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3-year-olds was won by Dented; Cordeller second, Imogene third.

The riotous conduct yesterday of the striking Weavers at Bradford, Yorkshire, continues, A

Inrge concourse of people gathered this morning about the Town Hall square. There is creat excitement in the town. Police have as yet refrained from interference with the str kers, but the troops in the barracks are under arms, Several arrests have been made. The proprietors of the mills say the weavers are perfectly willing to return to wolk, but they are terrorized by the lenders and labor agitators.

A Paris dispatch says that the French naval authorities express themselves as much Amused at the Kalier's proposition that in the next war-the German feet shoul destroy the enemy by one great coup, The French are confident of maintaining their maritime supe-

riority over the Germans, whatever may be the case on land, and a leading Admiral is credited with the remark that very few of Germiny's vessels would survive the coup; that it would be Another Lissa. and with more disastrous conse quences for Germany than that battle had for Italy.

In other quarters the Kaiser's remarks are accepted as indicating a set purpose to provoke a conflict with France and Russis, and that at no distant date. By the manufacture of arms is France the Russian forces will soon be com- pletely equipped with the most modern wespons of destruction. It is aid that the Czar's gratifica tion with the promptitute and perfection of the

French-manufactured repenting rifles, for the Russian Army was one of his molives for

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1891.

Janeiro. The rumber of dioceses is increased from twelve to sixteen.

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Very important negotiations have taken place between the Vatican and the Bishops of South America. The Pope requested 'ench Bishop to give his opinion as to the advisability of holding a grand South American Ecclesiastical Council on the model of the one recently held in Balti more. The majority of the Bishops gave decision in favor of the proposition and the Council will accordingly he held shortly. Iti aim will be the entire reorganization of the American churches, The Vatican nian decided to increase the number of Mexican Bishops and

■ Provincial or National Council will soon be convoked.

of absence, arrived here on his way to Rome, The Solid declares the Buon is much annoyed at the action of the United States in regard to the New Orleans affair. According to that paper, the Baran, while on his way across the Atlantic, assured several of his fellow passengers

Affaires at Washington, would be recalicil. That, the Marquis Imperiali, Italian Chargé Italy, the Baron is said to have added, would not have a diplomatic representative at Washing ion until the New Orleans affair is finally settled.

ROME, April zothi

A gentleman informed a London correspon- den' on Friday that while he hated and despised the Mafia, he recognized that the vendetta was inévitable and that the lenders in the American tragedy would die by violence sooner or later, though perhaps not for two or three years. He said that this was the chief reason in Italy (ar punishing marder with in prisonmeat instead of death, as a vendetta had always followed the capital penalty.

BERLIN, April soth.

ST. PETERSBURO, April 15th. In spite of the peaceful utterances of Govern. ment officials in Europe everybody knows that Russia is making extensive preparations for war, and that her rivals are, on their side; making counter-preparations for a creat struggle, which must sooner or later take place. Russin bas been expending enormous sums in the construc- The walls of the Germania pit, near Geneskir- tion of strategic railroads, and in this and other chen, collapsed on Saturday, burying a large num ways arrangements for the transportation of ber of miners in the rains. Four men were killed large bodles of Russian troops to the Austro-outright and several injured. Many of the men German frontier are almost completed.

are entombed in the mine, and their fate is uncertain, though it is thought they will be rescued.

DUBLIN, April 15th.'

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LONDON, April 21st.

The influenza is raging in London. One- third of the members of the National Liberal Club and a mai arity of the inmates of one of the largest hotels are down with the disease. The

who we observe, have never failed to put up the price as soon as the weather has been relay for two or three days. Such proceedings deserve the graves attention of the authorities, as it is most harefaced robbery of the poorer classes in these hard times.

