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The correspondent of the "Dally. Newr at Vienon reports that encounters have talcen place between the Russian and Afghan troops in the pastes of the Hindoo Koosch Mountains, on the Afghanistan frontier,

The Berlin and Viera press, la referring to the recent hoax regarding the sccupation of Mitylene by British ironclads, masert that the mancurred of the English at Sigri might be considered as a rehearsal to warn the Porte what might actually occur if necesalty demanded.

September rgth.

Mr. Hugh Wall, M.P. for Camlachie, Glasgow, has written a letter to the Times, in which he supports the policy of the Earl of Kintore with regard to the Northern Territory of South Australia:

Sir Julian Pauncelote, the British Minister at Washington, has complained to the United States Government that the North American Co. have recently captured 13,000 senis, thus violating the modus vivendi agreed upon between Great Britain and the United States.

The Halle, a democratic newspaper published at Rome, announces that it has been agreed that any hostile diplomatic act on the part of any of the European. Powers constituting an act of ag gression, will enable the Fower assalled to seek support from the Triple Alliance.

M. Carot, the President of the French Re- public, during the course of a speech delivered at Rheims, said that the work of reconstructing the

be French army was now compereen Russian troops and the. Afghana at. Hindoo Khoosh, in Central Asia, has not been confirmed.

The Cologne Gasite has published an article a which it strongly advocates the necessity for an increase of the defences of Germany.

Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" was reproduced at the Opera House, Paris, last night, and renewed sloting occurred at the conclusion, The police arrested 160 persons concerned in the disturbance. Great excllement prevails in Parle, and the German Embassy is being guarded by troops. Five hundred police had to be called out before order was restored.*****

A disagreement, has been occasioned in the Austro-Hungarian Ministry, Baron Bater, the Austrain-Minister for War, demands that the peace footing of the army shall be increased by 20,000 rank and file, and rac00 officers, and that the erection of a third fortified camp in the province of Galica, on the border of Poland and Russia, should be proceeded with. In conse. quence of this demand, M. De Kallay, the Minister for Finance, and other Ministers have

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combined_demonstration is to be made by Great Britain, Italy, Germany and United States in consequence of the outrages upon the Euro. pean subjects In China.

The British Minister at Washington kas com- plained to the U. S. Government that the North American Coy, have violated the agreement come to, between Great Britain and the United States with reference to the Behring Sea scaling question.

The expressions which Balmaceds made in his last letter prior to his committing suicide states that he scored a vulgar cacape, and had na hope of receiving justice from the Junts, saldina,

It is reported that the volunteers at Santiago have been matinous, but were quelled by the Acting Prealdent promising to remedy their grievances.

Alarming news is to hand to the effect that foods still continue in Spain, 100,000 people have been rendered homeless by the flood, and. as food cannot be conveyed to them a state of anarchy is feared. counsels the working classes of Europe, America His Holiness the Pope, la a recent encyclical, and the colonies to avoid sociallim, and not attempt to solve the social problem apart from the church,

Sir John Gorst M.F., Under-Secretary for India, is at present in Ireland enquiring late the condition of the laboring classes,

It is reported that General Luts Bogram Pre- sident of the Republic of Honduras, in Central America, has been murdered.

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September aut. A correspondent of the New York Herald writes to the effect that General Balmaceda, the President of the Republic of Chill, after his defeat by the insurgents, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver at the Argen- tine legation at Santiago on Saturday. He tried to escape, but failed, as the means of sellers were Intercepted, and he found it impossible to get AWAY. The same correspondent states furtherthat General Balmaceda left behind him a letter rela- drs to the report that he had treated his officers

ordered any of the acts of cruelty alleged to have been committed on prisoners of war. His commands had been disobeyed, and he had been the victim of treachery on the part of those in whom he trusted. He had been prompted solely by patriotic motives in his management of the Republic. The only money he had was goodol. Du siel's Agency expresses the opinion that the whole story is merely a canard.

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of the Caar in connection with the famine, and threaten to take the law into their own hands, It is not expected that the famins will reach its greatest height until November. Ten thousand people have pe'itioned for leave to migrate or emigrate.

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Indeference to the outcry throughout Germany, the Berlin bankers have withdrawn their support to the Russian loan,*

"SHANGHAI TRAINING NOTES.

