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DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA,
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Sole Agents for Menekong and Chlon,
FR LEMOINE MATŪRAN CHAMPAGNE,
{°xybnot TIeer#Ar} AwardID. PRIZE MEDAL. PARIS, 1889.
“HE Socis,Decorex of this' Pure Cham T
patīta mpolec freedom from the usual sugar- candy art,, canniquen ly { be fresher, cleaner,
and mor w` niesome than the Liqueured
chamwinnen
2nd --I'« Delicate, due to the first pressings ngly of the, pripse, ured : the Ixter pressinga make the wire rough and course and necessitate these liqu*11*.
3 Natural Downess, which is not REPIPELIN making it more appetiting than antisivis
jeth.—Va liqueur being added, the process of re-parking is very espidly effected, so svolding the large low of esrhonic acid gas-the most valuable pinperty of Champagne.
· Chemnagar should always herfrunk cold; but to half Kerze - Tightodellente wine by putting it into an leit for the best part of an hour, to destroy all its fine vinos properties.
In former years, when heavily Liqueured Champagnes, were alone ob'ainable, a good freeing was necessary to hide the nauseous sweetners of a ten per cent, dose of sugar-candy
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1891.
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HONOKONG. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1891.
TELEGRAMS.
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A NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.
LONDON. February 9th. The Marquia di Rudini (Tery) has succeeded in forming a coalition Cabinet,
THE CHILIAN INSURRECTION.
The Cuillan Insurgents have captured a new
Ironclad.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SOME 500 Japanese emigrants will start from had been virtually got under, and confined to the refugees. An attempt will be made to ship salteration of the system of taxation, the new Japan for the Hiwalian Islands about the middle.
of next month.
We hear that Mr. R. Murray Ramsay, harbour on sick leave by the troopship Himalaya on the master and marine magistrate, is going home and inat, Mr. Hastings, the assistant barbour- master, will doubtless set as focum tanina. PRINCE SANDA died early on the morning of the 23rd uit. at his residence at Kaba. His High sces was one of the old Dahalos who, after passing through many vicissitudes after the fall at feudaliam, eventually realised a large fortune by land speculations in Kobe. THOSE who take an interest in the rough-and tumble Rugby game will have an opportunity of witnessing a capital exhibition of it on the Racecourse to-morrow afternoon, when the Club will struggle with the "ericks" of the Army for
large number to America.
The bay between Odesss and the Black Sea
is a vast Ice-field sixty miles long. The ice is six feet thick and all navigation is suspended. The weather throughout Southern Rusala is remarkably cold.
The new steamer Spree, from New York, for Bremen, arrived to-day at Southampton and proceeded on her vorage.
buildings in which it originated by the efforts of the numerous native fire-brigades which had promptly came on to the Shameen and to the ency, in an orderly and energetic mauner,proved rescue. Upwards of 2,000 Chinese in this emer
not only rapidly suppressing the fire bat further in valeable coadjuters to the foreign brigade in confining it within narrow limits and preventing * spreading to the adjoining valuable structures, belonging to Messrs, Russell & Co. and Messrs. A telegram from Rome says that besides arm-, Rowe & Co. respectively. They likewise dising the guards with the latest improved weapons, played admirable organization and discipline the Pope has gives orders for more stormurt and finally marched off Shameen an orderly as vigilance for the protection of the Vaticans
grounds against lætrusion, the part of the Radicals of the city, and wishes the Pope fears an anti-Papal demonstration op It is rumored that
to be prepared for it.
they came on.
