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CORRESPONDENCE.

{Ma do not necessarily madonna ika opčalani ampenosad by Correspondents in this culuma).

THE DIOCESAN HOME BUILDING FUND.

To The Editor OF THE "Howɑkomm Telegraph," SIR,-Will you allow me to draw attention to the kind offer of H.E. the Governor to give the last $100 to the Diocesan Home Building Fund on condition that the remaining $561 he subscribed? It is an effort to help us to realize as soon as possible, the $4,cco needed to meet a similar sum from the Government under the pros visions of the grant-in-ald scheme. The sub- scription has been 'dragging its slow length along for more than a year, and every possible effort has been made in Hongkong and the Poris

to obtain help. We are now in the last stage of collecting, the most difficult of all, and It is to encourage us in our difficulty that the Governor makes his offer. The object of the Home is well known. Eurasian and destitute European children are taken in as boarders and receive the necessary Instruction to enable them la carn an honest livelihood. The number of these during last year was 65. Day scholars also are received, bath English and Chinese. The teaching waff con sists of three masters. As a school it has shown Itself thoroughly efficient. This year, the year of its coming of age, it has specially distinguished itself by fumishing the Government scholar. The school comes behind no other in the colony. The present building is very old and not large enough to accommodate all that seek admission, It does not contain one really good and com. modious school-room. The effort therefore to add a new wing is absolutely necessary for health and efficiency. To raise the $56x needed to secure the Governor's offer I know not to whom appeal unless to those who have so kindly helped us already. Will ten gentlemen give $50 ench in addition to what they have already given ? · If so, I will gladly add to my subscrip- tion the remaining $62. Smaller contributions, however, will be most thankfully received, and will be acknowledged at once in the newspapers If sent to me or to Mr. Piercy..

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J. S. BURDON, Bishop. St. Paul's College, 11th March, 1891.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. TO THE ENITON or 'the "liomakexa TransAfr.” DEAR SIR-I have received $300 from the Victoria Recreation Club, per Mr. C.. H. Thompson, on account of the Aussoll-zt-arms held at the City Hall on the 3rd lost.

Yours faithfully,

E. W. MAITLAND, Hon. Treasurer, Alice Memorial Hospital.

Hongkong, 11th March, 1891.

NEWS OF THE WORLD. "

OPORTO, February ist. Perfect quiet reigned in this city, to-day, Government re-inforcements arrived from súll' parts of the country. Three hundred civilians and soldiers were arrested to-day The B publican clubs have closed and all Republican newspapers beën seized by the Government.

The front of the Town Hall and several buildings in other streets where 'conflicts took place yesterday are much damaged and battered. The King's portrait which hung in the Town Hall was destroyed by the rebellious soldiers, who made the building their stronghold. Several of the soldiers who were wounded in the conflict died to-day. Most of the insurgents surrendered, and were conveyed aboard a man-of-war to-day, It is estimated that 24,000 shots from rifle and machine guns were fired during the fighting, Several more insurgents to-day submitted to the authorities. The police have arrested an actor named Verdial, who read the insurgents a proc- lamation of a Portuguese republic from the balcony of the Town Hall.

Abbe St. Nicholas, a parish priest of this city, was arrested to-day, charged with being con. cerned in the insurrection, as he was learing the. church after mass. Other Republican leaders were also acrested to-day, and all of them are now secured except Dr. Velga, whose whereabouts I unknown. Several prominent men named as being members of the Insurgents' directorate disavow any connection therewith, Judge Soares and Banker Lute being among the number. The theatres are re-opening.

The Town Hall was bombarded for two hours and firing was stopped only because it was feared that that bullding would soon become a heap of ruins. The pictures and works of art in the building were greatly injured by cannon balls, The revolutionary movement was due principally to the military-sergeants, who were dissatisfied at not receiving promotion at the same time with the junior officers.

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convention. Dripite our greater transfer of several officers there to other strength we leave ambitious dreams regarding | regiments. This action, together with the recent Africa to chartered companies, and if other imprisonment of the editor of the Republica powers are wise they will follow our example," || Portugueses, expected the outbreak,

Gladstone is said to have given the assur- ances asked for by Parnell as to the kind of home rule he desires for Ireland. These assurances are the settlement of the land question by the Irish Parliament and the conversion of the royal Irish constabulary into plain, harm

loss bóbbles.

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McCarthy, speaking at Liverpool on the Irish question, said that if the minority, would not yield the majorly might as well disband. was prepared to accept a settlement providing for peace and union.

