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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1890.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

NOTWITHSTANDING the serious trouble which ON. Wednesday evening (5th) the Palico made a has been experienced with regard to the conseizure of eleven cases of rifles at the Tanjong denser tubes of the Impériause it has been Pagar Wharf, says the Singapore Free Press. THAT venerable vessel-of-war, the U. S, S. determined (says The Times) that she shall Each case contained ten Spencer's repeating Monocacy, arrived yesterday from Swatow,

serve another commission as "dagship" on the rifles, and had been landed that morning from China Station at the end of her present term, the steamship Glenartney They are consigned

to M Leon Groetuare, King of the Sedangs As no permit to land them had been issued they were seized by Inspector Morris on an order fram the Magistrate.

REUTER wires from Berlin that the Clericals are masters of the situation in the new Reichstig.

THE P. & n. 52N Ca's extra steamer Nisam, from Bombay, left Singapore for this port on the 15th Inst., at 6 n.m.

THE Corean correspondent of the Japan Herald writes that "Harrey, the last of the miners, has

Yokohama: and thus ends the great gold returned to America by the Hige Maru, vid mining bubble in Corea. The Inventor of the scheme has, however, more than one string to Immediately to open a dispensary or something of the kind, at Chemulpo. It will be a post of observation from which he can watch, and at the favourable moment participate in, the game of palace intrigue."

Harbour at the angle that it marks. The Cricket Ground will be increased by the Re- clamation, we notice, to the extent of about one- eighth of its present area.

The Chinese representa Ives deckled yester- day that the dinner to the Duke and Duchess to be given in the Koshing Theatre, should be limited to 150 persons, and should cost about $1,000. There will be twenty-five bilious Chinese courses, mitigated with European wines. "A per- | formance will be given on the stage during the | repast.

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

Hall Museum for the week ending March 16th. Are Europeans 119, Chinese, 1,169; total 1,288.

THE Singapore paniers say that the Menmuir brake her propeller shaft when off Timer Kenang, where she was picked up by the

Guthrie.

A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held on Wednesday, when the orders of the day will be:-

Financial Minutes.

We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen" liner Glengyle, from New York, left Singapore yester-cination Ordinance, 1890. day for this post.

SMALL-FOX has broken out in Rangaan by last advices, and the disease was rapidly increasing. The cnidemic will interfere very much with the 'rade of the port.

Report of the Finance Committee. First Reading of the 'Bill entitled The Vac-

Committee on the Magistrates' Bill. Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin- ance to amend The Publie Health Ordinance, 1F87.

THE Tal-y-shan mines are having a new lease of life. Chu Yin, the Shanghal capitalist, who The Straits Times navn that at 6.10 on the has joined Ho Amel in the management, brought evening of the 6th instant. the stesmers Chowdown $roo,oco the other day to replenish the Phya and Amherst collided in the Klang River, exhausted funds of the syndicate, and efforts the former vessel losing one of her boats. were made to secure the services of Mr. Church, the Viceroy's mining engineer at Tientsin. He sent an assistant, Mr. Petersen, who has just overhauled the machinery at Tai-yu-shan, and has strong hopes of success. At present, pending the arrival of a European 'smelter, the native. process is adhered to.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, F.C.. will be held in Freemasons' Half Zetland Street. this evening, at 8.30 for qo'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

MR. C. D. Harman, agent of the O. &0. S. S. Co., inform us that the steamship Garlic, with mails, &c.. from San Francista to the 27th ulto., has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow,

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THE Penang Gaserte learns that Mr. Swettenham, Resident of Perak, is going home on three months' leave of absence, and that Mr. Treacher, the Secretary to the Government, will act as Resident during Mr. Swettenham's absence. FOUR new steamers are expected early this year from home for the CN. Co. One of them, the Kwaiyang, a twin-screw boat, has passed the Canal outwards: the next to be ready in the Singan, and the other two are the Pinnan and Nanchang,

THE Hadson Astonishment Troupe open to-night in the City Hall theatre, be it remembered. The programme to be rendered is long, and varied, and sparkling, and smiling begins at nine, sharp," button-shifting and mouth-expanding being a subsequent detail.