means of
school system, the new customs system, and new communal legislation, have opened up a perspective of Internal conflict of which it in impossible to foresee the consequences. The Munich semi-official papers refer openly to the internal policy of the Emperor, and declare that it is tending to a crisis. The treaty with Austria is threatening an influx of Hungarian corn. The Emperor's dalliance with the labor laws bas made the Hungarian members of the Reichstag turn longing eyes upon Faiedricharuhe. period for the Government, with the probable The year promises to boa stormy parliamentary eappearance of Bismarck in the forefront of
evenia
ACCORDING to statistics caminiled by Mr. Kuan, the covated "p1ace-kick" through the goal posts, in which gular periodical drills and exercise, i lasarı of the shipowners at Hall belonging to i diplomatic relations with Mexico. A legation
A COMPLETE dearth, of sews exists throughout the Colony Business in the Supreme Court is standstill and at the Magistracy it is very little better, whilst the outstation report a clean bil. The streets and cheerless and bear a somewhat deserted appearance, and the bitterly cold weather is exercising a depressing effect all
moto Snahim, the number of houses in Korea is "kick of!" at 4-40 p.m., sharp. 1.598,591 and the population 6,758.074- THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museums for the week ending Feb. 8th, are Europeans 184, and Chinese 1,866; total 2.054 MR. J. SINCLAIR, formerly of the Chinese Revenue Service and lately connected with the Tal-U:Shan silver mines, has been appointed | round, second light-housekeeper, wice the Into Mr.THE Japanese Government has sent two vessels to search for the sunken rock which the master of the steamer Abyssinia stated to be in existence in 36 deg. or min. N. lat. and 142 deg. 77 min, E. long, but no sign of any such danger could be found. The same result, says the Herald attended the researches of the Britlab sbios
that no rock exists at the spot indicated.
Mather,
MAJOR T. C. Dempster, Army Pay Department and Adjutant of the Honrkning Police Force, laares for one by the Himalaya on the 22nd inst. With bis departure the office of Adjutant
of the Police will cease to exist.
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offered to the local Fhe brigade in this connection, Without wishing to give offence, a word may be as it is patent to all that there is ream for some Improvement both in the organization as well as la the discipline of the brigade. Organlialiqn, by each sumber (or a proportionate nem- ber) should acquire some knowledge of the principle and working of the engine, packing joints, cic. etc., useful technical knowledge easily attained from a competent loxtractor at a slight sacrifice of time. Discipline, by which every one knows the position which he fills and carefully carries out the instructions of his superiors. On carly every sccasion the engine has been called upon lately something has gone wrong and this the services of a competent professional to would seem to point to the necessity of engaging periodically inspect the engine and see everything in order. This trifling extra expense no doubt would be readily borne by the ratepayers, This recent fire is notable as being the first that has occurred on Shameen, if that occasioned by the riot in 1884 be excepted. Under a.dinary head-way, for the appliances for suppressing it are mine out, and the water supply practically present case there is a mystery in the manner unlimited within a confined ares; but in the it originated which demands enquiry, for when first observed it had already got such a hold of the upser storey of the vacant house of the Rev. Mr. McBridie, who was in Macao, to render the saving of the building an impossibility. Only two explanations have been given, one being facendiarism, the other
Mrs, Alica Shaw, the American whistler, bas thet with brilliant success in her concerts in St. met by contribution from its members all the net
The Shipping Federation of Great Britain has Petersburg.
The Russia Government will establish the Federation incurred in consequence of the will shortly leave St. Petersburg forthe Mexican strike. The triumph of free Inbar-in Hollis complete, and the failure of thostrike has caused The intensity of the frost is abating. The
capital many men to leave the union and seek employ-death rate is notably lacreased. ment elsewhere independently.
The baptism of the infant Prince is fixed for PARIS, January 3rd. January 29th. The King and. Queen of Italy
be sponsora.
MADRID, January 3rd The Cuban delegates have formally submitted to the Spanish Government their conclusions as to the best economic and fiscal policy for Cuba. The Government has decided not to mental to the regolations of the United States publish the report, for fear it might prova detri Government-looking to the catablishment of reciprocity relative to Cuba,
The Figaro to-day publishes on announcement to the effect that the Pope bar consented to ret as mediator between Belgium and Portugal in connection with disputes as to the frouiler Angola. limitations between the Congo Free State and
bai
The Public Prosecaler of St Etienne ordered the arrest of Dupeaud, member of the Municipal Council, for the murder of his mother, eighty years of age.
