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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1891.

been concluded. The evidence showed that the catar'rophe was due to an error on the part of a lad who was engaged as pointsman, and a vider was added to the verdict condemning the employment of hoys in such responsible positions

A meeting of shareholders in the Queensland" Colonel Stephan's army, which is crossing the | Investment and Land Mortgage Company, Cordilleras with the object of rejaining President Limited, was hold yesterday," Mr. King, the Balmaceda's forces, is unable to either advance chairman, alleged that the losses of the Company or retreat owing to the mountain passes being were largely due to the management of the late blocked with snow; The troops are suffering Brisbane, board of directors, The London greatly from the intenso cold. Their hands and | on the rallways. directors advised that the law would hold the feet are falling to pieces through being frost- Brisbane directon liable. A resolution to reduce bitten. the capital was agreed to.

It is reported that, in bis recent visit to Londen, the Emperor William discussed with Lord Salis. bury the question of European disarmament. It wit the Emperor's intention to suggest that Grent Dritain should propose a disarmament throughout Enrape, but this idea has been abandoned by his Majesty, to whom the British Premier hinted that Germany ought to set the example.

Mr. W: H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, who has been suffering from serious illness, lä improving.

The immediate cose of the failure of the English Bank of the River Plate, whose premises ara situated in St Swithin's-lane, was the refusal of the London and River Plate Bank to accent bilis drawn by the Government of the Argentine Republic, which the English Bank of the River Plate might have then discounted. The liabil ties amount to something under £4,000,000, The aricis are £2,000,000 in excess of the Habilities, but they are chiefly in Argentine securities

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Viceroy of India, in recovering from his serious attack of lufluenza The Earl of Rosebery will represent Australia on the International Temperance Committee, which is to report to the next Congregations Council.

Prior to closing for the session the 'Franch Chamber of Deputies parsed the revised tariff by a large majority. The Senate will consider the tariff at the natumu session.

July 25th

The Times, in commenting upon the electlon of Mr. Brand, a Radical, for Wisbech.on.Thurs day, regards the defeat of the Conservative candidate as a serious matter, inumuch as it findicates the dangerous restlessons of rural voters.

Cholera is raging at Mecca. In Ambis. The deaths number 100 dily.

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Extensive precautions are being taken in Egypt to prevent the spread of the epidemic to that coun ry.

The Pope has forgiven the sins of all the pilgrims visiting the Holy Cont of Treves, in the cathedral at Treves, Rhenish Prunla. Three thrusand pilgrims are coming from America, and one hundred special trains have been laid on in various parts of the Continent to convey pilgrims to Treves,

[The "Holy Coat "is a re'ic preserve in the Cathedral at Treves, and said to be the identical garment worn by our Saviour at his crucifixion, and for which the soldiers cast lots. It was the Mr. J. A. Laws, secretary of the Shipping gift of the Empress Helena, by whom it was dis- Federation, has given powerful evidence befort covered on her visit to Palestine in the fourth the committee of the Royal Labour Commission.century, and has been exhibited to vist numbers He dealer that the. Federation is hostile to the of pilgrims at irregular intervals. The same marine anions, and in proof of his assertion, he claim, however, is made for severni coats kept

. mentioned that half the registered labourers of in other places. Treves is considered to be the of the Federation were unionists..

older city in Germany, and contains many Roman remains. The cathedral which contains the Holy Cont was bullt at various times from the sixth century downwards -Ed.)

There is a dispute In the Conservative party.

to whether Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, or Mr. A. J. Balfour, Chief Secretary for I-cland, should be appointed to succeed Mr. Smith as leader of the House of Commons, in the event of his retirement from that position. The claims of Mr. Balfour are preferred.

Dr. Bergmann, who was called upon by the Berlin Government to answer the charge isde against him in regard to the inoculation of incurable hospital patients with exacer lymph, has explained that the operation was in no way painful to the victims of the experiment.

Sir John Pender, Chairman of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, has announced that the increase in business consequent upon

The Liberals intend to appose the vote to the reduction to the cabin tariff is regarded as

cover the cost of preliminary surveys for a line very satisfactory. The Company has been so

of railway from Mombasa, in East Africa to the castern shores of Lake Victoria Nyanza far recouped that it is prepared in continue the experiment beyond the present year.

July 23rd. At meeting of garemors.of the Imperial Germany has decided to encourage cutton-tite, held fo-day at Marlborough, House, growing in her colonial possessions.