We learn that Messrs. Butterfield and Swire have put a steamer on the Tientsin-Foochow run, in opposition to their late allies, the China Merchants and Jardine, Matheson & Co. The Foochow people, It is said, carefully boycotted the newcomers.

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THE Japan Gazette reports another disastrous fire. The scene was Asakusa, and the time of coramencement was midnight of the 26th ulto. Over 1,400 houses were destroyed. The con- flagration originated in the premises of a fire. wond and charcoal dealer. At the time a rather stiff north-western wind was blowing, and this, coupled with the narrowness of the streets, aided the rapid spread of the flames. In all 1,424 houses were completely destroyed, 73 damaged, and 29 store houses suffered before the fire was extinguished at 5.45. There was one fatality, and fifteen firemen received injuries.

THE Singapore thieves take the cake, and every thing else. On the 8th inst, they stole $50 from a room in the Police headquarters over where a Sikh was on guard. The Free Press says After carrying off $300 from the Gaol, and $50 from the Police headquarters, after picking pockets in the Supreme Court and taking the cashbor from the charge room, the next thing will be to bear off the mace from the Judge's bench, if not the Judge himself. We see, too, that the re- sidence of the Very Rev, Bishop Ver, at Bangkok, was robbed of some valuable Church jewellery, valued at a thousand ticals, the other day.

THE L. & C. Express contains a report of a curious case, heard in the High Court of Justice prietor of the fadan Mail, petitioned for a declaration of the validity of his marriage with a Japanese lady named Yasu Tanka. The petition was made in consequence of the refusal of the British Consul at Tokio to register the marriage. Much interest was manifested in the case, which ended in the petition being granted-

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY COMPANY, LIMITED.

The annual meeting of the shareholders in this Company took place this afternoon, at the offices, Queen's Road. Mr. H. Crawford, took the chair, the following being present:-Messrs. E George, A. Death, A. H. Skelton, D. McCulloch, H. S. Denson, E. S. Wheeler, W. Parlane, and J. McCallum. doubticas read the advertisement calling this The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, you have

the contrary, the statement of accounts as read meeting and I take it that, nothing being said t will be accepted. I may state that the Company we expect to do even better than this. In will pay a dividend of 8 per cent, and further conclusion, I would request the re-election of the Consulting Commitice.

Their re-election was proposed by Mr. George, seconded by Mr. W. Parlane, and agreed to.

Upon the proposal of Mr. Parlane, seconded by Mr. McCallum, Mr. E. S. Wheeler was unanimously elected auditor.

The Chairman then informed the meeting that dividend warran's would be made out as soon as possible, and the proceedings terminated.

THE EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, John Gray, 26, was brought up on remand on the charge of emberrling $29.000, the property of the New Oriental Banking Corporation. Mr. Wotton prosecuted, and Mr. Pollock defended. After some conversation

tween these gentlemen

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bamboo arches westward, and thereby hiding a The Chinese are running up innumerable

the Queen's Road tradesmen are preparing to "illume" in a very porfanctory way.

MERCANTILE MARINE PAY.

PROBABLE ALL-ROUND INCREASE,

city is already excited and is issuing threats against the native Christians, while the most ribald anti-foreign songs are being freely sung by boys upon the streets.

Sah-yang-jen and. „Mick-yang-jan ("kill the foreigners")("exterminate the foreigners aro the pleasant sounds that greet one's cars. Native Christians were told yesterday that they would have "just three days more to stay, and then they would be bound and thrown out of the city "with their foreign' fathers." This series of posters was supplemented during Saturday night by two cartoons, one representing the Crucifixion and the other à Christian worship. They are too vile and obscene to be described minutely in the public press; suffice it to say that they repre- sent the Saviour of the world as a pig and the incarnation of the god of lust! They have been laid before the various Consuls for their inspec tion and all agree that the annals of antiquity farmish nothing to compue with them!

The titles ofthe various sheets are as follows:-- "False doctrines must die"(circulated' in book form.)

The sweeping away of false teaching." "The eradication of error and implanting of of truth."

"Kill the Devils," a song for popular distri bution,

"Devils worshipping the pig-apparition "---ą.... cartoon.

*Worship of the heavenly hog"--a cartoon. "Do not become devils,” etc.

