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There had been no payment into the Bank by the prisoner since the 7th March of this year.

In cross-examination he stated that he said they were payments by the prisoner, because he was in charge of the department. He knew from his own personal experience that prisoner was in charge of the money order department, but he did not know positively how money was deposited in the bank. It might, or might not, have been done by the prisoner. He did not ascertain the mount $349,892.50 by com- paring his pass book with any document signed by the prisoner. When he said he did not sign certain documents with red writing thereon be spoke generally, feeling positive that he never signed such receipts while red-ink writing was visible thereon. The Post Office Department had an account with the Treasury. It referred only to the sale of Postage Stamps. He thought there was only one account between the Post Office and the Treasury. He did not say that the account sales of stamps had anything to do with th money order department. There is an account in the Treasury referring to money orders and these two Postal notes. All items referring department the same general account at the Bank. Money orders and Postal notes would be entered under the same heading,

Inre-examination witness stated that there were two separate accounts; one of money orders and Postal notes, the other for sales of postage stamps. That was what he meant by the General Post Office Account. Nothing more than the $349.892.50 was paid into the Bank by the prisoner between 3rd of July, 1884, and 1ýth of March, 1890,

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Fung Kit Fan, a clerk in the Treasury, stated that he had in the exercise of his duty written part of the documents handed in as evidence in this case; and that after the words " on account of some words had certainly been erased The words erased were probably" money orders" or

'postal notes."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1890.

more matches; the 'backs of both sides were allowed to have a real 10sy time of it, instead of being hustled by active and pertinacious 'first forwards Again the 'backs' frequently kept to0 near to their goals, and when a back did go up, his place was not promptly taken by another member in the side. The early play of the soldiers showed clearly the uselessness of bringing out the ball unless the forwards' are properly placed, and we should like to see more 'passing on and combined play than was the case on this occasion. We sincerely hope and believe that the next cold weather will see sime good pelo play here as the young uns all training on, and the old uns, we beg their pardon, are sticking to it in sportsmanlike fashion.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The O. &.0. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, Capt. W. H. Walker, with the American mail of the 3rd inst, arrived in harbour last night. We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges :-

New York, May 26th. The Tribune to-morrow will publish an in- teresting article relative to the death of Frank L. James, a well-known African traveler and author, who was killed near the Gaboon river, in Africa, on April 21st, by a wounded elephant. The first news of the accident reached this country on April 3rd in a cable dispatch to D. Willis James, his half-brother, who received it during wedding festivities at Northampton. The fall details were not received until yesterday, when a dispatch was received from Arthur James, who was in this country to attend his nephew's wedding, but had hurried back to Eug- land to received his brother's body,

The dispatch says that Mr. James' body was pierced in front by the task of a wounded elephant. The injured man knew that he was dying, but the shock to his system prevented him from feeling any pain and almost dulled bis senses.

He lived only forty minutes after receiving the fatal wound, and the last words upon his lips were for his youngest brother, William, to whom he was devotedly attached.

Only one member of his party was with him at the time of the accident, which happened about five miles from his yacht, at 3:40 p, m., and, by a strange fatality, on his birthday,

The body was placed on his yacht, which reached Southampton, on Saturday night.

The Danish steamship Thingvalia, which left Copenhagen on the 6th inst., arrived at this point this morning, and Captain Lamb relates a most thrilling experience and a wonderful escape from a watery grave.

Mr. Travers in cross-examination said :-- The prisoner had authority to receive moneys, and was familiar with the routine of the money order department. He used to have a tin despatch box near where he sat, and it was his practice to put money received into the box, of which be kept the key. It was brought to his office and looked up in the safe, at the end of the day, and. he was keeper of the key of the sale. It was not customary to count the money contained in said box during his term of office; but he could not say whether Mr. Lister was in the habit of doing so or not Every morning he sent the box to the prisoner. There were no standing orders er regulations concerning money so received. The prisoner was allowed to cash orders out of money which he had received. He did so daily. He was also authorized to sell postal notes received. from outsiders. It was in 1879 that prisoner first entered on his duties as Superintendent His money order accounts were balanced every month, and his Postal Notes account every three

