General Booth declares he has been offered one million acres of land for his over-sua colonisa tlon scheme,
The St. James' Gazelle sanoits that General Bonth lent W. J. Stend £5.000 from the Salva- ilon, Army funds lo puierase an interest in the
Review of Revianus.
January 10th.
2,050 Inborers of Swinford, County Mayo, are demanding work on the relief railways. They threaten if this is not granted they will prevent the men now employed proceeding with work.
Serlous disturbances arising out of the railway strikes in Scotland occurred at Motherwell and
Blantyre: 3.000 deckers in England have decided to strike to show their sympathy with the railway men en strike In Scotised.
The clerke in the Lendon Post Office Savings Bank are returning to work..
The Miners Federation Conference in England strongly favors a statuary 8-hours" day.
Two steamers came into collision in the Firth of Forth and 13 persons were drowned,
A French committee appointed to investigate Koch's consumption cure has reported that the wisest and ablest physicians would do better to nwalt further developments.
Professor Anderson Stuart, of Naw South Wales, has been provided with three bettles of Koch's lymph for the inoculation of tuberculosis patients.
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MELBOURNE, January toth, The gold yield of Victoria last year was 584,770 ounces, being 30,185 ounces less than for the preceding year.
PARIS, January 10th. The French Traffic Committes have finally decided to renounce all customs treatles of #February ist.
PERTH, W. A., January roth, George Anderson, a theatrical agent, has been brought up at Perth charged with attering a forged consent to marriage,
LONDON, January joth. During the present winter in England, 40 days of continupos frost have been experienced. The weather is the severest that has been known during the present century. A number of people have been frozen to death.
300 persons have been killed by the natives of Onca, Caroline Isles, during the recent revolt. against the Spanish authorities,
20,000 deaths from small-pox have occurred al Guatemala, Central America.
The British squadron in the Behring Sea is to be re-inforced. It is reported that a German fleet will proceed there. Lord Salisbury deciates that the alleged Intimation on the part of the British Government regarding forcible resistance being offered if a British vessel were seized out side the 3-mile limit, is without foundation.j
Later.
The aspect of the dispute between Great Britain and the United States is improving.
The Diplomatic Body in Washington paticis pates an early amicable settlement of the Behring Sca dispute.
Mullett, the Invincible, has been released from prison.
Negotiations with the Irish lenders still con- tiane, but nothing definite has as yet resulted. January 11th. It is stated-Mr. Gladstone Insists that Parnell shail withdraw from public life. Parnell has consented to withdraw from the leadership of the Irish party. In the meantime O'Brien is to make an effort to displace Justin McCarthy,
Tue St. Famer Gazette declares that the trust deed executed by General Booth is worth- less as a protection to subscribers to the Salva. tion Army funds.
Several new steamers are being built in England for the Australian trade.
The Cape of Good Hope loan of £195,0co has been issued.
It is reported that a Victorian loan of £2,450,000 will be issued this week.
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SYDNEY, January 13th. The steamer Hawkesbury was burnt to the water's edge at Windsor early yesterday morning, Alarming busb fires are raging in New Zealand. On arrival of the ship Peter Stuart at Sydney from New York, the chief officer, Barton, surrendered himself on a charge of homicide. Dering the wayage one of the crew made murderous attack on Batton, who shot him.':
MELBOURNE, January 13th.
J. Musgrave, the well-known actor, died in Melbourne Hospital on Thursday of a cancer.
Christopher Wood, who states he is a Presbyterian clergyman has been arrested in Melbourne charged with stealing a book from
LONDON, January 13th.
the Public Library.
A letter has appeared from Sir William Vernon Harcourt, in which he denies the rumours current that there is diension among the Gladstonian Liberals, and affirms their complete adherence to the leaders of the party and to Mr. Gladstone's Iriak policy.
Reports have been received of a revolution in Chili, where three men-of-war are stated to have revolted agalust the President's unconstitutional rule. No details have been received, as the Government, controls the wires. The Collim legations in Europe deny that there has been any street fighing. The army is not affected by the revolution.
NEW YORK, January 13th.
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Latest advices from Valparaiso state that the Chillan insurgente have three ironclade and a majority of the fleet in their possession, whilst the Government have only one ironclad and eight torpedo boats. Business is entirely sur | pended. A manifesta has been issued by the President, on assuming the dictatorship, in which he accuses the Congress of violating the Consti- tation,
January 19th.