The object of these publications is not only anti-Christian, but generally anti-foreign. Begin- ning with the native Christians, who are to be pats on to the missionaries and then to the beaten, stabbed, and thrown into rivers, they other foreigners for whom the missionaries are measures on the part of his Excellency the said to act as agents. Prompt and stern Viceroy are locked for by the foreigners of all nationalities. Any procrastination may lead to serious trouble.

AMERICAN TELEGRAMS.

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NEW YORK, February 11th. ...A Sun special from Paris says: A cipher let. ter just received by Russian refugees here, dated December 28th, gives details of an awal tragedy in the political prison at Kara, Eastern Siberia. Mme. Nadyd Sibida, of noble birth and a teacher in the High School at Moscow, was found last year with revolutionary pamphlets in her possession and was sentenced to penal.

Following 'the lead of their brethren in the North, the engineers in many of the steaners running out of Hongkong are agitating for more pay. And from all appearances they will get it, It may be remembered that in 1884 the steamship companies combined to reduce s Latles all round, at the instance of Mr. John Swire, on the plea of hard times. That plea ceased to have any force, long ago, but the engineers, for lack of organisa tion, made no attempt to re-establish the old scale. The first move came from the British India S. N. Company, who some time ago, on their own initiative, lecreased the rates of pay all of leave on quarter pay, etc. Influenced by that, round, besides granting various favorsin the shape the organisation of engineers at Shangbal, who renewed their demands last month, when the had made an unsuccessful appeal a year ago, opportunity caused by the dissolution of the union existing between the three leading com- panies came. Their claims were res sted for s day, and then accededŝto. Now the current rates are--chief enginesis, $185 (after two years' service $185, and after five years' service $200); second engineers $120, and thirds $85, being an increase of $25, $20, and 815 respectively,

The following telegrams from San Francisco In Hongkong steamers chiefs get $150-exchanges were "crowded out" of our last few get more, although me or two receive Saturday's issue :- Siyo seconds $100, and thirds $75. The agitators are asking for the same rates as the Shanghal engineers. There are not more than 75 men or so in the movement, ne compared with some 220 at Shanghai, but they have the advantage of the precedent established by the later. What Butterfield and Swire or Jardine Matheson and Co. granted at Shanghal, the same firms can hardly refuse to give here. The lines affected are about seven in number-the Hong- kong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co., Mr. Wotton asked for a further remand for a Douglas Lapraik and Co, Butterfield and

On her arrival at Kara this handsome, refined week, without being asked to state his grounds. Swire's Austrália boats, the Indo-China Calcutta

woman soon attracted the attention of the He believed there would be no opposition. In any boats, for which Jardine Matheson and Co. are director of the prison, who took an early opport case he would require further time, under instruc-agents, the Scottish Oriental, Pacific Mail, China unity to insult her. Mme. Sibida boxed the cars tions from London.

and Manila S. 5. Co., and the detached vessels of the director, who fa revenge had her stripped such as the Ardgay. Soochow, etc. But the and fiogged in the presence of all the men in the agitators are at one di.advantage, in having no prison. Such an outrage bad not been perpetrat organisation. Years ago they had an Associa-ed on a woman since the days of the Empress tion, such as exists in Shanghai, the Straits, and Catherine, and the unfortunate lady was so athome, but they did not support it, and it came apprehensive of further shame and torture that to an untimely end before the reduction of wages she committed suicide on the same day by in 1884. An attempt is now being made to poisoning herself. resuscitate the Union-not so much for pro- tective as for social purposes, and it is hoped that the experiment will meet with better success, But whilst the cancy Scots are looking after His Worship-Is that what you wish to put their interests, the deck officers are quite forward as your reason 7.

apathetic, with one or two exceptions. Yet it Mr. Woton-And there is the necessity for can scarcely be that they are satisfied with the communicating with London for instructions, scale of wages. Captains on the local liners which of course has to be carried on by wire, get, on an average, $100 The chief mates' pay Inspector Stanton stated that he had no objec-11 paid in home boats, Second mates get only tion, and the case was accordingly remanded $50, and thirds a beggarly $36-not thirty for a week,

shillings a week! There can be no doubt as to the inadequacy of such remuneration. Now if the chief mate was put on a par with the second engineer, and the second mate had his $50 increased to $70, the third getting $50, the whole bill at the year-end would be covered by another $7,000, whilst if the demands of the engineers are agreed to it will entail an annual increase in the bills of the At the last meeting of the Reception Sub- Companies of some $11,000. The idea is afloat that both officers and engineers would strengthen Committee, held on the 10th instant, a come their bands by uniting in organising a munication from Her Majesty's Consul_at

Mr. Pollock did not oppose the application.j His Worship-I should like to know generally on what ground you ask for the remand-it

would satisfy the Court in some degree.