The steamer came in collision with an iceberg months. That was done to meet the requirements in the early hours of the moming of the 19th of the Audit office. He thought that it was no inst Captain Lamb says that it began to get part of the routine that, after the balances were

hazy on the 18th. During the might the tem struck, they should be submitted to the Post-perature of the water was taken very frequently, master General. The custom was for the as the vessel was in the region of icebergs com. Auditor, who went round to audit the books ing down from Lobrador. Captain Limb was and vouchers every month to see that all was below and Second Officer Jurgenson was in com right; and he considered it would be clearly mand of the deck. The water's temperature his duty to see that the vouchers were correct could not indicate the vicinity of any large body and corresponded with the entries in the books, of ice.. He could not imagine how'a document, such as many of those handed in this morning, could have been allowed to serve a double purpose, if properly examined by the Auditor. It was also the prisoner's duty to strike a half-yearly balance which was intended should be a general exposition of business transactions and especially show the position of the money order department at the time. The General Post Office Department has really only one account with the Hongkong Bank. It is known as the local money order, account. Io the Bank it is known as the. Post-master General's account. It was not the case that all revenues of his department went into that account. The only moneys which went into the Postmaster Genera's account were remittances He did not from India, Australia or Bangkok. know where some of the moneys which prisoner received from Australia and other places had to go. He could not speak positively without reference to the Bank book. The moneys which the prisoner should have remitted to London, and mentioned by him in the morning, should have been paid into the Hongkong Government accounbat the bank.

At this juncture witness became unwell, and had to be assisted into a chair. His Worship therefore adjourned the case until next. Tuesday

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POLO.

MILITARY 7. CIVILIANS.

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Notwithstanding warm weather and diffi- culties caused by a ground which leaves much to be desired, the votaries of Polo continue as enthusiastic as ever, and constant practice has very considerably improved the all- round play, A most interesting match was brought to an issue on Tuesday last, when civilians were pitted against a strong military contingent; the former, after a close and exciting game, sustaining defeat by one goal. The tearas

were:

Ciolkant Militar Captain Gardiner (and forward.) Mr. J. Armstrong (and forward.)

Mr, W. Cruickshanie, Captain Peterson,

Mr. F. H. May. Captala Robleson. Borgt-Maja Robblas (back)' Mr. T. H. Whitehead (back. 1

Two quarters of fifteen minutes each were played.

The ball was set rolling at 6 pm, Lieut. Steward, R.N., taking "back" for the soldiers, as Robbins had not put in an appearance. The sportsmen soon settled down to work, and it was evident that both sides meant business. For the first seven minutes the Civilians kept their opponents hemmed in to their goal, Armstrong, after a good run, and a fine hit just missing the military sticks. The redcoats now pulled themselves together and adopting more business like tactics, Gardiner and Paterson carried the bak fight down the ground, the latter securing first blood for his side by a good shot,

Robbins was in the pigskin for the second game, ond it soon became evident that the Civilians were being hardly pressed. Armstrong took possession of the ball close to his own goal and made a brilliant run, despite the hustling of his opponents, right up the ground, just mis: sing goal by a few feet. Both goals were several times in serious jeopardy, but the Civilians were unable to better their position. Goals were bit by May and by Robbins, but there was some doubt as to the validity of the same; however, victory rested with the soldiers, by two goals to

one,

A Herald gespindi t, who chanced to be among the pas engers, interviewed Cantain "What was the rock we struck, sir?" Santelli:

"It was a small member of the Scilly islands. It was a narrow eten pe."

"But how do you account for having been so far to the north ?"

All were unconscious when picked up. The ship's doctor hastened to the scene, and found that Valpy way fatally injured, his body being terribly bruised and his skull smashed in. He lingered a short time in an unconscious condition and then died and was afterward buried at sea. Greig had his collar-bone broken and was other wise bruised. Lieutenant. Warder was badly "It is certainly very strange," answered the bruised about the body and face. Frechette captain, "especially as I had headed the vessalescope with only a severe shaking and some out to sea for extra safety. I can only account light bruises, for the extraordinary deviation by assuming that we were borne to the north by some unknown v va es, however, but have never heard of such currents. I have made over two hundred currents. The extent of the vessel's deviation from the normal course is shown by the fact that the rock we struck, which is known as Bishop's | island, lies at the opposite side of the group. to that on which the Gascogne should have passed. On that sell same trek the Schiller sank some years ago, when some hundreds of lives were lost!"

