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detachment of Perik Sikhs under a subakder, | ↑ Mr. Morris, laventor of the Morris tube, onatiye captata. The company with Lieut, committed suicide to-day by shooting himself Duban have taken a 7-pdt. gun with them over with a rifle. No reason is given for the act. to Bentong via Tras, which will rather startla the Orang Kaya's men when it pitches a few shrapnel into his stockadesi
Mr. Lewis James Fraser received this after noon a telegram from his agent at Tras, which shows that the crisis is now being acutely felt in the neighbourhood of Tras and Raub -
Mr. Gladstone, accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone and John Morley, left London for Biarritz this morning. A great crowd gathered in and about the station and when Gladstone appeared he was greeted with hearty cheer.
Her Majesty's steamship Anres, the fagship of the Channel squadron, whlie cruising in the vicinity of Gibraltar, encountered a terrible gale, In which several of her men were washed Sabohoverboard and drawned.
PARIS, December 15th. Private dispatches have been received from Africa which slate that Emid Fasha bad several
RAUB, 6th January, 10 LM. "Come Foon. Your coolles ali bolted. [ML, Fraser's manager] in difficulties.”
Position is precari reports from other source; do agree with regarding the movements of Emin, which slated enthusiasm by the troops who had served under him when he was Governor of the Equatorial province. It is said farther that when the news of Emin Fasba's movements reached Uganda a British officer with 1000 troops started to oppose his further advance. It may be that this force came in conflict with Emin's soldiers, and that it is to these engagements the Paris dispatch refers.
that he had been received with the greatest
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.loody conflicts in the lake diastict and that his
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DUBLIN, December 13th, While service was going on at St. Mary's Church in Newry (Protestant Anglican) to-day eleven vestrymen advanced to the altar, sefsed the ermmunion cloth, on which were embroidered the letters "I. H.S.," and with the rector struggled for its possession. The vestrymen were victorious and cut off and burned the lettering "I. H. S. The vestry has long agitated the subject of the removal of the lettering which reaved extremely objectionable to certain parish loners. The vestrymen will be prosecuted,
LONDON, December 14th. The Pertsen Island Building Society, one of the largest and oldest instituifons of that kind In Great Britain, has suspended. The main offices in Portsmouth are besieged by a large crowd of investors and depositors, all anxious get their money. The securities held by the society amount to $700,000,
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna says negotiations with Spain, a to her Jofalng the Zollverein, will commence to January.
A dispiich to the News from Madrid says it is an open secret there that Spain will ultimately adhere to the Zollverein.
Reports of ravages of influensa in various parts of Europe are heing constantly received. It is spreading rapidly.
PARIS, December 14th,
On Wednesday there will be begun before the dvil tribunal of Montdfdier a case of almost unique interest, for it will show his holiness, Pope Leo XIII, summoned before the smalleri tribunal in the French Republic. On the 4th of Joly Ing yar there died at Chateau de Mocull Ame, de Pastoret, the Marquise du Plessis Belliere, leaving a fortune of 10 000,000 francs, part of which consisted of the famous Chateau de M renil.
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Admiral Gervais, who commanded the French feet which recently visited Cronstadt, has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Marine.
The cfficial statistics of the wine season of France show a yield of 4,030,000 hectolitres above the field of 1890. In Algeria the yield has doubled: Allowing for a decrease in raistus and wine for sweetening, the total production shows an increase of 1,500,000 hectolitres.