Mr. Wolton-1am, not quite prepared to go on; not having fully investigated the whole of the books, which, as your Worship will under stand, are numerous, and the items have to be gone through and compared with documents not How in the prssession of the Bank. That is one

Teason.

servitude.

Several other female political prisoners, fearful

of receiving similar treatment, on hearing of the event, followed ber example. A few miles from the women's political prison at Kara is that occupied by male political convicts, who on hearing of the tragedies, revolted en masse. Troops were called out and awful scenes follow. ed, shooting, flogging and torturing going on by wholesale. The Russian authorities: hava naturally been careful to suppress the terrible

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Counterfoil Order Booles supplied on applica.THE members of the Victoria Recreation Club intend giving an Assault-at-Arms shortly, probably in the second week in April. The contingent is in charge of Sergeant Instructor Tennant, under whose able fuillon the latent 1886 for this port, where he has resided ever Upon that also I would ask for the adjournment. | drops down to $79; sa compared with the average details now given to the public for the first time. muscular talent of Hongkong should have every show,

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MR. J. Iwi, the Antwerp diamond merchant who is interested in a ruby concession lately granted by the Siamese Government to Mr. Tan Kim Ching, of Singapore, left Bangkok last week for Rahang, where he intends to make a thorough investigation into the value and possibilities of the said concession...

THE Shanghai Mercury, in recording the death of Mr. Thomas Wallace, senior, who died at bls residence on the 11th inst, says He is well known in Hongkong and Yokohama as well as at this port, and very much respected by a large circle of friends. He arrived in Hongkong as early as 1855, and came to Shanghal in the first place. 1852, and after remaining here a short time went to Japan. He left that country in since. The funeral took place this afternoon (12th), the service being conducted by the Rev. H. C. Hodges. A large number of friends and residents attended.

A CANTON correspondent writes that the new Viceroy, Li Han-chang, isgetting himselfdisliked in his new sphere on account of his evident anxiety to make his pile." The Wei-sing Tottery is formed by a syndicate who have ten months of their six years' lease still unexpired. but notwithstanding that His Excellency has ball promised the monopoly to another syndicate, on the application of four Aujes, or literail. They offer Tis. 50,000, and $800,000 in who are only now beginning to realise any profits, are sadly exercised about it, as the Acting Governor, whom they have petitioned, is too auxious to keep straight with His Excellency to further their cause much.

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, honorary secretary to the Reception Committee, sends us the following:-

Hongkong, 15th March; 1890.

...: ST. PETERSBUPO, February ixth. The Government has sent an official to the City of Mexico for the purpose of establishing a Russian legation there.

DO RIO JANEIRO, February 11th, Senhor Lobo, Minister of the Inferior, has re- signed in consequence of a disagreement with General Fonseca

PARIS, February 11th, Osborne's library, containing many unique historical documents, was destroyed by fire to-day, Loss $400,000

or greasy, or that appear to have been used held on Thursday night, bas had to be postponed bribes, for the privilege The present Farmers. Canton was considered, in which Wednesday / Marine Institute, and at any rate it is worth, Art The Emperor has ordered that portraits of

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THE influenza has temporarily "busted up" the object of Mr. Caltanco and his latest charitable tent in aid of the Alice Memorial Hospital," which was to have been until the 25th. We are sure that the indies and gentlemen will have everywod's syhpathy. THE Siam Mercantile Garette hears that H.R.H. Prince Dewan has received from Colonel Thyne, Vice-chairman to the Siam Gold Fielde. Co., a report on the Mines, in which the said gentle. man expresses himself highly satisfied with the prospects of the mines. In his opinion'a dividend, and a good one, will be declared before the end of the year.

THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High. landers will play the following programme al the Officers Mess, to-morrow evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock:-

Herold Overture Zampa Viss

Fells Selection. Nell Gwynne".