A sporting correspondent contributes the following notes to the N. C. Daily News of the 1311. Inst.:—

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Wen-llag. The principal prisonce was one Lien- yin, son of a Manchu" military graduate. Associated with him were Kwel-wen, alins Nipé thousand years,” a very treasonable apre lation, as the Emperor is styled only "Ten theu- sand years"; Kwel llarg allar "Seventh Prince," Tsai-kwan, alfas "Detective." and Kl- qual, allar “Military Adviser," These five- gentlemen had banded together and committed numerous crimes. State's evidence was given- by Tang-tat, alias "Three thousand years." The Viceroy and the Tartar General have already sent: memorials praying for 'permission to have the above-named äve culprits decapitated without awaiting the 'ssaires. During the final examina- tion the prisoners were brought before the morning, but, the course being beavy from the dented everything. The Viceroy was nonplussed There was a good deal of powing on Saturday Viceroy, Tartar General, Treasurer and Judicial Commissioner, and contrary to all expectation late rafa, performances as a rule were of the nature of training gallops. The race-books are

and made an lovestigation into the case of this now out and the entries are much larger than unexpected behaviour. It was found that the was anticipated, but this may be attributed tho was locked up in the same prison. The prisoners had been advised by a certain mosk, the very open programme which the Stewards have given us, several of the old pony events follower of Buddha got five thousand blows for to enter griffins. The meeting is essentially penance to the end of his sentence. being handicapped so as to induce owners his fee and was imprisoned in another cell to do

auctions there have been, and the quality see for griffins, and considering the few of the animals offered, the entries are really remarkable. However, quite a number of timed griffins were bought just before the close of the entries and were entered very freely. Some of these ponles did very good performances against the watch, with the whole course to themselves, and with other animals to bring them home for the last half mile or so, and doubtless several of their owners are already leadlog them in, in their mind's eye: but a trial with all the conditions favourable to making good time, and an actual race, are very different things. Mt. Sassoon's two old cracks, Hero and Zephyr, are both going well and will be able to select their leaving it for the ruck of the other old pooles to one or two races a day without penalties, compete with them

these or fight it out amongst themselves in the handicaps.

The Leger still remains one of the most open in have seen so close to the race day. Royalty belpg Ardent and Talisman. The latter is sald Is favourite at about 3 to 1 agalust, next in favor to be the dark thing in the Ewa stable, but he is a pony with a very uncertain temper and not to be relied on to do his best; he has speed undoubtedly, However, owners generally seem sanguine of being "in it somewhere at the finish: some of the most fancied belog Hazarder White Heather, Bovril, Majestic, New Year, and last but not least that weedy looking but plucky will be hard to beat anywhere, but in the Leger he will not be piloted as he was by the Hongkong Clerk of the Course.

A Nanking lady was sad, very: sad. Her husband had left her on buslaces far, far away, and had sent home only a few letters. Many times did she send word by his friends requestlog him to return, but he came not. At last, in despair, she called in a fortune-teller, who was supposed to be endowed with supernatural know- ledge of everything past, present, and future. After consulting his books the fortune-teller's fice assumed athoughtful and anxious expression. In trembling accents he addressed the sad wife thus: "O lady, your husband has changed Eis sphere of business many, many times. Il luck has pursued him everywhere. Money he has now none, but what is worse, he is iring from here. The wretched lady was heart dangerously !! In a lonely 'lun, hundreds of broken, and began to weep copiously. The fortune-teller comforted her, and rapidly turning over the leaves of his mystic book he joyously exclaimed "Saved". Then he explained that, and that if it could be made to shine again, her certain lucky star was obscured by a dark cloud husband would rise from his bed of sickness and make a heap of money. Forty cents. was the aum charged for working the miracle of dispelling the dark cloud. fortune-teller was on his

While the praying his god to deliver the absent husband knees earnestly from the clutches of the evil one who was obscuring the lucky star, the door was abruptly. hold with a bag over his shoulder, full of shoes and gold bars, was the long absent husband! The wife gave a cry of joy and rushed forward. The confused fortune-teller, terribly frightened, hurriedly sought an exit by the back door, but ellpped, tell, sprained his ankle and broke bis head. The husband did not wish to mar the joy of his return by any harsh measures, and let off the now thoroughly wretched fortune- teller with a reprimand.