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It has not been officially notified, but we hear that the Stewards of the Foochow Race Club pmpose to hold a Scurry Race-Meeting on the afternoon of the 27th instant. A few energetic riders attend at the Race-course every morning endezvouring to get their mokes somewhat fit d gallop, bat we fear it is a waste of labour. The Racecourse is thoroughly saturated with Water, and is quite rotten and unsafe to gallop upon. With every prospect of this wet weather continuing, and it is seasonable just now, think the odds are Lombard Street to a China orange that the meeting will not take place. In any case, should the rain cease, the course will not be fit for racing for at least two weeks,

Echo,

CHEFOO.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

6th May, 1891. A vinient gale from the S. W., which sprang up with remarkable suddenness, commenced ta bine on Sunday morning and continged win great force throughout that day and' "Mond fv. sing, with the same abruptness with which it bad started, shortly after sunset on Monday. while the gale Insted, the sea in the harbour presented a very wild and turbulent aspect. The waves, which broke over each other in seething masses of white foam, their whiteness being ip- tensified by the strange lurid colour of the sky above, which seemed to frown a menace upon the warring elements beneath.

great flourish of trumpets, grand official reception, dramatic displays of gorgeous robes, processions of sedan chairs and filog of guns; a special junk harbeur was marked out on the opposite bank of the mighty river for the anchorage of junks sailing

THE HANKOW TEA MARKET,

The correspondent of the N. C. Daily New! writes:-

May 9th. Since opening for same number of days- *180*

Arrival, Settlements. Stock a-chests. -cheats. chests.

39 140 32.765 17.285

24.967

Hankaw te... 71.914

Total 114.666 $6.904

under the new rules, and a convenient temple near-by rented as a residence for the foreign exmining staff: the most courteous of Commis- sioners. Mr. H. E. Habson, who has been hard at work since last autumn settling the preliminaries, assisted by an exceptionally competent Indoor Kiuviang med 42752 staff, sits daily at "the receipt of custom" which cometh not, charm the Tnotai never so wisely. It is consoling to a Britisher to know that the winspiring representative of his own mest influential and non-gullible Government held himself rigidly aloof from all these putrife amusements, foreseeing doubtless (I mean, the Minister behind him) that nothing real was Intended. Having vanquished the threatened invasion of the Ruling. It is a small matter now to postoone the promised opening of the port to junks foreign-owned, until the Greek Ralends.

Not that absolutely nothing has been done or is doing The Chinese merchants, who are the people chiefly interested and who, with their usual common sense, ceased to take any interest In the so-called opening, once they learnt that the hoped for coming of steamers was a vain delusion, now find that instead of their business being facilitated by the change, it is virtually.

brought to a standstill. This unexpected, state. of things has been brought about by a notice from the Total that no goods are to pass through the new office for which in or Transit certificates cannot be produced. nately our Governments have agreed to Unfortu-

foreign Customs regulations at all the ports,

57.733

-chests. ches. chests.

1800. Hinkow tea....110,00 Kiskiang115.539

AGAINST.

50.664 60,296

54.253

61,086

105.5X7 121,382

Total 226.899

QUANTITY,

Same number of head chops arrived represent-

1891.

1890. chops. j-chesta, chistu,

71.914 101,961 Hankow tea....... 157 Klukiang: com." "148

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Total

*305

143752

114,566

52.713

186,673

decorating President Carnot with the Order of or bearing fictitious signatures, and there are extension of the epidemic is favored by the fiving spray was swept high in airover the huge this clause being generally inserted in the yet: Pure Copacks and Oonams continue to be

PARIS, April 14/h,

St. Andrew,

It is announced 10-day that the German Government has decided to conclude commercial treaties with Belgium, Switzerland and Italy, in addition to the Commercial Treaty now in progress between fiermany and Austria. This action upon the part of the German Government is understood to mean that Germany is aiming at a customs coalition between herself and the countries mentioned rigalust, France.

LIVERPOOL, April 14th.

The Liverpool Star has caused something of a acusation by attacking the Manchester Canal enterprise as an Impracticable one, giving some startling facts to uphold its assertions. It declares that an unforeseen obstacle has been encountered In the shape of a huge deposit, of rock at the entrance, involving the cost of excavating 400.000 cuble yards of solid granite. This would add a round £1,000,000 to the cost of the work above the current estimates. The Star accordingly predicts the collapse of the scheme.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 141b. A young officer named Annenkoff, belonging to the regiment of the Grand Duke Nicholas the younger, now stationed at Gaischina, committed suicide under very mysterious circumstances. A note was found on his table, explaining that no other course was open to him, as he had been genssly insulted by a personage of soch an exalted position that it was impossible for him in demand satisfaction. It is reported that the of the tragedy. The newspapers of the capital have treeived strict injunctions from the Censor of the Press not to mention the subject.

