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Intimations.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1892.

DEATH.

A SEVERE earthquake shock was felt at At Tientsin, on the 1st Inst, of heart disease, Yokohama shortly before midnight on the 17th.

January. AGNES, the wife of J. W. Jameson,

The Hongkong. Telegraph.

Hongkong, Tursday, February 2, 1Ëga,

TELEGRAMS.

'FRANCE AND BULGARIA.

LONDON, January aged.. Bulgaria han apologised to France for the

A SHIPPING conundram from last night's China

Mail ===" The S. S. Torrington left Tourade on Jan. 19, and was to all from Tourans on the 30th ulto,"

THE Shanghai cricketing team arrived here this morning by the P&O. Co's steamer Malwa, The match will be played on Thursday, Friday. and Saturday.

The name of the owner of the steam yacht Normania, now in port, in Mr. Wallace John stone, who is expected here by the Empress of India in the course of a few days.

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MR. G. B. Dodwell left today for Canada by the THE INTER-PORT RIFLE MATCH, by a score wearing decorations. The King Empress of China.

THE Marquis Penafiel, Portuguese Minister in Berlin, died there of influenza on the 30th Dec, after a brief illness.

WE are credibly informed that Mr. F. A. Cooper, who has been Acting Surveyor-General for four months, has received the substantive appoint- ment. We hope this is true,

A CORRESPONDENT at Cheloo, under date the 21st ulto, writes to our Shanghai morning con- temporary-There is no news here; the weather is cold; Sheng Tactal is still confined to his bed; an attempt is to be made to pump the steamer Maria dut and get her off."

COLLAPSE OF SINGAPORE.

Shanghai and Singapore are now to hand. The The official records of the scores of both result shown a good win for Hongkong, the scores

standing---

Shanghai....

Singapore ........ágevemen744 Neither Shanghat nor Singapore enjoyed the capital weather conditions that favoured Hong- kong, alto, apparently, as is their woat, in the early The Shanghailanders fired on Tuesday 26th morning. At that time the range is often foggy. but not so much so as to seriously interfere, with shooting at 200 yards. Later the fog com- monly clears off, leaving a clean bright light,

spoke to each man who wove working clothes. Each man was given a bottle of Bordenx wine, a box of bonbons, cigars and a sum of money and time of service. ranging imms to do francs, according to merit

The commercial treaty between Delgium and ; Germany has received the approval of two sec- tions of the Chamber of Representatives, while two other sections oppose the twenty. It la expected that a majorly will finally reject it.

Lisnon December auth. „„Fürther particulars of the disaster sustained by the Coutinho expedition in South Africa show Menezes and Carios Raposo, The famous Lieut. that two Europeans were killed, Li-ut. "Barba Acdrade was wounded.

ROME, December 24th.: The Pope has bad several conferences with Signor Torniolo, professor of social science in

ing healthy livers only in its manufacture, and expulsion of the journalier; this has been | Tux Douglas Company's stearner Thales will } Tax Government of British North Bornes are but on the morning in question instead of clear the University of Pisa, on the subject of found- a wa bay direct from the manufacturer, we are accepted by France as a settlement of the sail for the Coust Ports to-morrow under com- said to be distributing Sca' Island cotton seed Flog away, the fog lacressed in density and ing an institute of economic science at Rome,

wand of Capt. J. Lewis, who handed over charge of the same Co.'s seamer Haiphong to Capt. W. Y. Hunter yesterday.

able to guarantee it 'Genuine,

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A form in which the oll may be taken without' difficulty by delicate patients and children.

Per bottle, $1. COD LIVER OIL EMULSION WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES (Lime and Soda). A combination of great value in wasting dii. cases, especially of the Chest and Respiratory Organs.

Per bottle, $i.. Per dozen Bro. BALSAM OF ANISEED AND LIQUORICE. For the relief of all catarrhal complaints, such * Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and Soreness of .the Chest, &c.

In bottles, 50 Cents and $1. BALSAMIC COUGH LOZENGES.

A never failing remedy for Coughs.

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difficulty,

SIR ROBERT MORIER.

nador at St. Petersburg.

there for planting purposes, and to have taken further steps to encourage cotton cultivation in that quarter la order to ensure a fair sample be obtained for the Information of the Liver

pool market

with a view of making it a center for the prepa gation of ideal developed in the recent ency- clical on the labor question.

