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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1892.~

MARRIAGE.

At H.P.M. Consulate-General, Shanghai, and afterwards at the Church of the London Mission, Shantung Road, by the Rev. Wm. Mulrbend, FMILY GEORGIANA BROWNE, to FREDERICK CLEMENT COOPER, bath of Shan-bal

The Hongkong Felegungh.

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HongKong TurSDAY, MARCH 29, 1802.

TELEGRAMS;

THE BLAND BILL.

LONDON, March 16ik,

The debate on the Bland Silver Bill to the United States Congress was adjourned until the 11th April,

THE BEHring Sea FISHERIES. A war vessel has been ordered to Behring Sex for the purpose of preventing pinching. [Reuter does not say that the war vessel is a Britisher, but we conclude that it is. However, very great care will have to be exercised just now in dealing with this very troublesome question, A both the United States and British Govern- | ments are trending on delicate ground-d they know it. It would be a great pity, a critical time like the present, were any serious misunderstanding to arise between and America on (account of such a sentimental difference; bet it would nevertheless be the

utmost folly to ignore the very plain fact that the danger of a rupture is more threatenlog now than has been the case for many years. Britain is on the eve of a general election, Lord Salisbury is

s'Alracing of the Lusitano Bank, lë Bow out on A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 123, IT is said that the Court of Directors of the

$135,000 buil, and the Marquis da. For, formerly will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, longkang and S anghel Bank have decided to

dhector of the Royal Railway, has been zwrested. on Friday, the 1st.proximo, at 8.30 for 9 m recall Mr. Thomas Jackson to Hongkong, to re-

sume chief managership of the concern. Tin connection with the same affair-ftands on precizely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

this is true, it only shows what a

the railway employes' pension fundi, THE mobilization, which was to be held to-day, aggregation of toadies, tuf-hunters and brainless contemptible

and was to include the whole Army, Navy and Idiots, the present Directorate Includes, in its Volunteer forces of the colony, has been posts ranks. The present Chief Manager of the Bank, poned, owing to the bad safe of the weather. Mr. de Bovis, has more brains than the whole All the troops will be brought in from the out Court of Directors comblond, and he has

forgotten

free more true Banking business than the to parade at head quarters to-night,,

Outside simple matters of business, *WHAT would happen," said a fair young we don't know Mr. de Bovis personally, missionary damsel, newly arrived out, to the but we do know that when he assumed conducter of the high-level tramway car, What charge of the Hongkong Bank in this colony, would happen if the rope broke ?" Automatic he had to take over responsibilities which very brake, Miss, stops the car at once. What if few men would bays undertaken. We hope to the brake 'alled, what would become of us then?"

sce sonte of these Immaculata Directors to the "That would depend on your past life "

dock at the Police Court before three months aro

Prince. He ir alma t completely exhausted, and it is impossible for him to utter;a word,

The weather to-day throughout the United Kingdom has moderated. Telegraphic com munication, which has been more or less inter- inpled since the storm begin over one week' ago, is now being restored. During the storm numbers of vessels of all descriptions, were wrecked and stranded, but their crews, In almost every instance, were rescued...

forts to-day, and Volunteers will not be requirely over-rated Mr. "Lucky" Jackson ever immediately. The boat was scen krei upward, 1 states that a fire broke out there to-day which

FITE hundred of Melbourne's unemployed marched, without notice, into Scots Church, the other Sanday, and punc sated the Rev. A. Mar- aball's sermon urging people to give honest work- inrmen elther employment or bread with "bear heurs" and loud applause, mach to the horror of smag ked scented Toorakis, just back from the seaside.

A TUO-BOAT pausing near H.M.S. Mercury in Yokohama harbour on the 18th Inst., saya the Advertizer, was unfortunate enough to get in the way of a small torpedo fired during practice from the crufter. The missile stuck in the stern of the craft, but was extracted at the English hatobe and returned to the Mercury with the usual compliments,

knew.

over-and we are game to bet that in this, 'as in all our other predictione, the Tsitgraph will come out on top.

