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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1891.

Mr. Boggs" I do belleve in entire confidence between man and wife. Now I tell my wife everything that happens."

Mr. Jugga-"That's nothing-why, I tell my wife loss of things that never happen 1"

AT Bangkok, on the and inst., the Teptons of that place mustered in great force at the German Cleb to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Sedan. When our deserting, bat still highly regarded German friends will meet at the Ger mania to celebrate the Telegraph's Sodan, Is still enshrouded to the womb of futurity...

A MAN far gone in consumption, when out walk- 2800.000, hall of which is owed to creditom in ing, was accosted: *Ab my friend, you walk | England. slow." "Yes," he replied, "but I am going fast."

The Riversdale is still ashore at Wanchal although every effort la being made to effect a speedy discharge of the vessel's cargo and it is expected that this will be completed to night. It is hoped that the Aivarsdale will be safely docked to-morrow,

Rannigan-"Phwats dthat youre, rinkin

wid youre whiskey, Flansigen 2an SAYS the Bangkok Times of the 5th last-Flannigan--" Pollynaris wather to be sure Telegraphle information was received here

Rannigan-Phwat does it taste Xala Pas yesterday from Chiengmal to the effect that the

Flannigan "Tastes for all the as 1 river then has risen 3 feet during the part week,

yer foot was aslape {" and numerous fleets of rice-laden cargo-boats are dally passing that city enroute to Bangkok. Rain, too, it is added, has recently been very plentiful in the upper Menam districts.

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme In the Public Gardens to-morrow, fmm 8.30 to to p.m. ¡---

Overture...... Wiliam Tallungagā

„Staerial. Vale A Summernight in Munich "......Fallen. Selection.Ray Blas" anasemainesos Ltitia. Curolta... The des Klai" zawodchabert, The Villas Festival" www.....O'Keefe,

WHY HE WAS DISCHARGED,

Muggs (An Edilor, but illiterate)-Buggs, do you spell inducement with a'e' or a '?'

Baggs (clerk, freth and breery)-Demfao. Muggs-All the man I ever had except you, knew how to spell.

Buggs-So did all the bosses I ever had.- (Erit at the double).

SYPHONS-White or Azurlae—with name | WHr the Ron lles down with the lamb etc. The foundation stone of a new R. C. cathedral engraved on glass and metal,

at Taist-nol, Bangkok is to be laid, some time next month, and ti la rumoured, by a Prince of Nos. 21 & 24. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL the blood. The Siamese ceremony is to be conducted with great pamp; an especially pure white elephant having been captured for the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. purpose of performing upon the occasion,

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THE Singapore Free Press, freely expresses the opicion that "something must be wrong with the Hongkong Dolly Prass." We think so, too. But the trouble fan't as much with the newspaper as with the geniuses connected with it. They arc altogether too lovely for anything. Vide the last three coples of this thing that, by a very long stretch of courtesy, is called a newspaper. Taz most valuable Oriental mats in the world are owned by the Shah, the Sultan and the Maharajah of Baroda. The former two posscas same valued at over $3,500,000 each, and the fatter, one ornamented with pearls and diamonds lu wald to be worth $350,000. The largest mat ever manufactured, however splendid, work of art-is owned by the Carlton Club in London. A BANGKOK contemporary announces that the Interesting ceremony, styled in Siamese song SEEDS aunt, connected with the reception of H. R. H. the Crown Prince into the Buddhist priesthood was to have taken place at Wat Phra Kezo on the 10th instant. The ceremony over, the belr- apparent was to have been conducted in state to Wat Bhramanewate and there reside during the prescribed period of seriasion,

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A PROFESSIONAL gambler named Tang Wa, and servant in the employ of Inspector Hansen were charged by the latter before Mr. Wise to-day, with having altempted to bribe him (the Inspector) whilst in the execution of his duty. They offered him $4. a day, if he would shut his eyes as to the gambling which is carried on in a certain extablishment, but no eld bird is to be caught with chaff, and the Inspector promptly ran them in. Committed for trial at next sessions.

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For the especial benefit of those of out waders who bow down and worship the image that is clothed in purple and fine, mirnent, we may imention that the King of Stars, attended by his Court, retamed to Bangkok, from a tour of Inspection, on the rat last.

A BATCH of thirty gamblers were arraigned before Mr. Wie to-day, charged with being either the keepers of common gambling houses or the frequenters thereof. The keepers had the privilege of "parting" 815 a head, and the others $5. No less than twenty-one of the crowd went to gaol for various periods..