Grand Duke Nicholas the younger was the 'cause

DUBLIN, April 14th, The Freeman's Journal assets that Justin Hunt Mcarthy, son of the anti-Parnellite leader, will sherly announce his conversion to the tenets of Kuddhism. The young man has been ca zésīnus student of Drientalism, but it was not generally suispreted that he had more than a passing admiration for the mystic doctrine of *Guatama,

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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 14th. - A Russian war ship belonging to the Volunteer fleet, Guted out by popular subscription, w stopped by the Turkish authorities on duty at the Dardanelles. The Russian vessel was proceeding on her way to Vladivostock, Asia, near the northern limit of Korea, on the Sea

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It is stated in well-informed quarters that Messrs. Sexton and Healy are having a serious quarrel in regard to the editorial management of the National Press, the organ of the McCarthy party. Mr. Sexton, it is nairl, objects to Mr. Healy praising himself in letters unsigned other matters in dispute between the two men,

*MADRID, Aaril s'h At the International Conférence for the Pro- tection of Industrial Property held in this city to-day all the foreign ministers, including the United States Minister, signed the document embodying provisions for the protection of industrial property, agreed upon at the Conference of Technical Delegates, held in 1890, and repressing the practies. of akire false declaration 4 to the origin of merchandise and, favoring the keeping of an international regizter of trade-marks,

· BRUSSELS April 15th. The statement by the Etoile Belge that Henry M. Stanley has been appointed Governor of Congo State is officially denied,

LISBON, April 15th, The entire Cabine has resigned. The King will announce his action in the matter to-morrow.

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A telegram from Preteria, South African Republic, announces that s Boer expedition, with the content of Portugal will establish a republic in either Mashonaland or Manicaland. This project, if carried out, will affect the Manica territory claimed by England, and will probably result in father trouble between England and Portugal.

weather Telegrams from Leeds and Sheffield report a similar state of affairs.

Thick clouds-of-dust-swept-all-through the settlement, bilading these unfortunate pedest. rians whom necessity compelled to face the howling storm, and penetrating tightly closed doors and windows, and making everything generally grimy, with a thick coating pi Fulverised filth.

There was great excitement in military circles this morning, when the men of the Third battas lag, Grenadier Guards, quartered at Chelsea | Barracks in this city, refused to obey an order to parade in full marching enter. The oldest members are the more discontented portion of the battalion. The men having the longest terms of service were placed under arrest and an investigation into the cause of the muliny was commenced. The men declare they have been long subjected in a series of excessively

The small tug that plies between here and annoying drills for which there is no cause or reason. They say the drills are not ordered Weihniwel while returning from the latter place with the view of perfecting the battalion is

early this morning sighted an overturned boat which, upon being approached, was discovered military maneuvers or in the manual of arma, but solely for the convenience of their officers.

to be a small fishing craft that had been capsized The Press Association announces that Lord occupants, who, upon the boat being righted, the previous night, drowning three of the Salisbury has directed Sir George Glynn Petre, British Minister at Lisbon, to demand from the The only survivor-An old man-who, had the small cabin. Portuguese Government an immediate explana-managed to crawl on the bottom of the over- tion of the seizure of the British vessels at Reira, and If the response is not satisfactory Lord Salisbury will insist upon reparation.

Advices from Cape Town confirm the state ment previously called that the British settlers in Mashonaland and Manicaland are everywhere preparing for a fight with the Portuguese Gungunhama has sent messages repudiating Dispatches received here from Durban, South allegiance to Portugal and asking to be taken Africa, show that the Portuguese authorities are under the rotection of the English. The chief taking a high hand in Mashonaland. This is said to be deeply entaged at the abduction by latest instance of their hostility to British inter- the Portuguese of two of his soos and one ests in that district is likely to cause further ten-daughter as hostages. The ions were taken to ion in the relations between the governments. Portugal to be educated and the daughter is of Great Britain and Portugal. There are a

detained at Mozambique, Gangunhama was number of British colonists who settled in frightened into submission at first, but a British Mashonaland, and the mails destined for them trader has informed him that the Portuguese are carried by the way of Beira, a Portuguese would not dare to injure the children, and now settlement. A short time ago, upon the arrival he wants to fight. of the British mail sacks at Beira, the Portuguese authorities held them and refused to allow them to be carried to their destination. Great indig nation on the part of British colonists was aroased by this high-handed proceeding.

