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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1890.

THE NATIONAL "SWAP," The House of Commons have ratified the con- vention between England and Germany by

which Heligoland was ceded,

(From the Comercio.) SPAIN.

MADRID, 15th July.

General Primo de Rivera is Hkely to be appointed Governor-General of the Philippines.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE P. & O..S. N. Co.'s extra, steamer Thibet left Singapore for this port at 3 p.m. yesterday.

THE prospectus of the proposed Victoria Hotel Company, Ltd., appears in our advertising columns.

MESSRS. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform is that the steam- ship Batavia arrived at Vancouver on the 21st

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

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties Counterfoil Order Books 'supplied on applica

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LITHIA WATER

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.3o for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited, TO-DAY (23rd) the river boat Fan-man was to leave Haiphong to take the Governor-General of Tonquin, the naval and military commanders, and a number of officials, up the Red River au far as Lao-kay,

THE agents (Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.) inform us that the Navigazione Generale Italians steamer Bisogno, from Bombay, left Singapore for this nort fo-day, and may be expected on or about the 29th inst..

THE increase of the shipping trade during the last four years is as follows: Italy, 46 per cent; France; 27 per cent. Germany, 20 per cent.; Great Britain, 11.2 per cent.; Spain, to per cent. and the United States buty per cent.

LEUNG KI PO, whose extradition for murder, and burglary in Chinese territory is desired by our friend the Emperor, was again before Mr. Robin- son to-day. Mr. Caldwell called witne ses to prove "a halleybi," and the case was agaior adjourned,

VICTORIA REGINA, by the grace of God, etc. has two books ready for publication. They contain a few more "leaves on our continental travels. As the old lady will persist in reading all Press criticisms of her works it has been decided to issue these last literary straws posthu mously.

THE days of the month and week are always the same in March and November, in April and July, and in September and December; that is. if March comes in on Monday November will do likewise, the same rule applying to the other months named above. In leap year January is with October, February in leap year is, with August, in other years with March and November. The last day of February and the Fourth of July same is true of May day and Christmas.

always occur on the same day of the week. The

Lio sterling was lifted from the person of George Derrick, a "Jack" of the U.S.S. Alliance, în Friday last about midnight, by a ricksha man, while he was en route to the Admiralty wharf from "up town." Though inebriated with something stronger than the exuberance of his own verbosity the gallant tar followed the "rickky" up at full speed, but in turn- ing a corner he lost control of his helm, flew to lecward, collided with a lamp-post, and came to anchor. He managed to "fetch pin the Central Police Station, where he laid an information. Detective Sergeant Mclver way at once sent out and succeedat in "getting" the thief as well as a "quld" which he dis. covered in his box. The Johnale was up before Mr. Wodehouse at the Polics Court this' main- ing, when his Worship sent him to gaol for six months with hard labour.

THE Psking Gazette of the 30th ulto, says that in a memorial the Viceroy of Canton reports on the matter of the Superintendent of the Canton Arschal. This official, together with two subor- dinates, had been suspected of some shady tran- sactions, and the Viceroy had been ordered to hold an investigation. The result was that Wen Tze-shao (the superintendent) was degraded, and ordered to pay Tls, 200,000, supposed to have been squeezed by him while in office; also to complete some buildings at the Arsenal at his own expense. His two subordinates were similarly treated. On condition, however, of the money being paid up, their rank was to be restored. Memorialist now recommends the officials for reinstatement, as the money has all been forthcoming, and all three show great penitence for their mindöíngs.—Rescript? Let the Board of Civil Office examine and report.

THE meanest man in Australia--he lives some where on the Richmond river-has been hoist with his own petard. He isn't a squatter, but he's a Scotchman. He and his hired boy (a herd ladie) were in town, and he gave the boy "saxpence" to buy dinner with. The boy was piling up some "returned empties," and put the valuable coin into bis mouth. While carrying a heavy butter keg he fell-and swal- lowed the "tanner. His boss was indignant. The loss was severe. "Ye'll no get anither sax- peace frae me, ye careless, crazy loop. I adviseye to get the saxpence oot." When the boy, whose stomach had a silver lining, bad finished his task, he went to the local doctor, A powerful emetic soon brought the coin to light. THE Canton magistrate has issued a proclama. It was not exactly a remittance, but it With the resurrected tion referring to the apprehension of robbers, was an emittance. Rewards on the following scale are offered-half-shilling the boy procured a For every robber apprehended and duly sent to

but mighty plain meal. The doctor billed the yamin, $ico; for an accomplice, $50; a the bestower of the sixpence for professional robber chief fetches $120. Should any one be

attendance on the boy. The charge, was mode- wounded in trying to secure the robbers, the wounded-men will be compensated to the extent of $50 each; and should a man lose his life, $100 will be paid to his friends.