A SMART rescue, says our Shanghai morning contemporary of March 15th, was effected by Mr. Neave, chief officer of the Klangteen, and a crew of four Chinese, of a native who had thrown himself overboard. The steamer, baving been detained by a fog, only reached the W. Volcano at It L on Wednesday. Captain Pratt bad blown his whistle to get an answering gun, from the Lighthouse, as he knew he was not far off it. The gun having been fired, he conveyed his thanks with three whistles, when the alarm was given of "Man overboard," Captain Frait looked for the man with his glasses, and having sighted him, turned the steamer round and proceeded towards the object THE Spanish cruiser Raina Cristina, alter in the water. In the meantime a boat was gut baving been docked, left for Manila last Wednes ready, and when the steamer was abreast day, but meeting heavy weather outside the of the man, the bott was lowered and he was

picked

I up, none too soon, for he had to only been Lyce-mon Pass, anchored close Inshore, and is lying there now. Yesterday the commander kepta float by his wadded clothing. By this time, need of a popular platformi, and an energeti❘ Capt. Pedro Cazala, who has been unwell for however, be was unconscious. They got him on some time, died somewhat suddenly. The funeral board and after considerable exertion succeeded took place this afternoon, at Happy Valley.

in resueltating him, whereupon he abused HOBART Society matrons of the angler" order time the alarm was given, to the time the would- bis rescuers for not saving his hat! From the were distressed when they heard that on account be suleide was on board again was exactly eight of the death of "the Prince" the officers of the minutes, à very smati plece of work which reflects only warship then in the Derwent could' sot

great credit on Captala Pritt and the others accept invitations for some time. But the hearts

concerned. When the steamer nived at Ningpo, of the dames were lightened when they heard the friends of the man, who was a lunatic, and that the brass-battoned could kick' av Eigh as

In chare of two keepers, sent the sailors fous they pleased in their private capadly"-is of samshu as a reward for their services, minui gold lace.

Wx observe from this morning's Granny that AT the meeting of the members of the Shanghai Mr. Edwin Mackintosh, and five other well- Cricket Club held on March 24h the Chairman kn n' residents who claim to be private (Mr. A. Anderson) said there was every pro-stem-launch owners-why, heaven only bability of a team from Hoogkong visiting knows-wal'ed on Governor Rebleson on Shanghat in the Autumn, when he hoped the Monday afternoon to iny before his Ex recent defeat of Shanghai would be wiped out cel ency the views of a meeting of so-callet and amply avenged, at he had no doubt it

owners of private steam-launches and cargo. would be. Hongkong cricketers don't rere with the genial Chairman of the Shanghalinstant. C.) they can't see where the certalaty comes in.

foreign policy might possibly prove an effec. tive carrot-cry with the discontented; America is alan on the eve of its Presidential election, and everybody knows that to bully John Bull wruid give the Republican rarty hold on the electorate that would be difficult to over- turn: This Behring Sea 'bogle-man' ought to have been quished months ago.-Ed., Telegraph.1.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An Injection of strychnine is said to be a most

cacles remedy for snake-blic. NAWCHWANG is expected to be open to steamer

about the end of the present month.

We note the arrival here to-day, in the Loorok, of Capt., H. M. Jones, V.C., British Mloister to Bot. Siam. $1.00

By late advices from the North, the French gun-"INQUIRER" is quite right; Mr. Chan. Hollidayin 1.10 bost Lion was at Kinklang and the Inconstant is a Director of the Hongkong and Shanghai terial; by what we now want to know ix— i

at Wuhu.

THE United States Senate has agreed to a 1.25 motion favoring the exclusion at Chinese from America for a furiber period of 10 years.