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on account of gold. being discovered in pretty large quantities near Kelang, You know that Chinese who have been in California and there learnt the gold-washing business, have been at Railway Bridge. Now they have found very work for some in the Kelung river near the rich deposits a little higher up the river and believe, seams of gold in the hills and mountains in the neighbourhood. A Syndicate was formed at once under the auspices of the so-called THE WILLARD OPERA to the place that the acting Governor of Formosk Second Governor, but such a lot of people rushed stopped the work, fearing trouble,

October 9th. **Messrs. Douglas, Lapralk & Co. are going to ran one of their fine steamers, the Fels, on to patched for your port, I hear, to compete with Shanghai. In a day or two she will be des the so-called 'Formosa Trading Co. and we are

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DIRECTOR... PEMBERTON W. WILLARD.

PROGRAMME.

THIS EVENING, (SATURDAY), the 17th October,

"LA PERICHOLE."

Cast of Characters:

threatened to resign. The dispute has been in several provinces of Spali watered by the pony Comus. If as fit as he was last meeting he pushed open and there, standing on the thre very pleased to see it. Yesterday, going over Don Andres de Riblera

referred to the Emperor Francis Joseph for

settlement.

The Emperor Willlam of Germany is anxious that the anniversary of the birth of Korner, the German poet and patriot, who la 1813 Incited the expulsion of the French from Prussians sell, should be celebrated with enthusiasm through out the empire on Wednesday next Debars, newspaper published in Paris, 7 that the Emperor William is posing strictly as a military emperor, eager only to revenge part French successes against Germany. The paper urges France to regard his frequent oratorical silos with composure.

The Novos Vremya, a semi-official organ in Russia, demands that the Admiral who was responsible for the recent demonstration by the Innish fleet at the Island of Mitylene should be

punished.

The Sultan of Turkey has handsomely pen stoned Klamil Pasha, the recently deposed The pension granted to Klamil Pasha is 3000 per annum.

Grand Vidler.

The loss of life occasioned by the recent floods River Tagus and Guadalquiver has been hormona, Already 1780 bodies have been covered from the flooding waters. The London Guilds are unbscribing towards the national fund for the relief of the sufferers by the flood.

which has been read from the pulpits of the His Holiness the Pope has issued a rescript, Roman Catholic churches in Great Britain and Ireland and on the Continent, ordering the expulsion from the church of all Catholics who are guilty of duelling.

Large quantities of gold are belog shipped from America to Germany.

The completion of the Eastern Railway in France will render it possible for the Govern- ment to place 80,000 men and 2,000 horses at any point on the German frontier within 48

hours. M. Carnot, the French President, assert that he is fully prepared for any emergency which may arise to the case of war. An official dental has been given by the authorities at St. Petersburg to the report that an engagement had taken place between Russian troops and a body of Afghans on the Russian frontier. The phyliczera pest fa apreading with alarmit is reported to diplomatic circles that France ing rapidly in the southern provinces of Russia and Rutils have come to a mutual agreement; The vineyards in the Crimes have been attacked, according to which they will shortly demand the and are hopelessly ruined.

The Archbishop of Canterbury will unveil.a evacuation of Egypt by the British troops. memorial which has been erected In Canterbary Cathedral to the late Bishop Parry."

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celebrate the downfall of General Balmaceda The national rejoldings at Valparaiso to have had additional jubilation tent to them on account of the death of the ex-President. The rejoicings have been prolonged in consequence.

has terminated. The men were successful la The strike of dock laborers at Havre, in France securing their terms from the empleyers,

A number of vessels engaged in sealing opera ions in the Behring See have been seized by Americas warships for infringing the rights of the United States in these waters.

It is reported that a revolt has occurred in Mexico. A battle took place between the insur-

gent and the Government forces. During the conflict the leader of the revolters was shot, and several other persons were killed.

September 22nd. During the course of a speech delivered last night Mr. John Morley, M.P. for Newcastle-on- Tyne, welcomed the prospect of a general straight fight between the Liberals and the Tories at the approaching general election. He