The prospects for an agreciment being reached were hopeful.

In the lobbies to-night the rumor was revived that a settlement of Irish ́affairs will leave McCarthy in the chair, and O'Brien and Parnell will go to America to raise funds.

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OPORTO, February 2nd. The official report of Saturday's uprising says that nine persons were killed and alnery-eight wounded during the fighting.

complicity in the revolt. All the pilsoners wil Professor Albuquerque has been arrested for

be tried by court-martial.

DUBLIN, February, 2nd.

The Frazman's Journal to-day announces that McCarthy and Sexton will to-night submit to their colleagues the result of the Boulogne conference.'

- BERLIN, February and.

A white book has been published here con- taining Emin Pasha's reports to the middle of November last. These reports firm a record of The Standard thinks that the Liberal leaders extravagance and disregard of Instructions. bave promised the Healyites a home rule Emin ignored an order to found a station an scheme that will empower the Irish Parliament Victoria Nyarza. Instead, he hoisted the flag to control the police and deal with the lard at Tabora, in spite of Commissioner Schmidt's question if it is still unsettler, but they reserve efforts to dissuade him, the commissioner objeci. the right of vote to the Imperial Parlamenting on the ground of the great expense. Emin The Standard thinks that both sections of the spent 10.000 marks lastead of the 60,000 Irish party will agree to this.

marks allowed him. He repeatedly complained of the insufficiency of his supplies, owing to which, he says, his men were becoming mutinous Het erefore holds that he is not responsible for the failure of the.cxpedition.

The Times Berlin correspondent says that the white book issued on the Emin expedition shows in some cases Emin's apparent disregard of arders was due to a miscarriage of the letters and dispatches sent him. Wissmann appears to have been hasty in his judgment of him. The National Zeitung says that Emin's reports have produced a feeling in his favor on the part of the Government,

Emperor William bas privately intimated that he would prefer to visit England early in June, before his cruise to Norway, but the date of his arrival will not be fixed until he meets the Queen at Darmstadt in April. The Emperor will, of course, reside at Backingham Palace during his stay in London, and a stric ball and state con- cert will be given there during his visit, and possibly a garden party..

The Emperor wishes to be present during Ascot week, but there are all kinds of difficulties in the way, as his presence at the royal meeting will be most distasteful to the Queen and by no means agreeable to the Prince of Wales. A lace party at Windsor castle is out of the question, and the Prince of Wales, having lost Sunningdale park, owing to the demise of bis benefactor, will have to hire a place for himself for a week, and could not get one which would accommodate his own party and the Emperor niso, to say nothing of the fact that the Emperor would scarcely add to the bilarity of the Princes usual Ascot circle.

Sir Charles Dilke je spoken of- as a possible successor to Charles Bradlaugh's seat.

PARIS, February 2nd. Dispatches received from Rome by the news papers of this city agree in stating that King Humbert has regarded Signor Crispi's resign tion as final, and that the King has not asked him to withdraw it.

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The Bourse is weak. Italian securities are falling, owing to the Ministerial crisis in Rome. The great prima donna, Adelina Patti, is lying. vary ill at the hotel here. She 'caught a severe cold la crossing the channel between Dover and Calais. Dr Frederick Love, who is in attendance, band, Signor Nicolini, is with her. The diva reports unfavorably of her condition. Her hus

for two concerts in Berlin on Wednesday and was in hopes to have falfiled an engagement Friday, but Signar Nicoliat has wired to cancel these contracts and has returned, the money,. amounting to 40,000 francs. All other concerts have been postponed. It is feared the Illness in a renewal of a grippe, which has attacked Lord Lytton and others.

The Figars to-day publishes an interview with the Pope in which his Holiness Is quoted assaying: If French Conservatives saw that such a thing were possible, they should establish something better than a republic. Otherwise, they should adhere to a republic, which would then be as they choose to make it. The formation of a Catholic party in France is an agreeable dream, but it li only a dream,”

....... *ATIONS, February 2nd. Offorty men engaged in re-opening communica tion with the snow-blocked villages in the Morea, of others are so badly frost-bitten that they are Gifteen have been frozen to death, and a number not expected to recover.

NEW YORK, February 2nd. Sarah Bernhardt arrived on the La Champagne to-day, accompanied by her two dogs. One of ther was rather smaller than a abeep and the other was a little bigger than a rat. Their names are Myrtha and Chouette. On the way from Paris to Havre Myitha occupied a compartment of the train alone, and when the train arrived a bill for. 150 francs was handed in for damages that the dog had done on the way.