The English Bank of the River Plate, whose the Prince of Wales presided and warmly premises are situated at St. Swithin's Lane, thanked the organising committen for its energe London, has suspended payment..

tic services. In the report submitted to the governors he stated that New South Wales, South the amounts promised by those colonies to the Australia, and New Zealand had not subscribed funds of the Institute. The Prince of Walti asked Sir Saul Samuel what prospect there was of New South Wales subscribing. He replied that he was hopelul of the promise of Sir Patrick Jennings being redeemed,

Mr. Raikes, the Postmaster-General, has estah'ished an express letter delivery throughout the United Kingdom,

The chalicted million of the late Victorian loan, recently floated on the London markets, has been paid in by the succentul tenderers

The Czar and Czarina of Russia are on a visit to the Grand Duchy of Finland. Their Imperial Majesties have been pained at the cold reception accorded them by the populace, who were dissatisfied with the action of the Russian Government in meddling with the Constitution of the Grand Duchy.

It is announced that Prince George of Wales will proceed to India in November next on a semi-state visit,

exclude · French

M. Ribot, Minister for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question in the French Chamber of Deputies last night, denied that aby systematic attempt had been made by the German Government to Commercial travellers from German territory, as bad been alleged by M. Lour, the Boulangist deputy. He protested against the culpablo levity displayed inraising wantonly embarrassing international questions.

The Chamber refused to receive proofs offered by M. Laur, with the object of showing that bis complaints were well grounded, and passed a vote of confidence in the Ministry by 309 to 103. Notwithstanding the vote of confidence, it is still felt that M. Ribot's position has boon

shaken.

The House of Lords agreed last night to a to hear Lord Deaman for the remainder of the motion by the Marquis of Salisbury, declining present session, In consequence of the absurd sperches and mailons which he has been Babitually of late inflicting upon their lordships, (Lord Daman has long been noted for the harmless absurdity of his speeches, one of which be embellished by a recital of the "Charge of the Light Brigade." to the astonishment and amusement of the House.-Ed]

The excitement among the Navajo Indians in the United States continues. They hara threatened to mastsere the white people in the neighborhood of their settlement unless the Sheriff releases their chief, who was recently arrested by the authorities.

July 19th.

It is announced that the chicl, who was really arrested for horse-stealing, has been acquitted and released. The 'trouble with the Indians is now an end.

News has reached London to the effect that serious complaints have been made in regard to the condition of the Expedition despatched to Mabontland, in South-East Africa, by the British South African Company. It is asserted that the Company neglected to provide proper equipment for the members ofthe Expedition. The country Ir sald to be fail of graves, and go deathe occurred at Lundi alone. The settlement of Fort Victoria is fever-stricken, and 57 out of 60 police stationed there are on the sick list.

A vote of credit for 600.000 francs, proposed by M. de Freycinet, Minister for War, for the enlargement of the Polytechnic School, has been rejected by the French Chamber of Deputies,

M. de Freycinet threatened foreign în conie- queace of the adverse vote, but his colleagues In the Cabinet dissuaded him from doing so.

The session of the Chamber of Deputies has .closed.

The local authorities of Karan, Eastern Russia, has applied to the Russian Government for 5,000,000 roubles to feed the starving peasants. They further appeal for delay in the payment of taxes, and urge the closing of the Equor shops for one year.

in stated that it is the filention of the Government to ask the House of Commenɛto sanction the carrying out of preliminary surveys with a view to the construction of a railway from Mombassa, on the east coast of Africa, to the shores of Lake Victoria Nyauza,

The Marquis of Salisbury, questioned in the House of Lords last night as to the securacy of the report that the French had occupied the fendatory state of Luang Prabang, in Siam stated that there was no foundation for the report, The Premier's references to the matter wird couched in language warning France against Interfering with the autonomy of Slam.

MELBOURNE, July 30th.

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A Convention of members of the Irish National League is being held in Dublin, under the presidency of Mr. Parnell. The Convention has adopted a programme of a Radical character, Including the reform of the land laws, the principle of manhood suffrage, and the reinstate ment of evicted tenants;

President Balmaceda will retain the presidency until the rebellion is quelled. He has shot 10 officers suspected of being implicated with the insurgents. An attempt to poison the rebel leaders has falled.

The Esmeralda, belonging to the Insurgent party in Chile, has made an attack upon the French Hag by firing twice at a French corvette at Coquimbo. An apology has been demanded.

July 24th.

At yesterday's sitting of the Convention it was decided that the programme should adhere to the principle of Home Rule for Ireland. Mr. Parnell nevertheless declared that he would wel come Mr. Balfour's Local Government scheme, and he would even support Mr. Healy as head of the anti-Parnellite Party to ensure a sufficicacy of Irish voles in Parliament.