Sir James Hannen has been appointed one of the Lords of Appeal, in the place of the late Sir
Barnés Peacock
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A demonstration of railway strikers, in which
five thousand men took part, was held at Edin- burgh yesterday. The proceedings were of an
orderly character,
Mr. Dillon has arrived at Havre from New York and was received on landing by. Messrs O'Brien and GUI.
NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS
inckily causing only slight damage.
Two fires recently occurred in Seochow,
Owing to the shallow state of the river it took the steamer Auling seven days in making her last trip from Hankow to Ichang.
H.E. Kin, the Tribute Rice Taoli, has The American Treasury has decided that returned from Nanking and is busy in getting peither bar nor forged silver can be coined force.ready for transportation to the North next the use or benefit of the depositor.
spring.
The United States Attorney-General maintaina that the Supreme Court has no furisdiction in the case of the seizure of the sealer Sayward, alace it originated in the Alaskan Court. The bearing is fixed for the 26th instant.'
LONDON, January 14th.
The Lord Prevost of Edinburgh has held a conference with the railway strikers and has promised to mediate with the Directors of the North British Railway line.
Wasusaroy, January 14th.
It is belfered that Fresblent Harrison will veto free coinage anyhow. Nevertheless the Silver Party are lobbying to obesiu votes in the House of Representatives in favour of the Bill.
The Senate have adopted Senstar Stewart's amendment, limiting free coinage to silver obtained from American mines by imposing a charge upon foreiga silver,
Later.
The Senate has passed by ʼn majority of twelve votes the Free Coinage Bill pure and simple, as a substitute for the Financial Bill,
LONDON, January 14th.
It is expected that Rear-Admiral Robinson will succeed Rear-Admiral Sir E. Freemantle in Cromand of the East Indi Squadron, Vice- Admiral Sir J. Tryan has been appointed to succeed Admiral Sir D Hoskins in command of the Mediterranean Squadron,
January 15th.
The Committee formed by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, yesterday conferred with the Board of Directors of the Caledonian Railway on behalf of the strikers, but the Board refused to discuss the matter ontil the men resumed work The Lord Provost of Edinburgh conferred with the Directors of the North, British line, who gave the same answer as the Caledonian Directors. The man in both cases refused to resume work.
Mr. Gladstone has forwared fifty pounds towards Mr. Balfour's Irish distress fund."
The latest advices from Valparaiso state that the Chilian Government is massing troops. The Chillan Congress insists upon the President resigning. An outbreak is imminent."
opinion that the liquidation of Messrs. Baring Brothers will be satisfactory, and the guarantors will not be called on.
BERLIN, January 15th.
Dr. Koch publishes an article in which he divulges the component parts of his lymph. Et contits briefly of glycerine and an extract derived from cultivated colonies of bacilli.
The Vice-regal palace at Nanking is under- going repairs, II.E. Lia K'un-y! has already reached Hankow and is expected at Nanking shortly,
The opiuma merchants of Shanghal have decided to charge four tnels on each chest of opium higher than the usual price. This increase in for the the Famine fund.
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Over forty of the Mongolfan princes have arrived at Peking to pay their annual respects to the Emperor. They are staying at the Mongolian hotel awahing audience.
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Since the capture of Chu, the leader of a gang of sneak thieves on the river steamers, the Wuhu Taotai has departed an official with twelve men to patrul steamers on their arrival at Wuhu. -
Trade in Ningpo is in a very depressed state. Even the for stores, which ought to do a brisk business during winter, are deserted. The end of the year is fast approaching and many failures are expected.
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The head of the Shanghal city police made a crpture of Iwan boals in Soochow the other day. and found them to contain stolen property of all kinds. The thieves were all arrested, not one of them making his escape, as the capture was made in a very quiet and neat manner.
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A fire lately occurred in a wine shop in Hang- chow. The inmates, not having water at hand, broke open some casks of wine and threw the contents on the fire, and it was thus extinguisbed. The Chinese claim that the god of fire was bard- up for a drink, and being satiated went off happy. One may, at the same time, form some idea as to the quality of the wine.