**MORALINT * #Het walk til to-morrow. If the Acting Attorney-General cannot see his way to take the criminal proceedings our correspondent suggests--and which we had already under

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become a question for public Hongkong we cannot have one law for the Chinese and another for the Europeans, unless such an understanding is distinctly understood. AT the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. A. G. Wise, an Inquiry was held into the circumstances attending the death of a girl named Sin Ami, on the 1st Inst. Evidence shewed that the occurrence was quite accidental, and that the accident arose through the eagerness of the deceased to board the Thales-her sam. pan came in contact with the steamer's propeller and it was overturned. A verdict in accordance with the evidence was returned. We learn from a private source that Meurra. Douglas Lapraik & Co., (although no blame whatever was attached to the steamer) have behaved in a most generous manner to the mother of the decessed girl. All honor to them.

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Brussels, August 17th.

The International Labor Congrenn did lit’ls to-day but complete its organization and read

fraternal telegrams from all parts of the world.

PARIS, August 17th.

not to buy relics from Protestants, as they ridi- cule the Coát, although glad to profit, by the exhibition,

the insurgents, and the utter rout of the remonts. ing Government forces followed. The populɛ- tion of Valparaiso, received the victors with BERLIN, August gist. acclamations. Upon the conclusion of the Koblenufero's oil refinery has been burned. | fighting, the British and other men-of-war.lving Four thousand cares of all exploded, and the | in the harbour landed forces to maintain order streets were fooded with the blazing liquid. In Tripuralso, The President's man-of-waN

Two German missionaries have been murdered Condell surrendered to the insurgents later. New Guinea

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LONDON, August 10th, The report that the Russian Govemment would The Timur Pails correspondent sends an place a prohibitive export daty on wheat is account of an interview with a Russian of high officially declared in St. Petersburg to be untrue. rank, who declared that the mother of the The grain market opened firmer ihla morning Emperor of China, supported by the Taung.Il and closed strong and higher.

yamien, is encouraging a direct movement" to ROME, August zisti "completely must all foreigner from China, The The Government organs assert that if the next Government, he also said, are settling millions conclave is held abroad the Government wil of Chinese on the borders of Tonquia and occupy the Vatican and exclude the new Pope, Russia; this forming a vinual cordon, This, from it.

saya the Times' correspondent, strengthens the LONDON, August 21st,report of the drafting of a convention at Cronstadt Patt! will start for America on November 29th. | between France and Resila, which it is said Nordica will make a concert tour of the United provides that Rossin shall send troops to the States on her own account.-

Siberian frontier and France to the Tonquin frontier of Chins, in the great of an emergency, The cricket match between Surrey and Kent has resulted in a victory for Surrey, by 105 TUUL

PARIS August joib. A despatch from Martinique says it has now been ascertained that four hundred persons were killed by the cyclone which passed over the island; and the damage is estimated at two millions. President Carot has granted one million francs for the relief of the sufferers,

The most serious labor agitation has broken been sent to end the disturbances ent at Fourmies, near Avesnes and troops have

OTTAWA (Clnt), August 17th, The proposed Pacific, Peace River And Hudson Bay Rallroad talked of as much some time ago is about to be bullt Port Simpson, which would be the terminus of this important line, lies Őˆo miles north of Vancouver in latitude 14 deg, 34 min, and has advantages as a milway terminus not possessed by any other point on the Pacific coast. It pastestes one of the finest harbors in the world, and, being situated directly on the const, dispenses with $800, towage charged on vessels going to Vancouver, Seattle and. other Pager and parts, while the total navigation and railway distance between Yokohama, Japan and Liverpool, Ing., is 1988 miles shorter than by the Canadian Pacific route and 2625 miles shorter than the Central Pacific San Franci co route The distance from Portat Simpson to Hudsm bay is only 1450 miles, while from Port Churchill, on Hudson bay, to Liverpool It is forty miles shorter than from Montreal. The country between Fladson bay and Port Simpson is comparatively level. The line is chartered to ran through the center of the Peace river district, and It opens op 700,000 acres of agricultural land recently discovered by a party sent out by the British Columbian Government to explore their great northern possessions.