It is officially announced to-day that there has been no change in the health of the Pope that

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-CITY OF MEXİCO; December 24th, . A collision occurred to-day near Cuernavaca on the Southern Railroad resulting in the death of twelve persons.

Six Robert Morier remains as British Ambas The Shanghal Tactal is reported to have issued instructions to the Cestoms officers of the out- door staff to arrest all natives whom they may FROK private information received, the Perang i stolt, there would have been a bearty cheer for need cause the slightest anxietv and carrying firearms on board vessels, and give them in charge of the police.

OWING to pressure on our space we are com. pelled to hold over much Internating matter, including an exticic on "Civil Service Swindles" and a valuable contribution from Copper Jock, which will appear to-morrow.

ILLNESS OF THE POPE. His Holiness the Pope is again reported to be indisposed and doctors are in attendance.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Inconstand returned to Woosung from up the Yangtare on the 27th ulto, THE Customs revenue at Yokohama, last year exceeded 83,000,000, and was the largest on record.

IT is stated that the Japanese Government has A, S. WATSON & CO., LD. | decided to order from Mesus, Armstrong a

powerful cruiser to cost $2,000,000, ADMIRAL Homans, the new French Commander- In-Chlef in the Far East, and his flag captain, de Bretizel, came out to Saigon by the last out- ward French mail.

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flavour, and will be found equal to Havanas. They are meeting with much favour in the Colony an agreeable change from the usual Manila Cigar, and we confidently recommend

them to the notice of Smokers.

PRICE $5.59 per Box of 250.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

PORTS, SHERRIES, CLARETS, BRANDY,

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CLAY'S FERTILIZER,

A high class fertlifter for pot plants and for use in the garden generally: it supplies natural nourishment to the soil, and assists the process of assimilation, thereby aiding the plaats to

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RANSOME'S "NEW PARIS " LAWN MOWERS.

market, for sale at manufacturers' prices.

Tar Agents (Mears. Dodwell, Carlil & Co.) inform us that the R.M.S. Empress of India left Shanghai for this port at x a.m. to-day, and

le due about to a.m. on the 4th last,

MR. Walter C. Hiller, H. B. M. Consul General at Seoul, is at pres nt staying at Shanghai to obtain medical advice. His visit to Chien is not as was supposed when he left Corea, of a political

nature.

THE steamship Fungthum was ashore off Bush Island in the Yangtze on the 28th alto. The Haschang, with cargo boats, went out to her assistance, and we believe the steamer has since got afloat without damage.

THE Shanghai Cotton Cloth Mill Co.'s premises at Yangtsepoo have lately been suppiled with the electric light. There are now 420 lamps, with machinery, on the premises, and the nam ber of lamps will shortly be increased.

THE Shanghal Mercury reports that a kerosene explosion occurred at that port on board the steamer Hangchow on January 28th. Two native tinkers were soldering up some leaky tins when the accident happened, injuring a number of people, one of whom has since died in the Shantung Road Hospital,

THERE WAS a bit of a blaze in the Facchow Road, Shanghai, on the afternoon of the 37th alto., resulting in the destruction of three houses. The fire, which started in a native candle store at the comer of Yunnan and Foochow Roads, was caused by barning joss-paper. Bulidings

THE Peking Gazette of 5th January contalos atasured, but not the contents, memorial from the Viceroy of Szechuan, report- ing the death of Chi Yuan, the Tartar General ar Chengtu, at the age of 63. He had occupied the post at Bhengtu for eleven years, and died in extreme poverty.........

We have received from Messis. Noronha & Co. a copy of the ice-book for the forthcoming Jockey Club meeting. It is similar to those of previous years, with the significant exception that the space usually allotted to race lotteries is now an aching vold.

AN error inadvertently crept into the report of the voyage of the Nanshan, Captain Joseph Blackburne, which arrived here from Salgon on the 29th ultime, published in our laat issue. It should have read thus:-"Left Saigon on the 25th altimo. Had fine weather and light N.E. winds to within 80 miles of land, thence to port had thick foggy weather."

TEE Straits Times says that influenza bas reached Singapore, and is gradually becoming epidemic. Whole families are stricken, and every day fresh cases are reported. The Ma lays are also sufferers to a great extent, and the chilly winds, with the present monsoon, seem to have the effect of increasing the disease.