Explorer Charles Soller and Colonel Andaser recently became involved in a dispute concern. ing the colonial polley of the Government, and the forcible language used resulted in a duel yesterday. Contrary to qual results in a French duel, both combatants were wounded, Soller was wounded in the fore arm and Colonel Anduser received a severe sword lunge in the cheat
Roun, December agih. Monsignor Folchi, has been deposed by the. Pope from the vice-chancellory of the Apostolic Chamber owing to faults of administration,
ST. PETERSBURG, December 15th, To the horrors of famine is added the cop. comitant of the pestilence of small-pox, which is carrying off large numbers of the Impoverished people. In two small villages of the Govern- rent of Riraan 209 persons ate down with the disease and fifty deaths bare already occurred. The small-pox is sleg ravaring in the provinces By her will the M`rquise left Pope Leo XIII of Vlatka, Samara, Kharkaff, Vladimir, Kursk, beir to the entire properly, providing for his Orenburg, Peteshoff and Sarete. In addition unwillingness ins hilty binugb some to this, typhos fever in carrying off numerous technir-lite to recept the magnificent gift by victims in the various provinces. Although the directing that it should then go to Cardin-1 few doctors scattered through the country are Rampolla. In case both the Pepe and the doing their dimost to stay the disease, their Corrinal refused to succeed to ker estates thea efforts are almost uueless. At Shadrinsk, in the they were to be given to Alphonsa de Colbert province of Perm, ad condition of affaire Turgis, with an iriantion to carry out the exists, and it may be necessary for the Govern Instructions that the will contains. The naturalment to interfere to prevent the wholesale carry- Eelts are contraŭlop the valility of the will
ing off of the inhabitants by famine, the granaries there being a'mort exhausted.
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The Prince of Naples, beir apparent to the Italian chenne, has been betrothed to the eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh. The wed ding will take place next spring,
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The silence which the French Bishops have maintained since the question of separa lan was "raised has caused amar ment in political circles and greatly disconcerted the Radienis. It was "expected that the recat prosecution of the Archbishop of Aix would have led the clergy to take some rash and foolish step. But they seem to have discounted events and are acting with remarkable coolness. This is, of course, large' due to the circular which the Pope bai addressed to French prelates, enjoining them to refrain from scion against the Government, and
censuring anti-Milderial utterances,
The Figaro this (Monday) moinlag announces that the Emperor of Germany will visit Vienna In March, af erward going to Bucharest to visit the King of Rumenia.
Em; cror William went to Mecklenburg yester- day to altend the wedding of Prince Albert of Saxo Altenbdig and the Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
ROME, December 14th,
At to-day's consistory the Pope prosounced an alloction on the ricent pilgrimages to Rome and the present position of the church. The document is moderate and conciliatory in tone. ATHENS, December 14th. The Minister of Marine resigns, because he is not allow.d.to build several man-of war,
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The Moscow Gaurife denounces the recept ance af foreign aid for the distressed people of Ruists, especially English sid. It declares that Great Britain wants to, torn Russia into another Egypt, and warns the people against the dupli- elty of her philanthropy,
The Novosti publishes an article to-day urging an alliance between Russia and Turkey. The paper declares the Russo-Turkish war, resulting as it did in the liberation of the Slava, sendered an alliance between the twn Powers possible by removing all pretext for a new conflict.
DUBLIN, December 15th. At a political riot at Ennis, county Clare, to day, John Dillon was struck on the head with stone and his face badly cut,
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BRUSSELS, December 15th. The Assite Court at Namur has commenced the trial of Gustave Vanderavern, a shoemaker, aged 25, accused of having, between September, 1889, and March, 1891, murdered five of his brothers by polson and attempted to murder the three surviving members of kis family in order to secure the entire estate. The evidence was overwhelming but the accused, a handsome, intelligent fellow, maintains a caira demeanor. | The frial will be concluded to-mDITOW. On being removed frora court the crowd made au attack on the pilion van and attempted to seize end lynch the prisoner.
CAIRO, December 15th.
declared that current rumors that the administra tion of Portugal's finances was to be put into foreign hands were falie. Portugal would accept no such arrangement except at the cannon's mouth.
BERLIN, December 16th,
A remarkable story of the robbery, of a tomb reached here to-day from Salzburg, The Princess Statbemberg recently died there and her remains were taken to Aferding, where a church hnd been built over the family, vault. None of the Starbembergs having dled for the past Green ycers the vault had not recently been entered, and on going in the sexton tumbled over á skeleton that was lying on the floor.
