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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, CHEMISTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1890.

DEATHS,

At the residence of Mrs. Lyell, Paint Cottage, Chefco, on the 19th January, 1890, ALICE LYDIA, the beloved wife of James. Clements, aged 24

years.

"At Tientsin, suddenly, on the 24th January, ALFRED JOSEPH MACKRILL. SMITE, aged 37. AKIN BROS. specialities suitable to the clica son of the late Joseph Mackrill Smith,

formerly of Shanghai,

Dseason's compinints

INFLUENZA. NA

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DAKIN

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DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

LONDON-HONGKONG-AMOY.

(Telephone No. 60.) Hongkong, zoth January, 1890. ' WINES AND SPIRITS.

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WE

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The Hongkong Telegraph

Hongkong, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 18go..

TELEGRAMS..

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

LONDON, January 23rd Mr. Goschen states that the Government, with the support and'confidence of the country, intends to see the Portuguese matter to a successful con- clusion.

INFLUENZA.

THE HAGUE, January 23rd, Influenza, though generally abating, is still malignant in Limburg, Utrecht, and Olkinaar.

The mortality at Utrecht and Macitricht equals that during the Cholera epidemic of 1866, The mortality in Amsterdam during the third week of January wás 466.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. OWING to extreme pressure on our news' columns, we regret to have to leave over an editorial, an important lecal matter of general interest, and "An Old Sportsman's" Training Notes,

THE goodwill of the defunct Shanghai Courier has been purchased by Mr. J. D. Clark, the proprietor of the Mercury, the rival evening paper.

THE programme of the Hongkong Amateur Ordle's thraith Local Post-or by Telegram Athletic Sports, to be held at the Race-course on the 8th March, will be found in our advertising

receive prompt attention.

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Green Capsule ......

Per docu

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$10

BVintage, Superior quality, :

Red Capsules....

12

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D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra

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SHERRIES.

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columns.

THE recent municipal elections in Berlin resulted $1.co in an overwhelming Liberal majority. What makes the election very important is theenormous increase of Socialist votes.

1.10

1.25 We have to thank the Statistical Department of

the Chinese Maritime Customs for a very useful list of the Chinese light-houses, light-vessel, buoys and beacons for the current year.

1.50

6.60 THE value of land sold in British North Borneo during the year 1889. registered in the Land Office at Sandakan, amounted to a little over $1,400,000, the stamp duty being $7,557.

0.75 wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50 C Manzanilla, Pale Natural

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CLARETS.

10

1.00

1,00

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$4

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C St. Julien ..***

7

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B Superior Very Old Cognac,

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14

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Red Capsule

18

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8

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A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

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D Watson's H K D Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule. O E Watson's Very Old Liquear

Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12 IRISH WHISKY:

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B John Jameson's Fine Old,

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10

C John Jameson's Very Fine

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A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4.30

B Fine Unsweetened, White

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NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS is over-running the French people as much as the Germans. Among the senior boys, in the different French colleges, more than 40 per cent are near-sighted. OVER the Walnuts and the Wine-"Did you ever fight a duel, dactor ?" "Never. What satisfaction could I derive from killing a fellow creature?" "Oh, I see, you're so used to it."

ONE of our contemporaries, in noting the successful career of a venerable man who lately diel in Maine, makes the startling statement that he was born without a dollar in his pocket."

$3.50 5.co 7.60 1200 TIK Commissioner of Lands estimates that the estates now in working order in British North Per Buli

Borneo should produce 25.000 piculs of tobacco during the current year, of the value of at least two million dollars.

$1.10

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A TELEGRAM anaounces the death of Earl Caltas on January 14th. The deceased was quite a 1,50 young man, and will be well remembered by many in Hongkong as Lord Gaimoyle, he having visited this port a few years ago.

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THE telegram in another column announcing the death of the Duke of Cambridge's wife" is, 75 to say the least, a peculiar way of putting it; but then heaven-horn royalties are not like other people they are privileged to have "officiating" 0.75 wives.!

675 TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.30 o'clock the steam-Inünch carrying the Bettiel flag, will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant C, to convey men ashore to ri a.m. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, returning 1.10 about 11.30.