SWANSEA (Wales), August 18th, Ten thousand people assembled to-day at the national Eisteddfod, or musical congress. In the evening a cloudhorst occurred. The canvas pavillon, in which the competiton In Welsh minstrelsy was being held, collapsed; but, though a panic ensued among the audience of 10,000 and many were trampled under foot during the rush for shelter, no one was seriously injured. It is probable that the session of 1893 of this society will be held in Chicago.

LONDON, August 18th, It has transpired that the British Government ordered the Mediterranean feet Alexandra on urgent duty July 31st.

proceed to This action was taken owing to the receipt of secret Information that the Italian and French residents in Egypt were plotting to upset the Khedive. On the arrival of the Beet at Alexandria it wAS found that quiet prevailed, bat the ships remained in the harbor, as a sure precaution against any rebellious spirits.

VIENNA, August 18th.

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A terrific storm is raging in the English channel to-night. The sea grently damaged the public

absquares at Harse, and the Frascall baths a been washed away. A barque was wrecked Y port and four of her crew were drowned. "The Times publishes a dispatch dated Lisbon, August 14th, which the Portuguese authorities refused to transmit, which declares that the becoming acute; that gold and money crisis.Is silver have disappeared from circalation, and copper is very rare. The dispatch says there is great difficulty in cashing notes of over 5 pende. The money changers are accumulating coin and small notes and selling the latter at a premium of as per cent,

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It is reported at Aden that the rebellion of the Asayes in Yemen has been suppressed. The commander of the Turkish, troops has entered Sabia with fourteen camels laden with heads of the robal chlistains.

LONDON, goth August. - Continued rumours are current of the intention of the Government to Introduce the penny postage between Great Britain and the Coloules.

NEW YORK, 30th August, Three thousand prisoners, all artillery of the Government forces, and the President's fleet, have been captured by the insurgents.

Parnell's letter admitting the inaccuracy of the amount attributed to Dillon's drawing from the evicted tenant's fund has brought to a pause the wretched controversy in the Irish Home - Rulers, ranks, which really centres in the desire of each side to obtain control of the Paris fund. Parnell today is 'meting out the same treat ment to Dillon and O'Brien which he already meted out to the Healyites and Liberal leader, Santiago has been handed over to the victors but he is fighting an impossible battle. This without a blow and general peace In Chill is now unedifying spectacle can have but one result regarded as being merely a question of dayl destruction of Ireland's chances of Home Rule. fosurgent troops in Valparaiso are orderly The apathy of the Parnellito organization and and busily engaged in subduing the armed In the constant accessation of Parcellites to the cendiary mabu, who are constantly fighting and National Federation, hare" Indiced_the latter.). Killing fa the streets. It la reported that, before organization to instruct its registration agenta President Erimaceda fled, sixty hostages, the sons for election sta to make no distinction between of the insurgent leaders, were shot by his orders,, Parnellities and McCarthyltez

LONDON, August 31st. ("." The Clan Macdonald, from Madras, bound for › London, has been towed into Cadis with her shaft broken.

John Inglis of Glencorse, Lord Justice-General of Scotland, is dead. He was the son of the Rev. Dr. Inglis, minister of the old Gray Friars THE Singapore Stratis Timer of the 9th inst.

Church, Edinburgh, born in 1810, was educated makes great fun out of the Hongkong Daily

at Glasgow and at Balliol College, Oxford, Przs on the Straits Military Contribution. A dispatch announces the paillal destruction where he graduated B.A. in 1837 and honorary What do we say? Nothing, so far as the idiotic of the village of Kobiman by a cloudburst.D.C.L. In 1859. Having been called to the utterances of the Dally Press are concerned. Half the houses were destroyed and many Scotch bar in 1835, he rose rapidly in his A man with one leg and a "awluger" would people and cattle were drowned.

profession, WRI appolated Solicitor-General have a very poor chance in a "sprint" against The cloudburst occurred at midnight. The for Scotland In Lord Derby's first adminis professional runners, and that is the exact post-water loosened an avalanche, and forty people tration in 1852, and a few months after den of the Daily Press in Hoogkong. It were drowned. The railway was destroyed forward was made Land Advocate, a post professes to be a towspaper and what is it? many miles.

which he resumed in Lord Derby's second And who and what are the critics who find fault

administration in 1858, in which year he WES with other people's alleged shortcomings? Let

raised to the bench as Lord Judes Clesk of us have a fair "go" at them, and we shall be

Scotland. He represented Stamford from satisfied. Men with brains in their boots are

February to July, 1858, and was for many years rather highly thought of In--the Hongkong

Dean of the Faculty. In 1859 he was sworn a Club.