Two hundred and twenty troops of Colonel snowdrifts in the passes of the Cordilleras while Stephan's army which became blocked by marching to join President Balmaceda's forces, have succeeded in reaching Santiago. There are nearly 3,000 troops stili snowbound in the mountain parses.

The contest which took place yesterday for the vacancy in the representation of Wisbech in the House of Commons, caused by the resig Dation of Captain Selwyn, who sat in the Conservative interest, resulted in the return of the Radical candidate, the Hon. H..R. Brand, son of Lord Hampden, formerly Speaker of the House of Commons, by a majority of 260 over Duncan, his Conservative opponent. At the last election Captain Selwyn won the sent with a majority of 1087 over the Gladstonian-Liberal candidate.

The British sovereign now stands at a premium of so per cent in Portugal.

A heavy purse has been offered by the Olympic Club of New Orleant for a match between Fitzsimmons and Hall, the Australing middle- weight pogilists,

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Ten teams competed for the Lind Lindsay prizes, including a team of V ctorians. The Ayreshire Yeomanry won the first prize with a score of 131. The Victorians, who scored ros rode the course in 26 seconds faster than any team. Their riding and jumping were enthusias tically applauded by the spectators.

Intelligence has been received from Zinzibar tion led by M, Fornes to Lake Tchid, Central to the effect that the French exploring expedi Africa, has met with disaster. In a encounter with natives 16 members of the expedition were killed and go wounded.

Lerd Knutsford, Secretary for the Colonies, replying to the suggestion of Lard Brassey that à Royal Commission should be appointed to inquire foto the question of Imperial defence. said that the report of such a commistors would be of little value unless supported by evidence authorised by colonial statesmen,

It is announced that the Rev. Hugh Keys Moore, chaplain and naval instructor of H.M.S. Imperieuse, on the China station has been appointed chaplain of H.M.S. Curaca

The British Government has agreed to the appointment of Chinese Consuls at English ports. Hitherto China has only a Consul at Singapore.

The wheat crop in the north-westem districts of Canada is officially estimated to yleid 21,000,000 bushels.

The continued drought in India increases the apprehension, in regard to the wheat harvest. The fear increases that unless the weather speedily changes a famine must ensut.

The request of the ex-Queen. Natalle to be allowed to visit her son, King Alainder of Serviz, while on a visit to the Chr in St. Petersburg, has been refused by the Crat.

The Greshdanin, the organ of the Russian nobility, published in St. Petersburg, in an taunts the French with succumbing to the article dealing with the European situation Germans In 1870 without a battle. Owing to their hatred of war a Russian alliance with such a people, the jsenal says, is impossible.

The census returns of France show that the population of the country on May 31 was 38,095.rco At the last census the population of France was 38,218,903, showing there has been a decrease of 113,903 during the past decade.

July 27th,

The statement cabled from America that the boxing match between Hall and Finimmons had taken place notwithstanding the interference of the awharitles, and that Hall was in seven roun's, is now assested to be untrue,"

The French fes, which is lying in Cronstadt harbor, has been vialled by the Czar amid much rejoicing

The Marseillaise" was frequently sung by the crews of the Russian warships to words of welcoine,

Neither the Cear nor his officers dack to the Loast of the Republic, but only to the toasts of France and the President,

A great anti-German ¡demonstration which. was contemplated was thwarted by the Caas

A fire was discovered at the Abdin Palace, the residence of the Khedive, in Cairo, and much damage was done before it was extinguished. The principal portion of the palace, however, The Queen, in very gracious terms, hos invited was saved.

the Froch fet to visit Portsmovik on August Her Majesty has herself undertaken to make an Inspection of the fleet.

The "Garter," vacant by the death of Earl Granville, has been conferred upon Earl Cado- gan, Lord Privy Seal.

The difficulty with the Turkish authorities in connection with the abduction and forcible confinement of Miss Grenfield, a British subject, In the Turkish Conniste at Soujbelak, in Persian Turkestan, has been solved by her sur render to the Persian authorities. The hostille Kurds are now dispersing

The Earl of Onslow his forwarded a despatch to Lord Knutsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in which he tries the attitude of New Zealand, in regard to the federation of the Australasian colonies. His lordship says that the opinion of the majority of the people is that New Zealand cannot join in the federation, such a stop being outside the realm of practical polities. He, however, thinks that the prospect of a consolidation of the national debts, and ther conversion "tute a commonwealth loan, with a possible reduction of interest, would alone be sufficient 19 tempt New Zealand into the federa.