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THE terrible storm that overtook the province of 0.75 Catonis in Sicily, early last month, was marked by a curious phenomenon. Near San Matteo a rent was formed in the caith from north to south nearly a mile long, nine feet wide, and from six 1.10 to thirty feet deep.

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THE attempt to colonize the province of Tur kestan with Russian peasants is said to have 0.40 failed. The native population is superior in culture to the Russian colonists, and gradually 0.40 absorbs them. It is feared in Rusia that the 0.50

next generation of these first Russian coloplats may be converted to Islamism,

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Herring's Cherry Cordial Chartreusé Dr. Siegert's Angostura

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Tilegraph" and not to the Editor,

otto individual members of the set.

Bitters, &c.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Editor and Communications intended for publication must be accompanied by the name and address of the writers, but necessary for publication, but as evidence of good faith,

A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No, 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. For the first tinse in the annals of Masonry in Hongkong, we believe, an official visit will be paid by another lodge-the St. John, No. 618 5.C. Visiting brethren are cordially invited."

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THE Fisk Jubilee Singers, at Rangoon by latest advices, may shortly be expected in Hongkong. IN the wonderful wine cellar under the Hotel de Ville, in Bremen, there are twelve cases of holy wine, each case inscribed with the name of one of the Apostles, This ancient wine was deposited in its présent resting place 265 years ago."

THE N. C. Daily News of the 28th ulto, says: "Portuguese residents may be interested to learn that Messrs. A. A. Pacheco and A. J. Bastos are shortly to visit Shanghai. The former is administrator of the Administrative Council of Macan, and Licat-Colonel of the Macao National Battalion, while the latter, who is a lawyer, holds several official appointments in the same colony.”

MR. Wodehouse visited the sins of the father upon the non-or rather the punishment to some extent, this morning, Sergeant Witchell went into a house at Wanchal, yesterday, and found a boy of fifteen there who, on being searched, was found to have nearly fifty taels of raw opium tied round his waist. He said it was bis father's, but for once the Magistrate followed the Chinese fashion, and went for the offspring In default of the father's appearance. He fined the lad $150, or three months.

A TELEGRAM dated Lisbon, 15th January, Bays's A new Cabinet has been formed by Senhor Pimentel, with Senbor Ribeiro as Foreign Minister, atd. General. Guedes de Carvalho Menezes, at present Governor-General of Portuguese India, as Minister for War. Further demonstrations took place here yesterday. A crowd of students west in procession and veiled the statues of the old navigators, Vasco de Gama and Albuquerque, as marks of mourning Cries of 'Down with the English pirates' were raised by the mob,"

balangen River and at Duvel Bay, and formed opinions which I shall state in my address on Wednesday. I'went down simply for my own information, and for the benefit of my clients generally, and I am going to lecture because 1 think it will be of interest to the public here and because I have glenned a lot of i formation which I believe is valuable and which many here will be glad to know. ¿

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily poulursa the opinions expressed by' Correspondents in this column).

THE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.. TO THE EDITOR or the "Ho-kong ThuraratI),”

SIR-I think it will give satisfaction to the majority of Scatsmen in Hongkong to find tha the ques ion of improving the management of the St. Andrew's Society is being taken up Murmurs have been heard, not only loud but deep for some time, and the formation of a new society has only been prevented by the good sense of those who think it would unwise while

hope remains of improving the existing one. "An Enthusiastic Scot" accurately describes the annual meeting n cold and miserable." A more miserable farce it has never been.my lot to witress; the minutes of the previous meeting were not even read, no information wat given as to the working of the General Com- mittce during the year, and no opportunity given ask questions or inake- members either remarks Rumour has it that the committee were afraid of awkward questions about certain action, not quite in line with the constitution; but be this as it may, the management seems to have fallen into the hands of a clique, which is always unsatisfactory. It is to be hoped the members will take this up vigorously, and see

OPORTO, December goth. Dom Pedro continues utterly prostrated. The doctors advise that an effort be made to rouse

him by conversation, but he does not respond to any one's questions. The Count and Counters D'Eu arrived here to-day. The ex-Emperor's meeting with bis daughter was of a painful character.

MONTREAL, December gath. The statement of the directors of the Canadian Pacific shows a surplus above fixed charges for the year of $2,350,000, which, added to the sur- plus from last year, would make the total surplus $2,575 oco at the close of the present year. I was decided to declare a supplementary dividend of'r per cent, payable on February 17th, with the regular one and a half yearly dividend from the anmity fand in the hands of the Dominion Government, making a total for the half-year of 24 per cent.