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regret to hear of the death of Mr. Allison, purser of the Empress of China, who succumbed to a revere attack of congestion of the lungs at the Peak this morning. Mr. Allison joined ibe Empress of China in Vancouver a few months ago ƒ having been sent out direct from London to fill the post of purser which he did to the complete satisfaction of his employers. THE Kobe Herald of the 20th says The Kobe Haru reports that at 4-30 this morning when East of Ockado Point a steamer was observed with three vertical red lights and usual mas! and side lights burning. The engines were stopped and the ship steered close to the vessel, which was found to be the Ane Maru; she had ap. parently been in collision with the Imagawa Maru, which war water-logged. The na fars was fast to the wreck. No assistance being required, the Kobe Maru proceeded on her voy Ookado Point is the south-eastern exter. mity of Stsu Sims,

A NEW 20 knot cruiser of the Apollo class was added to the effective strength of the Navy last month by the completion for foreign service of the Thetis, which has been bullt by Messrs. J. and G. Thompson, of Glasgow. The Thatte is 3ool, in length, and has a displacement of 3,400 tons. Her engines are of good-horse power, and at her official trials at Sherrness abege. proved fully capable of maintaining a speed of 20 knots per bour,

Garette learns that the three tobacco estales in Dell belonging to Baron de Horn, (otherwise Dr. Von der Horck), vis., Helvetia, Kota, Kamban- Maatschappij for the magnificent sum of 1. 1,200 gan, and Bavaria, have been sold to the Dell Two years ago, these estates were valued at kall a million.

and others interested in shipping matters, held AT meeting of abipmasters, officers, engineers at the Town Hall, Penang, on January 18th for the purpose of considering the position of chinchews (Chinese compradores) on board Chinese-owned vessels flying the British fing, the following resolutions were carried --

"That a committee be appointed for the purpose of forming an Association of those interested in maritime affairs for the protection of their numerous interests."

"That the following gentlemen be appointed A Committee: Captains Scott, Duff, Busk, Eddie and Messrs. J. Y. Kennedy and T. S. Mariin."

A resolution of thanks and of sympathy with Captain Busk, who was recently dismissed by the owners from the steamer Avayges for prosecuting the chinches of that vessel for insubordination, was enthusiastically carried.

proved much worse at the longer ranges than at 200 yards. Under any circum stances 830, an average score of 83 per man, would be good, but under the disadvantage of semi-darkness it amounts to very goed; and certainly," had the Hongkong boys been there to

the 92 of the veteran shot, Captali Little.

The Singapore men were even more unlucky than Shanghai They shot on the 23rd January anticipated absence of two of their team. The being obliged to do so ba that day owing to the weather turned out very bad, indeed, to use the emphatic language of their Secretary, it “could not have been worse. Hongkong can only hope tous to her next time we shoot as last, whilsThe committee of the Moscow Red Cross Club, that the Clerk of the weather will be as propi showing equal favour to our friends and rivals Meanwhile the fitness of things is satisfied by Hongkong winning this match of the year of its Jabilen. Below are the fall scores, two of them having been already published,

Our Singapore contemporary the Stralis Timar says:-it must at once be admitted that the weather was decidedly unfavourable the | light was far from being good; the wind was rather strong, and with the periodical showers which fell during the course of the afternoon the conditions were very undesirable. But the conditions were certainly not so bad as to prevent a decent score being put on, instanced by the shooting of Captain Byrne, who tops the list with a total of 86 The scores at the three ranges were 254, 262, and 228 as against Hongkong's 316, 303, and 254 shewing an advantage for the Istler, respective- ly, of 56, 41 and 16 paints. It is scarcely neces sary to go into detells, for wish the exception of Captain Byrne, and Col-Serpent Delas ev, who made 83, the shooting, of the entire team was distinctly far from good. With the exception of Sergt. Murphy who took the place of Sergt. Phillips, was bas gone home, the team was as before. The result so far, certainly goes to show that, like everything else, there is an ele ment of luck rifle shooting, and, at present, Singapore's lock bas departed,