In the House to-morrow Mr. Cameroo will member of the Privy Council and was made make the charge that Cochran, member of Par-Lord Justice-General and President of the Court liament for East Northumberland, is guilty of of Session in February, 1867. He was installed. sing Government patronage to the highest a Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh bidder.

April 12, 1869, and in the same year he received. Moscow, August 188,

from the University of Glasgow, the degree of LLD.

Tax Enfant Terriðis.

At the dinner table (Little Algernon who has been brought lo at desert.) Mr. Williams, who lives next door to you ?

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Mr. W. (Surprised)—” Mr. Jerrold Uves next me.*!

Algernons be a bol 2a

Mr. W. Of course not, my child."

Algy Who lives next door to you other side Mr. W. (Still more

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"Mudge (who bas sworn off)-"Doctor, I-"Mr., Harris is my other neighbour. stepped on a banana peel and received a pretty hard fall. I am afraid I have broken my wrist.”

Doctor Bowlex-"Let me see. No, there is nothing broken. Just bathe your wilt in whiskey four or five times a day, and you will be all right."

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Algernoon-Well la As a fool." Mr. W. "No I my dear child, why do you ask such a qucation M

OTTAWA (Ontario), August 18th, It is reported that Arnold is dimissed and John A. Willis appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Public Works Department in his place.

A dispatch from the province of Zerafshan, Astatie Rusala, states that Captain Barchewsky, the explorer, had strived there from an expedition into Eastern Bakhara. The Captain reports that he there discovered large deposits of gold, lead, Iron, and petroleum.

Leeds, August 18th. Waterhouse, was hanged here this morning.

William Tarner, the murderer of Burbara

LONDON, August 18th,

At Chelmsford this morning Sadler, the mis who stabbed and killed the husband of his paramour, was banged.

BERLIN, August 18th, The Duke of Mecklenberg's paralysis is lacressing and he is not expected to live a week, A regency is 'contemplated.

The Infectious Diseases Institute has been formally opened in the presence of Professor Koch,

LONDON; August 201h, The Chronicle's Vieno correspondent gare that the Schwarzenau manèuven, which the Em peror William and Chancellor von Capify will attend, will be conducted with extreme secrecy, The whole district will be carinned and traffic stopped. All reporters, except those of the Offcial Gaarite, will be excluded. It is supposed hat an experiment will be made in connection with new military problems.

Algy--"Cause Mamma said thủ morning you were next door to a fool, “did-" curtain. Madge"Er-doctor, hadn't I better be care- A VERY interesting case was brought on in the fully examined for internal injuries, too

Summary Jurisdiction Court this morning, bekre Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, in which Mr. For a long time past there has been a lively Fraser-Smith, Editor and Proprietor of the agliation going on in Cologne, with the object Hongkong Telegraph, sued John Minhinnett, za overseer in the Public Works Depart of making the Rhine below the city' navigable for ships of the largest size, and the possibility ment, for $1,000 for needless arrest in of Cologne eventually becoming a seaport can Hongkong harbour on the 16th of June last. no longer be overlooked. The Kolnische | As we are unable to give a verbatim report of the Zrifung says on this subject "The completion proceedings in this issue, we prefer to leave the of the Rhine route to the sea is just as much ́a matter over until tomorrow, as it is one of such mational affair as the North Ses and Baitle general importance that it would be most Canal. The one scheme is the complement of leadicions to deal with it partially. No more the other, uniting the Eastern portions of the Important question affecting public liberty has Monarchy with the Western,

ever been raised in Hongkong, and we venture to say, without attempting to interfere with the merits of this case, that it is bound to command the attention of the Legislature and ́abollah a practice which may have been greatly abused. Ir lies of incurring the immense expense of excavating the London docks to accommodate the incressed size given to modern ships, large pumping engines have now been set up, and the water in the docks is raised by this means. Some idea of the demand upon these engines can be had from the size of the docks, one of which has an area of nearly ten

a capacity of 680 tons per minute, raising · the the attempted boycott" of the Telegraph in water level five feet in one and a half The Tageblati says: England's interest lles Es that select "Araby of the bloat has proved how Centrifugal pumps of superb workman on our side. Should France and Russia defeat