1.50 THE trial of L'ent. Hetherington, United States Navy, in Yokohama, for the murder of Mr. Gowns Robinson, was to commence, yesterday, 0.60 March 28th,

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IT-ls reported that Herr van Brandt, Minister 75 will leave Peking for good at an for Germany will be succeeded by Dr. Stübel, ibe present consul-general at Shangbal. Two Inpanese, evicted of the murder of a West Indian named Davies in Yokohama about two months ago, have been sentenced to three and four years' imprisonment respectively. THE Shanghat Mercury satirically remarks that Sir John Walsham will not be able to leave Peking until August next because he has such a mark of hack correspondence to get through," CA REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory 2 dos. will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, Fials this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend, THE solicitor's business in Shanghal of the late

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Banking Corporation, and is, of course, jos! As moch responsible as his co-directors for any difficulty concerning the Bank's affairs that masy arise. It gives us great sorrow to bave to s It, but it may interest our correspondent to know that the gentleman he inquires about will have to publicly appear belare long in an infor tunate di-the little drama is now under strict chearsal, that will almost inevitably lead to unpleasant surroundings, whatever may be the ultimate result.

borts held at the P. & D. Coffice on the 18th The question at issue is of far too important a character to be dealt with 1 short paragraph, so we leave i over to be manichingly analysed in a special why were not the China Mail and Hongkong Telegraph app›ised that this deputation was to be received by the Governor ? Was Mr. Edwin Mackintosh and his friends afrald that they would be accurately reported tha A representative of an honest newspaper were present or what? Wasir William Robinson aware that the emasculated Daily Press, a":

"TRE" with the brains of a second-class Lickņas distri- buted in equal quantities amongst his wo-begone staff of buman coriosities, was being shepherded, the expense of the independent press (such as it is of the colony. These questions we shall deal with at length later on but in the mizantime, in sober earnest, we would recommend all whom it may concern to unceremoniously drop this under-sized would-be Napoleon Mackintos in the future. The little man's combined ignorance and insolence-be knows no better would effectually kill the best case that was ever laid before an impartial tribunal Report has it that Mr. Mackintosh Like kill leave for home shortly. The sooner the better; as a public man he is a painful cye-sore in this colony..

ON DIT that two, if not three German shipping firms in this colony are in Queer Street' owing to the recent substantial drop in silver exchange. If they should have to file their shovels they will find few sympathisers amongst the British community, It is very strange that the high-toned German-such as the immaculate Poesnatcher for instance-is not a popular individual in select British circles. In select American chicles it is quite another story. But the decent, honest, representative German (1 popular, and deservedly popular. British confrère, he is a hard-worker-sot z lazy loafer."

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NEWS OF THE WORLD. THE Namen, which left for Swatow this mor- ning, had amongst her passengers three des-

LONDON, February 20th, perate characters who were departed from

There was an explosion of gas to-day in the Singapore a few days ago. Upon arrival here Craig coal plt near Aberdare, four miles from the police took them to the Central Station and.

LONDON, February, 21st. A large vessel, name unknown, but supposed to be & Spanish steamer, has been wrecked off Penzince and it is feared that all banda bave been lost. A boat containing six men set off the vessel for the shore, but expsised almost but her crew could not be seen except two men. The first of those was clinging

to the boat I desperation. He was seen to be twice washed c. The second was swimming in an attempt to reach safety. The efforts made by the coast guard to help the men proved to be too late, and both were drowned. Two boats from the wreck and a quantity of the wreckage have come nabore

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A Norwegian schonner, disabled by Friday's gale, was towed into Queenstown to-day. Two men are supposed to be drowned. The schorner Petrel was also towed to Queenstown to-day. Her crew were drowned and the versel found abandoned off Mine head.

A dispatch from Cape Town, South Africa, completely gutted the large block of buildings in which were located the Mandale Temple, the theatre and the Government Office of Nalive Affairs. Among the heavy losers to Mrs. James Brown Potter, the American actress. All the scenery ated in her plays and all her company's wardrobes were borned." All the archives in the Office of Native Affairs were consumed.

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 22nd. Railway communication with Western Europe is still suspended owing to the inundations. No through trains have arrived or departed since Thursday.

