surreptitiously by shooting them with powder "invented by him,

that made no noise.”

It may interest some of our readers who trippad merry casute at the St. Andrew's Ball here, last Friday, to peruse the Singapore programme. Here it is:-

Dance.

Tune... „Triumph,..................miumCountry Dance. Valie..........River of Years. Highland Schottische .......What's a the Star, Lancers ...........miinaan Scotch Sélection.. Polka ..........Bric & Bros. Caledonians raven .....Isle of Bute, Reel.....

{Piper). Valse

Blue Danube. | Palka,

Lancers

...Forty Thieves. ...Drink Putty Drink, Valse .....

Fantaisie, Flowers of Edinburgh............... Recl

(Piper). Valie

Esindiantina, Lancers...402903225!3192¶¶ Balmoral. Highland Schottische..................Kaal Row, Valte .......

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before Mr. A, G. Wise, Acting Puisne Judge)

MUSTARD AND CO., (SHANGHAI) v. OSCAR BRANDT.

This was a case in which the plaintiffs, trad- ing in Shangha. Storekeepers and Com- mission Agents, sued Oscar Brandt for the sum of $103.80, money doe on goods supplied to the defendant during the years 1883-4-5.

the defendant relied on his own far, far-away Mr. Dennys appeared for the plaintiffs, and prospects for the position of Chief Justice at Berlin in the year A.D. 3000. The sworn depositions in writing of the plaintiff's at Shanghai together with a statement of accounts having been read to the defendant, Mr. Dennys explained his case to the Court, ending with the, remark that he had been informed by the de- fendant that the accounts in question had arisen out of a horse-racing partnership between the defendant and a Mr. Silva of Shanghai, as was to be seen by the detailed account, in which were items for oats, hay, patent horse medicines

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The defendant objected to this, saying that he had only spoken to Mr. Dennys privately on the matter, whereupon

The next point His Excellency had alluded to military. That he had heard confirmed from the was the Increase in the sum contributed to the lips of the Under-Secretary of State,-they would siderable increase, but he scarcely thought they undoubtedly be called upon to pay a con- could be asked to do so until at any rate the forts were completed, and the guns mounted. He had observed that the Estimates included ayant for the completion of the forts, about before he was a member of the Council, be which he wished to speak. Seine years ago, recollected that a sun was asked for the build ing of the forts-660,000; then it was doubled, cheerfully granted, but on the understanding and the Government asked 120,003. It was that the forts were to be mounted with guns of the latest pattern, and that the colony was not to be called upon to pay a dollar more. But Mr. Ryrie might be able to give more information on that point, as he took a very was some strong reason given for the extra vote, active part in the matter. However, unless there he urged them to back up the action of their predecessors, an not pass it. There had been a good deal of exaggerated talk about the wealth and prosperity of the Colony-"the Malta and Gibraltar of the Far East and certain officials had represented it as almost an Eldorado, with them to pay accordingly. He was afraid that those the result that the hame Government expected reports had been to confirm the home authorities colony was entirely dependent on her trade, and in that view. It should not be forgotten that the whilst on that point he reminded the Council discussion, it was felt to be very regrettable that that some time ago, when the subject was under

therefore no means of knowing how their trade the colony had no Bureau of Statistics, and

dwindled they could find out the cause.. was going on, so that if any branch of it [Want of space prevents us from giving the therefore appear, with His Excellency's reply rest of Mr. MacEwen's remarks, which will and the rest of the proceedings, in to-morrow's issue).

COLLISION IN THE HARBOR.

tion from those responsible, even although, one of them be a respected leader like Timothy Healy,

VIENNA, November 3rd.

-For several days the Daily Telegraph has contained an advertisement which, in more or Ias agonizing terms, called upon James Mc Dermott to tell where he could be found or com municated with, Labouchere again informs the A most painful impression has been created in public that he will give so to be put in com-couit and official circles here by the gross munication with McDermott, The very than outrages to which the Empress was subjected on whom Laboucheze wants called upon the Herald the Italian shore of the Lagedi Garda, a few days returned from a trip to Sweden. He had read delicate state of health, and has never recovered correspondent to day. McDermott had just since. The Empress is still in an exceedingly the advertisements and had in his possession p

from the shocks caused by the trágical death of letter which he intended to send to Labouchere. her favorite cousin, King Louis of Bavaria, in In this letter he told Labouchere that he would 1886, and of her only son, the Crown Prince meet him when and where he pleased, in com. Rudolph, last spring. Being unable to bear the pany with the Herald correspondent.