CITY OF MEXICO, May 26th. More rich petroleum discoveries have been President Diaz has expressed himself in favor made in Tabasco. of a three Americas railroad. He says anything connecting Mexico with the outer world will be beneficial.

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The Secretary of Finance states that he is pet quite ready to propose a new, tariff reducing the import duties on many articles.

CANEA (Crete), May 26th! The Christians yesterday adopted a resolution appealing to the foreign consuls for protzeiten against the continued outrages by the Turks. They threaten to close their shops and bring about a general suspension of business unless there is a change for the letter in the attitude of the Turks toward them.

LONDON, May 26th. The Chronicle declares that the Government has ceded to Germany the African Stale of Unyors, which, by reason of the treatier can cluded by Sir Samuel Baker, really belongs to Turkey.

OBERAMMERGAU, May 26th.

The number of those who wished to attend the first performance of the "Passion Play" was so great that many had to be turned away. The play was a great success.

BERLIN, May 20th: Severe storms followed by floods are reported in various parts of Germany: Much damage has been done and over a score of lives lost,

The Emperor's foot is swollen, as a result of his leap tom a caringe, and he is unable to wear a boot on it. He has been ordered to keep in his room for ten days,

AUCKLAND, May 26th. Advices from Samoa are that the British, German and American Consuls have established a new Government and opened a Custom-bouse.

DUBLIN, May 26th.

When Thomas Pettit, the American champion, met Charles Saunders, the English premier player, for the tennis championship of the world in the first round of the play this afternoon Sir Cecil Guinness beautiful marble court was thronged with a distinguished gathering. The play started at 11 o'clock, the referee being that crack amateur, the Hon. Alfred Lyttleton, and the marker the well-known James Fennell, At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 19th, while Saunders won three out of the four sets played. The first game went to Petit by 6 to 2. in latitude 47 deg, to min., longitude 42 deg. 30 min., the lookout sergeant sighted an immense Neither champion nor challenger was in his mass of ice, rising twenty-five feet out of the best form at the cuiset, but Saunders struck water, directly ahead. He shouted a warning, timidly and with accuracy. The second set was but not in time to stop the steamer. The engines the best contested of the four. Saunders bad were reversed, but the vessel ran with great force registered 5 to 1, but won only by 6 to 4. The into the berg. Fortunately the ice staped out-third set fell to Saunders, 6 to 2, the rast point ward above the water, and it was the upper part being made by Saunders, successfully stepping three powerful forces delivered in succession... of the vessel that suffered.

The iron bow plates were ripped off and con- siderable damage was done to the steamer. Slabs of ice came tumbling down on the deck The steamer ran full tilt upon the berg though she received no damage below the waterline,"

There were 500 steerage passengers and thirty first-class passengers on board. The shock threw many out of their beds and they rushed upon deck afraid that the vessel was going down. They were quieted by the captain and officers. Captain Lamb says that it was the all his Reafaring most thrilling experience life. The steamer is now leaking. The passen gers are all well and uninjured,

PARIS, May 26th.

The fourth and last fell to Saunders 6 to 1, Peltit putting many balls out of the court. In the last three sets the challenger made constant judgment, and was able to maintain his beauti- improvement. He cut with great accuracy and ful floor play throughout, and his wonderful defence made Petti's fine forcing of little use. On the other hand, the champion's famous service came off with less success than of old. His service often showed fault, touching the floor before the end of the wall and thus enabling Saunders to cut the ball down, severely in the forehand corner.