Later news from Spain shows that the flood continue. The Rivers Tagus and Guadalquiver, the two main streams in the kingdom, have over- flowed their banks, and an immense tract of land is submerged. It is estimated that 100,000 persons have been rendered homeless by the deluge. The people in the flooded provinces are famishing, and, great distress exists. Serious rloting has occurred in several of the inundated districts. The Queen Regent, Maria Christina, has thrown the royal palace at Arranjeus, in New Casillie, open to the sufferers through the flood. The River Ebro is also la a state of flood, and large numbers of settlers have been driven from their homes. The people are starving, and are becoming desperate. Rioting and pillage are rampart in the affected districts, and anarchy Is feared. The railway lines are washed away In the inundated provinces, and the railway ser- vice is completely paralysed. Abundance of money and provisions are available at Madrid, vice rellel cannot be forwarded to the sufferers Beach, president of the Board of Trade, regarding by the flood. A shocking loss of life is reported the superior condition of farm laborers in from Ubeds, a city is Andalusia, situated on the England over any other part of the world. He River Guadalquiver, The floods in the district also reiterated his opposition to any proposal to did an amazing amount of damage, the loss being Legalise the eight bours question. It would be estimated at 20,000,000 pestas 800,000). In the first duty of the Liberal party upon returning Comsuegra, a town in the province of Toledo, 58 to power to grant Home Rule to Ireland. He streets have been completely swept away. The condemned the persistent occupation of Egypt British residents in Spain have subscribed the by British troops. sun-of 303,000 francs (12,000) towards the zational fund which is being raised for the rellet of the homeless. The fund up to the present time has reached. £100,000

M. Jaques, the French fasting man, who un- Aquarium, has successfully completed his self." imposed task.

The Canadian Parliament has agreed to a resolution prohibiting object of the mesaare fa the immigration of paupers to prevent an influx of fewith refugees from Russia. J

What about Stalwart for the Sans Souch Challenge Cup?

Appended are some of the pows on Saturday Teutonic, 17 miles, 4.16, last mille 2.24. 1 last 1 mile 3.

White Heather and Quidnunc, rt miles, 4.17,

Bovill, 17 miles, 4.71, finlabing very strong, and as full weight was up, a very good gallop.

Royalty went a miles, ridden by Mr. Reynell, In 4.56, last 2, 1.46. This pow at once confirmed him in his position of first favourite.

Majestle, 1 miles in 3-37, going easy. This pony is a grand mover and can do good itme an any course, but never finishes well, in fact does

not go kindly at all.

Determination, same distance, 3-32, going like a steam engine at the end. This pany can also do good time over any distance, but is an ancestala one to back, On the other hand he is dangerous to lay sgainst as he has a wonderful lumn of speed.

Vagrant and Talisman went 14 miles in 2.55 the old pony having mach the best of it with the Leger candidate at the end.

Envy cantered the same distance in 254, gone lame since. finishing strong. We are sorry to hear he bat

Ardent went a mile in 2.26, last è 31. · Merry Thought in 2.19, last 1 328. Beauty is said to have done this distance la much doubt the time. 2.10, but we did not get it ourselves and very

Orange Peel, light weight, z.17.. Belmont and Perseverance 2.19, cantering, ‚ Flyaway went † in 1.37).

Hero and Zephyr had slow canters, time not worth recording.

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS

- FOOCHOW.

October`loth.

flying festival. We understand there is to be a Tomorrow, being the 9th day of the great Kite grand gathering at Washishan to witness the performances of the experts, and there is to be a grand chow-chow on the occasion.

The failure of a second class Chinese Bank located in Nanfal, is reported. The liabilities are something over $8,000; assets nik This kind of thing happens two or three times every year, only the abilities are rather larger than

usual this time.

It is reported that the Tea Oil' and Potato crops are exceptionally good this season, and when we add that the second crop of rice, after all the misgivings a few weeks back, are likely to turn out really very plentiful, the local celestials will have reason to be pretty well satisfied.

Eleven subscription griffins were landed from the steamer Pachill last Sunday, The pontes appear to have travelled well with one exception, a big grey, with one ear well clipped back, who had knocked himself about in the box in his endeavours to get out and eat the second mate

of the steamer,"

the railway between Twatutia and Kelung, I

noticed hundreds of Chinese again gold-washing here also on account of the yellow metal.-N. C. In the river. Perhaps we may get a lively tind Daily News.

NANKING.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

(Viceroy of Peru) .........Mr. F. WENTWORTH. Dan Pedro de Hinoyma

Count de Panatellas.......Mr. F. SAXBY.

(Governor of Lima)......Me. P. VERNÁRD.