sight of strange faces or the gaze of the public, | she avoids nil cities and has never set her foot in Vicana since the day of the catastrophe at

McDermott is apparently in ignorance of what Labouchero wants him for, but is perfectly willing. Commission is, of course, the source of Labou to meet Lubouchere, but not alone, The Parnell Meyering.

exsects McDermott to assist Parnell is not cleaT. chere's anxiety tosee “Red Jim," but how “Labby" | Perhaps it will be clear after Labouchere and McDermott meet,

Sir Henry James continued his speech to-day. in America and elsewhere with persons engaged He endeavored to show that Davitt associated

in treasonable practices and seeking to separate Ireland from Great Britain. He charged the leaders of the Nationalists with trying to keep the affairs in Ireland in an unsettled condition..

For several months she has been residing near Innsbruck and has spent much of her tima in making excursions through some of the less- frequented portions of the Tyrol. On Tuesday a week ago she came down from Moran to the Austrian town of Riva, on the northern end of the purpose of making a tour of that lovely Lagodi Garda, and chartered a steam launch for

Alpine, lake. Having landed with the ladica and gentlemen of her site at a small Italian town at the southern extremity of the lake for the purpose of inspecting the mins of an old. castle in the neighborhood, the Empress was greeted by the rougher class of the fehabitants with hisses, cat calls and howls.

WASHINGTON, November rat The Charleston was accepted this morning, Ten thousand dollars are held back for electric been sent to San Francisco to ascertain if all the become, and so outrageous were the insulting lights and $2000 for drawings. Telegrams bave So menacing did the attitude of the men extra parts are on board, and if so, Benham will epithets addressed to her Majesty that she was be telegraphed to accept. Patheon was forced to beat u hasty retreat with her party to Harrison Loring of Bostan the contract for con landing volleys of stones were hurled at it by The Secretary of the Navy, to-day awarded to the boat. As the latter steamed away from the structing cruiser No. 11, of 2,000 tons, lor

the people on the shore, paulled $674,000, to be completed in two and a half. Two or three revenue officers, who were the years. Loxing and N. J. Palmer & Co. of New only representatives of the Italian Government York made the same bid. The award was made present, maintained throughout the entire scene by agreement between the firms. It is under a perfectly passive attitude and refrained from Palmer & Co. the machinery, commun stood that Loring & Co. will build the hull and making the lightest attempt to protect the imperial party from the insults of the populace.

Emperor, was enraged beyond all measure when The Empress was badly frightened and greatly upset by the whole affair. Her husband, the the matter was reported to hiru, and on Saturday last the Italian Embassador called 'upon Count Kalnoky and presented the apologies of his Government,

Liverpool to New York on Thursday was the

PORTSMOUTH, November rat. Among the passengers by the Sasis from Lord Bishop of Portsmouth, who is to represent the Roman Catholic bishops of England at the forthcoming celebration of the centennial of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States

OTTAWA (Ont.), November 1st. The Dominion Government; is evidently be coming alarmed at the bold agitation in f.ver of closer trade relations, and in some quarters of chief organ in Quebec, La Canadien, yesterday political union with the United States. Their came out strongly favoring imperial federation

as deserving of serious attention by all who are anxious to maintain existing institutions, and to oppose an effectual barrier to the Americanizing and revolutionary tendencies of the Liberal of the confederation and gradually driting party which are gravely threatening the stability Canada toward annexation.

Until lately the organs to the Dominion Government have ridiculed the idea that the movement in favor of closer relations with the United States had any following or foothold in Canada, and the admission of one of its views, that agitation in that direction is gra- the chief mouthpieces and vely threatening the stability of the confederation exy nents of

with the United States, has caused no little com and gradually drifting Canada into annexation ment in political circles here,

YOUNGSTOWN (0), November 1st. Charles Edmunds, returning home unexpect mising condition with her father, John H edly this evening, found his wife in a compro McCreery, aged 60 years. Edmunds was so enraged that he threw McCreery down-stairs fatally injuring him. He then beat his wife handsome, and the mother of four children. seriously, Mrs. Edmunds is 24 years of age,

LONDON, November 2nd. The clergymen of the Church of England who hold brewery stock as members of the Clergy Assurance Society have been directed to sell out.