And alcohol; dui consumers riow demand awloe } THERE were three more breakages of the new! | Lianet and Swift, so that it has been decided circumstances a fire has little chance of making January 10th. The issue price will be gaf: 556 | Dibals, severely cziticises the McKinley tariff
free from 'ural sweetness or alcohol-a sparkling vintage which can be taken freely at luncheon or dianer, and which will improve, rather han destroy, the appetite.
Inid water pipe on Sunday morning last. One
took place in the Praya West, another oppoalte the Ka Shing Theatre, and the third near the Sailors' Home. Our renders will doubtless call to mind the prediction we made in our coluTS, PE BE Inst week. €37
No 21 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Ponchong, roth February, 1841.
BY APPOINTMENT.
THE Tekro Electric Light Company have resolved, says the Japan Daily Herald, upon bringing an action against the authorities for having lald the cause of the fire to the Diet
THE two Chinese women, Li Kau and Weng Pak, who were examined at length by Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court last Saturday, in respect to the charge of kidnapping a little girl and forcibly detaining her in Mr. William Legge's house in Robinson: Read, were again brought up this morning. No further evidence was heard and the case was formally remanded until Monday next, thà rốth inst.
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It is officially announced that the new low of 969,000,000 francs, in perpetual 3's, willbe laived The French Grand Orient his declined the overtures of the German Freemasons for closer co-operation of European ledges.
PARIS, January 4ib, Leon Say, in an article in the Journal des law and the American Farmers Alliance. He declares that America, actwithstanding its im mense wealth, cannot carry out its industrial, European capital, and continues: "The fact commercial or agriculiotal enterprise without of the situation is that they have destroyed their credit by abusing it by the maladministration of their transport enterprises and by their even orse administration of their local finance. can credit cannot recover from its a basement, and Unless a reaction occurs in public morals Ameri- its agricultural, like its other industries, will re transient remedies will be sought by the adoption of experiments certain to fail, continually leading criain. It is autonishing
French republie has received the support of the Cardinal Lavigerle's declaration in favor of a Archbishops of Tours, Cambrai and Roues, and several bishops and other clerical dignitaries. In a recent interview with the Pope, Monsignor Fu- zette, Bishop of Rouen, urged that, in the Interests of the Church, the French Catholic clergy ought to sever all connection with the monarchical party,, The monarchists, be con- dictates of conscience as to resort to the weapons while they were ad far, forgetting the corruption and conspiracy. His Holiness the country to rates men that they have
buildings to the electric light. The majority of THE Tijl Shimbo, in referring to the subject of the accidental setting fire to the house by the ended, were now powerless to enceive or found | main a prey to successive convulsions for which
the shareholders have approved of this, and the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, lawyers engaged for the plaintiffs are Messts.
Takanashi Tetanshiro and Urata libel. (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.
THE Japanese Camel at San Francisco reports that the total value of the trade between Japan and San Francisco during the month of November last was $956.776 of which $98 666 represented exports from San Francisco to Japan and $868,060 Imports. The value of articles for warded to the Eastern States of America through San Francisco during the same period amounted to $256,322.
Waded Brands, all of which are of ex- JE invite altention to the following ald
cellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired,
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attcation. PORTS. (For Invalids and general xts.)
Per dans
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A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capulé «................................31a
B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsule............. £31.
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
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wine, Green Capsule........ 5. B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
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Sherry, White Capsule..... 10 Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule....
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Dry, White Seal Capsule......... Extra Superior Old Pale Dry very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Oli Bottled)
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MR. WODEHouse will bare » field day at the Magistracy to-morrow, no fewer than five Hundred summonses having been issued against erring Celestials who would insist on making day and night hideous by firing crackers alter midnight on Monday late This is a best on record. Without wishing in any way to interfere with the reasonable indulgence in time honored Chinese custoras, we are bound to consider that the time has arrived when this dangerous and offensive cracker nuisance must be summarily dealt with.