The river at Newchwang has been completely frozen. Large and small carts are travelling over it. Lately, however, the weather has been warmer and a slight thaw was taking place. Very little snow has fallen, averaging only two to three inches each time. The money market is quiet and no failures have been reported. On New Year. the whole Newchwang will have pleasant
Niugno Customs. Tastal, stating that the Y'i. kee and Han-iêh banks export dollars from Ningpo and have them melted in Shanghai, so that dollars become daily carcer, and higher in valus. The Taotsi accordingly issued a pro- clamation prohibiting such practices, and ordered the runner to make an investigation and report. The prefect and the district, magistrate gre to record the case and ceny nuttir ípstructions (contained in the proclamation). Now the Sh'en. the Guild directors to a convention and decided 'kong baak with twenty-three others have javited the value of a dollar should not rise more than forty cents per thousand in one day. This decision was reported' and the Taolal issued a accond proclamation, limiting the increase to thirty cents a thousand in one day.
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rocks in the middle of the river which are very A little below Kinklang there are layers of
dangerous to passing junks and vessels. Last yeaï Têh, Governor of Kingst, contributed'a of other officials, and with is bought a large fron sum of money which was sugmented by donations
post from Sha ghal. It stands at the bead of the rocks as a beacon of warning to all ships. This winter, the river being somewhat lower than usual, the rocks became uncovered and stand forth in sight. The district magistrates, HONGKONG Chang and Jês, after receiving sanction from the Governor and with the assistance of some charitable Institutions, drilled holes in some of the most dangerous portions of the rocks and blasted them with genpowder. "A large glass lamp lighted with kerosene has been set up, orders being given to have it it every night. The expenses are defrayed by the magistrate Chang from his own purse.
CHINKIANG.
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Hongkong, 31st January, 1891,
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The Morning Post, the favourite organ of British Toryism and military incapacity, has ately given birth to a new iden in which the Hoyal Australian native will, no doubt, be interested. For many years past the difficulty of fading recruits for the British army has, (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
been steadily on the increase, Glory, accom. January 26th, panied by beggary and a wooden leg, and the Strong northerly gales have prevailed during prospect of a weary old age in the workbou the past week and the weather has beca bitter fails somehow to attract the incipient warrior, ly cold, the thermometer falling as low as z
consequently the old "Shook of Gamp degrees, and much suffering appears among
rilge" presides over a dismal array of skeleton the ponter classes. The native humane and battalions and paper segi ents of dismounted benevolent societies are acting in a most praise font cavalry and unhorsed hussars, and every year the forces grow smaller and beautifully less. worthy manner, having sent a number of coffins up to the sce e of the late Shanghai Under these circumstances, the Past considers disaster. They have had all the dead photo..that the rampant loyalty of the "Representative graphed, ande schi photo placed separately in large Australian might be conveniently turned to Transes, which are hung at the Free Ferry and the Humane Society's Yamen, so that relatives and friends of those deceased may at once identify them. Some of the photos are ghastly to look upon, showing the dreadful sufferings of the victims in their death struggles.
account. The fatted absentee, who lives. on his rents and spends, his "h"less old age In making a painful exhibition of himself for the benefit of "sassiety," is conspicuous for his devotion to the Crown, and as bis country. Has made a fearful ass of itself The new block of houses on the Bund, which before every titled individual who has visited its have been erected and built to the order of Mr.K.C.M.G. fairly represents the popular sentiment. „shores, it is naturally assumed that this escaped William Bean, and designed by Messrs. Morrison & Gratton of Shanghai, are now completed and reflect great credit on the architects. The houses are just what has long been wanted, and ought To prove a remunerative investraent-Shanghat Mercury
CHUNGKING.
January 9th, 1891..
of the nation. Hence the following suggestion :— Let more distingujshal British regiment Logisitered in Melbourne of Sydney, and recruited from the ranks of the stal wan Australian natives, who are far superior. In physique and Kotierly qualities to the young men enlisted at home."
This proposal, and a lot of military drivel which accompanies it, open up a new prospect for the
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP "HARROW," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all goods, are being landed at their tisk, into the Godowns of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 10th inst,, will be subject to rent at the rate of one cent per package per day.
All claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the toth inst, or they will not be recogniset,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1891.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
DURING the temporary absence of the
as SECRETARY of the Society.