On examination he discovered that thieves
had been there before him, broken open the coin silent words and sport of deceated male members of the family, and despoiled ladies dresses of lace and gold ulmmings. A
one corner to get them out of the way,
large heap of skeletons were piled together I
After seven hours' debale the Reichstag to-day passed the Austrian-Hungarian treaty of com- meice, a large majority of members voting for the measure. The duties were adopted by 200 to 66,"
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According to the doctors the woman mast have been murdered during the previous night. The man who called for help was one of Anna's lovers who had just entered the apartment. All the woman's jewels had disappeared. There is no clew as yet to the morderer. The crime causes a great sensation.
The Independence Belge says the Argentine Republic and Brazil have decided to negotiate with Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, England and Belgium for the establishment of treaties of
commerce.
CITY OF MEXICO, December 16th, There was a fresh eruption of the Collms volcano to-day, acompanied by a violent abak- ing of the surrounding country. A number of houses collapsed. Slight earthquake shacks were felt in Jalisco and Acapulco.
LONDON, December 17th... The Corporation of the cứy of London to-day voted 2500 gaineas to provide a wedding present for Prince Albert Victor of Wales and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck. It has been said the Prince of Wales feels a hesitancy about asking Paillament to make a grant for the proper sup port of his eldest son after marringe and thinks the Parliament might take the initiative. It has cren been suggested in some quarters that the Lord Mayor of London should 'head 'g sub- scription for a fund for the support of the royal couple. Some Radicals the country is already heavily enough taxe suppert the Queen and her numerous relatives and her Majesty could very readily grant their allowance from her private purse.
A deputation of ng tenhural borers waited upon Joseph Chamb rain in connection with schemes proposed for bettering their condition, Chamberlain assured the depuration that the Government was more willing than was the Opposition to adopt. legislation lecking to the condition of the agricultural Inborers throughout the country. Chamberlain also said the dwell. Ings of laborers would be improved, adding that the Government prepised at the coming session of Parliament to authorize leans for that purpose. It would also introduce a measure to allow laborers to acquire small holdings and zarist them in procuring land.
A capital substitute for skating on real ice is now provided in the crystal ice rink at Stephen's Hall, adjoining the Royal Aquarium, the for of which has been laid with a patent composition, the invention of Dr. Centarients, an American gentleman, Skates of the ordinary winter description, and not rollers, are oyed upon the surface.
The list of deaths caused by the ravages of influenza continues to grew daily. The latest place in which the divejen bas assumed an epidemis form is Eltham, in the county of Kent, seven miles southeast of London. A large number of people in the workhound there are prostrated with the disease, and the Incal physicians are over-run with calls for assistance.
It is reported that a state of slege has been declared in many of the famine-stricken districte | of Rusala, owing to a prevalence of brigandage and anarchy among the starving peasants.
A shoemaker named Muir living in the Whitechapel district, last night murdered his mistress by korribly cutting ber with a sharp another Jack the Ripper" murder out of it, and kalfe. The sensational and newspapers made there was great excitement until the truth was
known.
At the time of the revolt against Egyptian. suthority in the Soudan the followers of the Emperor Willam,' accompanied by Prince Mahdi took prisoners a number of priests and Henry of Prussia, attended the launching of the ¦ nuus who had been working in that country for new ironclad at Stettin today. His majesty the evangelisation of the natives. The priests "Christened the ship the Wifitandurg siter he "were made absolute slaves, while the women had broken a botile of champagne on the hull met a worse fate, being parceled out among the of the vessel. The Emperor addressed the chiefs and grossly outraged. Among those crowd which attended the ceremony. He said taken prisoners were Father Othwaller and that be named the vessel the Waistanburg in Sisters Catharins, Chincinera, Elizabeth and memory of a great epoch and of kin father, who | Venturino. For eight years they awaited a ■ Polish noble. won the first victory. for German unity on the favorable opportunity to make their escape, and field of Weissenburg,
at last an opportune moment arrived and they In the Reichstag to-day Herr Mimbach | managed to reach Kotosko, where they were proposed to amend the commercial treatles by unica placing a tarif of 20 marks upon all kinds of wines.