THE Mainichi Shimbun compares the members of the Japanese Diet to a company of Irregular troops in the old feudal times, when each soldier sought to distinguish himself by stealing a march upon his comrades. The representatives have 1.50 in this respect showed unmistakable signs of lingering attachment to the idens of feudal times, It's a consolation to know that our local -0.60 Councilors cannot be accused of this. 0.75 THE fancy dress ball at Government House last night is reported to have been only a qualified success. According to the talk of the town, the most conspicuous elements in the exhibition were the Right Hos. Lord Connemara, late Governor of Madras, and the Hon. Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Colonial Treasurer of this highly favored colony. It will be observed that we give these two worthies their full titles on this occasion. His lordship was tastefully attired in a somewhat highly colored divorce suit; Mr. Mitchell-Innes modestly represented the Light 1.50 of the World." Public opinion is divided as to
which of the pair bore away the palm. OUR evening contemporary has won = new name-an original and too-and actually forms the subject of an illustration in the latest issue of
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Jos Quiets,
A. Superior Breakfast Claret
Red Capsule $4 BS. Estephe, Red Capsule... 4450
C St. Julien
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B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule..
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C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule
A Hennessey's Old Pale, Red
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D Hennessey's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin. tage, Red Capsule ........... 24
·SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
rule
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8 C Watson's Abelour Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark....omm D Watson's H. K D' Blend of
the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... 10 E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12 IRISH WHISKY,
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule...........
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule................... 10 C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Caprule..........11 GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fincold, Red Capsule, with Name. To
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A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule 4.50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule.........aîman45D
C Find A. V. H. Geneva.....5.25
RUM.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule.....
$1.50 500
the wide gulf that exists between officials and ordinary people, nave it to a curious fact that no sooner is an individual appolated to a Govern. tal past than he assumes a haughty and superior air, and thenceforward regards hieatelf as immeasurably the superior of less favoured mortals. Our Japanese contemporary has bit the nail fairly on the head; but how much more truly can the sense of his aertlon be applied to many of the officials of this, colony ? Take for instance, ene of the N. G, M. Innes calibre, analyse him critically, and compare his services rendered with the cost of the luxury. WE would direct the attention of the Editor of the China Mail to what purports to verbatim report in last night's issue of that paper of what was said at the Jockey Club meeting held yesterday afternoon. The only remark of particular Importance, Mr. Ino. J. Francis extraordinary reason why the minutes of the proceedings at the previous meeting should not be read and confirmed, is carefully omitted, and words are put in the mouths of the other speakers which were never uttered. And the statement that the bands of all the members present "with probably twe exceptions" were held up in favor of the resolution, is a deliberate falsehood. At least a dozen members refrained from voting one way or the other. It would be too much to expect unbiased accuracy in our evening contemporary, but surely its few strap gling subscribers are entitled to common honesty fa its public reports! They don't always get even that, however,
absence.
servanti sleeping upstairs during their employer's The motive for incendiarism is not readily discernible, as plunder was nut of the question. A rather amusing Incident occurred during the fire, pointing to the question of disci- pline touched upon above, in which one of our burly Teutonic residents, with more real than wisdom, seised the hose from the foreman of one of the native brigades and rushed up a ladder and stretched himself in true spread-eagle fashion, calling very emphatically on the Chinese to pump away but the Chinese, resenting the insult to their own chief, prempily declined to work and our burly filend got woefully "left"
A number of changes amongst the higher be officials are to take place shortly. The Acting Provincial Treasurer has been transferred to the regular post in. Hupeb, and the Treasurer of Hopeh takes his place unicas the Viceroy is able to continue the present incumbent in his post, which he is endeavouring to arrange. Both the Nam-hol and Pun-ya magistrates vacate their posts, the fermer being transferred to the Heungshan district, near Macao,
the Imperial sanction from Peking, but the The Canton-Kowloon Railway has received Hongkong promoters at the last have had to admit that they can only count upon about one quarter of the six million of dollars, estimated to be required for its construction, being subscribed.
It that the whole of this amount was available was only on the understanding already which enabled the concession to be obtained, are the officials who supported the memorial, unless the matter can be satisfactorily arranged, are likely to get into trouble.