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In reply to a question in the House of Com mons last night," Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated the gues in the ervice of the type of those on board the Cordelia wond be replaced by guns of a later type except on vesia's about to be relieved.

against Spanish military intervention in the The Replican papers cf Madrid, protest event of Portugal Jelig disturbed during the present financial critisierunge

was to have paitaken of a national character, The reception received by the Fleet, which was wary tame, despite come show of popular enthusiasm,

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It is announced ibet 11,000 acres of land have been purchased at Estek, Hungary, with the view of establis ing a colony of exild Russian Jews,

Some infernal machines, concealed among bayes of books, were sent to the official residence of M. Fonst us. Minister for the interior, to M. Etienne, and to Dr. Tririle, head of the Colonial Medical Department. It is suspected that the perpetrators of the diabolical attempts were colonial naval doctors, who had been compelled to redire.

The French Budget Committee his adopted W. Brison's scheme for doubling the inry. The decision, however, it likely to be racinded by the Chamber of Depales before whom it will come as a mere recommendation,

July 28th,

The death is announced of Klug Pomare, of Tahiti,

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By the fall of a large chimney stack eight persons were killed, at the chemical works at Gateshead, near Newcastle-on-Tyne."

The man Pinter has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for defrauding Mr. Streeter, the well-known jeweller, by professing to be able to produce sovereigns from a base alloy.

Mr. H. J. Alkinson, M.P. for Boston, has been suspended for a fortnight, for having dressed lasulting Letters to the Speaker of the House of Commons, who had altered the terms of certain questions put by Mr. Atkinson to the Govern ment...

as she declares, she was married. She refuses to return to her relatives in Persia.

The first steamer in connection with the new monthly service between Liverpool and Australia, started by Messrs. M'Iver and Co., will leave next month. The vessel will be the Ruthenin The second steamer, the Zucania, will follow in September.

A number of Russian soldiers at midnight wantonly set fire to s. Jewish hamlet at Riele.

·Fourteen Jews' wen hurned to death, and no others were badly Injured. The Jews in a spirit of revenge attacked the Russian soldiers, and killed several of the number.

Intelligence has been rec-ived to the effect that heavy flanda have taken nlace In India, in The Sr. Munde Railway Station was crowded the Bombay Presidency, where there had been with excursionists at the ilute of the collision, a prolonged drought. and hundreds witnessed the burning of the train

Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien, Ms P., having which took fire. Twenty persons were burned served the sentences of six months' imprison to cinders. The catastrophe caused intensement pared by the Tipperary Bench for brench excitement in the neighbouring country, and at of the Crimes Act, have been released from daybreak the rallway station was surrounded prison. by about 20,000 persons.

It is alleged that the disaster was due to the danger signala having been wilfully changed, and to the brakes being tampered with.

An allan loan for £x co0,000 has been taken up by a Berlin syndicate.

Father Dargere, a Roman Cath-Ve missionary in Dahomer, a kingdom of West Africa, asserts that 4000 slaves were sacriflerd at the tomb of the late king, the funeral obsequles lasting for 12 months.

July 20th. The driver of one of the trains which collided at St. Mandé, near Paris, has been arrested for disobeying the danger signals, which were Father Dorgere also asserts that Portugal has against him. The understalionmaster at Vincendered 10,000 slaves from the kingdom of nes has also been arrested.

Dahomey.

At the sitting of the Wesleyan Conference the Rev. Dr. Bowman Stephenson, the newly-elected wesident, condemned the placing of immoral of Manchester, prayed for the conversion of the men in high positions. The Rev. Me. Harlson,

Prince of Wales. (1)

A boxing match for £1,000 took place, at the California Athletic Club San Francisco, yester- day, between George Dixon champlon bantam- weight of the world, and Abe Willis, champion. bantam-weight of Australia, Dixon knocked out Willis in five rounds.

The Docken' Union has divider the balance remaining of the Australian strike fand, the Dockers Union £269, the remainder being Carpenters and Joiners receiving £400, the

Landed over to other strikers,

The Treasury returns of the United States for the past fiscal year have been published. These show that the commerce of America for the period named exceeded the previous year's operations by 182,000 000.

The returns also show that the M'Kinley Tariff between October 6, 1800, and June 30, 1891. has failed to diminish impons. For the perlod

during which the new tariff has been in operation, the total imposts were valued at $630,000,000, as compared with $599,000,000 for the corres poeding period of the previous year.