Another dispatch from South Africa says that Sir John Willoughby has reached Delagoa Bay. He reports that on his arrival at Belra he applied for permission to proceed to the Pengive river and offered to vay the prescribed duties. As he received no answer after forty-eight hours he started without permission, when the Portuguese opened fire upon him, seized his two steamers

sixteen of the crow. Sir John Willoughby says that the lives of the British at Briga are in great danger, The explanation of the seizure given at Lisbon is that Sir John Willoughby's vessels attempted to proceed up the river without paying duties:

The young Chief Umbatt of Gungunhaina's kraal, to whom the daughter was to have been married shortly, has already started with a band of warriors to fight the Portuguese. The British South African Company's leading representatives In London have held a meeting to discuss the South African question. The opinion was freely expressed that unless Portugal promptly ceased her high-banded measures the company would have to take action in defence of its charter rights,

April 22nd.

were found under the hatch

turned boat, was taken on board the tug.in¦à very weak and exhausted condition, No doubt other casualties have occurred among the small native craft, many of which must have been caught in the gale on Monday,

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Two of the Nestorian priests, to whom you

referred a few days ago, have lately paid Chefgn visit, and from a glance that, by the donation of a dollar, I was enabled to obtain of their subscription-book labould conclude that they have reaped a goodly harvest as, nothing daunted, they importuned anybody and everybody, being rarely met by a refusal. They were not logus clous; their limited stock of English prevented that they simply bowed and smiled-a good old primitive Christian snille, though, he the way, strongly redolent of ancient Houndsditch and presented their rather grimy book and a slip of paper setting forth the object of their pilgrimage and signed by one of our resident doctors, who stated his inability to vouch for their "orthode, though, methinks, the bread paint of their Honesty was of more importance to the charitably disposed than the narrower question of

their religioas

erido. It would be Interesting to learn the amount of money collected by these representa'lves of a one time important sect whose enterprise had led them to journey all this distance from their native mountalas of Thear that Mr. Frank Smith, of the Customs

Kurdistan

service, leaves us next month for England, on a

notwithstanding that is manifestly at variance with treaties which stipulate for an export duty of five per cent., or any other figure. However, there it is, and I suppose the Shanghai Tantal would be in his sight if he were to charge twenty-five per cent. iin on silk from Huchow and so quintuple the stipulated tariff duty, as for as not impeded by transit passes. Be this as it may; our merchants here say that no tax was ever levied before on produce leaving the city for down-river, and further that any libis that was levied before was collected at the barriers before catering the city. It is after passing these barriers that the goods are sold to our focal merchants and brokers who export them to Hankow, Now the Tantai wants another likin on the raw produce before It passes the new Customs, where It has now to

irrespective of what the goods have already paid. pay full export duty and half-duty and this This, the merchants say, is immossible. Once the goods enter the city they are sorted, classified and sold all over the different markets in the place. So they positively refuse to pay this new impast and threaten to shut up shop until their governors and mastera revert to a more reason.

adapted as, serious though it would undoubtedly able frame of mind. This “strike” plan is not new in Chungking but it will not be ghilv be for the authorities, the merchants too. risks heavy loss in the riot that would certainly ensue, should the officials prove stiff-necked and not give way to mob demonstrations at the first symptom of violence, which to tell the truth, they almost invariably do.

Prices are inclined to fall at the close, Iste' Arrivals from many districts show thint of tar, parcels with that character are entirely neglected. A small parcel of chalcest Ningchow 15. 100 per picut, this however is not confirmed is said to have been settled by a Russian firm at

market, and these are the dearest intrinsic value iented at Tis. 39 to Tls. 60 for the Russian

purchased yet. Shantaras, which are good at Tls, 1918 Tis, 24, and fie Keemuns at Tis. 41 Ts. 48, show the best value, it rates all round are too high to last. The steamer Mayund has not rết circulated, scarcely anything having. ret been done for the English market."

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May 11th. 1791.

1890. Arrivals:- Hankow Teas 95,086 1-chests. 219,703 à-cheste, Kiuklang, 100.401

177.673

185.487

397.376 Settlements: Hanko Teas 65,65; 1-chests. 147,435 i-chests. Kiukiang.

33,060 X13.520

250,915

93,715

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HE CAME HOME TO DIE.