The following are the renies →

SINGAPORE.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of The Directory for Bangkok and Stam for 1892 published at the Bangkok Times office. The work ls got up in much better style than usual and in addition to a lot of carefully compiled patticalars which should prove of value to those desirous of learning something of the history, trade, geegraph, festivals, etc., of the country, it gives full details of the Royal House and a vast deal of general Information of an interesting character. The plan of Bangkok will prove useful to visitors, but the gaudy colored plate of the royal standards of Slam, and the shipping flage of mercantile firms and companies doing business with the port, is Captain Bro of dubious valu Thls Directory is hand-, Col, St. Deny........ somely bound-the Hongkong Directory. A. Morrisan R. Duaman has been taken as a pattern-and although the

'ol ft. Falsa, letter-press is scarcely Gret-class, the book as

Llout. <arlylo... Mr. W. O. BR Claty.. a whole is a very creditable production and

Mr. C Fütock.. The price is three Staff St. Murphy. should find a ready sale. dollars.

and the

The attack of influenza from which the King

·STOCKHOLM, December 24th. is suffering is of a severe type, and he passed a azala NEW YORK: December 24th, sleepless night,

The World's St. Petersburg cablegram says t which has undertaken the distribution of private bounty among the sufferers by the famlar, has just detected, à defalcation in the funds to the amount of 170.000 roubles. The special patroness of the clab, the Czarina, has ordered an inquiry. Governor of Wilnadi, bas decreed the closing of be made. General Kochanoff, all Catholic and Lutheran churches here. It is said that this is only a prelude to further restric

PARIS, December 24th, commercial treaty between France and Greece. Negotiations have been opened in regard to

tive measures.

OTTAWA, December 24th, Judge Ross to-day, in the Connelly conspiracy case to defraud the Government, decided to cammle Thaans McGreevy and Nichols Cone nolly for actionable wrong in the Cresswell contract, and admitted them to bail on their own recognizances of $2 con, each.

THE POLICE BUNGLE AT,

*SHANGHAI

Mr. Oscar. Joseph Marans, who was arrested by the Shanghai police the other day on a charge of being Samuel Davis, one of the two men who cleared out from Melbourne in July lest on board the schooner Beagle, with about Esacco, the proceeds of their defilcations and. discharged from custody by the Arslant Judge Toon January 25th, because he was not the mos,

anived here this morning by the P. & O. Co.' steamer Malwa, from Shanghal.

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Commenting on the subject of this grous blundering the W. C. Daily News *** (

"We are glad to learn that a subscription in being got up. under the auspices of the powers that he to raise a fund to enable Mr. MarAN S and his family to get away to Hongkong. It is evident now that our police were not to blame for the mistake of which Mr. Marana has beca the victimi i they were bound, with the instruc».

scores for fature reference:

We reprint the Hongkong and Shanghai tions given them, to arrest Mr. Manns. The

Capt. Lite Gun. Murphy. Gun, Crank Corp. R Corp. Clbacs..

SHANGHAI,

person mainly to blame for the mistake, av far na wa can make out, is the Brilish "Consul at soyda. 300 yds. 5514545*3# 4355444-30 1455441-19 Nagaraki, who, we understand, himself recom .....$$$*C15-1* «<«5533*1* i gomended Mr. Marans to come to Shanghai, 15415-4* *5555447-3547644029 13 where he would be sure to find opportunities to

4954555-49 6316414-15 43445492593338-6 16 meke a pallion. The most extrav gant, . 1443344-47-375154-es #natured, and ntifounded stories have been trid MARISKI-17 24243AM here about these unfortunate people, utterly FOREXSINE SUSILE=43 37 unworthy of the general, kind-heartedness of +++3 414££55-90 #oristet 74 Shaughal towards those who come, hepfeg, 18 045 83030 Many have done, em their living hero They have been the victims of a cruel manice, and the least we can do is to give them some means of starting again in a place that will be kinder to them."