the of a

THE Shanghai switchback was officially larke Thunder moea kuells, including the Consular body and the Chinese officials, all of whom tried the effect of "riding on the comet's tail" several times, and enjoyed it immensely. The ladies and the Chinese "caught on "at once, and the two cars were kept going at a lively rate for over an hour. The Switchback, which is splendidly constructed, is a huge success, says the Mercury,

THE Krupp Company has just despatched the largest gun which has ever been manufactured from Exten to Hamburg for shipment to Cronstadt, it being the property of the Russian Government. This gun, which is made of cast steel, weighs 235 tons, and has a calibre of 181 inches, and a barrel 40 feet in length. It fires two shots per minute, and, each charge cost 300. It was tested at Essen before a number of Russian officers, and, after penetrating 19 incher of armour, the projectile went 1,400 yards beyond the target,

THERE was great excitment at Monte Video lately, over some international rowing matches. A 12-oared cuiter of the American man-of-war Sallapose best boats representing Spanish, [Brazilian, English, and American ships. The

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Cleopatra sent a crew, but they were late for the start, and belief in their prowess induced their shipmates to back them against the Yankee winner for £130 a side, over a five were crowded with spectators, and the betting was tremendous, long odds being given against the English. The Cleopatra's crew, however, proved much the better and won," hands down," with about a mile to spare.

"ALLY" Hopkins has been making mirth in Japan. In criticking a concert at Yokobama a Contemporary says:-The honore of the evening certainly belong to Mr. Hopkins. On his first appearance, when he came in, in response to an encore for Mr. Robinson, his make up in imitation of that gentleman was to perfect that many people were deceived, more especially as he Bang a parody on Queen of my Heart loibe same air, copying all the little gestures and mannerisms of the gentleman he was suppposed to repro sent. At the conclusion of the song the applause was vociferous, and although he and Mr. Robinson made their appearance several Bistrecetines Fro The Hongkong Telegraph are respectfully times, both singly and together, and bowed their reminded that s Subscriptions are payable in advance,

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Office we have no account with the Crown Avents; I think the Treasury looks after. that. I think all the accounts were examine by an audit clerk and signed by Mr. Stewart as perfectly correct, up to the end of last September. I don't think there is any book in the Post Office showing money received here from Shanghai, When drafts are received from out-ports the money goes into the bank to the credit of the Colonial Government, but drafts for local orders are treated as cash.

At this juncture the court adjourned until to-morrow. at a p.m.

The following telegrams were "crowded out" of last night's issue

LONDON, June 17th. The Sheik ul Islam is suspected of plotting to depose Abdul Hamid II, the Sultan of Turkey. A number of Ulemas have been arrested.

The legislative and executive authority of the Turkish Empire is exercised by the Grand Vizler and the Sheik al Islam, who are appointed by the Sultan, the latter with the nominal.concur rence of the Ulema, or general body of lawyers and theologians.

The Earl of Lytton, British Ambassador and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris, is pressing the French Government to put a stop to the practice of sending convicts to New Caledonia. It is doublfai if Lord Balfour of Burleigh will accept the position of Governor of New South Wales in succession to Lord Carrington.