NEW YORK, December 31th. Two deaths have occurred in this city from la grippe within twenty-four hours. Another is reported from Syracuse. The Board of Health has issued a cautionary bulletin advising all sufferers to Immediately sek a physician's aid On the police force 310 men are now laid up. and the Fire Department is proportionately reduced. Physicians of all schools will meet in convention on Saturday evening to advise the people as to the methods of prevention. The number of deaths during the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day was 196, an increase over the average of too per cent. The increase is due to pneumonia, bronchi is and especially, con- sumption., La crippe is credited with being at the bottom of the increased fatality,

PARIS, December 31st, Naguet, the Boulangist, whese election for Deputy recently was declared invalid, again an- nounces himself as a candidate" ·

The Government intends to enforce the legal indling with elections,

· LONDON, January 3rd, The statement of it proposed change in the " Irish leadership is mw denied. It is asserted that Parnell will continue to lead the party in Parliament as before.

The Citiren is authority for the statement that new evidence which has been collected in England and America in the case of Mrs. May- brick is of a most convincing character, and needs but the scrutiny of the Home Secretary to convince that official of the inmediate necessity of recommending the Queen to grant her'a 'fail' and unconditional pardon,

It is rumored that Sir Charles Russell has given up his brief for Lord Euston in the bal action regarding the Cleveland-street scandal and accepted one from the Prince of Wales. Ho will watch the case in the interest of Albert Victor of Wales, whose naine has been praist ently dragged into the affair.

It is evidently Lord Euston's tactics to cripple Editor Parke by heaping up costs by means of legal motions and other expensive pricesses only too well known to the legal fraternity. Lord Euston will probably apply for a removal of venue to the Court of Queen's Bench, Parko states that he has some very strong evidenço la

reserve.

Prince Charles William Philip, head of the house of Auersberg, is dying at Prague from inflammation of the lungs.

It is stated that Parnell was engaged to Captain O'Shea's sister, who died four years ago.

The Times Lisbon correspondent says: Commerce with Rip Janeiro is paralyzed..

AMSTERDAM, January 3rd. › Pender, a Dutchman, won the International skating match to-day.

PARIS, January 4th. Commander William Starr Dana, United States Navy, died yesterday of pneumonia at his been ill only a few days. Death was caused by a complication of cold and ia grippe.

AT a meeting of the Eotben Mark Lodge brit that in the future the Committee be made more penalty against 300 persons convicted of med-apartments in the Avenue de lena. He had

last night Bro. W. Boffer was installed in the chair as Worshipful Master for the ensuing year, Wor, Bro. Gourdin, P.M., acting as installing officer. The Worshipful Master afterwards invested his officers as follows:-S. W., Bro. G. P. Jordan; J.W., Bro. F. A. Hazeland; M.O., Bro. R. Markwick, Jr.; S.O.. Bro. A. S. Hooper; J.O., Bro. R. Gubbay; Treas., Wor. Bra. Capt. Reynolds; Sec., Bro, G. P. Lammert; S.D., Bro. R. Cooke; JD, Bro. A. D. Death L.G., Bro. R. P. Dipple; Tyler, Bro. Grimble. THE Sanitary Board met yesterday afternoon. They were to have done so a week earlier, but they all wanted to see the Cricket Match. Good attendance including the member by special Act of Parliament, MF, O. Chadwick, Not much business. Somebody wanted to keep the French Cemetery at Pok-fu-lam open, and as nebody could object they had to let it stay open. Twenty' calves were next ordered, at Mr. Ladds' request, to keep up the lymph supply and experiment on. Mr. Chadwick's Grst report on the sanitary condition of Kowloon-circulated and sent to Government, and then a discussion about preple building houses and occupying them before they were passed. The President wanted to summon the offenders, and although the unofficial mem bers Interceded this course was decided on. No.

other business.