Planquette Martiol Bolero lo son Ja" Rosa"...omeg Selection...

"Reminiscences of Haydo"...Winterbottom.

THE maich for a 350 cup between Mr. W. H, Young, winner of the Veterans' Race at the recent Athletic Sports, and Mr. J. Ezekiel, to run 120 yards, the former conceding 5 yards start, was decided, on the Race-course this aftemoon in the presence of a large number of spectators, The scratch man was a decided favorite, but there was very little betting. Young was quicker of the mark than his opponent, and in the first fifty yards had almost made up bla. lee-way, but from This point Ezekiel, who ran very strongly, fairly held his own until within twenty yards of the tape, where he was beaten, and the favorite, shooting away, won cleverly by a yard and a half in 13/4th seconds capital performance can sidering the heavy state of the running path. The Honghong Telier has the largess circulation of any Englis's saw paper published in the Far East, and is therefore the

THUS the Arisona Kicker in the Detroit Fres best modlum for frustisers, Terme can be leargi on application,

The Honghong Telegraga's mimber at the Telephone Centralbers of the Royal Artillery Sergeants' Mess and Prats-Some person who has a grievance their friends, and $13 subscribed at the estab-against the Kicker left an infernal machine on Hishment of Mestre, Geo, Fenwick & Co., sent, our doorstep one night last week. It was a TO SUBSCRIBERS. Subscribers to The Henghene Teligrok ne repactfully with very kind letters, for the use of the poor starch box filled with giant powder and two pounds reminded that all Subserikilons que joyable in advance, old wanderer Mann, on his arrival in England. of bullets, and was so arranged as to explode when the cover was lifted. We took it in and AT a meeting of the Central Borneo Co, held in started to open it, supposing some modest admirer London on the rath alt, the following resolation had left us a box of fruit or confectionery, but on was adopted: "That the capital of the company second thought,concluded to soak it for a while. be increased to £150,000 by the creation of This action saved our life. Not only that, but £150,000 new shares of £1 each, such new it prevented the destmetion of our institution and Thares to be in such at such of much surrounding

Exchange. No, .

DEATH,

AT his residence, Shanghai, on the 11th March, 1890, THOMAS WALLACE, Senr., aged 57 years.

The Houghsug Gelegraph elegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1890,

TELEGRAMS,

SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, March 6th, There has been a disturbance at Johannesberg, The mob denounced the Government,and lowered and destroyed the Transvaal flag. Armed police ultimately dispersed the mob,

THE HAPPY CZAR.

March 7th. The Car has received a letter from a female. Nihillst, menacing him with death unless the present reactionary policy is modified. Coples have also been received by the Ministers. All guards are doubled.

We acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of $13.50 from the officers of the I. M. Customs stationed at Malowchow, 21.10 from the mem-

mes, and on such terms and conditions as the directors may from time to time determine." Only Lasioco is to be issued at once.

We see that Marie I, King of the Sedangs, arrived at Singapore recently, in the Sachsen, as the Count de Mars. He had with him three generale and two captains, and was to endeavour to recover his kingdom, which he would try and reach through Sam. His Majesty was in the bands of a Belgian banker, who bad advanced the money to enable bim to further the venture, as it was represented that the kingdom contained considerable wealth in the, as yet, unopened

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minen, "HAWKSHAW," in the Bicycling World, tells an amusing story of an employé on an English steamer trading between China and San Fran- cisco who always carried his bicycle with him, an old-fashioned machine with a big back bone, and a cumbrous saddle. In China he would occasionally have spin on shore: and when he arrived at Frisco he took his #leave on his bicycle. He was at times chaffed unmercifully about his old-fashioned #igger;" but he smiled, and said it suited him. March 10th

in his resignation. He also grew tired of cycling

left in the steamship, wat Teritory. He was repulsed with heavy loss but and his machine being Captured six Frenchmen. France exacts com sold as unclaimed. The purchaser then made picte reparation and if relused will infilet the discovery that the big backbone was hollow and detachable, and that the saddle was of iron, salutary leasón. France does not however pur and hollow. 9.2

The bicycle had been used for the purpose of smuggling opium! pow seizing the country.