The funeral of the victims of the railway dis- aster at St. Mandé, on the line from Paris to Vincennes, took place to-day. It is estimated that over 25,000 persons were present. Scenes of the most heart-rending character occurred at the Eurial ground. The compensation claimed by the persons injured amounts to £120,000:

From Zanzibar it is reported that Emin Pesha is returning to Albert Nyanza, whence he was relleved by Mr. H.. M. Stanley, in order to recover the large stock of ivory which he had accumulated, and which was left behind when he joined the Stanley expedition to return to the

coast.

The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at a banquet at the Mansion House fo-night, main. tained that the prediction that Ireland required resolute Government had been fulfilled, as the averted famine and civil war, and he was satis- fact of England being at the back of Ireland and

fied the country will! favored the Unton with Great Britain.

bary sald that the European situation never was Referring to the prospects of peace, Lord Salis- so tranquil. Egypt and Bulgaria were developing with a rapidity which promised to solve the Eastern questien, He knew of nothing in exist ing treatles which was calculated to menace the world's peace.

July joth

Vienna that Russia is trying to close the Dar

A rumor is in circulation in political clicles in

danelles (the entrance to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean) against the navies of foreign countrie's.

It is stated that the new Chilian cruiser Presidente Errazuras, which put into Lisbon her way from France to Chili to recruit for her crew, has detalaed on board many English, Spanish, and Portuguese allors. The French Consul at the port secured the release of rome French sailors who bad been taken on board.

The Chillan culaer Presidente Pinto, which was run on the rocks when leaving Toulon by her crew, who are suspected to be in sympathy with the Chillan rebels, has been refloated.

An exciting incident has taken place in Lisbon harbour between a Chillan warship and the Portuguese authorities. An armed heat's crew belonging to the cruiser Presidenté Ersazurie, which has just been built in France for the Chilian Government, and was on her way to Chili, pursued a police boat at Lisbon, which had prevented mien from embarking on board the Chilian vessel. A conflict war narrowly averted by the Chilian commander apologising for the action of his men. All the Portuguese men-of- war in Lisbon harbour had cleared for action, toke steps to prevent by force the Presidente Several foreign consuls at Lisbon will probably Erraturis from kidnapping their subjects in Portugal, and taking them on board as members of the crew,

An amendment moved in the Canadian House of Commons by Sir Richard Cartwright, a member of the Opposition, to a Government resolution favoring unrestricted reciprocity with United States, was yesterday rejected by a majority of 20.

The 8t. Petersburg Town Council has pre-the sented each French ship of the viziting squadron with a piece of silver plate, and cach sailor with a cigar-case. The efficers of the squadron will attend no less than 17 banquets given in honour of the visit of the French deet. Admin Gervais and his suite are to be banqueted at Moscow.

It in asserted that the Czar is displeased at the exuberance displayed by the Rusala populace over the visit of the French.

statement that President Harrison had inter Official denial is given at Washington to the vened on behalf of the persecuted Rusalan Jews. Mr. Carnot, President of the French Republic, has received a telegram from the Czar, in which his Majesty declares that the presence of the. French fleet at Cronstadt is a testimony to the

western provinces of India, and the impending he says that he deeply trusts the cordiality of profound sympathy uniting France and Russla Much-needed rains have fallen in the north M. Carnot sen: a telegram in reply, in which famine has thereby been averted, but there will

the welcome secorded to the French fleet by the Government has granted a sum of 10.000 for be a great scarcity in the crops. The IndianRorsian authorities and people. the relief of the sufferers by the failure of the officers of the French squadron at the Peterhoff At the banquet given by the Czar to the harvest.

never believed that Republican sailors and Palace, the Car assured bis guests that he soldiers could have such a beating as wat dis played by the crews of the French fleet now, yling Ryastan 'waters.

The Chilian Government warship Pinto, which has been cruising off the coast of France, disloyal crew. was purposely run on ibp rocks at Tulon by a

A strong impression exists in France that the obstacles to an eventual alliance with Rusila have been removed.