The Marquis of Lothian has definitely declined the appointment.

of the amount to be so paid, and received n receipt from the Bank when it was paid. He bad then to send the receipt to the Treasury, with a statement shewing what was for postal notes and what for money orders, Alter being signed by the Post-master General it would then be returned to him, to be shewn at the audit. The book in which the forms for money orders were was numbered consecutively, with counterfolls, and the postal nate book was initialled by the prisoner, which it was thought would be. n Lufficient check to enable the Audit Office to race all moneys. But through some omission or someone's fault the postal note book was naver shewn to the Auditor, nor was it even asked for, so that his accounts for these NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. notes were never checked at all, and after" a little time prisoner had complete control of all. sums so received. He made a few payments in 1888 on that account, but after November 1888 be never made any more payments on account of the sole of postal notes. He balanced bis accounts in Ju y 1889, and fixed the balance in hand at $786. On the same sheet he stated that, together with the amount of money orders issued he had received $3.659, against which he had paid $1,123, $1,668, and $648, into the Bank, leaving a balance in hand of $818. Those were three of the four sums he was charged with embezzling. The cashier of the Bank would prove that no such sums were paid in on the dates alleged, but a smaller sum. It would be thewn from the prisoner's own books that the money was received for money orders, and not postal nota. The facts, connected with the fourth count were somewhat different, but they also had to do with postal notes. By scratching out some words on a receipt he had been able to be twice credited with that amount. If those points were proved it would not be difficult for

The people in the British colony of Natal, in the jury to arrive at their verdict.

South-east Africa, are demanding responsible Mr. A. K. Travers was then called. He said-government with entire control of the native. I am acting Postmaster-General. I have been

population, in the Post-office since 1883. Prisoner was em- ployed there as superintendent of the Money Order department, bis duties being to issue and par money orders and seli postal notes. He had to keep an Imperial order book, and a postal note book. In the former he had to enter all the orders issued on the United Kingdom, and in the latter the orders on other places. On the

In his dispatches to the Government of New. debit side of the former would appear all the foundland the Marquis of Salisbury, Minister for orders, and on the credit side orders received Foreign Affairs, denies the right bf France, to and paid. The money on orders issued on the meddie with the British fishermen. In case of United Kingdom was remitted this way-The any grievance or trouble arising their proper Crown' Agents were advised of the amount

course. he says, is to appeal to the English cpm- weekly which was paid into the Bank tomodore on the station to e force the terms of the credit of the Treasury. We advised the treaty. the Crown Agents monthly with respect to the postal notes. The payments were made to the Bank by the prisoner, who forwarded with the money a memorandum, which the Bank acknowledged, then the acknowledgment was sent to the Treasury as a receipt. This was then forwarded to me or to the prisoner; if I got it I sent it to him. Each month be had to make out a collector's account, showing

in sums paid all and all sums received. [Witness then de.. tailed the amounts entered in the book as paid into the Bank on various dates in 1889). On the 15th January, Mr. A Lister, Auditor- General, certified that the accounts of the pri- soner up to that time were correct. There was. no account with Shanghai for money-orders; the orders had b en issued, by sending a draft. The account of Hongkong and Shanghai with the Crown Agcuts, was all one. In March the prisoner left the Colony.

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during the month

The report is denied that Great British is about to cede the island of Dominica, in the West Indies, one of the Lesser Antilles, in the Leeward Group, to France in exchange, for the latter's interest in the Newfoundland fisheries.

The Newfoundlanders - kte· buying, rifl`s in large quantities.

With reference to recent cablegrams no- nouncing the sudden death of the President of San Salvador, General Mendenez it in explained that General Ezetz with a body of troops surprised the capital of Salvador, on a recent night, while a fashionable ball, attended by many dignitaries, was proceeding. After taking possession of the principal points of commanding strength in the town, General Exeta sent General Marcial to announce the revolt to President Mendents, who was present at the ball. On General Marcial making the announcement the President shot him, and died himself soon after from excitement. The revolt was successful and a change of government has taken place..

During a storm which overtook a fleet of fish ing boats off the Island of Orkney, is the north five fishermen drowned.

July and. Negotiations for the fight between M'Auliffe and Slavin resulted in a deadlock. M'Auliffe' declines the fight for £800 deposited with the Sportsman, Slavin favours the acceptance of an offer of oon sovs by the Ormonde Club, wherent M'Auliffe declines to fight, preferring the Pelican Club, where a similar prize is offered. Slavin declines to compete at the Pelican, owing to their having refused him admission to wite ess the Jackson Smith contest.

A dispatch from New York gives particulars of a fierce encounter which has taken place in Texas between a body of armed bandits and a detachment of soldiers sent out to disperse them. The bandits succeeded in routing the military, killing seven and wounding 20.