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satisfied with the sentiments of Cardinal Lavigerte's toast. Fuzette replied that Cardinal Lavigeile had struck a most fortenale blow in behalf of the Church, which could not identily the cause of religion with opposition to establish ed government. Fuzelte's letter reporting this interview Is countersigned by many bishops, and is tantamount to the definite submission of large section of the clergy to the republican Government."
HALIFAX: January 3rd............ Advices from Newfoundland indicate that the excitement and indignation over England's renewal of the modus vivendi with France is still rife. This action is received as a blow to the liberty of the people. Crowds have as sembled and condemned in the strangest terms this act of the home Government. Some have suggested that the dig of England be pulled for protection. dowa and an appeal made to the United States
HAVANA, January 3rd. rounded by troops on Thursday night. His horse Manuel Garcia, the brigand chief, wax sar- was killed and he was wounded, but he sc lieutenant, was killed. ceeded la cacaping. Sixta Varela, Garcia's
VIENNA, January 3rd.
A terrible explosion of fire-dampoccured to-day in the Trinity pit, near the Polish town of Ostran. Fifteen bodies were recovered and twenty-four miners are missing.
The new Governor shows out in a some what different light from the Viceroy ingthe
-- LATER. It will be matter of sccepting presents.
It is now known that many miners are still remembered that the birthday of the Viceroy Imprisoned in the pit. It is feared that the ne occurred last September, when presents of up-cident has resulted in the death of forty miners.. wards of one million dollars in value were.
OTTAWA, January 3rd. tendered and promptly accepted by him, and Colonel Volney V. Ashford of Honolulu has equally promptly despatched aorth to the arrived here to interview Foster, Minister of ancestral home in Nangwhei. The Governor's Finance, on trade matters. Ashford alleges that birthday occurred some ten days since, when the islands' trade relations with the United very costly presents likewise were tendered but States have become unsatisfactory. He bad an all of them were courteously declined, and the interview with Sandford Fleming to-day and urged suggestion delicately conveyed that anything the that the Pacific cable be laid of Honolulu, donors had to spare could be more worthily. be province and in the North. It would seem bestowed in relieving the prevailing distress in that Governo: Le har pronted in many ways by contact with Western civilisation.
THE Hyogo News makes the following very sensible remarks in reference to the action of a missionary, who evidently has more real than common-sence, and who came to grief in con- sequence:The Rev. G. L. Parin has only his own temerity to blame for an adventure which might have ended in the most serious results, He ventured into Nagoya and obtained permission to use a theatre in order to deliver an address on Christianity. Mr. Perin knew that he was entering a town which is the stronghold of the Buddhists. He must have known, too, that he had no right to lecture, nor had the police any power to permit him. The result was that the platform was stormed, the speakers hustled, assistance of police protection. It would have and they could only reach an hotel with the the Estrella Oriental. The "Maiden Libeller" been more creditable to the Japanese to have depicted, clothed in Marlborough House tried persuasion rather than force, but religious enthusiasts are usually hot-headed, It was only. dress sait and the famous patented Club
some five months ago that to Sherborne, Dorset, smile, looking down sympathetically at Jonah
a party of missionaries from Utah were severely Francis, Esq., QC, who is trying to queer imself out of the intricate folds of basten by the Christiansof the various denomina
Saturday evening's copy of the China Mali.