■ miserable Barco It doesn't. afect us ship are employed, difren direct by compound the Dreiband, the immediate consequence would personally one copper cask, but wa tandem engines, and the power of there pampe be the expulsion of England from Egypt: glad to find that, even in..... this retten in evidentiram the fact that the filet orifices' to

Tas Cologne Gazette publishes a report that colony, there are enough bonest Englishmen the malu pypips are fity-four inches id diameter, Russia is storing up cars for was to effectually frustraĵo the disgraceful, arrange- and when worked together, the three pemps have ments of a crowd of interested fondles who, exist a capacity to raise (7,600,000 gallons of water in the sunshine of a never-ending but pardaularly in five hours against an average brid of ten feet HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1891. Changeful smile that has become prarabial. The pamps are arranged to be worked separately We are supposed to be fighting the German and Independently or together, as desired, and Influence. We have received positive assur- the engines are supplied with steam, at 100

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The Honghong Telegraph.

TELEGRAMS.

A GENTLEMAN with the high sounding name of Paulino Antonio Reis was charged before Mr. Wise today, at the instance of a lady called Maria Mathias, married woman who com- plained that the defendant had come to her house and used abusive language towards her, The police also charged the forlorn Paulino with having broken a pane of plate glass whilst accommodated at the station. His friends are fed that a Magisterial ulase was issued which will cause the family chair of the Rossi to be vacant for ten days to coma. 2

Most of the morning pipers have editorials extending a warm welcome to the French fleet The Chronicle warns France of England's sad Fate in the Crimes, due to depending upon Ger man friendahlo. It will likely be bers if she depends upon Russia in the hour of need.

PAR13, August 2013. The Journal des Débats warns the French Government to be satisfied with the friendabl of Russia and England, and not attempt the

BERLIN, August 20th,

A MEMBER of the Hongkong Club writes that the pumas which raise the water having | Impossible task of forming another Dreibund,

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THE ICHANG OUTBREAK.

A REPORT has reached us of, & rencontre that occurred the other night at the Peak Hotel, in LONDON, September 7th,

The following telegrams from our Ban which a notorious professional " musher" of the During the recent outbreak at Ichang the Germen-Hebrale persuasion was, to se a cons- Francisco exchanges were crowded out of British Consulate was destroyed; a French gunmen nautical expression, brought to his bearings last night's issue ***-- best has been dispatched to that port with with round tum We intend carefully

Lownów, August 15th, instructions to act decisively, 19

Investigating this matter in the public interest,

There was a ralliway accident in Wales last and if the tale told us can be varied, we sight, & passenger train crashed into a special shall certainly afford the person more especially

Fifteen concerned every opportunity of publicly between Ponty Bridd and Cardia clearing his character, If our wires and persons were injured. Some of them will die. daughters cannot venture forth into public places without being subjected to the rolgar Insolence of foreigners whose immorality is a bysword, we must get out our horse-whips

THE CHILI REVOLT.

The town of Coquimbo bas yielded to the Insurgents, and a Provisory. Government has

been formed at Santiago.

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THE CHILIAN REFUGEES,

September Bih.

and use them without ceremony...

BERLIN, August 15th.

ST. PETERSBU20, August 20th, The heavy replenishing of sicres at the mill tary grain depais of Poland, Lithuania and Bessarabia gave dae to rumen of Russian War

preparations.

VIENNA, August 20th,

It is stated that near Kolman, as a result of

floods, 6000 cubic meters of stone have been hurled down the mountains a distance of 700 meters. Three hundred men are employed in diverting the water, Sixty bodies have been hered its rugs, sacks, etc, owing to lack of recovered, all horribly disfigured, and have been

colins.

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Mittress Beasant, who renounced Secularist' Malthusian views, intends to proceed to India in December topropagate the doctrine of Theosophy amongst the natives systematically,

NEW YORK, August 31st. On Friday night the disbanded soldiers of, President Balmaceda's army, alded by the rabble, fired and lasted fourteen buildings in Valparaiso, and property to the value of two million dollar was destroyed. The Congressional troops shot two hundret of the riotéis before order was restored. Similar scenes took place at Santiago on Saturday, where the mob attacked zad harmed hours belonging to President Balmaceds, bis relations and political supporters. Troops from Valparaiso now occupy the city,

September 1st,

It is reported that Prince George of Wales has been appointed to the command of H.M.S. Anson, having refused the command of the Royal yacht Osborne, preferring active service. It is officially announced that a Good Service pension has been conferred on Colonel Anderson of the Bombay Staff Compt.

in. The settlement of the civil war·la Chill bas strengthened the revival in Stock Exchange.****

ADIN, September 1st. The Rohilla with English malls of the twenty- first slimo left here for Bombay at noon to-day.