Froude bas received all the materials for the Life of Beaconsfield "from Beaconsfield's literary executor, Lord Rowton

Police Commissioner Monro has denled parade, although the latter has been to enormous Barnum permission to make his customary expense in preparing, for the event. Barnum Mayor's Day, and the London police, do not wants to hold the parade on the night of Lord

twenty-four hours. care to have two such shows in the same

PARIS, November 2nd. In the wrestling match between Pietro, the beaten. French champion, and Cannon, the latter was

The Soleil says The Prince of Wales has His visit, the paper says, is intended to increase been received in Egypt as a veritable' sovereign. England's prestige on the Nile and reaffirm her right of a protectorate over Egypt. France visit cannot afford to ignore the importance of the

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At 6.30 this morning the P. & O. steamer Ancona, (Captain Madie) left here with passengers and general cargo for the North. Mr. Dennys said that he did not consider any-From all that we can gather she took the thing as "private" which was spoken by the southern channel of the Ly-e:moon Pass, and defendant, standing in the position he did aɛ between Kowloon Dock and Eh Point had to lawyer for the plaintiffs.

get out The defendant then made a dreamy sort of a

the way of a junk. The China Mer- chants' S. N Co.'s seamer Kung Pai, (Captain statement in which be said that he was suie he

Cliffo d) was coming in at the time, and some- bad paid the whole of his indebtedness to the how they came into collision, when both were plaintiffs, and that a payment of ste ho made going more than half-speed. The Kung Pai to them in July 1885, at Shanghal, represented struck the Ancona on the starboard bow just the balance of what was due. He badabaft the foremast, penetrating ber plates to a nothing with him to prove this-he had either depth of fourteen feet below the sheer strake, lost the receipts on they were packed up in his box in Shanghai. "It vas sbix years ago, you Her own bow was very badly damaged, the cut- or about eight feet below the water-mark, | know."

water being almost torn off, a big hole knocked His lordship You had two months given in the lower part, and the fore part shattered you to send to Shanghai for them,

generally. On the Ancona the wells were at Defendant continued that if there was anything once sounded, and four feet of water found in still owing the plaintiffs, it was only something the fore-hold. Immediately afterwarde eight feet lika seventy five or eighty cents. He was on very good terms with Mr. Mustand yes, ferry beach her. She was accordingly headed towards were reported, and it was promptly decided to goot frients" and this demand for money and the sandy shallows off Kowloon City, and thrre this sait, well, he was thunderstruck at it, found a soft and level bottom a few cables from and thought that it must have arisen through shore. The fore-hold was by that time full of confusion in the accounts resulting from admit water, and about four feet of it had got into the ting a new partner into the firm at the time i main-bold. A great part of the cargo was sugar, (Visib'e smiles from everyone to Court.) which of course is ruined. Fortunately, no one Dennys to reply, but gave judgment at once in sengehen the shock was felt were His lordship, however, did not allow Mr. was hurt, although for a few minutes the pas favor of the plaintifs with costs,

bad rushed on deck in thele night- dresses considerably alarmed. The officers re-assured MEETING OF the legislATIVE | the ladies, however, and actod promptly. The tug Pilot Flik came to the spot with representa- COUNCIL

tives of the Dock Company on board, an hour or two later, and the passengers and their property A meeting of the Legislative Council was were landed, The vessel is discharging her held this afternoon. There were present His cargo now, and will probably be hauled off about Excellenty the Governor (Sir William des Friday, and go into dock, where extensive Voeux) the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr.repairs will be necessary. A Lister's Mr. A. Leach, Asting Attorney Theung Palwhich is the old Wycliffe, 600 General; Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial tons register had got off much easier. Her Treasurer; Mr. S. Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. collision bulkhead Lept her quite diy, although W. M. Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police; she was shaken a good deal. Her yards have Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar had to be sent down, and her hawse-pipo was General Mesurs. P. Ryde, Wong Bhing, C. P. forced almost out by the violence of the impact, the ruins of Templeton's carpet factory, crushed Chaer, A. P. MacEwen, J.J. Keswick (unofficial but her pumps have not been needed, and she by the falling wall yesterday. The latest members) and Mr. A. Seth, Clerk of Councils, is quite capable of going on to Whampoa, to

The minutes of the last weeting were read and which port the is consigned, being laden, with estimate of the loss of life is that fully any beans from Nowchwang She is lying with her. Pave been killed. The loss of property bow on the beach right at the back of the

aggregaten 150,000,0 Brewery at East Point, but will probably Haul off

BAG ABERDEEN, I November 3rd.

The principal claimant to the Eavidom of with the tide, and go to her dockings plats and oicers of both previous

"Comin' thro' the Rys, confirmed.