THE British North Borneo Herald of the 1st inst. reports the death by drowning of Mr. George McLaren, of the steamer Normanhurst, on the 20th December at Lamag estate (Kina. batangan River). It appeats that Mr. McLaren was about to dine with Mr. Fockens, the man- ager of the estate, and left the steamer in a canoe to cross a pool of about 5 feet of water, The canoe was shortly afterward seen by some of the cookies (not over-turned) floating about without Mr. McLaren, and a search being imme diately made, the dead body was found in the pool. A coffin was speedily constructed and the body brought to Sandakan in the steamer under the care of Dr. Rigby, who happened to be at Lamag estate at the time of the accident. The funeral took place on the afternoon of the 21st December, the Rev. Mr. Elton officiating, when a considerable number of Europeans were present at the cemetery,

presentative, and one that will be more touch with the majority of the members...

I am, dear Sir,

Yours, &c., ANOTHER ENTHUSIASTIC SCOT. Hongkong, 1st February, 1890.

THE ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Honakosa Telegraph,"

SIR, It has occurred to me that brief monthly. statistis of the Hospital night he interesting to the public, and also help to keep the Hospital before the public mind.. On the reverse of this shall sunimatize the work of the month first over, though this being China New Year month, the numbers are small, and if you think is worth while, I shall be glad if you will insert the summary in this evening's Telegraph,

I

1 am,

Yours very truly,

JOHN C. THOMSON,

Superintende: t.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Statistics for January, 1899.

January 1studymum 43 In-patients remaining in Hospital on In-patients admitted to Hospital during

January

Total In-patients treated

Of these there werĉme

Discharged cured ..... Discharged relieved....................... .19 Discharged on other grounds ............. 3 Died

****** 1-- In-patients remaining in Hospital on

February 1st.................. Out-patients, new cases......... Out-patients, return visits..

Total out-patient consultations

Operations am Vaccinations Dental cases Casualty cases Hongkong, 1st February, 1890.

.....134 441

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The Siecle says that another nihilist plot against the Czar has been discovered in St. Petersburg. Several conspirat rs were arrested in the palace passages. Some resisted and one was killed by an officer.

BEY LIN, December 31st.

The Tageblatt says that it has information that Dr. Feters and members of his party are certainly alive, and that the expedition is marching between Kenia and Baringo,

The

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The Emin Relief Committee has received a letter from Emin, in which he says that he will do all he can to personally assist Germany in era filitary Gazette publishes an Imperis! order that the regiment of drageons entitled the Queen of England's regiment will henceforth be called the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland's regiment.

VIENNA, December 31st.

At Pressburg, in Hungary, the county cashier has absconded with 70,000 florins in casb, leaving unpaid the salaries of public officials to which this money was to be applied.

The contralto Emma Turolla, who frequently sang with Patti, is dead.

"NEW YORK, January 4th. The Journals Oporto, special says: There, is every reason to fear that the mind of the ex-' Emptor of Brazil has given way under the great strain upon it.

It is infected from the evasion of the doctors that the case of Dom Pedra is an extremely critical one,

LONDON, January 4th. At Neussia, in Hungary, two editors fought a duck Editor Tomecs of the Zastar killed Editor Dimitrevics of the Braník.

Another achsational episode in the Cleveland. Twenty-two men implicated, nobles and other- wise, have just fled England. It is said that by the time Scotland Yard has finished none of the Cleveland Street habitues will be left in Engla di The p lice know all about the case, and have the names, description, and identity of the offenders.

In the first place all the boys were captured and made to confess. Some know names, and others gave accurate descriptions, enabling the police to Their shadow partics to their residences. addresses were thus secured. To, these men letters were written, giving them so many hours to get out of the country.

LONDON, December gist. Parnell has long been desirous of retiring from the leadership of the Nationalist party. The O'Shea divorce suit may convince him of the Of the twenty-five suspects.recently warned, expediency of carrying out his intention without twenty-two fled, showing the remarkable further delay. In that case there is only one accuracy of the boys' information. The total 66 possible successor. That is William O'Brien, number of absconders in sixty.

He is more popular in Ireland than Parnell and D has a greater hold upon the party generally. Parnell has practically done his work, but it would indeed be curious if one so cold and up- 40 impassioned should be destroyed at last by such an offence as is attributed to him by Captain z6 O'Shea.

DUBLIN, December 31st.

The Freeman's Journal says: "Parnell has instructed his counsel to obtain for him at the ...875 earliest moment a citation to appear and defend himself in the suit for divorce brought by Cap: tain O'Shea against his wife, la which Parncil was named as co-respondent."