An unexpected difficulty has arisen in con nection with the prize fight arranged to take place in Virginia between John L. Sullivan and Peter Jackson, the Australan, for a stake of 1.25.000 dols. Sullivan has now refused to take part in the fight, alleging that he is" afraid of being again arrested.

July 3rd.

The match between the Australians and the. eleven of Derbyshire, was resumed this morning, their first innings, for the small total of 54. when the county team were all disposed of, in Spofforth captained the Derbyshire team.

The Australians had scored 75. for the loss of nine wickets when they declared the innings closed. The rain prevented the continuance of the match, which was therefore drawn.

A strike has occurred among the stokers. employed at the gasworks at Leeds and their places were filled with "blackleg" labor. This led to a riot yesterday, the rioting assuming sach dimensions that the military had to be called out to quell the disturbance. The soldiers charged the rioters, many of the latter being injured.

The continent of Europe has been visited by avalanches and foods, and these considerably delayed the Brindisi train conveying the Australian mails. The passengers who completed their journey by sea arrived in London before the

mails.

The Turks in Erzeroum, the principal frontier fortress in Armenia, have made an attack upon the Christians and have killed 50 of them. The remaining Christian inhabitants have been thrown into a state of panir.

It is asserted that the Governorship of New South Wales is to be offered to a Unionist member of the House of Commons, should bath the Marquis of Lothian and Lord Ballour of Burleigh persist in declining the appointment.

The Government is disposed to increase the pay of the London policemen if what it deems the excessive demands as to pensions be aban- doned. The police, as a body, contemplato agreeing to these terms.

KOREA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

STOUL, June 16th. The corse of the eighty-one year old Queen Dowager, who passed over to the great majority on the 4th instant, by reason of dropsy and old age, has been pickled in brine, will be kept " on view for five months, and then, with unparalleled splendour and imposing ceremony

rate. It was equal to twenty-one ssxpences; Post-office there remited the amount for which of Scotland, nine boats were wrecked and thirty- the poor old lady will be "lanted" on the side of

but it was paid after much good auld haggling and the one remark, "I wish I had given the laddie anither saxpence."

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#yoge News makes a good suggestion, in to Mr. Grimble. We stated in our report of the cricket match that he was clean bowled. He informs us that he was not he played "on." We trust the difference will be appreciated at its proper value. Our only authority for the state. ment was the score book. In fature that must by looked upon with suspicion; and it will be wise, in order to ensure accuracy, to consult each batsman' as to the manner in which he got out. The score will probably then read, some- thing like this:-

Smith b. Wilkins .........

"I told the man I wasn't ready. I was taking centre when he bowled me. The Umpire doesn't know anything about the game,"

Robinson c. Smith b. Wilkins............ino 1 "I'm certain it was a "buz" hall. Why, of course, I shouldn't have given point an easy catch

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like that if it hadn't been."

Brimble b. Wilkins .............

7.

"Bowled ? I wasn't bowled. I played the ball "on." I that idiot of an Umpire had given me the proper guard, that ball would have gone to slip for three,” etc., etc.

THE BARRADAS CASE;

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OFFICIAL NEGLIGENCE. *

July 28th,

a neighbouring hill. In the meantime all business is suspended and all the datives are dressed in Major Panitza, who was tried by court-marifalack-cloth, quite new of course, and purchased, and sentenced to death for conspiring with others by Royal Decree, out of their own hard-earned to abduct and depose Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, suffered the penalty of crime at Sofia an excuse for levying a 10,000,000 cash (say, cash. The Government utilized this big death as yesterday. The Majar was taken from prison 38,000 roughly) "squeeze" on the merchants of stripped of his uniform and then shot. He the capital, and the Lord only knows how much maintained an undaunted demeanor to the last, more on the inhabitants of the eight provinces,

A committee appointed by the House of Lords

to be squandered on the forthcoming foolish and to consider the question of children's life

needless burial"show." Well may the Korenna insurance is taking evidence of a startling nature regret her death i

from medical men.

June 29th,

To the Court-He gave no notice that he was leaving I think he left on the 22nd March. ation. I next saw him in custody. He disappeared without any way of capta

Cross-examined-1 have been in the Post office since May 1883. I left here on the 17th April on leave.