It was thought that the court, being strange to both, would be in Pettit', faver, but this was not found to be the case. The walls and floor, being At 11 o'clock this morning the steamer Laof black marble and slippery and fast, it aff:rded Gascogne landed her passengers at Havre.

the American player little opportunity for showing The trip from New York had been a slow one,

his power of return, which is sometimes called but there were serious reasons for the delay. In

the strongest characteristic of Pettit's game. fact, it was almost a miracle that the steamer

There were few deuce games, and the rest were ever reached Havre at all. Almost a miracle very short and were generally won by the player that she is not lying now at the bottom of the who had the first chance to strike with severity, sea off the Scilly islands. This is how it hap. The court is low-studded, and many balls were pened: On Sunday morning the Gascogne was

for this reason put out which in other courts would have been all right. This interfered with steaming ahead at half speed, enveloped in n

both players, but perhaps more with Peult, who dense fog. The hour was 9:30 o'clock. A few

played a higher game than his opponent. He minutes before a sounding had been made and fifty fathoms of water had been registered. The put three times the number of bails out of the last bearings had been taken at Friday noon, court, but since then Captain Santelli had been unable to establish reckoning on account of the impene. trable fog, The captain knew, however, that in the natural course the steamer must pass close to the Scilly islands, and as an extra caution he had the vessel headed two points away from the point of possible danger.

Such was the situation when eight bells Bounded the Gascogne was moving slowly in a calm sea with four men in the bows, one man in the crosstrees, Captain Santelli and the third officer on the bridge. Most of the passengers were still below, when the bank of dense fag suddenly lifted as a curtale rises from a stage, and revealed dead ahead, so close that one could have tossed a biscuit on it, a black, agly rock a few feet above the water showing a surface as large, perhaps, as a billiard table.

The four men at the bow saw the danger first, and waved their arma frantically with a back- ward motion. The Captain saw the signal and understood it. Like a flash he sprang past the subordinate officer, seized the wooden handle the electric dial, and four times in rapid succession described a half-circle with the lever that told the engineer to reverse the engines as be va'ned bis life.

Then, with another bound the captain reversed the wheel and with all his might threw the heim bard apart. He bad done all that human might could do, With tight-shut lips and whitened cheeks, he clutched the spoke and waited. The great shintrembled end to end as the engines were reversed. Almost at the same moment a slight shock was felt on the port side just about the line of the bridge,

Then the retrograde movement began. The Gascogns slid gently off the rock nad backed away into safety. Then the same impenetrable tog settled down again and the rocke vanished. That was where the miracla came in, for had the fog lifted a few minutes later, or had it not lifted at all, nothing could have waved the ship from destruction.

Good as tennis was to-day, better may be expected on Wednesday, when both contestants The match is the a better attack and defence, the unt and have

concluded till Friday. best of thirteen sets, and will probably not be

CITY OF MEXICO, May 27th, Financial circles are agitated in apprehension of what may be done with the Silver bill in the United States Senate.

The Mexican press simultaneously takes up the discussion of the filibustering scheme against Lower California. Conservative journals are making the affair an excuse for attacks against Americang.

POTSDAM, May 27th.

LONDON, May 8th.

The Manchester Whitsuntide meeting began to-day. The principal race, the Salford-Borough linndicap of 1000 sovereigns, was won by Mr. O'Neill's six-years-old The Rejected, J. W Sanith's four-year-old Miss Dollar, second and Mr. Lowther's four-year-old celt Workington third.

murderer had been refused permission to visit. bell-fight, and this led to the commission of the crime."

·BERLIN, May 29th.

The Emin Relief Committee has received a letter from Dr. Peters, dated Bubaliya, Ugands, saying that he is about to return to Bagamoyo, It is efficially announced that the Emperor is recovering from the effects of the recent accident by which he sprained his right ankle,

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GANEVA, May 28th. The authorities have closed all the gumbling- houses.

· LONDON, May 29th. Dispatches from Rome say that Mount Etna is retive and an eruption is feared.

At the Manchester meeting the Breeders' Foal Stakes, 1800 severeipus, for two-year-olds, was won by Mr. Smith's colt Bumptious.

The General Assembly of the" Free Church of Scotland by a voleol 392 to 237 rejected the motion in favor of prosecuting Mr. Bruce of Glasgow for heresy. The ballot was taken amid great excitement, and the anabancement of the result

was received with cheers.