THAT well known caterer for the public amuse-NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. ment Mr. Pemberton W. Willard, writes to us from Sydney under date January 9th. After detailing the noteworthy successes achieved by

NEW YORK, December 30th..

The O. & O. Š. S. Co.'s steamer Delgic, Capt. the Willard and Sheridan opera bouffe and W. H. Walker, with the American mail of the comedy company in the Colonies, our correspon. 7th ulto, arrived in harbour this forenoon. We deat states that he is desirous of organising a take the subjoined, telegrama from our San new company for Hongkong and China, if Francisco exchanges ----

Mr. Willard's sufficient inducement offers. proposal is to bring out a troupe of about 24 persons to perform opera bouffe, comedy, and burlesque ("no more American musical comedies for me," says the versatile "Pem including a small ballet and chorus. The re pertoire includes, in opera bouffe Paul Jones," "Doris," "Falka," "Rip Van Winkle "Pepita" and "Yeoman of the Guard"; in burlesque Faust up to Date," "Course-kin "Vanderdecken," "Monte Cristo," Brothers," and "Esmeralda"; and in comedy-"The Balloon, The Magistrate, Mixed, Sweet Lavender," and "Ls Surprises de Divorce,"

The season would extend over six weeks and comprise 18 performances, but before making final arrangements Mr. Willard considers it desirable to have

one promlie of hundred and twenty season' tickets at $40, 'as a guarantee of public support Considering the numerical ength of the company and the very heavy expense attached to bringing them to the Far East, we do not consider Mr. Willard's stipulation by any means unreasonable, and we doubt not that the number of subscribers required can be obtained without much difficulty. It is proposed to arrive here early in September, and we understand that a list for subscribers will at once be opened at Kelly and Walsh's, Limited,

BORNEO AND ITS PROSPECTS.

A London special to the Journal says. The Hugbes-Hallett scandal is revived by the return of the ex-member of Parliament to London, where his relations with his wife (nde Von Schonberg of Philadelphia) are to settle. She is willing to give him an allowance in return for a covenant of non-molestation and his consent to ker taking the name of Mrs. Von Schonberg.

She will not sue either for a limited or a full divorce. English society accepts what is found cut, but it ostracizes the one by whom it is found out, and he is adjudged quite as guilty as the implicated persons.

It was in token of this social creed that the young Prince of Wales took his celebrated oath of compurgation in a celebrated divorce case years ago when he was a co-respondent. Mrs. Von Schonberg proposes not to return to the United States,

tut to take up her residence in Ital.

Ex-Mayor Oakey Hall's special to the Journal from London says:

"There was recently a memorable social meeting for the American Duchess of Marlborough, attended by the much-married Duke. She visited the Czar and was unexpectedly confronted by her predecessor, wife of the Inte Duke of Abercorn, This wife, who obtained a divorce by reason of her husband's liason with Lady Balisbury, had not succeeded to the title of Duchess.

"As the ex-wife and the present Duchess met A lecture with something like the above for its tile will probably be given in the City Hall, next the former raised her tortoiseshell eyeglasses Wednesday afternoon, by H.R.H. J. J. Francis, and surveyed her successor with a stare, such as QC., Boss of Balambangan, Borneo, Mr. only the well-bred, autocratic British matron Francis, during the two months' holiday from knows how to put on. The American Duchess which he has just returned, has had a good colored impulsively, made a semi-bow, and was look at various parts of British North Borneo, pulled along by her spouse, who discreetly and he said to our representative this morning admired the ceiling frescoes."

English sympathies are with the divorced I got the island of Balambangan given to me last NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS, '· Ar a convocation of the Cathay Chapter of Spring, when I visited Borneo. It is about wife, while the aristocracy locks upon the

miley distant from the most northern point of loper,"

BERLIN, December 30th. Adversaments, &c, bo xddressed to the Manager, Hongkonglowing officers were elected for the ensuing Horneo, or 139 from Sandakan. There are no