TORONTO, December 15th,' Ollver Mowat, Premier of Ontario, writes an ST. PETERSBURG, December 14th. open letter to Alexander Mackenzie, the veteran The Minister of War has summoned all the | ex-Premier of the Dominion," in which he dis chiefs of the general siqff to attend a council cusses at length porestricted reciprocity and which will be held for the purpose of making a || the British connection. Mowat declares he is to new deposition of the Russlin forces.
favor of unrestricted reciprocity, without Imperil A decree has been fasued slating that, from ing Canada's loyalty to Great Britain, Не January 1st the Lutheran clergy will be deprived ridicates the annexation movement as that of a of the right to appolat or discharge masters of few malcontents in both parties in Canada, the Lutheran schools in Russia, A special com- | aggregate number of which is small, mission has been appointed to examine teachers In German.schools. Should any teachers display Imperfect knowledge of the Russian language they will be dismissedere
LONDON, December 16th,
PARIS, December 17th.
The Duchess de Dino (ée Stevens of New. York) was married yesterday to Count Orlowski, Count Grenaud de Saint Christophe was married to Gabrielle, the daughter of Edouard
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La Republique Francaise to-day declares that the Sultan of Turkey has asked France to-lea it to him, as the suzerian of Bulgaria, to settle the question growing out of the expulsion of Chadonine from that country.
NEW YORY, December 17th, two heavy-weight boxers in two minutes and Peter Maher, the Irish champion, disposed of ien seconds at Madison-rquare Garden last night. Jack Smith, the ex-champion amateur of England, had to endure the Dobila tentic punching for thirty-eight accouds,
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Sailor" Brown, who bases his claims for It is reported that the meamer Princa Sallyke, from Barry for St. Nazaire, has been championship honors en having stayed three rounds with Peter Jackson, was the other Wrecked off Brest and every one of her crew unfortunate. The maritime boxer was effectually LONDON, December 15th. drowned. The only person saved from the steamer stopped in one minute and thirty-eight seconds. Lord Randolph Churchill's disgust with was the captain. Separa Mashansind is more fully brought out in his
PARIS, Dicember 16th, It was the best professional boxing show seen fourteenth- leiter to the Graphic, published this An interview was had to-day with the Bulge in this city since John L. Sullivan gave a seance morning, than in any previous communication tian Minister in this city in regard to the in the old amphitheatre, on the same site.
ST. PITIRSBURG, December 17th. The Russian newspapers have taken up the Chadouine Incident and severely censure the action of Bulgaria in driving French newspaper men from the country. They characterize the course of the Bulgarian Government as insolent,
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that has been recdyed from him,. The letter Chadoulas incident. He stated that he is cons 'concluder is the following way: "What I have||fident the whole matter will be amicably seen since I commenced my travels in South settled. Ho entertained no doubt, he added, Africa has led me to the conclusion that so that Bulgaria would mice the copresslots more unwise and unsafe speculation exists than demanded by France, and thus bring about the the fovestment of money la explonaslon syadi-to-establishment of diplomatic relations between cates here. It may be that many of these are the two countries. at work bere, ar their way out, but most of
CHOLARS ROMr, December 16th,' In the Chamber of Depaties to-day Signor those which have come under my notice bawe The Tamós prints an account of an interview Caeipa asked how the Government proposed to bad their mency finally wasted and their with the Pope on the French ecclesiastical settle the New Orleans matter, Premier Rudial business and property mismanaged.