One day in December, 1888, a British, transport ressel arrived at Gasport. Only n brief look wa nocled to assure tho spostator tint she had mado the..

others no worn and wasted that it was plain to sos lang vorage from India. There were soldiers on board; some on loro of absenca ke visit home, and why they were come back from the East to the doar old Island. Of these poor

follows s for w

wore able to go on to their friends, while others were just strong enough to bear thojourney to the Navy Yard Hospital,

Among the latter was one to whom we will in troduce the ronder. You would bare fannied bim to have been about thirty years of age, got: the rigour and elasticity of youth wore missing. Disas had done the work of time, and it was but the wrook of a a man that entered the Hospital doors that day. It was a matter for wonder that he lived to reach an English part.

No city of its size that I know has so large n proportion of its ·Inhabitants dependent upon their daily earnings for their subsistence. Up the steep rocky stafes that give accest to the walls of this fortress-like town, everything. including the daily supply of water and fuel, is carried some hundreds of feet by vast gangs of

Several months later, by accidant, the writer of toiling coolica: each boat and these engaged these nos hoard thst soldier's story from his own the trade number thousands-has its crew of lips, and here it is substantially in his own words. hungry trackers. These are not people to jesty's 1st Regiment and was soon ordered out to "In the your 1889, ha vald, “I enlisted in for Ma- trifled with if their hand-to-mouth livelihood in suddenly cut off, and the brokers anysher India, whore fartivod on the following Christmass; the merchants close, the coolies will soon settle and left there for Burmah Cat. 6th, 1888, where I remained eighteen months, being proment at Manda the Total and his new Win. As Sir Lucius ay when King Theebaw surrendered to our troops, O'Trigger says, "It's a mighty pretty quarrel as Here my good health began to give way. At first I it.now stands,-—and there's lots of sleeping had a sinking at the

ing at the pit of the stomach, and was ground in the abbey yonder," and indeed it would duil and drower could scarves ap be amusing enough for us all and give us a little paia the quarrel is being fought out, but for the fact that the unfortunate foreigner is liable to come In as the scapegoat And the pity of it is that nothing is wanted but a little firmness and plain. speaking on the part of our Representatives to put a stop to all this fooling. But the British Government, at whose instigation all this dis- torbance has arisen, seem now to have for. gotten the existence of the part which it made so much fuss about openiny.-M.-C. Daily News.

up. I had

of Japan. She was loaded with railroad with the mails and provisions and imprisoned a British colony of West Africa, state that the well earned vacation of two years, N. C. Dally excitement in this doll corner, to look on while the right side and under the shoulder blades.

materials and had as passengers a large number of military workingmen," according to the term used by the Russians, who are detailed to construct the Trans-Siberian Railroad. The officer in command of the Russian ship, upon being brought to beneath the guns of the forts at the Dardanelles, immediately appealed to the Russian Ambassador. at Constantinople- De Nelldoff-ho, in turn, entered the strongest protest possible with the Turkish officials of this cly Nelldoff claimed in warm terms that the action of the Turkish officers at the, Dardanelles was in direct and flagrant violation of the commercial treaties exlating between Russia and Turkey. After considerable inter- change of views on the subject the Porte finally came to the conclusion that it would be unadvis. able to detain the war-ship any further, and she was allowed to pass,

The action of the Turkish authorities in stopping the Russian war-ship was taken on the ground that by the treaty of 1841 between the five great Powers and Turkey, it was decided no ship of war belonging to any nation, save Turkey, should pass the D-rdanelles without the express consent of Turkey,

BUENOS AYRES, April 14th. General Rocca, Minister of the Interior, has resigned,

Further detalls regarding the firing upon the British steamer Agnes, which was engaged in convoying the expedition, and the seizure of the cargo of boats enraged in the same service, show that Sir John Willoughby, commanding the Agner, endeavored to secure the release of his vessels by the payment of the usual customs duty of 3 per cent, imposed by the Portuguese. The efficials refused to accept this payment, and, ordering the British flag hauled down, hoisted the Portuguese flag in its place. The Fortuguese declare the British are excluded from the Pe give river, which the boats were navigating when sexed, and which is the chief water route to Mashonaland. Several British colonists have been imprisoned and most of the British settlers have returned from Mashonaland on account of the arbitrary action of the Portuguese. There is every evidence that a serious rapture is impending between the Portuguese and the Brish authorities.

The Telegraph, commenting on the Will oughby seizure, says that the Portuguere Govern- ment appears to favite a visit from an English Aset.