Marquis de Santarem (the «

old prisoner)..........MT. HARRY HALL. Marquis de Tarapote ......Mr. E. FEARNLEY. Notary-ll........ Mr. SMYTHE, Gaoler......M. KINO.

and

Piquillo (a mountebank)...Mr. W. WALSHE. Mastrilla

↑ Miss VERA Patry. (three 'cou Bergiaella

> Mías Brssin ROYAL Guadalena) slos)...... Miss CISSIE DENVER. Manazelia

October 9th Things move on in this city about as usual. The only thing agitating the minds of the Celestials at this time Is-what are the forelgu

Mins F. TRIGON. Powers going to do? Let the foreign Powers Fraquella...MI G. NORMAN. anew. slacken their hand and the old troubles will begin Branquella ...........Miss ROBARTS.

and

..Miss A. ST. JOHN.

MONDAY, October 19th, "THE BALLOON."

A feast was given yesterday by three officials,Ninetta......... Miss SWIFT. to which three members of the foreign com La Perichola .......... munity were invited, your correspondent being one of the number. The feast was held on Pef Chi Ka where we had a commanding view of the city and could sea for miles up and down the river. It would be difficult for an enemy to approach the elly from any direction without being discovered from this exalted position,

In a recent use of your paper some notes appeared from this city by "another correspon- dent," referring to the Viceroy talking of employing a foreigner as adviser, A slight injustice was done to "s missionary." I that he was "bidding for the position." The facts are these: the Viceroy has been strongly urged by the inder officials to employ a foreign, adviser. The name of "a missionary," unbe known to himself, was suggested, for the posidan. Nothing further has been done in the case.

Quite a number of the natives as well as the foreigners are bidding farewell to Nanking, and moving elsewhere, preferring to take their chances in some other place in preference to this capital city › case of wal-N. C. Datly

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October 7th.

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but owing to the Interruption of the railway ver- / ridiculed the utterances of Sir Michael Hicks examined he denied ever having joined the athorities do something for them?" They to Mr. Ayrton. H.M, Consul, with a request to above Chapter, will be held in the FRIK-

Another alleged member of the Hui, Tong San, has been captured. When Society. He is a Hanan ran and has a small business in Wootung. He was made to con- front Chen, Kin-lung, whom he refused to acknowledge as his friend. Even under torture he had nothing to confers. The authorities will have a great deal of trouble in getting bim to say anything at all.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)}.

HONGKONG, 118 9.C.. The following circular letter has been handed

REGULAR CONVOCATION of the forward it to the proper quarters. Whether it cannot be a doubt that if at any time there may DAY, the arst instant, at 8 for 3.30 p. will be of any ose remains to be seen, but there MASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on WEDNES be need for protection, it will be during next precisely, winter.

Hongkong, 17th October, 1891. The port is pretty full of steamers just now, but the finights are not high..

The natives here are in advance of facts, some one amongst them has started a story that a machine has been invented to bring down rain from the sky at will, and the subject is much Inside the Old North Gate a man committed talked about, enquiries being made of foreigners | News, solcide by hanging himself on the branch of a | as to what kind of machine this may be. It was willow tree. Four Mexican dollars were found whispered that they knew we were devils, but they little suspected we had the power to do this. on his person.

In our issue of 5th September we drew atten- Kolsotion to the large number of unemployed natives loafing about in the city and suburbs. "The question is asked," we remarked, cannot the

evidently did not see their way to do anything would seems to have suggested an idea on at the time, but the course of events since which they have acted promptly.

They Ing them into separate battalions under able are enlisting these men as soldiers, and for

officers for service in this province. Many them are ruffians and vagabonds no doubt, but the majority, it in said, are respectable labourers thrown out of work, too glad to baye the opportunity of

earning their

A heavy downpour and sudden gust of north daily rice

Never was a wiser step taken wind yesterday touched up some of the miilet Foreign residents here will feel greatly relieved not yet garnered, but most of the grains have on hearing this news, since any Impending Chins would probably only affect them through the disorderly conduct of a starving mob, and this mob heing now provided for, one great cause of misty is removed. All well disposed native elthens will also experience a sense of relief, and

their action in this matter.-Ecko.

Some time ago the Tantal ordered the eptum The Russlan, Government, who recently despatched an armed force as an exploring or to move other lealites, one closed early, expolition to Pamir, in Central Asia, now claims of to move to other localities, so as to offer no supremacy in the Tableland of Little Pamir and place for evil characters to congregate after in Allgent Valley, in North-west India, and nightfall. Late the other night, however, Mr. Chun Sung-ding, the Walyuen at West Gate territories.

managed to catch three oplum shops doing a brisk trade in spite of the Taolal's prociarpations, The places are closed now and the idas has 30 blows for his negligence in not reporting the matter.

to

raise a new lisin, and we hope that it will be Nothing has yet resulted from the last attempt abandoned altogether.

dertook to fart for 50 days at Westminster | Bridsh officers have been excluded from those went to the place with a party of soldiers and troubles in the present critical state of affairs in been cared for, and are generally spoken of as

to the Dominion.