Mm. Bernard talked in a mixture of French and English, and between the two languages forgot to say, as European "stars" are always expected to say, that she was glad to get back to America, but she evidently was glad. She sld, in answer to qucation, that Sardou's latest production, "Thermidor," was a beautiful play, and that the suppression of it in Paris was disgraceful.

MADRID, February and.

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TORONTO, February 2nd. the Blaine Baker correspondence, says :-Blaine The Empire, a Government organ, referring to

remarks that there are to negotiations on what- ever for a reciprocity treaty with Canada. Doubt. less the Secretary is correct. But the Empire affisms it is true that Blaine expressed to the British Embassador at Washington a desire for more extended trade relations with Canada, and that he would like to discuss, in an unofficial manner, with Sir Julian Pauncefote and one or more delegates from Canada, the whole question of trade relations with a view to arriving at a basis for official negotiations. We 'nre la a position to state that, acting on this suggestion, the Canadian Government has requested the Imperial Government to propose a joint com mission for the purpose named,

HANYANG..

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)'

27th February, 1891. On Thursday the 24th fustaat, onthe occasion of the China New-Year festivities, the Viceroy of the Hukuang invited his whole foreign sta to a large dinner party given at Tich Teung-chu, the General Board of Mines at Wuchang.

The dinner was presided over by Taai Teotal, he chief director of the Board of Mines, assisted by the two sub-directors of the Board and by Mr. Ku, secretary-interpreter to the Viceroy. Amongst the guests from the foreign technical staff were Messrs. H. Hobson (manager of the iron-works), E. Braive (chief mining engineer), P. Scheidtweiler (railway engineer), W. Meyer (erector of the gun and small-arms factories), J. Dickinson (architect of the cotton rail), and all the other members of the foreign staff, which. cow numbers thirteen in all.

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The dinner was a long and elaborate one, given after the Chinese style, but with game concessions to the tastes and habits of the foreign guest, so that the unskilled in the manipulation of chopsticks were not obliged to fast before the sixteen or twenty courses of dishes that came forward, to say nothing of the middle of the table, filled with all kinds numerous, porcelain dishes that stood in the

fruits, forming the gayest and most varlegated of cold ment, vegetables, sweets, currants and decoration. After numerous cups of Chinese hot wine had been poured out, the most serious breach of the rules of Celestiat etiquette was page which was welcomed with happy smiles one day said to herself, "I think I will giro Katon dono made in the appearance of the sparkling cham-appropriate to her strange mainly, hor grandmother by all. At this very salema moment, Mr. ont of my bottle of Mother Selerl's Orative Syrup." Scheidtweiler rose and as the oldest band" for grandmother had received great benefit from in China, in the name of the whole staff this medicine herself for a proposed the healk of Chang, the Viceroy, angiven to Kate and the good effect was immediate. complicated disesan. It who has now directed to himself univ rahi She at once rested more tranquilly and had some attention for the boldness of his schemes thing of an appetite, and a little inter her grand- and the energy with which he pursues his aims. mother was justified in writing to us as I have already "Weil might China be proud" said he, "of such a'atod! (Signed) Frederick Butcher, 6, Birch Road, THE P. & Q. S. N. Co.'s Steamship an eminentofficial who is hard at work and Crunipell, near Manchester. who has disregarded all the objecions of his

"TEHERAN," Mr. and Mrs. Butcher ais people of the highest | Captain C.-D. Sams, R.N.R., will leave for the most conservative and timid countrymen con mapeetability and well intod. For one years fr. above places on WEDNESDAY, the asth inst., ceping the opening of mines, erection of iron Butcher was an asistant at the grant shop of the at NoON, and steel works and building of railways, Messrs. Lewis, Market Stret. Manchester, and an objections which have

E. L WOODIN, also existed In impartial acquaintance writes that Miss Kate Batcher some of the western countries, and that not o

is one of the brightest young girls to be met with

-Superintendent. so many years ago,

Hongkong, 11th March, 1891 The speaker did not

anywhere--quick, precocious, and full of eieneity and

[4T1 fail to associate with the name of Viceroy says: "I do not cam what anyone may say, thers is no

wil.. Speaking of the daughter's recovery her mother STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA NAGASAKI Chang that of his most able chief secretary his Excellency Tani Tautai, the chief Director

medicine so good as Mother Seigel's Cumtire Syrup."