GUATEMALA Crry, February 2and." An incipient revolution here has bad a gum- The latest dispatches from Ireland say that mary ending. It was started by a faction ofabè the snowstorm continues. Traffic on ralload Conservative party and was led by General lines has been greatly interrupted. Several Miguel Enrigues. His chief supporter was his' hother, Gegorio Enviguez. They were bob trains have been imbedded in huge drifts.

The snowstorm in Ireland continued through-inken prisoners by the Government troops and out Saturday night. All the trains on the Water

were shot to-day at Z capa, seventy miles north- ford and fimerick system were blocked. Traffic east of this city. General Enriques was the was only partially resumed to-day. The Limerick principal Conservative candiene for President. and Kerry line was completely blocked. The mall cart going from Limerick to Tolls wai burled in the snow. The driver of the eart was dug out ball fragen. The storm caused heavy

losses in livestock.

A special committee of the Cabinet on Satar day discussed the draft of the Irish local govern ment bill. It is stated that be committee decided that an endeavor to carry the bill through the committee stage will not be possible until after

Easter.

PARIS, February art,

The Legation of the Republic of Guatemala has communicated the fallowing note which it received this morning from its Government: "A revolution broke out under the leadership of General Enriques, but it was immediately sup pressed and its leader killed. Order has now been restored and franquillity prevails throughout the country,"

General Enriques was the Conservative candi- date for President last January,

LISDON, February arst. Mendosa Cortes, president of the Lontane Bank and a peer of the realm, arrested recently, was to-day examined by the president of the nation he was taken rack to prison. The arrest House of Peers. At the conclusion of the eximi- was due to his inability to furnish guarantees to the amount of oo centos of reis (about $120,005) lacking in the Recounts of the bat k

BERLIN, February, 7181. The great emporium k own as the Kaiser Dazit, which is in liquidation, was sold to-day for 4500,roz marks.

The Kraus Zeitung says that Bismarck will attend the coming session of the Upper House of the Prussian Diet.

VIENNA, February 21st.

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A mass meeting of unemployed was held on Friday afternoon to protest against the postpand ment by the Reichsrath of public works in Vienna proposed by the Government. Three hundred people were present, and many more were unable

find room in thej building, One speaker said: "It is not our wish to simply get up a demonstration. What we want is to make clear to those responsible for the welfare of the empire that the presect miserable condition of the working classes can no longer be endured,"

Another speaker declared that. "It makes ne difference to us whether we die by starvation or the bayonet" A third speaker wait, amid voci, ferous cheering. The mern voice of hunger will at last compel the unemployed to demand work peremptorily lustead of humbly, bogging for it.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 21st. The imperial prohibition of the exportation of grain is about to be suspended in favor of owners of ten million poods of oats, now lylag at the Baltic ports awaiting shipment.

BRUSSELS, February 21st. }. A large workingmen's congress was held here to-day for the purpose of discussing the best means to compel Parliament to grant enormous demonstrations for May rst. Hundreds of thousands of workingmen are demanding, universal suffrage, but three-eighths of the dele gates to the congress decided against a general elke as an additional means of bringing pre sure on the Government, because of the miscir and suffering caused by last year's strike. It the Constitution does not grant universal'

LONDON, Fabniaty ard Lady Blandford, the dionice wife of the Duke of Marlborough, nada application to-day for an order of court compelling the Duke of Marl borough to increase her alimony in order that she may saltsbly ma ntain and educate her son, the Marquis of Blandford, heir to the Dukedom of Marlborough, Lady Blandford at present receiver the sum of 8-820 a year. St Richard Webster, the Attorney General, appeared for the Duke

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of Mariborough, Mr. Firdenck A, Inder. QC., appared for Lady Blandined. The Duke of Marlborough, when Margo's of Blandford, the tile, be bere during his father's iftime, married on November 8, 1860, Lady A bertha Hamilton, sixth daughter of the Duka of Abercorn. The marriage was dissolved an her own petilon in 1881. The Duky, b. this marriage, bada sen, the ent Marque of Blandford, born on November 13, 1871, and three daughters. The Duke of Marlborough was married a second time, in June, 188, to Lily, daughter of Commodore Prince of the United States navy, and widow of Louis Ham- mersley of New York.