Advices from Bathurst, the capital of Gambia,

envoy sent by the Governor to the King of Gambia protesting against depredations and abuses suffered by. English colonists was escort- ed back by the King's body-guard, after pieces of flesh were cut from his body. Three Britlab gunboats have already ascended the Gambla river to avenge the ou`rage.

A correspondent of the Times of Madrid says grave nnxiety felt there over the state of

affairs in Portugal. He expresses fears that a, revolution is about in break out, in which event, he says, the lives of foreign subjects will be endangered.

William Henry Hurlbert is about to start för America to accelerate the search for his former secretary, Willred Murray. On bis return he will reopen the Evelyn case to vindicate himself. He says his evidence was defective, because be understood the case was not to be tried til July.

Miss Evelyn will ask for a new trial,

Ngies, ·

CHINAN FU.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

April 27th, In the last few weeks there have been several calamities befalling this city. Nearly two weeks ngo a fire recurred at the residence of a pro- minent official, a relative of the Governor. Some priests were performing rites in honour of the dead, and the paper that was burned set fire to the mat-lent, and so to the house. Three persons were lost in the flames,

A week ago a large five occurred in the city

overcome.

Last week as the Governor was returning from his tour of inspection, a sad calamity befell his retinue. They came down the Yellow River with the rushing tide when a heavy wind struck one of the boats, which as it turned nearly over struck another boat, which capsized. Some forty pevanns are reported as lost, some of them

PARIS, April a2ind. Representations have again been made to Emperor William of Germany asking him to relax the passport regulations in force in Alsace- Lorraine, in order to enable the inhabitants of French towns near the German frontier to attend fairs and markets held in the Germany territory. The Emperor, it is added, refused to accede, claiming that the time for such a change has not | officials, soldiers, etc. yel arrived.

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(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

2nd May, 1891.

south of the Treasurer's yamla, burning some Everything is very dry in these puts now, and Just as this fire was raging another fire occurred in them the year sound, are completely dried up, thirty buildings on one of the business streets; most of the ponds that usually have some water

In the west'suburb which however, was speedilyThe water in the Grand Canal is so low that a dam has been thrown across the old bed of the Yellow river to keep all the water possible in ibe canal. At this place the canal divides and unites again half a mile lower down, and one fork has been domed up to hold all the water in the maja mream. The occasion of all this. husbanding of the water supply is to enable the here several days and, all have not yet passed, „Emperor's rice boats to pass. They have been

There are several hundred of them and they little fleets, each numbering f

forty boats. Each boat his the number of the fleet and its own uumber in that feet. Every feet has its little official in command and the whole is generally commanded by a Taolai. At present however they have none, since the one who was in charge has been deposed by the Viceroy, as he was found to be a defaulter to the tune of 100,000 laels and his successor has not yet arrived, but is expected shortly,

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7 spirits wore depressed everything soomed sad and melancholy. I couldn't eat, and lay in bed sleepless night after night til I was almost wild for lack of rest. My skin and eyes turned yellow as is so dom, mon with Europeans in India: my tongue was badly! comiting, and constant diarhos. In this bad form foot cold and alumisy, stomsoli siok sad upset, I lay in bed for four months in 1887

Both the Regimental doctor and a doctor of the Indian Gorerament said I was suffering from dysentery. I was weak as a baby, and passed rothing but alime from the bowds. No treatment availed to stop the diarrhea, which was fast draining the life out of me. Finally I was sent homs, and arrived a Gosport in Doo, 1888, where I lay in the Hospital until Feb., 1890, when I was discharged as inourabis,

In the Army Reserve. · "Î returned to

and

placod

Warboys, in Huntingtionshire, (my home) and tried to work. But it was imposible. I was so amaelated that old acquaintances did not ́at first recognise me. Then they said, Kedion, you needn't trouble to buy any more clothes. "The only

sult you'll require will be a wooden bor.

“After eating, even a little, I was obliged to hany away from the table because of the terrible griping, gaswing pains in the stomach and bowels. My father and mother wero alarmed, and I consulted a doctor

at Warboys, but what he gave me had no good effect. "At last it was Mr. Nicholl, the Chemist, of Warboys (now of Croydon) whe said to me, Hodson, you had better try Mother Beigel's Curative ByrupÍ On this I bought a bottle and used it, but I couldn't see it did any good. Me. Nicholl said. Try it again. I hare such conddence in it that I will give you" the

A judgment was rendered to-day in the libe! been in a state of deep distress. The fire.god travel in regular order, divided up into eighteensocond bottle free of charge!