Undersigned Mr. W. J. SAUNDERS will
By Order of the Board,
act
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1891.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
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native." Australia suffers a good deal from attacks of martial fervour, but as yet it has seen nothing of actual war. Its great superfluity of colonels and other veterans have never experienced the joys of campaigning in some The port is not opened yet, and as far as appearances go there is nothing whatever being tropical land of cholera and swamps, and mar- Customs and his staff have been here now two done in that direction, The Commissioner of ching wearily up interminable hills under the weight of fifty pounds of baggage in search months, and the only thing that we know of of an invisible enemy, and dragging over having been done is that he has found quarters endless plains of dust and fading no- having been done is that he has fourd quarter thing, and dining on burk and grass and old MEETINNTY SECOND ORDINARY part of the city, and they have established tough jackal because the commissariat has the Company will be held at the Company's themselves in them.
broken down, and tralling dejectedly through Office, No. 2, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Being in the extreme Snow fell at Peking in the last part of the 9b western part of the city, and some distance
eternal wildemesses in order to wipe out a on FRIDAY, the 27th February next, at Half- moon, and since then the weather has been from the river, the locality would not be hostile Power, which consists of one dirt-caked past Two o'clock in the Afternoon, for the excessively warm for winter. People suffered | spitable for the Custom House. The place nigger far beyond the distant borizon. The purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts The Governor of the Bank of England is of much from throat disease, the mortality being proposed, by the native officials about a month ‡ Australian has, unhappily, missed all these and the Report of the Directors for the year.
great. Toward the end of the past moon ago is on the south or right bank of the river, things, and. he knows nothing of the joys of ending 31st December, 1800 windstorm arose which continued towards night, opposite the City of Kiang-peh or Lee Min-foo
serving bis beloved sovereign for one shilling A The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company when a heavy snowstorm occurred. An intense as it is officially known. Leaving out the ques-day and a pound of bread and three-quarters of will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 27th cold followed and the streets were almost tion of convenience to trade, it will be by far
a pound of meat, with two shirts and three last., both days Inclusive, deserted.
the most desirable place for a residence for
pairs of socks thrown in every seven years,
By Order, foreigners available. The only objection to it
while be pays for his own underclothing, and is charged for a "sea-kit," and is subject to "stoppages" for tea, coffee, vegetables, salt, pepper, milk, and sugar, and has to find his own plate and basin, and to clean out the barracks with his own soap, and to pay for library and medical attendance, and other sundries. It is ST. JOHN of things like these that military glory is com- pounded, but the poets who sing of war some- how leave them out. About twice in a century the British soldier gets a change to have both his legs shot off ander circumstances which live
begging for coppers and being run in for which he spends the rest of his life on crutches,
TATADCY; but in between these bursts of glorious excitement and thrill there are long years and years during which he scrubs loors and brusher boots, and is an ignominious beast of burden in a barrack on a net income of two-pence and remarkably little to eat. He has no scope for outbreaks of magalficant heroism, and his patriotic fire is employed in cleaning out the regimental dust-bin. But as glory-especially of ikis order doesn't amount to much unless accompanied by victuals, the Australian has no desire to take a hand. Plain, ordinary grab may be a subject for earth.bound souls to contemplate, but still it is more impor tant than fango, and it is better to have sicak and potatoes regularly, than to be embalmed in verse and dead-broke. And, therefore, speaking on behalf of the "stalwart native," the magnanis mous offer of the Morning Post in bereby declined with thanks-Sydacy Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, January 15th. Russia is reported to be supplying Servia with
After the Financial Bill had passed the Com- a great quantity of arms, and also pontoons for mittee of the whole House, Senator Best a military bridge across the Danube. * astonished the Senate by promoting as a sub- The British Admiralty are increasing the that the unit of value of America be a dollar stitate a purely free colange Bill, which provides personnel of the navy by 5,000 men.
colned of four hundred and twelve and a half grains of standard silver. The Senate adopted the Hill as amended by Senator Best by thirty nine against twenty-seven votes. The Bli has been sent to the House of Representatives where it was referred to a committee. This Bill repeals the purchases of four and a half millions of ounces of silver monthly, provided for In the Act passed last July,
The Indians who are submliting to the United States authorities refuse to surrender their arms, and it is feared that an attempt to dissim them would cause bloodshed.
The Queensland Smelting Company are con- sidering scheme for erecting smelting works at
· Port Augusta, S.A., at a cost of £30,000.
MELBOURNE, January 11th, Charles Mackenzie, a bank teller, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement,
AUCKLAND, JRIuary 12th, Colonel Herrick, an old resident of the Hawke's Bay district, New Zealand, was killed by falling off the Walble Falls, which he wân visiting with * plenic party.
The publisher and editor of the Hawke's Bay Herald, New Zealand, has been committed for an alleged criminal libel,
LONDON, January 12th,
A letter has appeared from Sir W. V. Harcourt la which he denies the rumours carent, that there is dissension among the Gladstonian Liberals, and affirms their complete adherence to the leaders of the party and to Mr. Glad stone's Irish policy.