A special meeting of the Marine Board to-day The flagship Marange, 15 gons, 7750 tons, considered the report of the shipping inspector and the turret ship Marcenu, 21 guns, 10,585 regarding the stranding of the British India Co's tons, which form part of the French feet BOW steamer Bancoors. The report stated that the visiting Russian waters, grounded while entering lead was never used to verlly the vessel's poil the Sarhor at Cronstadį.. tion, nor were any signals made for a pilot. The Chairman (Captain Fallarton) suggested that there was no necesity to hold a preliminary,

Heavy floods have taken place in Germany in inquiry, as the facts showed that the vessel was

the country traversed by the river Spree. at least five and half points out of her course. Before the committee investigating the charges Hundreds of peasants have been rendered home It was ultimately decided that the Captain of the of corruption made against the Hon. Sir Hector less, and many are in a starving condition. Bancoora be proceeded against. The date of Langevin, the CanadianTM Minister of Pable A Trade Union Congress is to be held at hearing the charge will be fixed at the next Warka, a witness has imised to having paid Newcastle-on-Tyne in September, The object ordinary meeting of the Board N the Minister $20,000 onceiving contracts from of the congress is so urge that the Pictory Act The work of discharging the cargo from the him for public works Age Man be applied to all, trades employing wemed, and Buncoord was proceeded with more actively The Prince of Naples, the heir apparent to the to extend the age limit for the employment of to-day. The cargo landed to-day was all in 4 - Tiallan tarona, was entertained by the Prince of children to 12 years. sound state,

Wales yesterday, and together they visited the The Society of Arts offers, In the event of the busiest parts of London. A Colonies not appointing a commision at the remarkable wheat steamer has arrived at Chicago Exhibition, to act for them, though they Liverpool from America. She le shaped like a will not incur any expense. huge cigar, and carries 88,000 bushels, the whole The National Bank of New Zealand has cor-dlled in the struggle, building and working the plant for discharging down the capital, and to spend the payment being discharged in twelve hours. The cost of freed the resolution previously, passed to write is waid to be next to nothing wr

of a dividend, Mear Hoare and Morgan, the The enquiry into the accident to the train retiring directors, grote elected. The arrange mas precipitated over the Manchester ments for scopatasoffor have been delayed for Ship Kand, When as workmen were killed, kus "thraq moniks owing to lagal fornomitjen.

LONDON, July 30th Advices received from Santiago report that President Balanced had ten men summariy shot for attempting to destroy the fleet at Valparaiso.

The minster of the insurgent steamer ate

was which took on board contraband of war at San Disgo, in Southern California, has given ball of 100pos france, and sails for Ban Francisco affect repairy

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preferred against high Government officials at The inquiry into the charges of corruption

Ottawa, Canada, has led to further exnásnieg.

existed in connection with the letilen of contracta It has transpired that gross corruption has

by the officers connected with the Public Warks Department. The disclosures have created a great sensation throughout the Dominion.

said, heen pressed in insist upon Chill submit

The British Goverment had, Lord Salisbury ting her revolutionary troubles to arbitration, and also to compel the Argentine Republic to Introduce some system of financial reform. The Government were, however, indisposed to en- ing that their duty was to defend and assert cronch upin the function of Providence, recognis

British Interests and not to meddle with other | people's quarrels. The alles of Great Britain, all desired peace and goodwill.

The persistent alemnts of stockholders to realise is having a fepressing effect on the London money market. Rumors are also in circulation as to further impending financial troubles.

The Times declares, bowever, that these

rumors are without foundation and that the financial situation is sounder at present than has been for some time past.

Mr. Tom Mann, president of the Dockers'

Union, has announced bis intention of coming forward as a labor candidate at the nex!" Parliamentary general election in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

of Tuscany,

The death is announced of the Grand Duke

His Holiness the Pope has conferred the dignity of hereditary Ma'quls upon Sir-Patrick. Jennings, of New South Wales.

July arst,

A conference of Indientia' Jews and various societies is to be held la London in the autumn, with the object of arranging for the establishment of Jewish agricultural colonies in the Argentine Republic, South Africa, and Australia,

Mr. Raikes, Postmaster-General, is taking measures to test the capabilities of the route through European Turkey by railway to the conveyance of the overland mails for India, present route through Italy to Brindlal, for the

Australia and the Far East.

Riots of a serious character have taken place at Toulouse, in Fract. in connection with the strike of railway employés. It was found necessary to call out the, military, who charged the rioters, and a large number of arrests were

made.

It is reported that certain of the Powers are endeavouring to induce the Sultan of Turkey to depone Teufik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt, on betwren Egypt and Turkey through favouring the ground that he seeking to loosen the t'e

Great Britain.

LATE TELEGRAMS..

LONDON, August 1st.

At a mass meeting of the coal miners of Cardiff on Friday, composed of 15,oco men from the Ferndale pits, it was unanimously agreed to strike for an increase of wages.

A fight for a heavy stake" has been, arranged between Paddy Slavin and Charlie Mitchell, but some disagreement his taken place about the

date.