AND KOBE. of the Board. (Hear. hear.) The Viceroy

(Passing through the INLAND SEA.) could not have found a better man in China to whom to entrust his numerous projects was the right man in the right place. Those who worked daily with him praised bis high capacities; he was not only a good Director, but a real friend (hear, hear) under all circumstances, whatever were the things tions with which they had to bother him, they

the arduous ques found hint as polite and na kind as ever. The task which these two officials had assumed was a large and noble one, and it was to be hoped for the sake of progress 'ia China that. their repeated efforts would be successful and that they would receive the reward of their labour (hear hear). The whole foreign staff were very proud to give them their assistance.”

The proprietors of Mother Seigel's Ouratire Syrup

mon center in England. Ward declared, during and with truth it could be said that Tasie myriads of hier sox. vorty of the blod, Captain F. H. Seymour, will leave for the abov

NOTTINGHAM, February 2nd." The dissenters of this city and neighborhood have declared a vigorous war agains: the Mor mons. Rev. Mr. Ward, an anti-Mormon mission. ary, delivered a fervid lecture upon the subject last night at South Normantown, the strongest Mor-

the course of his remarks, that the Mormons were as great polygamists as ever. The Ameri cans, he added, refused to barbar English allow Mormons to break the English laws. The criminals, and it was a disgrace to England to matter should be submitted to the House of Commens, and the Mormons should be com- relled either to abandon Mormonism or to leave England.

BUENOS AYRES, February and. Rports have reached here of another engage ment off Ancud, the capital of the island of Chilne, in the Chiles archipelago. The battle was fought between a Government man-of-war and an insurgent war vessel. It resulted in the defeat of the insurgents, It is supposed the vessels engaged were the ships previously referred to, the rebel vessel which landed the insurgent marines at Ancud and the Govern ment ship which tried to land troops at that port under the disguise of batsting the British flag,

Communication with Santiago de Chile, the capital of Chile, and other towns, which had been temporarily re-established, is again interrupted. Additional advices from Chile state that after & battle lasting several hours the regular forces occupied Valparaiso, The insurgents lost heavily, and it is believed that the revolt will be speedily suppressed. President Balmaceda sent 2,000 troops to Ancad, on the island of Chiloe, off which the naval engagement was fought recently.

ROME, February 2nd.

The Italian Chamber defeated Crispi's bill to tax spirits, and Crispl tendered his resignation to King Humbert, who declined to receive it until he had further considered the matter. Rome is much excited.

King Humbert has summoned the Marquis Rudini, second of the four vice-presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, to form & Cabinet,

LONDON, February 3rd,

A syndicate is forming with a capital of $5,000,000 to acquire a monopoly of the calico printing business. Sir John Puleston is at the head of the scheine.

The stock banks here have decided to with draw their reserves from the Bank of England If the bank insists on requiring them to lacrease their reserves.

CHINAN FU.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

14th February, 1891. Within the last few days some more changes have taken place among the officials in this city. The new Provincial Judge, Tsao Ping-chib, wás | before he breathed his last, and while in an taken suddenly ill and died last week. Just unconscious state, the foreign physician, Dr. Neal, was sent for, but it was too late to de any. thing. It is reported that the main cause of his death was due to a mistake made in, the use of some native prescription. He had assumed office bere only a little over two months, and leaves a family with a shattered ambition. One of the porarily fill the vacancy. Taofals, Chao Kuei-hua, is appointed to teas

These words met with universal approbation and were acknowledged by Mr. Ku, who replied in the name of H. E. Trai. The Viceroy and Chlef Director were very much pleased with the services of the technical assistants. Good work bad been done during the last year, and it was to be hoped that at the meeting next year their thakiulness would again be expressed.

Later on in the evening the assembly became, less solemn. The time had come for happy thoughts and merry songs, and many of the grave engineers showed that they could as well master a remance or a comic song as they could an engineering difficulty. After the dinner, Mr. Kocks, one of the mining engineers, took a photograph of the members of the staff, and it will remain as the best reminiscence of a most agreeable meeting.

It has been stated above that the foreign staff now consists of thirteen mambers. It has very recently been increased by the arrival of Messrs. Johnson and Harrison. The former came out works. Mr. Harrison is a foreman brickmaker; as head draughtsman for the iron and steel he has brought out a whole plant for the making of bricks and tiles that will enable him to manufacture from 30,000 to 40,000 day. Large quantities of bricks are required bere, and the native supply is so inferior in quality that they can only be used for very rough work..