VALPARAISO, August 31st.

PARIS, August #23 OL The latest reports from the island of Martini-" que state that ar8 people" were killed by the recent cyclone. This is in the coast towns alone. The towns in the interior are not heard from yet, and until reports are received from them the total number of killed will not be known. It is thought the number of dead in the interior towns will be equal or greater than in the coast towns, **** General · Baquedano of the Congressionalist It is known, however, that housss, crops and Army has been appointed to act temporarily as trees from one end of Martinique to the other President of Chill. The Army of ex-President are demolished or flattened down beyond all Balmaceda has generally given in its adherence hape of recovery. The loss to the coffee and to the Congressionist party except at Coquimbo sugar planters is great. Troops at the disposal several of the leading oficials of ex-President, of the Government and a large body of volunteers Balmaceda's Government having been shot sum are busy at work in all directions raccouring the marily. The Admirals of the foreign war-vessels Injured and burring dead. The physicians on at Valparaiso with whom number of the the island had hardly an hour's rest for the finder-ministers had taken refuge refuse to surrender forty-eight hours following the hurricanes | them to the Congressionists without a guarantes passage, and the citirens of all classes are doing that they will be given a fair trial. their utmost to help the sufferers and to repair

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as far as possible the damage done, 22 Ma The International Oriental Congress wak A. rough estimate makes the total number | opened yesterday by Mr. Charles Taylor, Head,

Master of St. John's College, Cambridge Univer killed 300 and the injured 1,000.

The death list from the recent cyclone, bysity, in the absence of Lord Duffurla through towns, up to date, ist St. Pierre, 34; Morne indispositions thirty-seven different nationalities wern represented at the Congress. In the open- Ronge, 28; Fond du St. Denis, 71 Frechears, 61 Carbet, 41 St. Joseph, zo; Marin, Vauchin, 10; ing address, the chairman dwelt on the rervices Lamartie, 26; Francois, 233. Robert, 48; Rivere rendered by Arabs to science, and said the Pilote, 7 miscellaneous, 18. These do not West still continued to learn from the East. Include deaths in isolated places or upon plants. Doctor Leliber said the present Congress tions with which no communication can be had promised to be a great success, and hoped it would be possible to found an annual Congress, at present,

and have each country visked by the Internationak Congress, LONDON, September 2nd,

The troopship Euphrates sailed from Porta- mouth to-day with reliefs for India,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, August 25th Telegrams from Jusargent sources and Proti telegrams declare that the combatants in Chilly are using Mannliches ballets and smokelen powder, ibis being the Erst time of their use, la actual warfare. The bullets have great penetra tlon, sufficient for the same bullet to kill men la the first and second ranka,

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The Timit in an article this morning, com mesting on the report that Turkey has opened passage of the Dardaneller to Russian warships, warns France and the Porte that the presence of Russian men of war in the vicinity of the Sues Canal especially, waka

will make England sit tight in Egipt

President Balmaceda's troops at Talcahuano, on

learning the defeat their forces suffered at VAL parales, tured upon their officers and shot them, Fearful excesses have been committed by the

A serious stot occurred at Vilepsk today,The latest reports from Chill state that ex. The populace, becoming furious at the removal from the town of a large quantity of grain stormed the railway station, attacked the officiar and repulsed troops sent to quell the disturbance. The military wart reinfowed, and fired upon the rioters killing several. We

*** Lianos, August zothe The Government has appointed „Senhor Pinheiro Chagas to negociats on behalf of Portugal for the renewal of the Gox Convention with Great Britain, Bang RDAK DIET AAN

MELBOURNE, August 20th.

last evenings an ard-bound Passenger A disastrous shipping casualty occurred, here

steamer came into collisions with a local steamer. at Port Fillip Heads, and twenty-six persons were drowned.