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The troopship Tamar, Coptala James 'L. Hammet, was under orders to leave Portsmouth on Jan. 1st with new crews for the following ships, which are to be recommissioned for a further term of service on the Chinese Station: -The Severn, 12, twin-screw second-class cruiser, 4,050 tons, 6,000-horse power, Captain Reginald F. H. Henderson; the Archer, 6, third-class cruiser, 1,770 tons, 3.300-horse power, Commander John Ferris; Zinned, 5. second class gun vessel, 756 tonu, 1.ogo-horse power, Commander Vernon A. Tisdall. The Severn will be recommissioned by Captain Henderson, who was only appointed to her a few weeks ago in succession Captain William H. Hall, who has received a home appointment. Commander Tisdall will recom- mission the Linnet, but Commander R. W. 5. Rogers will take over the command of the Archer in succession to Commander Joba Fenis, who mission. The Linnes has served three consecutive Ser commissions on the China Station, but the Severnu Haswell and Arcker have only just completed their first Gran term of foreign service,

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HONGKONG.

THR N. C. Daily News reports that the steamer Nanchang, from Hongkong to Wuhe, put into. Shanghai on January 28th to land one of her The best and cheapest Machines in the firemen who was injured by an explosion of and "keep his eyes wide open,"etc. Warbould has served in her throughout her present com- Kr. Fordelarosagnbe

parafin. It appears that on Wednesday the 27th there was a strong smell of paraffin in the engine room and a fireman went with snaked lamp to find the leak, and while so employed an explosion occurred, so severely injuring the man that the captain deemed it advisable to call in at Shanghal and land him,

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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Hongkong, 4th January, 1891.

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'NOW

THE Tonquin papers contain graphic accounts

Mone abject gush in the China Mail about Governor Robinson's abilities as an administrator and financier, his aptitude to seize bold of the tight end of the stick-elegant stalle this really like to ask the talented author of "Whiskey Mariars "who is himself is living evidence of the correctness of Darwin's theory what useful object the publication of this sickening drivel can posibly serve.

Only a vala pedant of the "Gush" Bowen stamp could swallow such nauseous consense, and as we give our present Governor credit for being at least a practical man of commonsense whore experiences of the world have been both exten.

of the destruction of "pirates" without nuinber alve and varied, he is bound to treat such

by two bodies of troops, in Thong-how-phu And. | barefaced and undeserved flattery with the

on the banks of the river Vu-hoal.” In each cave,

THE BUTTERFLIES.

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CHINA.

The lateat numbers of the Pakisig Gazelle to band contain further particians of the fighting in Easter Mongolia, The Gazelle of the arst brings nearer to us one of the fiyat, if not the first, of the battles which have taken place in that locality. On the zoth November the territory

of about 1,000 men, who plandered, burned and massacred in every 10 weched to the rescue with through which they the Mongolian troops under his commend, hot pared. The Prince

altered from the programme, on account of the

Last night's entertainment was considerably NEWS By the AMERICAN MAIL of the Prince of Tumed was attacked by a band regrettable illness of Mrs. Baldwin, who is, as

RIO JANEIRO, “December s all will regret to learn, suffering from a serious The day before yesterday the Governor of Fer

14 the party of law and order stealthily stalked the contempt it merits, "Brownle" ought to eface attack of influenza, complicated by bronchial | nambuco was driven from the city of that samad cauld do nothing with his small force of 200 men in the depths of the jungle, steered himself the first opportunity he gets by letting troubles. This untoward occurrence rendered name. The police fired upon the people, killing | against the rebels, -On the first day: (20th

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*imself out to an Italian organ-grinder, in which clear of entrenchments and barricades, outline of Eusiness he would doubiless greatly flanked the enemy, surrounded them, and shot distinguish himself. He certainly succeeds in them to bits. Then they burnt the plates huts bringing independent journalism, to far as the and stores, proclaimed the country pacified," China Mall is concerned, into well-merited and reported the brilliant success of the French

contempt. armi. Several smaller triumphs are also reported.

WX are glad to learn that the report of the death of Commander Bruce, of H.M.S. Swift, at Hankow, inmatrue. The gallant officer, however, fe in a very precarious state of health, The N. C. Daily Newsof January 29th saya s—“We regret to say that a telegram was rentired from "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Wuhu yesterday, stating that Commander Brace, HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" R.N., of the Swiff, who was on his way down in the Tarung, was soo ill to go on in the Maius to-morrow, and would have to be sent on arrival to the General Hospital here. Commander Bruce daly arrived in the Tatung, but it was thought best to defer his transference to the Hospital until this morning,"

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the task of the other members of the company particularly difficult, for the most interesting and tehistional half of the evening's programme had to be replaced; and they rose to the occasion admirably.