LONDON, April 15th. Rlating was renewed at Bradford last evening by the striking weavers. The mob numbered Both the News and Standard, in commenting at least 20,000 persons. The street lamps spon the seizure of the Willoughby expedition,sult of John W. Mackay, the millionaire, against were extinguished by the rieten. The mili-say that Portugal is goading England to the Galignant's Messanger. Blorden, the director, tary, pelice and special constables charged utmost limits allowable even to a weak Power, will have to padergo sixteen months' Imprison- and dispersed the mob. Many persons were The action for breach of promise brought by meat, Injured. The rioters again gathered in Bunbride Gladys Evelyn against William Henry Hurlbert

ROME, April 22nd, atrect at to delock to-night. The police continued to-day, the jury bringing in a verdict attempted to dislodge the men, but their efforts for the defendant Daring the summing up proved futile. Finally the police made a flank today there was startling scene, Mrs, movement, and by this means succeeded in Hurlbert, wile of the defendant, was present. making the men retreat, but not without a fierce and at one point, where the Judge, was struggle, during which all the windows in the particularly severe, cried, "Oh, my Lord, I buiklings on Sunbride street were smashed by cannot listen to a pack of lies.* Mis, Hurlbert, the shower of missiles with which the strikere amid much excitement, was conducted from the sought to repulse the police.

court-room.

A terrible riot is reported to baye occurred at

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Owing to these occurences the Governor has

and river-god are both objects of amity at present, while the calamities are regarded as the wrath of Keaven,

Rumours bave been adoat of a war with Russia; The people hear of the Russian King or Baron Fava, the Italian Minister at Washing-ome one of rank coming to China with millions ton, who recently left that city on leave of of soldiers, and the cause it supposed to be war, absence, has arrived here. Immediately after The Governor was reported to have, received an the Barop's arrival he had a prolonged confer order to at once hesten to. Tientsin and go with ence with D. Rudial upon the New Orleans Li Hung-chang to Chefoo, where something was. fair. The outcome of this conference has not about to occur. As yet the Governor is here, and been made public.

probably, if he goes to Chefoo, it will be to ry Many Anarchists have been expelled from this and are the Carewitch of Russia, the one coun- city for agitating for a general strike on May try that Chins fears.

Owing to the absence of any member of the English Baptist Mission, the book-store, started Mr. Reld, of the American Presbyterian Mission by that Mission has been placed in charge of Several days ago the shop was formally opened; and decorations, and a feast was prepared in

of the Chinese, as they only travel from ten to The time madeby the rice boats is characteristic forty a day unless the wind is very strong in their favour from this place onward their rate of speed will probably be lossened on account of the low water,

The German Government, with the view of day. Budaing, Posen, between Army reserves going | retaining some of the young men who are Replying to an interpellation in the Chamber of on duty and the police. The trouble appears to pouring out of Germany to evade minty Deputies, in regard to the 'deccration recently bare originated in some rudeness on the part of service, has undertaken to colonize the extensive conferred by the King of Italy upon Chiel the police toward the military. The latter and barren moors of Eastern Prussia, Peatuspccior Byrnes of New York, and which was résested and a bloody 'fight ensued, botli polica | works have been elected, and colonists are declined by the lattér, DI Rudini, the Prime i friends and neighbouis sent their congratulations top, are in many cases Daded with logs, some and soldiers using their weaponr freely. The salated to stablish homes for the purpose of Minister, said the decoration referred to bad been police got the best of the struggle and three of attending to the pest products. The prospect conferred with the usual forms, adding it was e the reserve mèn were killed.