Great rejoicing took place yesterday at Dublin on the ocrasion of John. Dillon and William O'Brien's release from gnol. The streets were cheered vociferously. The released gentlemen crowded with enthusiastic Home Rulers, whe

show signs of severe suffering, and on the recommendation of the medical faculty bare gone to Paris for rest and change of air,

SYDNEY, August 1st. ·

retiring from public c. He bas bren in com- It is reported that Sir Henry Paken intends munication with leading firm of London history of Australls for the past so years. It is publishers, who off him £10,cco to write n understand that the negotiations are nearly completed. Apart from this, it is an open secret that Sir Henry Parkes has been for some time engaged in willing his antoblography, which is almost written up to date,

first-reported. One of the clerks Implicated has ercaped, but an accomplice, who has been arrested, has confessed freely,

The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, whose health again caused great enprehension, is now more tranqali Mr. Juice Chitty has ordered the winding up of the English Bank at River Plate which recently suspended payment, American sportsmen are discussing s proposal for holding a race for, which the prize is in ba £10,000, contingent upon horses, from England and Australia competing,

The War Office nathables have given their sanction to a term of fifi sol·liers of the Army Reserve üdrisking a tour in America and the Colonies to take part in Military tournaments,

TAUNCESTON. August and. ancase of a whale at Rochester Ray. After it Smith Rens, fisherman of Hobart, obtained the had been towed out by the whaling berque Waterwitch, on mening the body they found a lumo of ambergris wrighing nearly zonib, the value of which is stated to be abant £1,000.

London, August and. Mr. Starev, M.P. for Sunderland, who was rently charged with perjory in connection with the Silkworth! exfolian, hut discharged, the prosection not being proceeded with, has commened on wetian far. libel against the Sondertrad Herald, cl·lming. L'o ono demaVES, TheGold pinge Bill has been dueand through Committee in the House of Commons,

The Bill among other matters provides that Iss of three-nins on the standard weight, of a savereien shall be evidence, that the coln has, been lightened otherwise than by fair wear.

MELBOURNE. August 3rd. The heaviest flood known since 1881 occurred yesterday at Traralgon, Gløpslánd.

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The residents of the lower portion of the town had to retreat without being able to aave any

A flood is also reported, from Sale, where the waters came down, with such rapidity that the rerients of Meantin were quite unprepared.

bridge were swept away cutting off communica. -

Som - gizler's will be very heavy lasers, It is unpared the approaches to the Meuntin

tlon.

Heavy rain continued all day to-day withou nay sign of cessation,

AUCKLAND, Augupust 3rd. News received in Dunedin states that three while out in the Ky-hum Range searching for a Young men named Meckk, Blanchard and Brès,

brother of the former who was lost, were carried over a cliff so feet high by a land-allp, their bodies being subsequently found under 15 feet of snow and mulioėk.

LONDO, August zid, brought to a conclusion, but the operations of The English naval marœuvres are being Fleet are exiting Hittle interest,

Parnell has refurred to Dublin and received an immente ovation. Houses were filumined, and streels crowded with people. He states ha is not dismayed by the recession of Dillon and

O'Brien.

It is arranged that a large British feet shall receive the French Al-et on their visit to Ports- mouth on arst Instant,

and his officers at Osbome.

The Queen will entertain Admiral' Gervaise

The officers of the French fleet at present in

Russia were, conveyed in a special train to Moscow where entertainments were given in

their honor,

H.-J. Atkinson, M.P., whose suspension from

week, attempted to move a motion censuring the the House of Commous was finally limited to a speaker, but the House rolused to listen to him.

Sir Henry Isaacs, ex-Mayor of London, was examined in the bankruptcy estate of the discontent by his Inability to explain how the Hansard Un'on. His evidence caused much money of the Union disappeared.

NOBODY WANTS THAT GOLD RING.

For nearly 100 years a amriela family of working people living in Paris have ended their Hron by anielde. From father to on, from mother to daughter, hai descended a plain gold ring, and en the finger of crary one of these suloides, as they in death, this ring has been found. Only last lay year the body of a young man who had killed himself was mught to the Margae, and on his finger was the fatal golden circlet. He was the last of his which no ans sequainted with its history will have race. The ring was buried with the corpse, from

the courage to remove it.