A severe hurricane has swept over the harbor and town of Iquique, in the Republic of Peru, in South America. Great damage was occasioned

to shipping.

The men who were entombed by the collapse of a tunnel at Trieste, a sexport of Austria, kava been rescued.

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The arrangements with the Parls banks for Ruslan loan of £20,000,000 have been con- cluded. The minimum of the loan is £79 5%. .

It is rumored that King Charles of Roumania will probably abdicate the Throne in favor of his nephew, Prince Ferdinand Von Hohenzollern, the helt presumptive,

In his rescript against duelling his Holiness the Pope says that the practice is impious, barbarez, Ticulous and insans.

His Holiness the Pope is calling a congress with the-object of establishing a Catholic Democratic Unlon, which will embrace the work men of Europe.

A Workmen's Congress has been opened at Berne, in Switzerland. One of the chief questions to workmen for sccidents which occur during to be considered is the matter of compensation

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Wo the undersigned, realdents at the port of Newchwang, are of opinion that, in view of the

A heartless wretch is said to be living in be thankful to the Viceroy and bis coadjutors for troublous times now pervading the Empire of

French Concession who does nothing but smoke opium, while his poor wife has to support him by washing clothes. The past few days being wet she could not carry on her usual avocation, and accordingly the husband has been unable to satisfy his craving for the drug. He commenced to beat his poor wife in consequence, and his aged mother trying to come between them to stop the fracas received a wound from which she the matter, has since died. The authorities are looking Into

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TAMSU.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

October 6th,

China, we should not be left utterly without protection, especially during the winter months, when it will be impossible to escape from any attack that may be made upon us

We therefore respectfully beg that the repre sentatives of our several nationalities will devisa means for obtaining a gunvessel, or "such other circumstances.

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CARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS,

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AN ANTISEPTIC PAINT for the Preserva

It is very sad tale that I have to tell you defenca is may be deemed best under the ton of Wood, Walls, Ropes and Ship's,

A terrible colllery_ ́explosion coentred in Bel- gium yesterday. The men ware at work in the mine at the time, and 27 of their number www killed

The survivors of the German expedition under the hours of work. Herr Zalewald, in East Africa, which met with such a terrible fate at the hands of the Wamho deddit-in-wheat-and-ryo-will-amount-to-taining scurlious allegations against the Procular case I can state in truth that it is a blow G.), Phillos an

natives, have arrived it Bigamoyo, town on the coast near Zanzibar. The disaster to Herr Zalewall's expedition, has caused a ferment in the portions of East Africa Inhabited by Germans. A tenible coach mccident is reported to have occurred in the valley of the" Engandine, in the south of Switzerland. - The vehicle fell over a precipice 25oft. high, and two English ladies

cargo of Australian wheat, ex the ship Walls, has been sold in London at 438. 3d, per quarter.

September 25th. Military preparations are belog made in Roumania consequent on the massing of Russian Loops in Bessarabin.

Its is estimated 9,000 Jews left Russia last The London branch

H. E. Bush...

30th September, 1891. Signaturez

W. H. M. Campbell.

this time: the lie of HB.M. Consul, W. Holland, died last Sunday, the 4th October, and leaves besides her husband two le children to mourn her loss. It is always hard to see young, hopeful member of our com- A foreign missionary obtained a pamphlet con- manly leave us suddenly; and in this parti H. A. Bush, AD testant and Catholic religious nad sent it to the which has struck to the hearts of us all,. British Consul at Hankow, who called on the Holland was without doubt the soul of our little

E. O. Reis Viceroy with it. H.E. sent one of his most trust-

AW. Best. worthy military officials in disguise to the the common feeling when I, through your

community, and I know that

A. U. Leach, only express

A. Y. Scheprus. Huang-pl pawnshop where the pamphlat is said to have been issued. The envoy managed to valuable paper, send the message to her A. R. Agassis,

new Creek get one copy, and reported the matter to the city relatives and friends, that she was esteemed

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