question. According to the account the Pope replying said in view of the attitude of the "Mainis, however, owing to good fortune, said his aim was to encourage a policy of con- United States Government he had every reason good advice and the excellent qualities of those cilation, and he would have been better pleased to hope for satisfactory settlement of the who are conducting my expedition, I have some if the letter of the Archbishop of Aix had been unfortunate affair, anticipation of escaping from this county with an isolated manifestion of opinion. He
BERLIN, December 17th. out any appreciable loss of capital. But there was much affected by the attacks made The now commercial-treaties between Ger- 110 several shareholders at home in exploration upon the French pilgrims to Rome, and pained many and Austria, Hungary, Germany and syndicates out here who will hardly see again to learn that pilgrimages of French Catholics | Italy, and Germany and Belgium passed the slagle sixpence of their money,” he t had been stopped by ministerial order. The second reading in the Reichstag to-day after The fluents is raging in many parts of the French Government, he thought, erred in pro- short debate, The third reading will be had United Kingdom and decreasing in severity, securing the Archbishop of Alx. Miniator to-morrow. From Plymouth to-day comes the announcement | Fallleres ought simply to have written a trench- Princess Loalie Sophia of Schleswig-Holstela, of the death of Major-General Pedler, who died ant reply. The prosecution of the Archbishop who, June 24, 1889, married Prince Frederick after a short illness.datab
instead of promoting peace between State and Leopold of
DUBLIN, December 17th,
• Advices from the continent, show that the | Church; tanded to cause enmityvebat, and into fine 1128sin, has given birth to a son, Indisers is epidemic in many parts of Europe. When Signer Imbriani's Interpellation on A dispatch from Bantry, forty-four miles south Among the more prominent anfferers from the Italy's relations with the United States came up west of Cork, near the head of Bantry Bay, states discaso is Archduke Siegmund, who died this in the Chamber of Deputies to-day the Chamber, that a man named John Leahy, his wife and morning in Vianna Ardispatch fenen Berlin and she demand of Premier, Radial, declined to grandson, wess found dead in a lodging house in dasdite, tant place. Investigation showed they died from › Bevant, who has been ill with the Infuscăn; has
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going to Vienna to negotiato a tean for the purpose of strengthening the army. Already troops have been hurried to Roustchouk and Philippopolis, and the garrisons at these places are now twice their usual size.
Prince Christian continues to progress very favourably.
PARIS, December 30th. It is reported here that Great Britain is nego- THE HAGUE, December 17th. tiating with the Vatican to prevent the nomina- The lower house of the Dutch Parliament bastion of French Chauvinist Bishops to Egypt. passed a bill authorizing the Government to negotiate a loan of 45,000,000 flurinn, ̈ ̈
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LONDON, December 24th. Mr. John Redmond, leader of the Parnellite party, has been elected for Waterford, defeating Mr. Michael Davitt by a majority of five hundred
The British Medical Journal publishes a | forecast of the report of the Leprosy Commis rion on the extent of leprosy in India. The amount and risk of contagion is declared to be much over-rated; there are, it is said, only about one hundred thousand cases, and the risk of contagion is sather more possible than profi able. A great deal of evidence has been furnished to the Commission in favour of the contention that it is a non-bereditary disease. It is considered unlikely that the Commission will make drastic recommendations regarding the isolation or segregation of sufferers from the discare,
Major-General Archibald Logan is dead.
Desember 25th. The death of Sir Thomas Chambers, Recorder of London, is announced.
December 16tb.
The various Unions interested in the cotton
trade bave resolved to urgently press upon Parliament the consideration of the question of bimetallism.
CAIRO, December 26th, Prince Damrong has arrived here on ble journey homewards.
NEW YORK, December 26th, The local cotton market is weak owing to an increase of crop estimate. The Broad-street report indicates that the crop will total eight and a half million balek.
PARIS, December 27th. Two Englishmen have been sentenced at St. Ellente severally to fourteen and two months' Imprisonment for an alleged attempt to obtain patterns of new French carbines.
LONDON, December 28th, The death is announced of Colonel Shadwell Clerks.
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An orange tree will bear fruit till 150 years. old.
The female volca, is best adapted for the telephone.
Ten per cent of the population of India are widows.
Chile prohibited Chinese Immigration on February 23, 1889.
Nearly a quarter of all the cases of insanity are hereditary.
Salmon, pike and goldfish are the only dish that never sleep.
An ordinary railway engine is equal in rengib to goo horses.
There are about 26 245 men and 2,165 officers in the United States Army,
An average of four persons die dally in Eng- land from delirium tremens.
There are 208,749 raffroad bridges in the United States, spanning 3,213 miles.
Canada has on arca of nearly 1,000,000 un- explored and unoccupied square miles, |· | The per capita debt of Canada is nine times | ds great as that of the United States.
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In the Solomon Islands the market quotation of a good-quality wile is 10,000 cocos-nuts.
The tallest and the shortert people of Europe, the Norweglans and the Lapps, live side by side,
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The principal street of Rio Janeiro is bet thirty feet wide and no carriages are permitted to enferit.