Sir Roger de Corerleyond en

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WE translate, the following from yesterday's [Many of our readers will doubtless remember lines of the Wefsun, which may throw some ignominiously Mr. Robert Lowe (now light on our paragraph last night anent the fact Lord Sbe.brooke), when Chancellor of the that as many as six lepers out of the seven sent by Exchequer in Mr. Gladstone's Ministry, came the Hongkong Government to Canton on Satur. to grief on this identical subject, over twenty day last came from California or Australia years ago! Will bistory repeat itself in this French attempt to imitate what proved a fatal blunder in England? We think it will-Ed H.K, Telegraphi]

VOTES.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the confini tation of a vote of $505, incurred on aer counted the Narsing Sirienist the Ciril Hospital, $41,617 for the completion of the Tytam Waterworks,

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded, and they were confirmed.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL." The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of this Bill, and that it be referred to the Finance Committee, MA TRAN The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

The idea of the Goverment Leper Hospital in Canton is to receive and keep under con finement lepers so as to prevent the occupants from communicating the loathsome disease to Folbers. We, however, are reliably Informed that of late it has been the THE POLICY OF ITALY.

practice amongst those in the Leper Hospital ROME, November 25th.

whore but slightly infected with the disease to The Italian Parliament was opened to-day, marry their young daughters to persons who The King's message says that Italy's relations belong to the lower classes of life. These, how with all Foreign Powers are on a most satis, are but few in number; but the majority, we regret to say, turn their daughters to im- factory basis, it deals with home questions moral uses by puiting them in private brothels, generally, and intimates the intention of the and when this has gone on for a cortala period, Government to propose the abolition of the California or Australia for the same purpose

the macice has been to send the young girls to Minak veturauh bakar tariff between France and Italy, His Majesty thus making them the medium for propagating has every confidence that peace amongst the the lafginal disease autongst the emigrants Furrean Powers: will be maintained.

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Mr. MacEwen said that the second reading of the Appropriation Bill his always affonded the unofficial members an opportunity of ferlowing the past policy of the Government, and offering any suggestions as to the policy to the future. It gave him very great satisfaction to address is Excellency, because on his departure, now pearly two years ago, he spoke at that Cour contain: pressing needs, of which hom plied and many other being considered

lound Humber supy What the Government sablo for ward such a very highly antis as they had there?

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WASHINGTON, November 3rd. George B. Loting, Minister to Portugal, will resign. The resignation to take effect about next March. He does not like Portugal, and wants Arthur's Commissioner of Agriculture, and was to live in Washington. He was President at one time a member of Congress from Massachusetts.

Ex-Senator Palmer of Michigan will resign as Minister to Spain, and return here next autumn. He says he promised his wife not to remain in

A Ten Eyck defeated Harry Vail of Canada Madrid over sixteen or eighteen months. . *.

PHILADELPHIA, November 3rd.

yesterday in a three-mile race over the National course on the Schuylkill river. Time, zom. 159, the fastest time over the course.

Mackinnon, head of the Emin Relief Com- LONDON, November 4th..

Stanley, The explorer Bays; julen mittes, has received a dispatch from Henry M.

and Jephton, Beth had been prisoners since for the third time in 140 days and found Emia "I reached the Albert Nyanza from Basalya

the 18th of August, 1888. The troops in the all allegiance. Shortly after, the Madhists invaded, equaterial province had revolted and shaken eff

in May the stations yielded and a panic struck the province in full force. After the first battle the natives, who joined the invaders and assisted in the work of destruction. The invaders subso- only suffered reverses and dispatched a steamer to Khartoum for re-enforcements.

1. found a letter waiting for me near the of the survivors, and urging the immediate Albert Nyanza, exposing the dangerous position necessity of my arrival before the end of Decem- ber, as otherwise it would be too late. I arrived there on the 18th of January for the third time. From the 14th of February to the 8th of May I waited for the fugitives and then left the Albert Nyanza homeward bound.

No hostile natives were met. Since we left Dowy range of Rojenzarl-three sides of the Kabbateja we traveled along the base of the southern Nyanza, or Nyanza of Usongora, which

exit at Semliki, which receives over fifty streams called now Albert Edward Nyanra, having an from the Rujenzori, and finally enters the Albert Nyara, making the Albert Edward the source of the south-west branch of the White. Nile, the Victoria Nyanza being the source of the south- east branch."