is a glomy one for settlers, and it is believed PARIS, April 15th,

that the Goverment will have to em-loy convict trivial incident, which did not merit being Dispatches from Chile state that a desperate labor at the task, as it will be difficult to induce discussed in Parliament. battle, resulting in a victory for the Chilean free labor to go therr,

insurgents, was fought at Copiapo, the capital of is stated in military circles that the Government A dispatch to the Graphic Com Kief sayı: 16 the province of Atacama. Only meager detalle are given. The dispatches say the insurgents, intends to increase itaforces on the south-western after a long and determined ruggle, defeated frontier by 50,000 men,

with heavy loss a force of 3,000 of President A Romo dispatch says that the Government Balmaceda's troops. The dispa'ches, which are || has agreed to give free passage to America to supposed to have originated from insurgent any of the informers and other witnesses in the sources, add that the insurgent amy is increasing | Mala Vita prosecution, that may desire it, and it | steadily in strength, and Intends shortly to is believed that the offer will be gladly taken march upon the capital, Santiago de Chile, and advantage of by all of them, Several of the Valparaíso,

witnesses who testified in the case have already : Roux, April 15th, reached Naples under police protection, and are The Vatican has just completed its labore is undoubtedly awalling the first chance to emigrate connection with the reorganization of the Catholic | to the United States, Church in Brazil. That country wil henceforth Like U, PARIS April zoth.'

-be divided into two ecclesiastical 'provinces. Bacon Fava, the Italian Minister at Washing The new province formed will be that ni Rio de i ton, who recently left the United Biates on leave

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return.

"I did so, and before I had taken the half of the second bottle I began to feel relief. This was I had finished it I was so much improved that I was uncouraging, and I procured the third bottle. Before naked to go back to work. But I was afraid to risk it, and said, Nos walt till I have used three bottles for me what no medicine in India or England has more, for this Mother Beigel's Caretive Strap la doing done yet it is healing as from the very depths

and dying.

where I was il

Mather Beigel's Curative Syrup until the fifth bottle *Bo, you may suppose, I kept right along with

people of Warboys as robust, streng, and well, as I was gone. Then I presented myself to the astonished was when I first entered the army returned to my work, and my camrades looked upon me as one viim

merchandise, and the sides of the boats, and on

from the dead. With eyes full of wonder they Besides the Emperor's rice, these boats are What has done this for you! and I ariawared I Miked, loaded down with every conceivable kind of

owe my life and health to Mother Engel's Caratire Syrup and am willing that everybody in England ahould hear me say I

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never lost an hour's down with lumber and bamboo, all of which John Hodson, Warboys, Kustingdonshire." even have smaller boats tied on behind, loaded work sinos, and will gladly reply to letters of enquiry. pass the two big customs and the many little Mr. Hodson's real disease was indigenation and "squeeze stations" without a challenge-a big dyspepsia, caused by change of climate, food, and haul for the boatmen especially if they observe habits. The diarrhoes was one of its symptoms the old custom (which they key will-uch Nature's effort to get rid of the poisonous matters in sticklers are they for custom) of abstracting tome the stomach and bowels. Mother Reiger's Outilva of the rice and of making the remainder swell Byrup cured the digestive malady, and the symptoma up to the original bulk by a little canal water. vanished as a nooossary consequenos. But our friend Many are the questions asked about the did not get the right and only remedy a day too soon. Ciarewitch. The Chinese cannot bellevs he has come on a pleasure trip; they want to know why he has so many gunboats with him, and in site of what is told them they persist in think- Ing he has sinister designs on the Empire, this ides being strengthened by the fact that so many of the little guard-boats on the Grand Canal have been ordered South,

The Rev. W. E., Lane'and' wife have left for | “g the United States. Mr. Lane was one of the heroes in the late Chiningchow riot, but partly as a result of that excitement his health has been seriously affected, and he is therefore compelled to leave for a more favourable atmos phere and certainly more favourable people. Į 16th May, 1891.

The weather has been very changeable of late, We understand that the price of Flowery one day hot as summer, and the next coming Pekos up country is $140 per picul.

with a cold winter blast. Owing to this there The heavy rain on Saturday Isat has demets an increase of sickness among the people lished another fire wall over the Bridge, and we N. G. Daily News. regret to learn that seven inmates of a house were buried under it.

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During the latter part of the week the price of rice has gone up some thirty cents a picul, and the cause of the rise is the usual old story--"200 `much rain!" And yet junks loaded with rice art arriving freely from both North and South' into" We are still here in status quo or, in military this port. The rise is undoubtedly as we have parlance, marking time. The foreign Custom stated before, a aquerne by the retail dealers, House was opened on the 1st March wità a

The weather has been quite asel for ten odd days past, and it tells on the com Just coming up, which has chilled and bleached appear. |'ance The wheat looks fairly well, notwith landing the dry weather, and the poppy growi space--¡ý. G. Daily Newe

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