Illaroquessed that all communications relating to Subct pulpes, Royal Arch Masons held on Thursday the folfoy-six miles round, and is ten or twelve daughter of the American Admiral as an inter- Letters published in the Kreux Zellung, dated Year M.E.Z., Comp. G. P. Jordan; H., Comp. inhabitants at all, or any traces of any, so far as C. E. Reynolds J. Comp. R. Gubbayi. Scribe I saw. I stayed there a week, with party, and Aden, December 10th, refer to a communication E. Comp. R. P. Dipple: Scribe N., Comp. R. Markwick, Jr. P.S., Comp. P. Brewitt; Trea- explored a good deal of it, except right in the from Dr. Peters, in which he announced that he sarer, Comp. S. D. Setna; Janitor, Comp. J. R. Centre. The northern half is a sandy plain, was in good health and spirits, and said he was

well-suited for pasturing cattle, or for cocoanut gind that he had been reported dead. Grimble.

planting. The other side is a dense jungle.of

PARIS, December 30th. large trees, through which one has to cut his way,

Jutelligence has been received from Ohock, it THE Fire Inquiries' Ordinance makes it quite and the shore is fringed with mangroves. Where French settlement on Fajurah bay, on the cast awkward for anybody who has his place insured we landed we found plenty of sne limestone, coast of Africa, that twa French missionarica and then burnt down. This morning Mr. Wode on the hills, the highest of which reaches pver

escort of eight Greeks, were attacked by thin Instrsion in that day, inte not later than Three flooded house investigated the Bonham Strand blaze 4 feet; and in the valleys was soil evidently traveling from Greeks, were attacked by the

which took place last Sunday morning. The very suitable for coffee planting. There are two natives and all the party murdered.

Sarah Bernhardt came near meeting with a place was insured for $4,000, but unluckily for good harbours. Wild cattle are apparently the proprietor the Fire Brigade extinguished the abundant, and we also saw three species of deer serious accident during the laitial performance flames too promptly, and a lot of the drawers and plenty of wild pigs, but no crocodiles, i have of Jean D'Arc." The funeral pyre used in the were found to be empty, the stock remaining fored no definite idea as to what i am going to being of a very emaciated description. This do with it, but I shall have it reported 800 play became Ignited, and Bernhardt fainted.

FLORENCE, December 30th. fact, coupled with the coincidence that a can of competent man. I went down there to have a The scene shifters were most seriously buracd. kerosene had been accidentally" knocked look at the place and also to thoroughly favesil

The Umberto Theater in this city was burned TO SUBSCRIBERA

down the stairs just before the outbreak, decided gate the planting business in Borneo. With that Bebwortbank to The Honchong. The path we ruptly Mr. Wodehouse in adjourning the mattere view. I visited most of the estates on the Kina- to-night. There was no loss of lile, Theiloded that all Subscriptions are payable in advance,

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January 5th.

More fighting is reported in Crete. It is said that & Turkish force was recently routed by insurgents, that a large quantity of ammunition was seized by the latter, and that many of the Turks were killed.

Lord Salisbury is making favorable progress toward recovery. The influenza in still spreading slowly. In Germany.it is spreading rapidly in the provinces, and business is partially suspended, and in many places schoolhouses have been converted into hospitals. Herr Patow, formerly Minister of Finance, bas died.

The United States steamer Enterprise has arrived at Plymouth. The majority of the officers and crew bave influenza. Six of the crew have been sent to the Naval Hospital,

The Erste Fabrican, in Pretoria, the lugest structure in the Transvaal, has been burned, The loss is £100,000,

At a League meeting to-day the speakers denounced the attack made upon the private character of Parnell, and said that no method was so dishonest but it might be telad in the hope to injure the Irish cause, but that nothing could shake the love and trust of the Irish people

Russia rarely condescends to explanations of for their leader. Leamy, a member of Parlia- ment, said that they who thought that they public acts or policy. She is law to herself and could induce people to forget the services already is not answerable to any other nation for her rendered by Parnell thoroughly failed to under-methods of laternational government. Never stand the Irish race.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 2nd.- Thirty-two officers have been arrested charged with being members of a secret society the object of which is to abolish the aristocracy and establish a constitutional monarchy.

ZURICH, January 2nd.. A theater here caught fire during the perform- arce last night, and was entirely destroyed. The audience reached the streets in safety.