The Duke of Cambridge, while on his way to 'Malta, paid a visit to Spelztia and was received by the Italian Admiral commanding
LONDON, January 16th. Frost has again set in throughout Great Britain, accompanied by snow storms.
The Standard states that the Americans, during the last few days, have bought one million sterling of rupes paper in London,
The Earl of Devon in dead,
A parcel of Ceylon tes from Gallebodde estate shilling per ponad (1), and resold at one hundred has been sold in Mincing Lane at eighty seven
and ten shillings.
Advices from Buenos Ayres state that a large force of rebels is collected at Entre Rios, whither the sational troops have been sent to disperse them.
Mr. O'Brien's newspaper, the insuppressible, announces that Mr. Parnell has consented to retire from the leadership of the Irish party.
The steamer Carris, bound for Bombay, has rounded on the Tees break-water and is ex-
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instant, at 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting named Lodge will be held in FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the 6th Brethren are cordially invited.
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1891.
private, in Tientsin are distributing wadded
The charitable institutions, both official and office. It is stated that he said that the Peking for ages in the history of his country, after AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the above. clothing to the suffering poor. There are wicked people who purposely appear naked in the streets to attract the sympathy of good-intentioned donors. When clothing is given them they take it to the country plazes and sell it. Sometimes one person carries with him several pleces of clothing which have been obtained in this fraudulent manner.
would be having to cross both rivers, going to Chungkiang, which is a difficult as well as a flood. On the other hand, in case of a riot the dangerous undertaking when either stream is in mob would have to cross the river, which would make a very material difference. But as above stated, nothing definite is known either as to where the Custom House is to bej or, when it is to be opened. "It is conjectured that there is a fresh hitch in Peking..
The new Taotal has taken over the seals of Government had set sent him the seal belonging In his newly created office of Superintendent of his subordinates and appears to have had a Customs. He has beeu energetic in removing general clearing out, some forty odd welyus Enting been removed. He is a son-in-law of the Viceroy of this province and a nephew of Li Hung-chang, and is said to be young man for so high a position:With his powerful connections be has doubtless a long The Hokien district with its suburbs in the official career before him, especially if he proves Chill province suffered most severely from to, be a man of any ability. As far as I inundations this year. The dykes were burst can learn, nothing whatever has been done in open in twenty-five different places and several the way of settling the late riots in TaiChu-hslenz villages were submerged. As a rule, when such many of the Christians are still living in calamities occur the higher authorities are noti-Chungking, fearing to return to their homes. It fied and they beg the Throne to remit the tithe is rumoured that Mr. A. Little is on his way taxes of the unfortunate districts. In the present here to start la business. There are algo rum, instance, however, the clerks of the Hokien ours of other bongs being opened hère, 11:14 magistrate still keep on collecting the taxes, and reported that several natiye, firms are, making the people, furious with rage, bave sent a com or are trying to make arrangements, to open mittee to Tientsin to lay the facts before the foreign hongs, if they can procure the game of Total who has ordered a thorough investigation some foreigner, which they seem to think 16 all, tuto the case,
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The "Dook" then inspected the arsenal and pected to become a total wreck, The crew her chow to cultivate the fields and to open canals A correspondent writes to the Plonter thusting testimonial;"I hava prescribed Scott N.B.-Books of the Words of the Opera may ·
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PROME, January 19th.
The river Thames is completely blocked with ice, and traffic is entirely suspended.
· The great defamation case of Summers, Municipal Secretary, Urrana Anderson. Muni January 13th, cipal Commissioner, Frome, was dismissed Dillon la about to sail from America to Paris, to-day. He will probably act as Irish leader while O'Brien
LONDON, January 17th. serves his term of imprisonment. It is believed
Mr. Bradlaugh has been seriously ill with that McCarthy is angless to retire. Parnell heart and lungs complaint, but was a little better states he was determined to fight for the leader last night, ship, but he is satisfied with the recent confer ence with O'Brien,
Gladstone announces that he will pursue the same Irish policy as heretofore,
Parnell delivered a long speech on the Home Rule question at Limerick on Sunday.
Balfour fund for the rellef of the destituta in
Ireland has now reached £18,000.
BRISBANE, January 13th,
The expedition under Col: Younghusband has arrived at Kashgar.
• The Portuguese draft of the new African Con- Vation will shortly be submitted to England.