I was acting Postmaster- General, in Mr. Lister's absence, from June 1888 to January of this year. My substantive position was that of Assistant Postmaster-General. When Mr. Lister was here he looked after the Money Order Department, and until June 1888 I had no knowledge of the system followed there. When I took his place I had to find it all out, having no written instructions. Prisoner was in the department all the time I was acting, except just before he left, when he was away on slek leave for about a week. He returned to the office before absconding. I think postal notes were Introduced in 1887. They are sent direct to the Postmaster-General here, and are paid for through the Crown Agents. The Postmaster General keeps an account of the number received up to now The account does not show what have been paid for. The postal- note book was kept in my office, by me, after I took charge. Mr. Lister had kept it before. I did not enter it up, as Mr. Lister had done I left it to the prisoner. We supplied postal notes to Shanghai and Coast ports.sured the Irish members of the House of Comment of the general public, and especially the

The average amount of orders drawn on the United Kingdom weekly averages about £350. I don't know how much we pay weekly on orders from Great Britain-it is less. We pay a great deal more on Australian orders than At the Supreme Court this morning, before we issue. The remittances come at uncertain Mr. Fielding, Clarke, Acting Chief Justice, in periods-sometimes in advance. When I was Criminal Sessions, Zelindo Maria Barradas was acting F.M.G. I did not know how accounts indicted for having, whilst employed as a public stood between us. When I got a draft I endorsed servant of her Majesty in this Colony, stolen it and paid it into the office account. There is certain money to the amount of $1,123.Fg, no ledger record of how the accounts

When the prisoner · ran received by him by virtos of his employment, on ↑ stood.

short he the 14th August, 1889 also a farther amount asked me for money, and I gave him of $1,068,28, on the 10th September 1889; also cheque. I do not think the prisoner had any 3648.89, on the 8th October, 1859 and $1,737.93 record of what postal notes be got. He put on the 28th February 1888.

all the money. he received in ana box, and kept his accounts of postal notes and money orders altogether. Mr. Lister told me in 1888 that they were to be kept separate. I never Inquired whether those instructions were being carried out or not. Frisoner had no right to cash Australian orders with imperial funds. In May Mesrrs. W. Danby, H. Crawford, G. Raynall, was doing to that was his explanation of a The following Jury was then empanelled 1859 I saw an account which showed that he

D. McCulloch. T. Arnold, G. de Champeaux, F. Dodwell, and deficiency. I think the Audit Office reprimanded

him for doing so.

The Acting Attorney-General (Mr. Ackroyd) prosecuted, and Mr. Francis (instructed by Mr. Caldwell) defended.

The Clerk of Arraigns (Mr. C. F. A. Sangster) read the indictment, to which the prisoner replied that he was not guilty,

His lordship-I notice that you do not siste the ownership of the stolen money, Mr. Attorney-at General,

The Attorney-General-No, it is not necessary. But I would amend the charge by adding "is

Junghang Belegraph evening, that the concert was allowed to proceed the possession of her Majesty,

The Hunghang Celes

HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1890,

TELEGRAMS

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THE GUARDS SENT' ON FOREIGN SERVICE,

LONDON, July 31st, The troopship Tamay embarks the Grenadier Guards (and Battalion) on Tuesday for two years' service. All leave has been stopped, and the destination of the Regiment is unknown. It is believed, however, that they are destined for service at the Cape, although rumours are current that Bermuda may be their destination.

second appearance him to do justice to his splendid powers of mimicry, and He was obliged to give two extra songs in response to persistent encores.

BERLIN would appear to be about the most over-crowded city in Europe. In 1880, with a population of 1,123,330, there were 478,032 persons living in tenements having but one room that could be heated, or an average of 3.75 inmates to a room; 302,323 living in tenements possessing but two rooms that could be heated, or an average of 2:23 to a room, and 127,346 in tenements with three room, that could be heated, or an average of 1.56 to a room. So it appears that inhabitants out of 1,100,010, or more than three-fourth have only three room that can be heated and are-occupied by an average of 251 to There aro in Berlin 25,2 3 houses divided up into 315,063 tenements. The aver age rent for tenement of two rooms is $1.50, the highest being $667, and the lowest (From the Courrtir d'Hälphong). 853 One house has been known to hold 40 THE FIRE AT MARTINIQUE persons, 170 of them children, divided up into PARIS, 17th July. 143 households. There are 23,259 cellar dwellings, containing 100,301 fohabitants, of The Chamber has voted a further sum of which dwellings but 1,404 were provided with 300,000 francs towards the relief of the thousands closets. But Rule over half of Berlin houses rendered homeless by the fire at Fort de France. | are connected wib sewernĮ.

room.