FRANKFORT, January 2nd, The Frankfurter Fournal has news from Lieutenant Rust, who has arrived at Aden. He stated that, while on the way to join Peters, he was seized with a severe illness. All of his followers deserted him except one. personal attendant. Subsequently one of the deserters returned and told Rast that at a point one day distant he had seen the murdered bodies of

Peters and Tiedemar,

BRUSSELS, January and. The damage caused by the fire at Lackin's estimated at $1,200,000. Some priceless statues have been destroyed. The table upon which Napolean signed the declaration of war against Russia was hattered,

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The report that the library in the royal place was burned proves unfounded, but a number of important documents relating to the Congo Exeo

Maja State were destroyed."

The Queen's entire wardrobe was also burned. The Queen and Princess Clementine are greatly prostrated,

NEW YORK, January 2nd. A special cablegram to the Mailand Express says Parnell has intrusted the leadership of the Irish Parliamentary party to Justin McCarthy

while the O'Shen divorce case is on.

DUBLIN, January and The Limerick corporation has voted confidence Melnery, editor of the Limerick Lender, oh in Parnell with one dissenting voice, trial for intimidation, was found guilty, and sentenced in six month's imprisonment.

TANGIERA, Jnuary 2nd. The United States squadron is here. On the four vessels are forty-eight cases of influenta

ST. PETERSBURG, January 3rd The arrest of the nctorious nibilist leader, Pierce Crois, at Warsaw, has been productive of disclosures far more startling than any of the police within the last few days, appalling as they alarming revelations which have come to the have been,

theless, the recent Siberian massacre has exer cised the administrative mind at St. Petersburg. Russian Journals which are most friendly to Russia are now giving mitigating accounts of the affair, but have not explained away a single detail of the shocking outrage.

A gale has been raging all over Great Britain to-day. Much damage has been done throughout the country and many wrecks are reported. The Protestant church at Biree,, Ireland, was struck by lightning and badly damaged.

Floods are reported in the northwest portion of Queenstown. Part of the town of Normanton is submerged, the waer in many places being twenty feet deep. The floods cover an area of 300 milles.

LISBON, January 5th, Private letters from Rio Janeiro say that Intensely hot weather prevails there and that yellow fver of a malignant type has appeared in the city,

Brasso My Bay, AMSTERDAM, January ¿th.

In the skating match to-day Norsend, the Norwegian, won the five-mile race in tom. 18 Permadele onto NEW YORK, January 6th, Acable special to the Trionna from London says Prince Bismarck has advised Lord Salisbury to deal gently with Portugal. The German Chancellor is alarmed at the str.ngth of the republican agitation in the peninsula, and fears that the infliction of any humiliation to the Portuguesa Government would shake the founda," tion of the monarchy. Prince Bismarck is anxious to do all he can to prevent the spread injure or wasken the monarchical Government, of republican ideas, and therefore is unwilling to The Prince has not expressed any approval of the Portuguese position o

says

New complications have arized Lordable special to the Afall and Express from in the Biton scandal, Alden Weston is the", name of the man who, posing as Baron Leando, met Mis Bilton of the Bilton sisters at the Lon don Supper Club, a low midnight dive in this city: Befle then became known as the Baroness Loando. The alleged baron was subsequently arrested for trying to negotiate stolen and forged bonds, some of them being American." He way sentenced to haid labor for eighteen months for Westminster Bath Belle pawned her jewels trying to defraud the branch of the London and to raise money for her erring lover's defense, From letters and documents found concealed but eventually became the favorite of Viscount in his clothing the most damaging evidence is Dunlo the son of the Fark of Clancy suit for

Under threats of exposure and a suit obtained against many persons high to Imperial favor and authority, contemplating not the breach of promise of marriage, young Danlo, of the entire reigning family as well, before a Registrar. A friend of the family assassination of the Czar stone, but the murder, being a minor, married Belle a few months and Already many of the conspirators have been having been apprised of the event, met the taken into custody and those still at large are bridal party as they were leaving the Registrar's under espionage, or being tracked by relentless office and induced the young man to leave ble rested while attempting to leave the country. Australia to keep him out of harm's way, Hep

OPORTO, January 3rd. is now coming back to England, and it is police officials. Several implicated persons were wilo at the door. He was then shipped off so The remains of the Empress of Brazil. were expected that a suit will be at once brought to removed to-day to the Lapa Church, an imposing annul the marriage, on the grounds, first, that it has never been consummated; second, that Belie cortege following the body, ma