tions in the neighbourhood, and if England "Brownie is supposed to be an inside passenger hardly be expected to show her an example. not yet learnt religious tolerance, Japan can $1.10 with fourh, but the artist evidently forgot to give The Rer. G. 1. Perin doubtless Imperiled his
the eminent paragraphist a distinctive person- 1.35ality. The new name for the Mail is the Saff what he regarded as a holy cause, but he was really breaking the law of the land, and must Fish Wrappers the eminent lawyer and 1.50 philanthropist is suggestively described as therefore, put up with the consequence,
Oeridjus" We don't know what the last HONGKONG is a wonderful place for anomalies named formidable jaw-breaker may happen to of the most glaring type. The latest pheno- 1.00 mean, but we hope it is not too grossa libel on menon is connected with the rank and file of
the embryo Lord Chancellor,
the Police Force, many of whom, in addition to party knowing that the last batch of constables receive
increase of $5 per month, which was to be the old hands signed anicies, now God that the
rear, is not yet forthcoming 1. Some of the men granted to them from the 1st of January of this
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brought themselves to believe there are no limits to the money circulation. If America turne its mines into coin and raises paper currency, in accordance with the ideas of the Farmers' Alliance, no agreement will be possible with Europe on the monetary question, Europe America in exchange for an absolutely useless would be foolish to transfer. her capital to mass of silver."
Elections for members of the French Senate were held to-day. Premier de Freycinet waS elected in the Department of the Seine, and Jules Ferry in, the Department of the Vosges, The others returned included Bathri. Minister of Marine. The late returns show a Republican gain of ten sezis..
DUBLIN, January 4th. Parnell left Kingston to-night for London, accompanied by Timothy Harringtos. He will start on Tuesday for Hoplogne-sur-mer, where John Redmond and Clancy await him. It is understood that Parnell. has placed himself in the hands of his friends.
LONDON, January 4th. The postal clerks have decided to strike. The movement is nominally to test the question whether working overtime shall be voluntary or not, but, virtually, it is a protest against the in- creased employment of female clerki
William Weld, a prominent agricultural journalist, and proprietor of the Farmers Advocate, accidentally fell fato a water tank last night, and was drowned.
Charles Keepe, a caricaturist, who was on the staff of Punch, died to-day.
MY MELBOURNE, January 4th It is stated that the Government has vi:tuzily conceded the right of all British colonies to be included to any future treaties between England and foreign powers,
McLean has expressed his willingness to row, after his race with Stansbury. Teemer for any sums on the Parramatta river
SALT LAKE, January Sib. NEW YORK, January 3rd. Emma Abbot, the famous American prima places the total less at 8567,000. The insurance pneumonia. Her death was not unexpected, for A careful estimate of the big fire last night donna, died in this city this moming of scute is more than one-half. Never in the history of behad been dangerously ill since Friday,et crits the Fire Department were the members called last. She was taken sick the day before, but her upon to battle with such fierce flames. Professor powerful will kept her from giving in, and the Herrmann, says that the fire started in the sang on that crening, much against the desire of "super" room of the Fifth avenge Theatre: it is found that the building is not badly damaged undertook to laugh it off; but finally, when the Eer physician,, On the following day the doctor Herrmann's Theatre was given up for lost, but told Miss Abbott that her life was in peril. Sha after all. The great loss was from water and became aware that it was a serious matter, the will not exceed $15,000. A rumor was started Fat pace resigned herself to whatever fate might that some lives were lost, but careful investigamalt her." tion failed to confirm it.
COPENHAGEN, January 6th, estimated by the police: Fifth Avenue Theatre, business throughout the country. The Danish The following is the complete: list of losses The severity of the weather is seriously affecting
Henry C. Miner, lessee of the building, $80,000jasnow block owned by the Gilsey estate, total loss, $250,000/ railroads are at a complete standstill, owing to Fanny Davenport, acticas $50,000 Gilzey building, owned by Gilsey estate $100,000. The
BERLIN, January 6thu A snowstorm, phenominal in its severity, loss on Herrmann's Theatre was $35,000 and on prevails throughout North Germany, The rall the Sturtevant House $25,000. In addition to roads are blocked on all the northem lines. was not patil 6 o'clock this
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LONDON, January 6th orning was under control, as to the amount of insurance on the burned the doctrine laid down by the United States to-night, said, with reference to the Behring Sea While there is no defalte information af hand dispute, that Lord Salisbury was only asserting buildings, it is said on good authority that the Government years ago; namely, that no nation losurance companies will not suffer heavily could claim sovereignty over the open ses. It The fasurance examiners are not favorably was to be hoped that Lord Salisbury's offer would impressed with the neighborhood It Is Ald be accepted but if an English vessel is seized that the Sturtevant House was loured for on the high seas and violence is used towards $200,000.
da qovurasnerta Fritish subjects, one fatal hall-hour would put it The Evening Sun says the losses the grossly beyond the power of the two countries to settle exaggerated, and that the most liberal estimate the difficulty by arbitration. will place the total at about $330,000.