LONDON, August noth

magh at Coronel and other towns, women having been outraged. It is reported at Valparleo that e-President Balmaceda was shot by a muleterr whom he struck in a fit of passion.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 2nd, It is stated that the Caring will probably go to Paris shortly with her son the Grand Duke George, who intends again to winter in Algiers,

Paris, September and.. and is receiving the greatest courtesy from the

·Prince Dimrong, of Siam, has arrived. Here

Government a

LONDON, September 3rd. Steel's tables at Ayr were destroyed by, fr wasterday and nine waluable racehores were burned to death. Sixteen horses were rescued

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The German Admiral has refuted to surrender | As we notified a fortnight since, his Excellency brought into play quelled the law. but tho is causing much onessiness to the authorfiles of urges young officers not-to-rest-content with | Instructions issued from his Yamen 'regarding;

any of ex-President Balmaceda's refugees, except under orders from the Emperor William,

LIVERPOOL, August 20th. of the murder of the boy whose body was found John Conway, the steamship fireman convicted ontlog in a sailor's bag in the ilver, was hanged

Lord Wolseley contributes an arilcle to the this morning. The banging was a terrible affair, Untied Strvica Magasinnya: which be dwell the man's head being almost torn from the body on, the initiative taken by the Inte Vlad Marian | from the flames A number of Russian Polish emigikits con- by the heavy fail, y

Moltke in removing obsolets, and mindless fined in the poorhouse her pending negotiations

LEIPSIC, August noth. customs in the German Army and asks when for their repatriation refused to work. The men trying to force them to work were attacked with morning and thes himself. Both are dead.

Baron Zedlitz-Neukirch shot his mistress this British officers, who, as educated and Intelligent men, will be permitted to Introduce similar kalyes. Re-enforcersents and a fire engine

reforms in the Britik: Service, unhindered by LKP bandlead flags "September, 12th 1891.- COMITANTINOPLI, August 20thi revolt and the

Another outrageby a party of Turkish brigands generals with old fashioned Ideas The writer Great credit a given to the Viceroy for the Phys Damrong Ratchapolakan, late Minister ringleaders of the idles wegs arrested.. Plenipotentiary at Berlin, has received the royal others still refuse to work

this city, The Italian railroad faspector at work simple knowledge of their duties, but to devote the maintenance of peace and order in the city LONDON, Angim 17th.

during the examinations." · Detectives nie dotted command to proceed to the Court of St. James

The wrought-iron mall men of Water and about seventy miles from Salonica was abducted deep thought thereto,

NEW YORK, August 29th, in the same capacity as he occupied at the

About pretty thickly in the quarten - tuos Telegrams received today ate that frequented by the students and guarda are Court of the Hobenzollerna. H. R. H. Prince Staffordshire districts have struck leathe by brigands and is supposed to be held Wattana Nawong has been appointed Minister proposed redaction of wages. The mice affects the body of a murdered railroad men as found Valparaiso was captured by the insurgents on stationed at various polots within easy call of to Faris, and H, E. Phya Nonbarres, Gorertion 5,000 men, and may eventually sheet other ze body of a murdered rallad run was found Thursday, after fire hours heavy fighting in the police.

BCLI the spot where the inspector was last seen, of Moung Nos burres, will fill the vacancy In

No news has been received up to date of the which five thousand were killed. The following We understand that the local authorities have the cerpa diplomatiques at Berlin, caused by the

"As M. Lau was leaving a merdag it the Frenchman Rifler, who started out Lae week particulars of the fighting are given in despatches, established charitable house at the Pagods transles of his predecessor to London. The

ment troops left their defences and attacked "gli infants whose parents may not be desirous Embassy, accompleted by twelve Siamese Cirque Hiver here to-day, an anarchist attempted go to ransom his employer, Raymond, who is hand-After three days of inaction the Govers Anchorage for the reception of any newly born the intergent army; bat were met with a terrlin of keeping them. A proclamation" having 'know you.catʼi (13):

students who have ben specially chosen for to assassinate him, bus falled, the anarchies held a prisoner by the brigands.

Taxvii, August sist): fize and were, repeatedly, repulsid,Their two bean: lasued that: any discovered cases d course of scholastic training in Europe," will, | was arrested, · MISSBE, Defrull, Carill & Co. inform me that says the Bangark Timers start from that place

MELBOURNE, ARFOR TYTh, All day d' conilauons proosssion of pilgrims Generals and an Iramense number ofthelf ontoers Infandcióo will be followed by severe punlaks has bean passing into the cathedral to see the were killed lay this engagement / Whole went wi fancy the cracks will very quickly be the Ship liner Carmarthinikiza from Louin ilme to catch the mall leaving Singapore on

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PARIE, August 17th,

The suspension - of the Brith Bank of Australia is Announced. The labies

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