several and wounding others,

A BERLIN, December 23rd. The Spanish Government has made overtures to Germany looking to the prolongation fail July rat of the commercial treaty at present in force between Spain and Germany Germany. is willing to prolong the treaty but will only consent to its prolongation in the event of its being accepted as it now stands

November)he lost do men and when he renewed the Sght next day, with the help of reinforcements, he was again defeated and when the news reached the authorities at his whole force,- save 30 man; destroyed. The house was well filled, in fact there was a

Moulden, they despatched troops to the Prince's larger attendance than has been vouchsafed to

aid, and the encounters which followed have THERE is a crocodile in Singapore naft. Is any City Hall event for a very long time. Many

been described in earlier editions. The inhabite not a lawyer nor a busted sharobroker, but a had come for the express purpose of seeing the genuine saurian of the old-fashioned type that hypnotic business, and the "dead friends appear-

BUDA PASTE, December 23rd

ants of the mountains, of whom the rebels were has lately been raising ructions in the Botanical ing on the stage" so that when Mr. Baldwin The new commercial treaties passed the third bad terms with the Mongol tribes. They principally composed, had been for a long time Gardges of that lazeriant settlement. Jara announced that bis wife was and this gruesome reading in the lower Hopse of the Hungarian ended by associating themselves with the nese gardener went the other day to the lake in Item, was "off, considerable disappointment Dlet to-day the Gardens to draw water, when his arm was was felty but as the show progressed, it was found EPS LONDON, December 3rd, members of a fanatical sect and uniting with suddenly seised by the crocodile-described by that the substituted items were such that The Bonaparte divorce case came up for them in an attack on the Mongola. On the the Straits Timer as an 'animal of about six nobody could wish for belter. The ball opened further hearing yesterday, Justice Jeune decided 18th December a haltle, lasting four hours, took feet in length and blessed with a Catholic appetite witha dance by Miss Constance, who sang The when the case first came up that the petition fell; and the Imperial Ion was

place at Chulukesin. Several hundred rebela whereupon he dropped his water-can and Lancashire Lass" and danced a Lancashire should be so amended as to include the charge wounded. On the following day the commander killed and 5 the scaly monster at once let go his hold and step-acknowledged by all critics to be the of adultery, and ordered if the petition was not vanished into the depths below. They have Terpsichorean Ideal. This lady's special accom- so amended it should be taken off the fleet of the Imperial troops prepared to take

possession been trying to find that ernendile ever since in pishment, is her inimitable dancing, which is When the case was called the petitioner falled of the rebels. The enemy did not wait to of Hsiachangkao, an important rallying place, order to give it the happy despatch, but the wlly always contain of beany reception. Next to amend her petition as directed by the cost be attacked, but at once threw themselves end has carefully kept out of the way, and the was "Quaker Courtship by Miss Delroy Prince Louis Cloris Bonaparte then presented a A CORONER'S JURY has returned a verdict of Styalli Times now wants to know why the and Mr. Bell Miss Delroy made up as counter petition, saklog for a dissolution of hiddenly found themselves engaged with a band on ↑ the Imperial : forces, - and the latter will murder insened J. & West armor res, (ahe first of some 3.000 mounted menth blackened in the case of a man named J, A. Davis, a West Warren, Yes, why not? Singapore fa in danger and looked as if she had never in her life been ceremony was rold because the woman's faces and falas beards. A hard fight followed, Indian, who was brutally murdered lately in a of annihilation so long as this six feet long out of the Meeting House; while he Reverend husband was hillyn. street near Maganecha, Yokohama, It seems monster is allowed to carry on his pranks in the Brother Jim Bell was the most grotesque carica- TEKNA December 31st Imperialista ammunition gave out, and de fasting the whole of the day. Towards evening. the foreigner was proceeding along the street Botanical Gardens, and as the police and the ture imaginable. The courtship was a doleful The English Club at Biarrite recently refused when from surrounded by a crowd of coolies who beat him, gallant old Steelbucks ought to be readied-vandiles, to slow music, until at last the strain Sir Andrew Fairbairn," Gladstone proposer, did successfully, fascing the enemy to retreat to some cause or other he was Volunteers are unable to meet the difficulty, the and strictly proper repression of all human to admit Gladstone to honorary membership and nothing remained for them but to storm the rebels