Nicholas, Duke of Leuchtenberg, a dead Intr Pariz,TUZIL
and corners, the necessity for clone supervision | $50 per mouth as against the $40 for which all❘ Franciscan Convent at Drogheds, saying: "As these there are a number of amalle Solicitor-General Clarke, speakingat Plymonth
In a place ilke Hongkong, which is all crooks over the ubiquitous rickky and his vehicle is a matter of considerable importance as was -75 brought home to the authorities in a startling
As follows: The Rev. Father Benet west out believe they will get the $5 fncrease, about 75 for an aising in a ricksha in the direction of which there was such a flourish of official Happy Valley last evening, but on going down whether or less turn arodslast,
while others of a less sanguine turn are express the incline leading from the Naval Hospital to
the coolie in the shaks lost controling serious daabis, Patience is indeed a great Happy Valley over his vehicle, which dashed down the bill at virtue, and by a free exercise of that most lightning speed and steered straight for the dealrable quality our guardians of the peace plain monument, near Wanchal Market, which it any yet og along through lifa, a into full tilt. The vehicle capsized and the rev. existence perhaps, but nevertheless with enough annssuming beef steak-and-onlous-once-a-week 0.75 gentleman was pitched out with such violence to keep body and soul together-and even that's
that he sustained a fracture of one of his thighs, 100 and the rickky, evidently fearing the case something in these days of wide-spread corn quences, Jumped into the shafts and bolted away thing for ordinary policemen to be allowed to mercial depression. Of course, it is a great 1.10 for his life. Some gentlemen who were passing even exist in such a favered city as Hongkong, soon came to the rescue of the injured pa and they ought to take that fact into considera senger, and procuring a stretcher, had him safely for when cogitating during the attil watches of conveyed to the hospital.
these dreary vinter nights in the bitterly cold strests, whether they were not very much better off with twenty-five shilings week at home than they are with from fony to fly dollars per month and exile from all that is worth living for,
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Francisco exchanges were "crowded out of The following telegrams from our San last night's issue
DUBLIN, January 3rd. Parnell left Dublin to-day for his country seat at Avondale, where he is expected to remain changed between now and Monday, Parnell will until Monday .next. Unless his plans are
hour on Monday to take part in what is likely to leave Avondale for Boulogne-sur-mer at an early bethe final conference between the Irish leaders, so far as the question of leadership of the Irish
is concerned, Father O'Shea has written a letter from the Captain O'Shea's nominator for the Galway election of 1886, I can throw light upon the foul No shadow of suspicion resta upon the political calumnies uttered about Parnell and O'Shea, purity of motive acturing Parnell when he decided to run O'Shea for Galway. He boped thereby to secara O'Shea's influence and intro. duce the coalition of the eighty-six Irish mem bers of Parliament with the English Liberal party."
PARIS, January 3rd. O'Brien will not resume his conference with such sanction from the leaders of the majority Parnell unless the proposed negotiations obtain of the Irish party as will justify the hope of re- union of the party. In the meantime O'Brien between himself and Dillon, McCarthy and declines to state whether in the communications others, they promise the approval of further negotiations. The opinion of the Irish group in this city is unfavorable to the resumption of the conference at Boulogne-sur-mer.