I have to reserve for my next letter some details about the railway that will be constructed in this province for conveying the iron ore from the mines to the Yangtsra,-N, C. Daily News.

THE BABY ON A BATTLEFIELD.

On the night after the battle of Waterloo, In the blood-stained mire of a ploughed fold, lay an English officer, dead where he fell. At his side lay the body of his wife, who had followed him from England, and perhaps arrived in time to receive his last sigh. On his beat was their baby, sound asleep, and smiling amid that dreadful seen as though angels were inspiring its dessins.

even in its innocence and earth in its.agony. Ab, God what a thing is childhood; touching

While we have the children, how large the places they When we loss them how great the vacuole they level

My daughter Kato, now eleven years old, had always Read the story of an escape, an „tóld by a paroot.

been delicate he was pale and thin, and, swit soomed, as though a broath of cold air would destroy compelled to go into mourning, and the regular In the summer of 1988, she complained of a sea of The Salt Commissioner, Feng Shen-tai, is her. She war.now better, now worse, but never woll.

to fill bis place. The Tactai's place is filled by tended se though she had over-eaten, when in fact she Tantai, Wang Tso-fen, is appointed temporarily weight in the chest and olds. Her abdomen was dia. an expectant Taotai by the name of Huang.

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E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 11th March, 1891." torpid and

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LISBON, February 1st. -A decree is published suspending the kabeas corpus act and authorizing the supression

The Mail and Express' Oporto cablegram throughout the country of journals prejudicial to Saturday was a mere flash in the pan. The bulk of #ay: All indications show that the revolt on the State, The Republican papers Patria and the insurgent soldiers scampered away at the first Debates have already been suppressed. The Council of State is about to assemble to discuss volley of the loyal troops. Undoubtedly there is the application of military law to the civilian a strong republican feeling among the lower Insurgents who will be brought here on board classes, but the prompt Tuppression of this the transport India. It has transpired that the uprising is likely to have a salutary effect. Insurgents counted upon a simultaneous rising at Coimbra, Braga and Viren, and were only waiting for the departure of the troops to attack ment here ordered the troops to be confined in On learning of the revolt in Oporto the Govern- the capital, but it appears that the dissensions their barracks and other precautionary measures revealed at the recent Republican conferences to be taken on the frontier. The official press upset their plans. It is stated that the Eighteenth urges the governments of Spain and Portugal to Regiment will be transferred to Braga and that be more watchfal of the doings of the democracy the Ninth Chasseurs and Teath Infantry, which Flint & Co. to-day received advices from Chile were concerned in the revolt, will be disbanded. to the effect. that Insurrectionary vessels had

It is now nearly two weeks since the German ate scarely more than a bird. She spoke of a bad LONDON, February and. -

failed to occupy any port on the const; that the Consul, Baron von Seckendorff, returned from taste in the mouth, and would always be holding her The Times, commesting on the Italian Mial people and army were standing by the Governale visit to the German Missions and to the sides, or plasing her hands against her temples, as if sterial crisis, says: "The dislike of heavy meat and that order was preserved.

cities of Yenchow Fu and Chining-chow. In the to relieve the pressure there, military and naval expenditures would be a more

MADRID, February zad, former city he was mobbed by over 10,000 per- force in Italian politics were it not

She also had pains between the shoulders and her clear that the attitude of hosilly to the Desibend including all the shades, 135 deputies out of had another interview with the Governor, and languid, and though naturally bright, inteligent Returns from the elections give the opposition, sons, but was uninjured. On his retum here he breath was very offensive. She was always tired and Bad a closer intimacy with France would involve total of 227. The Ministers and all the chief some good renalla have been secured, The land child, would lie for hours in a listiess condition. She even greater uncertainty and Imply equally party leaders were re-elected.

that was purchased in Yenchaw Fu over three grew weaker and wasker until she could surely elaborate preparation for the possiblities of war, The Republicans cast 20,000 votes in Madrid, years ago by the Mission has been promised stand. We

to be allowed them, and that, too, with cases we thought her to be in a decline. Then

and I foored is was cou the same time in Chining-chow, and which sumption. In our anxiety we senaulted the doctors, also resulted in a riot, will revert to the who said, "Yes, your daughter has consumption." missionaries. The official at Chining-chow has What is sad prospect for us

issued a very satisfactory proclamation, and About Christmas; 1885, I removed my family from Baron on his visit to the city. In addition, the weak to take the journey with we she remained with certale persons were punished who insulted the Huntingdon to Hanchester. Poor Kate was too magister of two districle where the Roman grandmother at Thorp Barm, Norfolk. Still the and other, and we hope, better men are to take surprise, some time afterwards, id-recotre s Catholics have been maltreated are to beremoved, der

dear child wank from week to week. What was our Slotter their places.