The petition was dismissed on the ground that the court wis powerless to interfere.

From a source which does not admit of the 1st doubt being cost upon it the nok, cement comes that M. de Lesseps, though in compara- tively go d bodily health, is se enfeebled in mind that he scarcely recognizes his oldest friends and Is quite incapable of sustaining conversation. Although wry weak in the legs, he is able, with the antitrnce of a servant, to set about the house. But it is to be cared that he will have another setzure before long, and his death would, of course, be the signal for very strong measures against the Panama Company, which is scarcely' possible while be yet liver.

A dispatch from Gibraltar states that the Italian bark Nins Schiafine was wrecked nt Cape Sparte. Seven of her crew were drowned, Henty Colton, 1-te Lord Justice of her Majesty's Court of Appeals, died tradit

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Mr. C A Fyffe, anibor and historian, of - modern Europe, died yesterday.

Great efforts have been made in the Prussian- admiralty to besh up what was know in official circles at Berlin as the Kiel scandal. It is under stood to have alarmed and enraged the Emperor more than any event that has hap ened during bis reign. It appears that a confidential official who had for a considerable perlad been engaged in drawing up plans, not only for the new men of war some of which are nearly finished, while others have scarcely been begun--but also for sex positions at and around Kiel, hay been detected in forwarding coples of all the designs which passed through his hands to a person in Copenhagen, who delivered the papers to somebody whose, identity has not been dis coveted, but a member of the French Legation fa that cly has been strongly suspected. The German Government obtained such evidence that there is good reason to believe that the Ruslan and French Governments are in posses and also plans of the extensive fortificaitons by which the harbor and dockyard of that port ars to be protected.

・7.50 Master. Mr. A. P. Stoked will manage affaira kept them there until the Names was ready to Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales. Ope mizer was universal sufirage. Îi was resolved to organize.] aion of the designs of all the new vessels at Kiel

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Mr. R. F. Wainewright has been taken over by our local firm, Mestre Johnson, Stokes and

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IT is reported in Japanese papers that the Corean Government has decided to pay an indemnity to japan for the loss caused by the enforcement at Yuensen of the decree prohibi: ing the exportation of grain.

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IRISH WHISKY,

A FLASH youth caught by a Chinese delective in the act of selling Weising lottery tickets was $1.20 baled up at the Police Court this morning and requested by Mr. Wise to caftribute five-and-

1.40 twenty Mexicans to the Treasury. "John" did so, and promised faithfully never to do it again.

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WE have been hard at work to-day trying to get to the bottom of this latest Hongkong and 2.50 Shanghal Bank fiasco, and in our next issue wa stall be able to give some interenlag detalls which are probably undreamat of by the majority of our readers.

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a These gentlemen are said to be Tried Society leaders. They may be, at we fancy there must be a good deal more against them to bara joated the Straits Government in deponing them to Chins. We understand the officers of the Namon were duly apprised of the

character of the threadaisies and adopted precautionary measures ere the steamer got under way.

A VERBATIM REPORT.

killed and ten were seriously, wounded, some of whom will die.

PARIS, February 20th. France is rapidly pushing the work of fortify ing Bizerta, ie Tunis. This is the most norther town of Africa, a fortified seaport at the head of of a lagoon, thirty-eight miles northwest of will, however, be resorted to If the revision of estate in consequence of a louer concerning the the Gulf of the Mediterranean and at the mouth Tuals,

MADRID, February 21st. Disastrous storms 'arë' reported throughout Spain. The rivers are rising rapidly. Much property has been destroyed. A train was derslled near Rosendo to-day. One guard wis killed and three others injured,

suffrage. NEW YORK, Febrany zoth. Austin Byron Bidwell, one of a gang of Bank of England forgers, was released from Chathars Newspaper Boss: "Why haven't you left Mis. prison, in England, a week ago, and sailed the same day on the Etruria, one of the Cunard Ratcher's paper for a whole week ?"