The first match of the London yacht season took place to-day down the river, under the aes. pices of the Royal London Club, and some capital racing was witnessed. In the match for vessels exceeding forty tons rating over the Course from Lower Hope round the Mouse Lightship and return to Gravesend Mr. Jameson's new cutter Iverna was a competitor, as well as the 'endur, Thistle, Vanduara, Valkyrie and The Timer Lisbon, crrespondent says: Farand. There was little to decide save that Secretaly Blaine's suggestion England and the all showed their best points, gaining and falling United States have made a proposal to Portugal away alternately. The finishes were as follow: for a settlement of the Delagoa bay railroad The Thistle won the second prize in 4h. som.question. The proposal is that Portugal appoint 155.; Iverna, 3h. 57m. 535. ; Valkerit, 3k. 42m. 30 arbitrator, England and the United States to 385. The Parana took first prize in 3h. 45m select another, and Switzerland to be umpire. 345.

While the steamer Ceylon was leaving Gibraltar on May 19th she fouled the Yorktown of the American squadron of evolution and damaged the latter's figure-head.

The Paris correspondent of the Times, with a view of compelling the publication of the "Talleyrand Memoirs," makes public a few interesting extracts from the work. These extracts are given from memory, the correr pondent having succeeded in reading the original manuscript.

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The Royal Thames Yacht Club matches, which were sailed from Gravesend to-day, look, place under climatic circumstances of the most sky was gray and the water was leaden. The auspicious character. The day was cool, the yachts were in perfect trim, and a god sailing breeze from beginning to end brought out all the qualities of yachts and yachtsmen as well. Several contests were very close, and the manouvering, particularly between the two was so skilful as to hold the crowd of veterans rivals of the day, the Thistle and the Iverna,

'HAMBURO, May 29th. Financier Bickert has fled. His liabilities are $400,000,

DUBLIN, May 30th. The final sels in the tennis match between the American, Pettit, and the Englishman, Saunders, took place, to-day. The match was won by Peltit.

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When play was resumed this morning the cores wereed, each having won four sets out of the total thirteen.

Pettit to-day won three, Saunders one. Pettit is now declared champion of the world. The first set was won by Pettit, 6 to 3, the second 6 1. Saunders won the third by 6 to 4. Pettit won the fourth by G to 2.

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OTTAWA, May 30th.

In view of the large amount of smugeling along the frontier from Montana and North Dakota, and the quantity of timber being stolen from the forests of Manitoba, the Government has ordered the whole international boundary line from the Rocky mountains east to Manitoba to be patroled by mounted police, of whom 800 will be detailed. They will also prevent Canadian Indians from crossing into the United States on horse-stealing expeditions,

BERLIN, May 30th. Letters from Dr. Peters and Lieutenant Tiede- mano, dated. April rith, at Ukum, have been received. Peters says that he will reach Zanzi- bar in the latter part of June.

Dr. Dinder, the Catholic Archbishop of Posen; and He Ziffer, the managing director of the Credit Anstalt, are de d.

BELGRADE, May 30th. A number of Cristians at Kossov, Old Servia, have been massacred by Mohammedans.

LONDON, May 31st.

James Bryce, the author of "The American Commonwealth," Sir Morell Mackenzie and

Rev. J. W. Sharp, vicar of Northleach, Glou- Stanley will go to the United States in the fall

to-lecture.

He threatens to make public further extracts on board the club steamer' in a critical state olcestershire, dropped dead while batting in the

unless the book appears. Of his rupture with Napoleon, Talleyrand said:

"I am justified in my own conscience in the position Itake when my country is in peril."

Tallyerand's final judgment of Napoleon is as follows: "He was a man of great intellectual force, but his maral force amounted to little or nothing."

PARIS, May 28th.

The Budget Committee te-day discussed the report on the condition of the French navy. The report says that the navy is inferior to the pavies of the triple alliance, and attributes the deficiency to the mode in which credits are expended and in the general administration of the Naval Department. It recommends a reduc tion of credits for provisions, which, it says, are far too heavy, and suggests an increase of credits to expedite ship building and to strengthen the crEWS.

The trial of Secretan and others connected with the recent copper syndicate finished to-day. Secretan was convicted and sentenced to siz francs. Laveissere was sentenced to imprison- months' imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 ment for three months and to pay a fine of 6,000 franes, Heuston was fined 600 francs. The rest were acquitted.