from grandmother reading like thin..." Kate is very *The Consul, while on his visit to Chenlug-chow, much better. She is eating 200!! Herping stell

and the alea interceded on behalf of the American la rots are coming into her thin checks." - Whisk The MEMBERS of the Hongkong General PERSEVERANCE | missionaries, and in every way commended the Lappiness of welcoming our daughter in our new Chamber of Commerce will be held on FRIDAY,

happened In another month we had home in Kanehester. How groet was our joy when the 20th March, at 3.30 p.m. at the Rooms of Chining-chow has been reported to the Governor, als mything more than any girl may,

The riot that occurred against Dr. Hunter at in her. She is now a dins, healthy child, and never receiving the Report of the Committee, and we saw the wonderful shange which bad taken place the Chamber, City Hall, for the purpose of through Mr. Reid of the same mission, and Now, what wrought this change? What gate us ending stut December, 1890, un mong bany orders have been issued to the local officials. It back our daughter, loadingly almost from the brink

Passlog the Secretary's Accounts for the year is to be hoped.. with the settlement of the of the grays! I wil aneway 'frankly, for thers l

By Order,

Alan bu Catholic troubles, ali missionaries may again nothing to concealing her deplorable state, and

F. HENDERSON, sccurs peace and prosection, N.C.Daily News | that none of the modelare the bed when por

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When this is realized Italy may think well to but did not succeed in electing a single member. protection. One of the houses purchased about sounding cough. My was short, dry, deep of the Company, the desirability of raising fresh FIRING at Kowloos, on TUESDAY, the 17th

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pause before discarding Signor Crispi.

In Barcelona the rioters attacked the officials The Times' Rome correspondent says: "I guarding the polling station and smashed some do not believe any stable combination is possible ballot boxes, to oppose Signor Crispl, who will be stronger Returns from the provinces continue to show than ever on returning to power. He refuses gains for the Government. This is a cause of positively to enter any combination at present, much congratulation on the part of the Co Some think Dr Zanardelll will be able to form|servatives, a strong Ministry.",

Revised returns show the election of 314 The Standard says "The fall of Signor Government candidates, go Liberals, 35 Republi Crispi is an event of the gravest significance, A feature of the electlon was the abstention of cans and 7 Carllata. No Socialists wose returned, but it will not exercise the remotest influence on Italy's foreign policy or the solidity of the the laboring classes and anarchists from the Dreibund. A bridle will have to be imposed on the insane and inexplicable waste of Italian money in Africa, which we fally believe was the main ingredient of the irritation that resulted in Criani's fall. It is not in Italy alone that Lord Salisbury's prediction as to the influence Africa would exert in European politics is coming true. The Oporto revolt was calculated on the popular Vexation with the failure of the Government to

compel England to forego her just, cities in the

context,

LISBON, February 2nd, The leaders of all the Monarchist groups have spontaneously and unconditionally offered their services in support of the Government. Oposto has been declared, to a state of slege for one month. Twenty persons were killed in Satur day's fight,

The Government, suspecting discontent in the Operto garrison, kad issued orders for the

also

Protestants and Pomanista. himself by his ability and catholicity to both

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. be held at the Company's Office, No. 9. Queen's Road Central, or FRIDAY, the 13th instant atat it is proposed to carry out FIELD Tis hereby notified for public information 11 O'CLOCK AM, to discuss the present situation Capital, and other matters. The attendance of all Shareholders is particular requested.

A. O'D. GOURDIN, el

Secretary, Hongkong, 1th March 19go.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG, GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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THE GENERAL MEETING of

lustant, between the hours of 8.30 and 17 8.m.

A line drawn from Mount Foster to Barrack Hill and from Mount Anderson to Observatory Hill defines the limits within which the firing.. will take place.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 9th March, 1891.

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LODGE OF

HONGKONG, No. 1165, E.C

A REGULAR MEETING of the above

LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 18th instant, at 8.30 for 9 P.M. preciucly. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited

Hongkong, 11th March, 1891.