WEST AFRICA.

have made, every effort to trace the Send who put up this job, but so far without success. We realise there are many men in this community who hanker for our life, but we hope to disappoint them, If they feel they must have it why not fire buckshot into our window, ambush us at night, or pick a quel on the street): This plotting to scatter our fragments over our large and excellent stock of groceries la boil unkind and unreasonable.

CAPTAIN Charles John Balfour, who has been selected for the command of the Mercury, to date from the 18th inst, was lieutenant of the Opossum, and was specially mentioned for his services at the attack on the Peiho forts, June 35th, 1859, receiving the China medal, says the and C. Express. He was commander of the Sultan at the bombardment of Alexandria, July 11th, 1882, during Egyptian War, was pro- moted, and received the Egyptian medal, Alexandria clasp, and Khedive's bronse, atar. The Afercury is being painted white, ready for the China siation. Most of her officers have been appointed to join her on the 18th, when she will hoist the pennant Many officers, says Broad Arrow, think that she would on her foremast were done away with, and if she were fitted either with a military top forward, or merely spolermast for fore-and-aft all In peace time her yards be useful in case of breakdown, but in action the less top-hamper she has the better, and she would be easier at pea with lose weight forward.

was stated to be an unsuitable day for their experiment. Apart from the question of mutual Royal Highnesses' visit, owing to a religious support in any combination against their procession, which would cause much crowding employers, the clevating influence of a properly

conducted social centre would be quickly appa. in the streets.

rent. But this question of salaries should not be lost sight of

The Consul has been asked by the Govern- ment whether there is any serious objection to to the visit taking place on Wednesday, and bes replied that there is,

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government therefore suggests Thursday as the best day for their Royal Highnesses visit, fearing that it might not be convenient for the Royal party to leave on the night of arrival bere, especially as they may possibly arrive late, and have experienced rough weather on the way up from Singapore.

The Sub-Committee concur in thinking Thurs day the next best day for the visit,

If the General Committee have no objection, it is proposed to telegraph to his Royal Highness to inform bio that it has been found necessary for the reason stated above, to transpose the pro grammes originally proposed for Wednesday and Thursday,

If this is dane, the programme will be as

follows -

MONDAY Receive address en landing, at the City Hall excursion in the afternoons dinner and reception at Government House in the

evening,

TUESDAY.-Chinese processions will pass Government House in the morning, in the after. noon the forts and docks will be visited ; in the evening dinner at Head Quarter House and military tattoo.

WEDNESDAY. --Afternoon, lay memorial stone Harbour Works; evening, dinner and entertains ment by Chinese in Ko Shing Theatre. Witness illuminations. Leave for Canton,

THURSDAY.-Spend in Canton. Leave in evening for Hongkong.

FRIDAY.-Morning, arrive from Canton and leave for Shanghai.

BERLIN, February 11th.“ himself, his ancestors or any of his family shall not be exhibited without his permission.

DUNDEE (Scotland), February rith. The demands of the dock laborers have been granted and they have resumed work again. - :- Since the above was written we learn that, last

VIKNSA, February 11th week, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. intimated The marriage of the Archduchess Valerie, the to the engineers in the Indo-China steamers Emperor youngest daughter, will be celebrated that the Shanghai scale would be extended to on Augugust 18th. The Empress has given her them. Further, the princely house" volutarily, daughter a hosting seat at Lainz, five miles from increased the pay of the mates as follows:-chief, | furnished. and without a plication having been made, bere, fitted up with electric lights and exquisitely from $70 to $90, and second officers, $50 to $60. There are no third mates carried,

sentative to-day that their European employés

Mesars. Douglas Lapraik informed our repre have made no application ar yet, but if they do, they will la all probability be met in the same liberal spirit, there being a tacit understanding among the agents in such

Sunda de vidalok The managers of the China and Manila Steamship Co. (Messrs. Russell and Co.) are, we believe, only waiting for the application to come into

matters.

LISBON, February 12thi An enormous crowd assembled to-day in the endeavored to harangue the various groups, but Place Dom Pedro, and republican orators the police and cavalry charged the mass, which dispersed after some fighting. Twenty-eight persons were arrested.

Proclamations have been issued by the Government forbidding the holding of a patriotic. meeting when was to have taken place in the Colfscam. The proclamation also prohibits the contemplated procession through the streets.