January 18th,
Along the banks of the Felho river the soll is barten and the fields are badly Irrigated. The Viceroy had ordered the garrison troops at Slu for Irrigating purposes. Sluice gates are con structed for letting water inte or out of the fields, During late years several thousand piculs of rice bave been gathered; but is filling the canals the force of the water in the river becomes divided, ard between Tientsin and Peitang the river in silting up. Before this present winter set in the Viceroy fastracted the commanders of the various camps to close all the sluice gates, so that the river may gain lis normal condition and carry the deposits into the sen
"On Saturday night, 3rd instant, information was conveyed to the police that a body was feating in the well just outside the entrance to Alambagh on the Cawnpore Road. Inspector Fitzpatrick at once proceeded to the spot and and had the body fished out, and fi then was discovered that a' woman and a child (about years old) had been murdered and tied together with rope, and weighted with bricks and stone and thrown into the well. The child's throat had bean cut, and its arm broken. The woman's throat had also been cut, but the body had been horribly gashed in a very Jack the Ripper style. A careful search in the ricuity s was made by Inspector Fitzpatrick by when be discovered a large pool of blood
As the New Year is approaching rapidly the money market is growing tighter day by dare A certain Niugpo' man entered into a large daylight on side the walled enclosure of speculation in dollars in another port and sus- A letter has appeared from the Marquis of tained a very heavy loss. The partners in Alambagh, and on closer examination" a Hartington, in which he says that nothing has Shanghai refused to acknowledge the lady in blood-smeared mark was found one of
of occurred to justify the Liberal Unionists, in the transaction and repudiated the loss. I strand of the wire fencing and another on a relaxing their efforts in the interest of the cause, consequence two old and well-known banks At Rockhampton a party of seven persons and urges them to contlane the work, in the failed, with a liability of over five hundred lower strand. The top one had apparently left Emu Park a week ago in a boat and have success and Justice of which his lordship thousand tacks. The partners, being men of be done by a hand. A little further on not yet returned, Signals of distress have been | expresses increased confidence,
good standing and wishing to save their reputa-talde, leading to the well, a blood stain was exhibited from one of the islands in the vicinity, Mr. Parnell, on his way to Tralee, has been tion, attempted to make an arrangement with seen, evidently where the body had been their creditors, but the managers and employés The bodles had been in the well some days, and but owing to the rough weather succour cannot received with immense enthusiasm.
laid down while the rope was belag arranged. be sent.
Advices from Valparaiso state that Chilianail left for parts unknown. Other banks became decomposition had set in. There is not the The Port Master hai received news from the Insurgents have landed at Coquimbo, whither involved in the disaster. Money rose to sixty slightest clue to the murderer, neither has any Harbor Master at Mackay that the schooner troops have been despatched to endeavour to tael cents per thousand taels, and yet no ready complaint been made of such a woman and child surround them. The Chilian rerolt has arisen money could be had. If the Government deposit being missing. It appears strange that so few Perarverance foundered near Steep Island on Saturday.
Owing to the contest between the President and should be recalled there is no telling to what a blood-marks are to be seen, as from the nature of The ichooner Sys which cleared from More the Congress. The rebels at Entre Rios have extent the Chiness financial market will have to the injuries the woman, And sustained, a large ton Bay on Wednesday morning, bound for the been disarmed, and the alarm felt in the province suffer before the year closes,
quantity of blood must have poured from the South Sexy, was stracić by a heavy squad that | is subsiding.
body. It is to be hoped that a clue will soon aight which disabled her. She returned to. Mr. George Bancroft, the American historian, The various merchants of the large firms and appear. (It le probable that more than one per Moreton Bay under jury sig én Saturday evening,
hoitaes kave placed a peiliion in the hands of the | sus was engaged in the murder /*-
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DOUGLAS, STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE Company's Steamship TOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO,
"FORMOSA,"
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Tor Freight or Passage, apply to
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IN THE COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF İNSOLVENT DEBTORS AT
CALCUTTA.
In the Matter of ELIAS HVAM SOLOMON,
an Insolvent.
B
Y an Order of the above Court dated 19th De- cember, 1895, it is Ordered that the CREDI-
TORS of the said Insolvent do, on or before the -Fifteenth day of April next, fila la the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Court a Statement of the Amount of their Respective Claims against the Estate of the said. Insolvent duly verified by their respective affidavits, and that thereupon the Bald Chief Clerk do form a Schedule from the Claims so to be filled.
MORGAN & Co, Attorneys,
and February, tügt..
A. B. MILLER,
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