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spiritualist, in dead, itinaas ECONORUE Dr. Owen Thomas of Liverpool, the famous 1000 OF PARIS, January 6th.”1/2 tent of Uruguay will, t
Adestich from Montevideo says the Govern currency in gold on January 8th. Why H
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result of a letter which
Glassow, Janmiy 7th,
BERLIN, Jary 3rd increasing severity of professional criticisms Professor Koch is, in ill-humor øvert the
Minister Van Gossler to relieve him from his here and abroad. It is understood that he asked pledge to surrender to the State bis right to the discovery, Vos Geisler was opposed to publishing the composition of the remedy Guill foreign IN last night's issue of the China Mall there is
Goverments had been communicated with he Mino. Raffalovitch," O'Brien's mother-in-law, to the precautions necessary a paragraph which if not contradicted in calen
says O'Brien will not return to Ireland to enter production of gessins fymph. When the Landesve lated to upset the equilibrium of the poor old lady
prison, leaving the party feud unhealed. While tag reismes its sliting an official declaration John Bums, the labor agitater, addressed 29.1 who is it's only hope and support. The creation
the rupture lasts, she says, he can better serve will be made repudiating the charges of a desire public mesting at Perth, to-day. He accused a 2 runs thus:-"We hear that a European officer and four dremen of the C. M. Co.'s steamer Misfoa
here or in America.
on the part of the Government to retain any ading Scotch paper of misleading the publié were removed to the Hospital this morning
LONDON, January sydi. advantage through the production of the lymph regard to the railroad strike. He said: bat sffering from small-pox. The vessel arrived from
The Bank of England will be asked by the and expressing readiness to communicate the despite the glowing accounts pablished the rall (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) Bank of France to refund next month the loan procesaicist abuseran Theould remain firm they would soon hare, the Shanghai on the 3rd Instant and left the sams
CANTON, February gl
"other © Governments able to way compaules are in a bad
way, ang advanced to it at the time of the Barlags guarante
if the men KE day for Whampoa, returning on Saturday. It | is"
The Fancy Dress ball given at the German troubles. There is every probabilty of an meantime the anger of Dr. Siegert's Angostura in it is prevalent at success, and it was 4 am on Saturday before on Thursday next, especially as large demands for ing la
sease of Shangha, where Contract, the Consulate on Friday night passed off with great advance in the Bank of England rate of discount from the privileged tramo in the lymph to grow the holder tu well as the public on their side. and mixing freely with people before the their triumph. Many of these had just saged dies comespondent writes that the increase la hostility. The Cologne Garrits, the ably raised to-day by a despatch from Dundes
The relations's between the rive.compel the companies to surrender. York New symptoms of the disease became maallest."
majority in the Landtag and the' to obtain needed repose, when at 5:45 1.31.
The hopes of the strikers, have been consider the A Now from information derived from the seat startling fire-summons was rung out with Emperor of Austria hay determined to erect Hamburg Nachrichten, and other orgaer of the that about 3,000, dock laborers had, agreed to go reliable source we can assure the Snail that the rigons and they had to assume a more practical monastery in memory of his late brother, Maxi opposition, attack the Emperor's policy all Ona sirika such action on their part, was found facts are as follow The Mayor arrived here if not a more victuresque garbs in the uniform millan, Emperor of Mexico, and of his late soo, sround. The review of the year became the decessary in order to bring about a suflempat from Shanghai on the 3rd instant, and the chief of the local Fire Brigade. One and all were Crown Prince Rudolph, who committed suicide.
Fromises reforms "with"negative' Pinedo LONDON, January, Tis he, now being convalescent, awaits the re'urn of detached houses belonging to the Church Mission,
The Cologne Gastic warns Chancellor The trouble among the plush weavers and his steamer from the North to rejoin her. The Unfortunately, however, their energies and to aid the Jews to emigrate bas received a scral unrealfied promises. The Government, it'says Bradford, who recently strack for an advance in The syndicate of farmers organized in Russia alarm ralied by the Chine Mall has no founda- labours were expended in valu; Sen the engine official warning from England that there is no tion in fast whateverį:
since Priace Blatnick's rollsement; und schierod wages, la extending. The Bam fears, that the l'could not be gui le works affectually until the fire i zoome in that country for any, more Jewish I nothing. The projecta fog. Jalos Spierta, “Ako Vetrikers may stinal the miËS): "TILE SALMON LINE
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