ALLEGHENY CITY (Pa.), February 11th. Messrs Butterfield and Swira, “declined to divulge their private business, but intimated. The doors of Carnegie's $300,000 free library that they had had no word from the officers in were opened to the public this afternoon, and the Ching Navigation Co's boats,

SERIOUS TROUBLE IN MA

:WUCHANGE

The Rev. S. C. Partridge, of the American Church Mission, writes to the N. C. Daily News under date the foth inst, as followi

Attempts are being made to stir up a grand anti-Christian and anti-foreign excitement in the provincial capital of Hapeh province. The boldness of the undertaking and the widespread dissemination of its literature are probably with put a parallel in Central China. The facts, briefly, are we follows

the magnificent structure was inspect by thous sands of people, Formal dedicatory, services will be held on Thursday, when it is hoped that President Harrison will be present, oper Mod de gaz CAIRO, February tath, * Schweinfurt · has information that King

Mwanga has regained authority in Uganda. He has destroyed the slave dhows, the transports, and is friendly with the Christians, LA PARIA, February 12th,

Duc d'Orleans was again arraigned before the tribunal of the Seine to day, "He was adjudged. gulity, and sentenced to two years Imprisone ment. The courtroom was - crowded with spectators. When the prisoner was arraigned the crowd broke out with loud eries for the army the Duke of Orleans and the Republic. They became so demonstrative, that the gendarmes were compelled to clear the room

Before the judgment was announced he ad. dressed the count on his own behall

The Government arrangements for the decor- tion of the streets are as follows triumphal arch will be erected at Pedder's Wharf, another On Thursday night last a large e number in Queen's Road near the City Hall, and a third of obscene and inflammatory placards at the eastern end of the Cricket Ground, where against the foreign religions were distributed the griegs will turn up to Government House, throughout the city and posted up in the Queen's Road will be illuminated from Marray most conspicuous places These placards con- Barracks to Pottleger Street, where the Chinese sisted of a series of three printed sheets, varying He said I came to France to servo E will chip in Government House and grounds, in size from a small band-bill to a mederate common soldier. I have nothing to do, with the Clock Tower, Post Office, and Supreme sized paster, and were filled with vile a cusations, politics, which only concerns my father, whose Court will be disguised with lanterns, and of every kind. As no action" was taken in the obedient son and faithful servant I am. I knew Tsim-tsa-tsoi Police Station will be made metter on Friday (it apparently not having yet by entering France that I rendered myself liable gorgeous by the same means,

come to the police of the foreigners), the to the law, but that knowledge did not stop me, On the Praye, just behind the Cricket Clab miscreants waxed bolder, and on Friday night I love my country, and wish to serve her. I am The Duke will be allowed to sewnia in the Pavilion, the Duke will lay a stone commemora again covered the walls with a series of posters guilty of no crimelig ting the inauguration of the Praya Reclamation of a larger and more, virulent kind. In-addle Scheme grave has already been dug in the tion to these, anti-foreign poetry and books Conciergerie prison for a few weeks befor being footpath, and a bamboo pavilion is being erected were freely distributed through the streets, removed to jail. The Government grants him over to accommodate the Hongkong Three The Italian Fathers residentin the city referred this, privilegs to give him an opportunity to

The King of Dahomey has invaded French By and bys he tired of a seafaring life, and seht be more efficient for war purposes if the yards Hundred. The stone will be aft; 6 in, bigh, and the matter to the files but as usual no action appeal frons, the senteos of court. During the

about a yard square. It will be laid on an solid foundation, and His Highness will tap it. with a silver trowel and an ivary mailet, now being manufactured by Chinese cheap labor, The stone will bear an appropriate Inscription, It will mark the boundary line of the new clamation, which will cut off the crescent of the

was taken in the matter, and so they on Bunday hearing Orleans Asked his consel not to defend laid the matter before the French Consul, who kind. He said he had learned in exis, to honour promptly notified the Total, At the same time the magistracy, and to respect its decisions If the American and English, missionaries notified condemned by the court, he was sure of acquical their respective Consuls, and to-day ibo entire at bands of 200,003 conscript of a class mero Consular body at: Hankoware to take joint fortmasin than hey who we able to serve shar action in the sacrs. The sondy singut of the country