NEW YORK, May 28th.

A cablegram from London to Richard K. Fox says: Charley Mitchell and Pony Moore called at the Sporting Life office today to reply to Slavin's challenge to fight Mitchell for £500 or rooo. Mitchell n greed to match an unknown to fight Slavin for 1000 to £57000 a side and put up a forfeit. The unknown is said to be Jaké Kilrain, ex-champion of America.",

DUBLIN, May 28th.

The contest for the tennis championship be tween Pettit and Saunders, representatives of America and England respectively, was resumed this morning. Monday's play left Saunders with a lead of two sets, To-day Pettit has wiped out that advantage.

In the first set Pettit led off by a delivery of his swift service; from which indeed he never varied throughout the day. Saunders usual method of return was as on Monday, with a cut to the for hand corner. He, on his part, gave three principal varieties of service, first the high twist, touching no walls and delivered from the middle of the court; second, the giraffe, and third, the high cut, touching successively the side wall, penthouse and floor.

In the first set Pettit won the first game, Saunders the second and so on alternating till score of two each was reached. The fifth and sixth fell to Pettit, but these were his last, Saunders winning by 6 to 4. The outlook was now tolerably black for America's side, including Monday's play, for the score stood 4 sets to T in favor of England, but from this point onward America had nothing to complain of in the performance of her representative.

He appeared to change his policy. Instead of walling for Saunders to cut till the ball came off the walls, he ran forward and half-volleyed them. The result of this move was very marked, of only three chuses to the set inside of three to only this point on Saunders made an average service also improved to the very end by bring ing it off well up on the end of the wall. He yards, while his first had shown six. Pettit's

deprived himself in order to be sure of his usual re-enforcement of a nickel, but was fully repaid by finding that his opponent could not now cut the return with the same security.

In the second set the first three games weni to Pettit, the fourth to Saunders, the fifth to Polit, the alath and seventh to Saunders and the fast two to Pettit, making the score 6 to 3. In the third set Pettit won the first two, Saunders the third, Pettit the fourth, Saunders the fifth and sixth and Pettit the last three, leaving him the winner by six to three. In the fourth set the third to Pettit, the fourth to Saunders, and then first game went to Saunders, the second and SYDNEY, May 27th. thres to Pettit, or six games to two in his favor. Kemp writes that if O'Connor does not adhere The sixth game of the set was the livewest of to the £500 match be will row him for the all'. championship without stakes.

By the accidental upsetting of a boat, six army officers and a number of ladies were drowned. Seven persons were drowned in a similar accident at Danzig.

VIENNA, May 27th.

The wife of the Shah has her sight fally restored, and will start home at the end of this

week.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 27th,

The village of Repanic, Armenia, has been de stroyed by an earthquake. Mineral springs spout d from the crevices made in the earth, and the adjacent fields were flooded. The earth- quake was preceded by rumblings, which caused the inhabitants to flee. No lives were lost.

QUEBEC, May 27th. The Circassian, which arrived at this port from Liverpool, encountered very rough weather. On Tuesday last the sea was unusually rough and four cablo passengers, P. Valpy of Gaspe Quebec. J. Greig af Gitawa, Odt. Lieutenant Warder of the Royal Navy, and 0. Frechette, the Spanish Consul at Quebec, were standing on the head of the stairs leading down to the saloon, gazing out at the rough sea, when a tremendous Wave struck the ship, washing the deck and four gentlemen weje standing, bursting in the house and ocking them down-stabs to the floor of the sa'con

This completed the day's play, and leaves the contestants neck and neck with four sets apiece. Friday next will witness the conclusion of this win three more sets, and the next day's play well-contested match. One of the players must will therefore consist of three, four, or five sets, as the case may be,

HALIFAX (N. 5.), May 28th.

A good deal of excitement prevails at Bay St. George, Newfoundland, owing to a French war ship ordering the British subjects there to remove their fishing gear, nets, etc., from the water, with the alternative of the commander of the vessel. ordering his man to remove them. Fearing that these articles would be destroyed, the fishermen promptly removed them,

Ciry or MAXICO, May alth,

close observación,

cricket field.