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Achequefor £5,333,650, þald for the Kimberley diamond mines, is said to be the largest cheque ever drawn.
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Mr. Johnston, the British Commissioner inline and 4,000 miles of land frontage inviting the slave traders. A report received here states Central Africa, is vigorously engaged in attacking that he has succeeded in relessing two hundred and seventy slaves, after several sharp conflicts with the traders,
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr. Osborne, the plaintiff in a recent slander case, on a charge of obtaining a cheque by false pretences. The accused has absconded.
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have been known to hop about in a lively Carp that bave been frozen solid for thirty-six manner after being thawed out.
Chinese philosophers say that manners differ every tool of distance, and customs are no longer the same every 1,000 -
The South African Commercial Advertiser was founded in Cape Town in 1834; it is the oldest English newspaper in Africa.
The amount of food, liquid, and solid, which the average man consumes to his seventy years is calculated at no less than eighty tons.
The white flag craves for trace or perca ; a A number of Russian engineers have been black flag indicates a pirates a red flag, defiances despatched to construct a railway from the yellow fisg, that the vessel is in quarantine.
In South America the oldest newspaper is said vicinity of Baku to Astura (sic); on the from Batoum and Baku, forming a railway paper ju Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1825. Persian frontier. Branch lines are projected to be the Fornal de Commercio, & Portuguese connecting the Russo-Turkish and Russo-society, is looked upon as na excessive number. family of Ave children in any class of French Persian frontiers with the Caucasos.
In a vast number of familles there are no children-
CAIRO, December 28th.
It has been arranged that Sir Colla Scott. Moncrieff will remain as Under-Secretary for the Public Works Department in Egypt.
BERLIN, December 18th,
Sir William White, British Ambassador at Constantinople, who was on a visit to Berilo died this morning from severe attack, of influenza.
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LONDON, December 28th, From particulars furnished it appears that the Duke of Connaught accidentally shot Prince Christine in the face, one bullet entering his left eye, which, it is reported, has had to be removed:
The first street railway company chartered The Piluce is maklay satisfactory progress."-
Advices from China state that Li Hung-cheng, was the New York and Harlem, April 14th, 1831. who has been dangerously ill from Influents, is This is the road now known in New Yark cy Many partygoes the Fourth Avenue N now convalescent. -
December 29th.
The streets of Caracas, the capital of Vene The statement that, owing to the serious zucia, are so narrow that the street-cars that were nature of the accident, Prince Christian's eye Imported had to be sawn in two in order to allow
them to turn the corners, and had been removed, is now confirmed.
Major-General Edward Bray, C.B., is dead. The first Iron bridge, built in 1778, stil WATERBURY WATCHES The Standard this morning states that then a little river between Worcester and homination of Lord Randolph Churchilas Shrewsbury fa Esgland. It is about ninety-six (MOST RELIABLE AND ACCURATE TIME-KEEPE British Ambassador at St., Petersburg is not feet long and wagte 378 tons. impossible.
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ST. PETERSBURG, December 29th, The Journal de St. Pataraburg expresses CHILDREN 'starving to death on account of their regret at the departure af Sir Robert Master, laability to digest food will find a most marvellous who, it says, kas largely promoted good relations food! and remedy, In. Scott's Emulsion of Fare
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palatable and easily digested. Read the following It is officially announced that Lord Viviane testimonials have prescribed Scott's British Minister at Brussels, has been appointed Emulsion in cases of children suffering from Ambassador at St. Petersburg turustad med wasting and mal-antrition and can report most The Timer states that negotiations have be favourably of its good effects it has been in gun between Russia and Germany with view each case taken most readily W. PERKINS, to the former country Joining the new Conti M.R.G.S. Medical Superintendent, Batleigh ental Commercial Leagueredo Hospital Any Chemalsticas supply it. A. d.
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anys Pilvy Councilor Lober, the noted-German" | discuss the matter, ya Khe effects of polson, Much mystery is attached 11: The Princess/of÷Water® has remitted - Mrs. Watson & Co. (Llinlied), agenta in: Hourkoos
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