M. Daloucle, Minister Spoller's secretary, in CART PARIS, November 4th.

that during the recent electoral campaign in an article in the Nineteenth Century, declares France the Italian Government, hoping for a Boulangist triumph, had 80,000 troops waiting. for a signal to invade France. MET

WASHINGTON, November and England and Germany to consent to Italy's Signer Crispl, the writer further says, wanted Department, and so announced, to formally ment of the French protectorate over Tunis in After it was, decided yesterday at the Navy serdinga note to France demanding the abandon accept the cruiser Charleston, built by the Union order to provoke a quarrel England declined, Iron Works of San Francisco, a reconsideration and Germany, the wilter belleres, sharply was had and the subject further discussed to-day rebuked Signor Crispi. The triumph of Carnot by the officicals. It is said the contractors had upset Italy's plans, proposed to the Secretary to deliver the vessel || exhibit the horse-power required by the contract, diplomatic documents relating to the Italian apon the showing made at the recent trial with The Civilità Cattolica withdraws its recent

A ROME, November 4th, out suffering the penalty for the, failure to statement that the Vatican intended to publish or make another trial with certain changes in Government's schome to infringe on the rights the machinery and the pitch of the screw,

The refusal of the department to accept this the withdrawal is dee to the Government's threat of the Papal de It is thought 'probable that

the contractors of their liability to pay the pen intrigued of the Vatican, alternative proposition, it is said, would relieve to make counter movement by revealing the alty due on the lack of horse-power, and it was to determine this question, if possible, that The Crar has written a letter to Nathalls, in to-day's conference was held.

BELGRADE, November 4th.

contractors, which Secretary Tracy sald he recognizes bez as Queen of Servis

As a result of it a telegram was sent to the which he assures her of his sympathy, and naya believed would result in the acceptance of the BERLIN, November 4th. Charleston, but the terms were not ide public. 121. Count Scheursloff, the Russian Embassador, GLASGOW November 200 gave a dinner, at the Russian Embassy to-night Germany. Among the guests were the members Twenty-nine bodies have beča recovered from : in,hapor of William. Walter Phelps, Minister ta

of all the European embassies. Count Schouva off in proposing the health of Mr. Phelps Bald that America stood alone among great powers as wanting nothing and fearing nothing,

dolaskor LONDON November gihan Sir Henry James continued his speech for the

Times before, din Parsell Commitatos today,

He declared that Farnellism was a'conspiracy to destroy landlordism and rupture the union between Great Britain and Ireland

Parnell last visit to America was ostensibly to collect money for relief of distress in Ireland, bat was really to procure funds for the support of the treasonable aims of the league, were well-known as plotters against the Britisk Paracli appealed for assistance to men whom Government

recountants James Augustus Sladair, cantone

of this city, He has four sons, The captains and officers of both the steamers of whom, John Sunderland Sinclair, is a resident are naturally pretty reticent on the matter, but of one of the Dakotas velen og on the Kung Pat it was stated that the Ancona A LONDON, November 3 had caused the collision by not following her The extraordinary collapse of the deferce of proper course, and that she only whistled a few the Geodore prisoners has caused univarasi seconds before she was struck, A Court of dissatisfaction in Ireland, TM.Healy and the Inquiry and lawsuit will, of course, result The other counsel are loadly called upon to explain Venetia will probably take the Ancona'r their conduct in advising their clients to plead passengers and mails on to-morrow, guilty, There is grave reason to believe that

some of the poor illiterate peasants had not the Sir Henry and that Parnell was a ready est idea of what their counsel, were about recipient of the conspiraton money. He re- to do, and that pleas of guilty were entered tailed the incident of Parnell receiving $25 from The O&O, S. S. Co.'s steamer Arabic, Capt. ment protested their innocence with teata nas for bread and 826 for leads The Land agalust men who on ealizing the entire arrange contribuitor accompanied by the remark that $5 W. M. Smith, with the American mails of the passionate protests League, he declared owed its vitality to 15 oth nito, arrived here early this morning, We It cannot be denied that the Crown had fa. are indebted for the subjoined telegram to our understood that counsel for the "derenbe strong case against several of the prisoners, and San Francisco cachanges 475199

A were actuated by the Attorney-General's Cre A LONDON, November 1stmises and the lodge's hints, both falsified i Stansbury, who forced Searle to makes record over the Paramalia course, has challenged the Eworld for a race over that course for "joo a side,

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a explosion of gudara coinery.it Bernburg, dany to-day killed ten': men and serious}" wounded many other

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