The competitors in the first class were. the

General Dre, the channel balloonist, is dead, Iverne, Thistls, Valkyrie, and Varana, over the same course as yesterday. The start was a per- Captain Pyeshkoff, the young Cossack officer who has ridden one horse from Eastern Siberia, leci one. The four crack yachts went over the line, together, there being not half a length arrived at St. Petersburg Wednesday, having difference between any of them. They were covered 6,cao miles. He his received a great close enough together for the starter, had theyovation in the Ressian capital, from all classes heen race horses, to drop his flg.

of people and is already a social lion, The animal that carried him is a little shaggy pony. The Bey of Tunis has decreed that every negro domestic in his dominions must be given a certificate of freedom. *

The breeze was light and each carried a full mainsail, topsail, foresait, jib and flying jib. The Ferma took the lead immediately, with the Thistle, close at her heels, the Parana and Falkyrie settling down modestly behind, as became boats which had a long time-allowance from the leaders.

The excitement began when the boats rounded the lightship. The foerus led, the Thistle being a minute and a half behind, which, with the minule and a half which she owed the Iverka on time allowance, put her three minutes. in arrears..

The Yarana and Valkyrië were well up and far within their allowance, but they did not count in general interest. It was apparent at once that the two, boats were about equal in sailing close to the wind. After rounding, the Zverna shaped her course so that the Thistle could not lay inside her. The sailing mister of the latter quickly appreciated this fact, and laid his course at so marked an angle to leeward as to cause general comment.

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He went no further to leeward, however, than was necessary to hold the breeze, and did it because he had no chance of passing her 10 windward. O the first long tack it became boat; in fact, she gained steadily on the verna, gradually evident that the Thistle was the fastet and after a stretch of several miles was abreast of her. Just as she passed her the Iverna went about, the Thistle continuing for half a mile further, when she did likewise. It took several tacks, however, before the Thistle, which gained slowly, got clearly to windward,

Then some very pretty seamanship began. Having the wind, the Thistle began to blanket her rival at every opportunity. Both vessels were making short tacks, and these apportunities occurred several times, the Thistle gaining per- ceptibly on every tack. When they got into the long reaches, with, a stiff breeze, she continued to draw away from the Iverns, and at the finish crossed the line 5m. 7 sec. ahead, or 3 min. 37 sec. more that she needed to beat her competitor. This did not win the race, however, as the Yazana, which came in 6 min. 53 sec behind the Thistle, beat her through a time allowance of 17 minutes. The Palkyrie fost her chance in this race by grounding on the run' home, which lost her at least 6 minutes; other wise she would have beaten the Thistle and perhaps the Yarana.

As compared with the Thistle, whose sult has always been singularly perfect, the Iverna has faults. Her topsall does not set well in the leech and is shiveret in that part in every wind. Her foresail, too, could be made to sit closer. The verna was noticeably slow in coming about, but no slower than was to be expected.

The govemments of Europe are negotiating of anarchism. Germany is taking a leading with a view to common action for the suppression

encountered is the objection of England to the extradition of political offenders, part in the negotiations, and the only obstacle

PARIS, May 31st. Marshal MacMahon's memoirs have been printed, but only in six copies, of which four have been distributed in the Marshal's family. The other two have been given to members of the Castries family, to which Mme, MacMahon belongs.

The book was finished and copies were sent out in May, 1874, which was the anniversary of the promulgation of the decree appointing the Marsha! President of the republic. Each of the six persons has taken a solemn pledge not to communicate the contents of the book to any body, not even to his family.

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Secretan and Hentsch, the two condemned directors of the Comptoir d'Escompte, have decided to appeat against their sentences. This, in financial and legal circles in Paris, is con- sidered as a singular act of foolhardiness on their part. It is morally certain that the higher count will act accord them the same clemency that has been shown them by magistrates.

It seems to be conceded by the best friends of Emile Zola that he cannot become an immortal, The great French master of fiction has one ambition, and that is to become a mem- ber of the French Academy. He has been seen a good deal in Paris lately, although bis home is in the quaintly rural suburb of Medan. He has been here to argue his own case with the thirty-nine gentlemen who compose the Academy. At the first test of strength his friends deserted, him, and it is doubtful if his name will be serious y considered when the question comes up again in the course of a few weeks.