The mental taint in this family come from som romote anelor, and was intensified by their recognition of it until it basama a controlling fores and the ring was accepted as fosporing upon its possessor the obligation to commit suicide, after the example of the person who last wereit. This form of manis usually originates in a disorder of the nervous poverty of the blood, one of the resilts of imperfoot system, which in its turn srisas from anemia, or

nutrition.

one

The

A recent litter from a gentleman living in Norfolk contains the following Kesertion! "I longed for death; I was afraid of the night ; I mas afraid to be

should lift my hand against my own life, for I knew alane, yet, ficted society. was afraid that in some of those hours of deep gloom and depression I that many had done so from the same cause." He tossed and tumbled on his bed, wondering. If dark hours became a time of terror to him, ao fio saya. morning would ever dawn again. In this as it was not an accusing nonsolence, he had commited no offence, the case was purely a physical one-yet, all too common in England with the long chain

dragging after it, NILBOURNE, August retro collapse among them. Albert Criglington has recovered L350 from · Ho' relates that his’skin and eyes had bean m078 the Adelaide Sizam Shipping Company, for or less disecured for years, often of a ghastly and injuries sustained through the alleged negligence reputalvo yellow. This was dus to the presence of plaintiff in March last was assisting to coal the of defendants or one of their employees. The ble in the blood and tissues, where it had no business

to be. But the weak, and torpid liver could Ormus, when the gad to which the sling was

remove it

no other realt was possible than the one attached fell on him, and his skuli was fractured ;

our friend experienced. His load frequently nobod he received other injuries.

sa though Bands had turned it into workalop, and pains chased one another through his hody s

though LONDON, August 1st, he had at least half the maladies datalogged in the Caplata O'Shes denies that he is under any popular books on diago pecuniary obligation to Mr. Parnell..

Friman's Fournal

deserted. Parnell, "United Irstand" is to be the blood from the decaying food in this aloznala wad Tet one thing, and one only, was responsible for having virtually all the mischief, namely, the poison Intrados! Into brought out as a day paper in the Farnellite intestines. The cold foat, the loss of appetite and Interested but

Ambition, the mental

nental despondency, the sense of

Lave

A Congress of the European Powers and the weariness and fatigue, the bad taste fu the mouth, dry United States is to met at Berne in September, cough, giddiness, alpitation, ohills, weakness, o workmen and compensation to sufferers by mother is always indigestion and dyspepsis. to consider the means of reducing accidents to are a brood of foul birda hatched In 'one nest, and the accidents.

Time passed somehow, as it always doon, whether WO August and.

laugh

or ay and this man grew heartily tired of! The police at St. Petersburg have arrested 28

a life thus burdened

and officers who were playing pool to decide wha bis latter is plished in higher key. He says, * WI

the end of it, and no wopoiled. He longed to ace

But the lat should undertake the murder of the Czar. Forty think of what I was, and what I am now, I can F Page or

When

The Rubian officials, who were exuberant over the visit of the French squadron,

Nihills were also rated after a desperate hardly realise the efiange. For the past six month fivat very resistance, in which 7 være killed. 7 are now less enthusiastic,

Syrup An Englishman named Welin has won a Selget's Curation knows Mother

arid

bas actually revola further sum of £20,000 at Monte Carlo.

my whole system. One Great exeltement has been caused In St. Fetisburg by the announcement that the police the example of New South Wales by forming an Now Ipraiselt for year, and thank the men whe of my tanante recome The English labor leaders advocate following

ded it to me and I tried it just to please there have arrested 28 officers of the army on a independent party and selring the balance o

mike and advise it. My trubles and over, and I change of being implicated in a plot to assassinste power the car. The polica also arrested 40 Nihilists The United States Government warn the summer vacate by an old dormit aure, and oth

feel (at 67) as light, clantic, and gay a boy on his

1 tell for complicity in the conspiracy.

my doctors they are beaten The Nihilists offered a most desperate resists Jewish refugees,

Jewish Society that they object to an loflux of at their own trade |

I am opacorned they can't deny 15. I have no ance when being arrested, seyen of them being Sezione riots have taken place at Lisbon on

more horrible boughts of self-destruction, for I find th too much enjoyment in living My thanks are 100 Baby Basicebunt of a dispute about the price of gas.

My thanks are tools of alleged to have been abducted by Khurde in rumored that the Vaticas saved, its credit by

Miss Greenfield, the British subject who was 63 The Bank of Rams is in difficulties. It is doep for word

inc Peran Khurdistan, has now assured the Brush foregoing the immediate payment of 2,000,000 Coal of Soul Bolak that she became a convert france. to Tharplans, and instead of having bess It I expected that the hands on the Deutsche abdüssed, siis siisply followed a Khurd; to whots Bande will amount to a much larger sun than ny i padid mitsden{ddrie

ton of so much of it as is here printed, but declines

uthor

or pt thila lester consente to the publics, to allow the tue of his rare, at loss for the present ferits of ble story wall art foariation to sters for reasons we we bound to vaspita. But the evident