· trenches at the point of the bayonet.-: "This they; He was able to disengage himself, however, and up for a campaign against this latest terror of became too great, and they had to give way to resigned the presidency. Now, however, tan from bisganecho to the adjoluing strect, the deep. The Straits Timer man doesn't tell lively fling. The audience insisted on: a

club has reconsidered the determination and sent als entrenchments at Halachang-kno with a loss. Hagoromoche Itchome, but was caught opposite us how many companies of the 58th Regiment recall, and the two then gave a very fine Gladstone in Invitation The Incident wees No. 35 and again so violently set upon that he ought to be placed on a war footing to tackle parody of Baldwin's special hypnotic seance. to be ended in Belper and waSTM

the field of battle. The Imperial troops lost died actually in his tormentors hands. The this ferscious, denizen of the swamps, but saya This was a tremendous kit, for idr. Bell had The bullion in the Bank of England decreased killed and 30 wounded. On the 18th December Endless opportunities to draw on bis plentiful £1,222,000 daring the past week zigzag another attempt was made to carry the enemy's declaring war “and marching the garrison to the attacks all the more Inexcusable when one match for him. This was followed by Professorances a telegram states that hostile güvernments

Tacoma. This must be regarded as the decisiva Ar a meeting

of the Singapore Legislativa remumbers that Major-General Warren has Baldwin's “cabinet” scene and other clever exist in Rio Grande do Sul and Ban Panio,, die engagement, no luformation having aloce been Council on NBURY 21st, Mr. Murray naked atrandy earned distinction on the Nilsen river tricky, which he explained clearly to the audience, to the dissatisfaction over the results achieved received of any battle of pota--Translated fropa whether the Government intended to take any that is notorious as the crocodiles' home. We in his own somewhat, prosy style. The under the republic, minket Soparsernardi steps to render illegal the importations into the are, of course, awmilly sorry for Gingapore-but second portion of the entertainment commenced VASARA KAREN BRUSSELS, December 24th, colony of small silver coin of foreign mann: after all, a six-feet. long crocodilla doesn't appear with the skipping rope dance by Miss Constance, An unusual fete took place this alternoon at facture. The Acting Colonial Secretary repiled to be such a terror to deal with effectually, and which was encored, after which Brudder Bell the Lucken royal palace, where King Leopold Fire that the Government had under consideration when wo read thafft was formerly a pet of Capt. gave a very fine nigger exhibition. The con gave a luncheon to the working men engaged Dr. Macgowan returned to Shanghal an the advisability of issuing an Order In Council Gamble's, who will be all remembered here clading piece of the evening was a burlesque in the reconstruction of the famour chateau, Wednesday January 27th, after long tour in on the matter, and it has since been notified in why the on-season bid conclusion we can principally the creation of Mr. Bell, called which was partially burned, January, Siberia, which inafuded 18 Adur fiver to Suck the Goseife that, under the Fertigs Coin Pro; mrrive at in line old " Crocky has either been The Materialised Mahatmas," performed by 1890. Six hundred guests of the Kings Quem tenak, the Zeyeto, the Yablonol mountains, the Aibition Ordinance of 1891, the Governor has rehearsing for a cantomime or a cricket match the whole company. Here again, the funny and Princas Clementine made bend of Visui dives to Lake Hinks, Saghallen, forbidden the Importation, from the gth Feb, or something—and that the Editor of the Straits man was the lip of the whole affair, and at its the tables accompanied by the ladies of honor, Perouse Straits, and the Siberias and Manchurian 1892, into the colony of all silver colas lasted Times has temporarily, entrusted the manager close the large audience west xway wall pleased General Van Rode, ald-de-camp to the King, gold mines, by say mint in Chine, and all sire colus inent of Ha valuable print to this coolie who indesdating les

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firm object to attract travellers' atten)Jon. representing any fraction of one yen, fowned by turns the "kandaj, of, his, antiquated printing The company left for London to-day, by the o'clock the royal party proceeded to the winter ca arring at Vladivostock, the Japanese Government,

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of several hundred dead and wounded left on

police have mado nearly a hundred arroste in' that Governor Six Cecil Smith's delay in openA fund of originality, and Miss Delroy was a good In spite of peaceful official Rio Janeiro xesur. Principal position, and this time with complete

connection with the affair.

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