His lordship admitted the amendment.. The Attorney-General, in opening the case, said that the prisoner was charged with embezzling certain sums paid to him in his official capacity.

His lordship-Was there an Auditor-General that time?

A Unionist demonstration of an imposing character took place at the Crystal Palace y terday. Mr. A. J. Balfour, Chief S cretary for Ireland, made a speech in the course of which he ridiculed the idea that the Government was toltering to its fall, as had been declared by its opponents. Referring to the licensing question, he said that the temperance party had succeeded in destroying the licensing clauses of the Local Taxation Bill, but they would regret their display of fanaticism, inasmuch as it would be the means of preventing future efforts in the direction of temperance legislation.

In the sculling race on the Parramatta River yesterday between James Stanbury and William O'Connor the former won by five boat lengths.

The German Army Increase Biil has been read a third time in the Reichstag

Archbishop Walsh, of Dablin, recently cen-

mons for being absent from the House when the division was taken on clause 1 of the Local Taxation Bill, which was carried by a slender majority, and which Mr. W. H. Smith declared to be merely a snatch vote

Mr. Parnell was included in the censure, and as a protest against the action of Archbishop Walsh 70 members of the Irish party gave Mr. Parnell a banquet yesterday, on the occasion of his birthday.

The death is announced of Lord Maghera morne (Sir James M. M'Garel-Hogg, KCB.), aged 67.

Seizing upon the death of the Queen Dowager as an excuse for intimidating, scaring and bluffing the King, the Russo-American-Japan- ese party-leaders repaired the Palace ex marrs and nearly sent His Majesty into a fit by Impressing him with the fictitious" notion of China, attempting a coup d'etat, on the pretext. that in the interests of good order she. would be justified in placing sufficient troops in the capital to afford full protection to result the King in a China's vassalt Ai frightful funk sent the Court favourite (young Min Jin Ho, the Queen's cousin, who swindled the Comptoir Bank out of the paltry sum of $15,000 about two years ago whlie passing through Hongkong) round to Mr. Augustin Heard, the U.S. Minister, and so worked up" the old chap that on the evening of the 5th be caused a force of 51. marines and sailors and six officers of the U.S.S. Swatara to march into the U.S. Legation from Chemulpo, much the astonish-

members of the serps diplomatique who were not in the swim viz, the English, German, French, Chinese and Italian Representatives, Simultaneously upwards of 5,000. Korean troops surrounded the Palace. The ostensible reason, then, for the advance of United States troops on the capital of Korea was the protection of the King who asked the favour through one, Min Jiu Ho, a notorious swindler.

Two days after the Yankee "braves". entered the capital a large force of Japancie officers and marines arrived and took up a position on the heights of Nam Shad, delimiting the protectorates of both countries annoyance, of China's Representative, Yuan, The treaty between England and Germany close to the Japanese Legation, much to the

over portions of Africa has been settled. England: who claims that Japan to gulity thereby of cedem the island of Mafia to Germany. This breach of the Ito Li Hung Chang (1883) island is to the west of the island of Zanzibar,, Convention. There'll be trouble over this which is now included in the German sphere, American-Japanese bluster in due course, of There is a great outcry in Canada in conse. which I will acquaint your readers in detail. It quence of the abolition of the free carriage of will be interesting to see, later on, what the newspapers in the Dominion.

American public. thinks of a hot-tended Minister jeopardizing the lives of American citizens in his haste to pander to a gang of unscrupulous and dangerous, political conspirators, who sto headed, and largely influenced, by scatops of the Min Jia Ho, Kim Ha Gop and Kim Kar Gin type.