It is more than likely that some negative and

inactive man will be chosen to fill M. Augier a tion for a second time. Zola's most intimate place, and Zola wil be defeated in his life ambi- friend is Daudet, the French Dickens, These two men spend many pleasant hours discussing writers, plays and pic ures.

Zola has about finished the last of his great series of novels, and in future will devote himself to play-writing. The only play he ever wrote was at first severely condemned and then rapturously applauded,

M. de Lesseps, who had a fainting fit on the street the other day, still continues to give anxiely to his friends. It appears that he suffers from a nervous malady which requires constant attendance on the part of his medical advisers.

FOOCHOW.

1st June, 1890, Cash exchange during the week has been 1,040 cask per dollar.

Even with the flood we have had, the rice crop is expected to be a very good one, and the their tollsome labours. farmers are justly happy at the expected result of:

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PARIS, May 29th. The Patil Journal declares that in a recent Interview Bismarck said he would return to office

We regret to learn that during the recent flood," if asked, that Germany, would never attack

a widow had the misfortune to lose her two sons, who were drowned in a pond close by the France, and that the real enemy of Europe was

Japanese Consulate. The boys were indulging The police here received information that in fishing when the younger slipped in, and the Russia number of nihilists were organizing a plot elder in trying to help his brother out, lost his against the Czar. The information was fallowed own life. up, and the result was that fifteen persons, char.ed with being implicated in the plot, were arrested to-day.

A number of incriminating documents have been seized at the lodgings of the leader in the nibilist plot, named Mendelsohn. A quantity of explosives was also seized. A number of other nibilists were arrested this afternoon. Among the explosives seized at the lodgings of Mendel- sohn were several finlabed bombs,

Material for the manufacture of explosives was seized at the lodgings of other persons arrested.

The dull state of our tea market is of no small consequence to the native teamen who, we learn, are already in much anxiety about their stocks. As the teas have cost them very low prices, they can undoubtedly accept the offers foreign merchants are making, which will still leave them a good profit,

We are given to understand that the natives of Foochow were elated with Joy on hearing the news that Yue-Kwan, who formerly held the post of Salt Commissioner of Fuhkien province and Governor of Kwangtung, was appointed to. succeed the present Viceroy Pien, who, as le: reported, is impeached by the Board of Censors The Cabinet has determined to accept the at Peking. It is reported that the provincial arbitration of the International American Con-Judge, Lung, will soon give up the seal of his ference, and will send a mission to Chile to office, on account of the news of the death of his endeavor to secure the adherence of that country mother having reached him some days ago, to the idea,

RIO JANEIRO, May 29th,

The projected public meeting against the financial policy of the Argentine Government disturbances occurred, The Ministry resigned was held at Buenos Ayres on April 13th, No the evening before, and with it the director of the Banco Nacional.

HAVANA, May 29th.

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'and Chips,--| A dah. inundated.

As regards individual play Armstrong's fine runs and knowledge of the game were very noticeable; Whitehead was not in-bis-usual

An investigation proved that the vessel's Iron reliable form although he worked as hard as ever, and we must congratulate Cruickshank on his side had been tore open by the shock, and that but, (as we believe it to be), at polo.. For the sea was pouring through the opening, which the Military, Gardiner and Robinson were diely below the water line. The cargo was promptly WAY

shifted so as to raise the wounded part as far striking the house of the gangway where thepletion of the contract is forfeited continues threatening, tinctly useffi.

We trust that it will not be taken amie if we out of the water as possible. Tipping to one make a few remarka on the play generally. The side in this way the Gascogne came into the games showed the urgent necessity of playing "harbor az azon is persible after the acoldenty

El Tiempo will say to-morrow that the con cession granted Gessler to constitute a national treasury bane has been annulled for his not-All-telegraph-communication, and nearly all carrying out the conditions of the contract. The railway traffic, has been interrupted by floods $5,000 deposited as a guaranty for the com resulting from excessive rains. The weather

MADRID, May 18th. “ A farm servant at Cordova murdered his master and four other persons today. The

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