It is unlikely that the Porte will reply to the Bulgarian note in reference to the recognition by Turkey of Prince Ferdinand as ruler of Bulgaria, The repudiationby Holland has further delayed the signing of the Act passed by the Anti Slavery Conference,

The Board of Trade Inquiry into the loss of the Dacca found the saine du to unskilful navi. gation on the part of the chief officer, whose certificate was suspended for a year,

Mr. S. M. J. Woods, of Sydney, and at present captain of the Cambridge University eleven, has conscated to play with the Australian cricketers In some of their coming matches

The Attorney-General-No, my lord. Cross-examination continued-I always signed The Italian troops on the Abyssinian frontier the prisoner's monthly statements without inquiry, have killed 150 dervishes at Dega, and captured Mr. Later, signed one before me as a justice several cannon. They released many captives, of the Pence, I passed the statements month including women and children, after month although there was no return of .**

July 1st portal notes. I cannot explain it. I cannot Owing to the extreme hot weather, hundreds tell the average amount of postal notes sold per of deaths from sunstroke have taken place in month. As far na 1 know the statements" of América. Mr. Francis-Stolen, you mean,

accounts presented by the prisoner for September, The Attorney-General made the correction, October, and November, were correct. The With regard to the facts of the case, becontinued, prisoner was supposed to pay into the Bank weekly the prisoner was employed as Superintendent the amount of orders sold. I never looked to see. of the Money Order Department in the Before Mr. Lister took charge there is no trace of Post Office, and among his datice he had it having been done. I know of no rule that it to receive all money paid in for money should be done The prisoner's handwriting in order inged on the United Kingdom, and the book eases at November 1889. Up to for postal notes Issued on other places, and March the entries were written by somebody to advise the offices on which they had been else. The book is not balanced at all. It shows Issued. He also kept two books--one an that sums were carried over that's all. When Imperial cash book, for all transactions with the the prisoner asked for money from time to time United Kingdom, and the other a local cash did not ask about, or try to check book, in which were entered the sale of postal his balance. The bank pass-book is usually notes. The money received for money orders written up every month. There was only one was kept by him, and paid to the Treasury every account for the Post Office at the bank. All the week. The account for postal notes were payments of the prisoner's department went into balanced every three months, but the money the one account. Money coming from Australia was handed in every month. Prisoner had also is put to the Postmaster General's account, at to prepare a letter of advice to the Crown Agents the bank. I always send it there. As soon as every month, showing what orders had been issued I saw the balances entered: in the books on the London Post office, and what had been 1 passed them, believing them to be all paid into the Treasury account. In order to sight. The

auditor

was supposed to check him he had also to draw up a statement have checked the accounts, At the Post dividend.

Your article entitled "The Casus Belll: Korea's Peril--Manchus Doom has arrived and created a huge sensation. Some of the unscrupulous villains who "run" things here are fairly quaking in their shoes, and with batted breath and trem bling bands pick out the Telegraph from their files by the mail, and eagerly scan its columns for further news. O temporal O mores

I hear from secret agents in the States that Sevallon Brown, who succeeded Allen as Foreign Secretary of the Korean Legation in Washington, has been hand-in-glove with American Russian Agents in Korea for some time past. I feel con fident that the whole gang, Denny included, as also one or two Assistant Secretaries of State In Washington, are playing into Russian-bonds, Many leading European diplomatists consider Have indeed been doing so for some time past. that the departure of Prince, Ferdinand from The continuous stream of naval and military Sofis for Carlsbad, &c., is preparatory, to an reinforcements which Russia is now pouring on intended declaration of Bulgarian Independence. Vladivostock la causing alarm here amongst A terrible tornado passed over the centre of Chinese and some high Korean officials. the States of Kentucky and Tennessee yesterday, Heavy British and Chinese squadrons should doing immense damage. A church at Gallatio demonstrate on the Korean coasts and patrol it, the capital of Summer County, Tennessee, 18 on the principle of a stitch in time saving nine, miles from Nashville, felt the full effects of the In my next I will give you particulars of a storm, and was completely wrecked. Divine conspiracy in which Ma Kian Cheong and Judge service was being performed at the tithe, and Denny, the latter the reputed Russian special many of the worshippers were severely injured. in Koten, were principals. It has cost Mahis

A panic. has occurred among holders of "boss ship" of the China Merchants B. N. Co Argentine securities, owing to the fallure of the and very nearly his head too. It must have National Bank to pay the recently announced | been his wealth alone that saved him up to the

vel present time. Au revoirs