Runner (aged seven); "Yes, I did."

lins steamers, for this city, The Etruria ar- Newspaper Boss "But she says not," rived here to-day. Bidwill is accompanied ny Runner: "She's an old, jumped-up liar."

kis sister, Mrs. Mott, who has been, in England Newspaper Bona : "Well, she hasn't got 'em."

many months working for her brother's release. Runter "No, cos her gost esta em reglar Austin Bidwell, is the second forger to be soon's 1 throw 'em over on the randy."

released from Biltish custody, the first belog his Newspaper Boas: "Why don't you chase the

brother, George Bidwell, who was given ticket goat off ↑ "

of leave on July 18, 1887, and who arrived in this country in the following August.

Runner: "Yus l'An' have the old Snapper THE steamship Charters Towers, lately sold to Japanese, ran on a rock in Milke harbour the bring action agen me for cbacking things at 0.75 other day and sustained serious damage. Sheher goat? Not me 1"

The aime for which the two Bidwells and their confederates, George McDonald and Edward 'Noyes, were convicted startled the bad four thousand tons of coal on board at the WHATE this wo hear! A leading diilzen, financial world. It was perpetrated in the latter time. The vessel's fore-compartment was fallecitat name and knightly farne and all thereet part of 1873 and the early part of 1873 These 0.75 of water, but the pumps were successful in keep of it, got the lip to get out of the Parada be four men forged notes and bills of exchange on

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has been rusticaling in for eighteen months the Bank of England amounting to £1000,000

George Bidwell was arrested in Scotland, past without ante-ing up the wherewithal to proride for board and lodging. And he was one Austin Bidwell, who had fled to Cuba with his of the honest and conscientious jurors who gave newly married wife, was taken in Havans, Minblanet: the Immaculate the man who has a Noyes was arrested in London and McDonald, wife at home lived seven years with Wong Ah who End fled from England the moment the Ngan, and is now living with Wong Ah Ngia's crime was exoes-d, was arrested on board the half-caste daughter, three thousand dollars of steamer at Quarantine by a deputy United our hard-earned money for some reason which States Marshal and two of lospector Byme's still semalos a mystery. Perhaps Bellyjoin" detectives. were convicted on August 18th

They knows? But it doesn't matter much at present #: 1873, and were sentenced to life imprisonment patience is something wonderful. It will all came in with a verdict of gulity. eventually come out in the washing,

1.00 Dr WM. E FAL18, vice-consol for the United States at Amoy, and one of the ablest Hitra trups and journalists who has ever visited the 1.to Far East, he begata Dr. Fales returns to his post per China and Manila Co.'s steamer Esmeralda to-morrow, but hopes to be able to visit Hongkong on the return of his chief, Dr. E, Bedior, at an early daty

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TORONTO, February arst, Bye-elections for members of the House of Commons took place yesterday in South Onterip and East Hastings, The Conservatives were. successful in both places.

The sugar

CAIRO, February 21st. in Upper Egypt are in full operation. The results of 1891 are expected to be most satisfactory when

when the figures are up.

A dispatch to the Standard from Mascow says that Count Taizol, who has been engaged to relieving distress in the famine, districts, bas been ordered by the Government to return to his

famine recently published in London as willten by him, Countess Tolstol denies that her hus band in the author of the initer.

The Vienna correspondent of the Times'sayu that negotiations for the extulishment of recipro 'city relations are about to be commenced between

Austria and the United States

The suit of Mr. Lowe, formerly the Berlla cor. respondent of the London Timer, who, after being diamured from the service of that newspaper after six months' notice, brought actia to recover a year's salary, terminated to-day in a verdict for the Timer. The case attacted, great atten tion among journalists. Lowe claimed that the custom of the fourhallstic profession entitled foreign costespondents to a year's notice prior to a

are made dismissal

AL NEW YORK, February 23rd. MONTAVINKO, February art. Two apparently's humpbacked passengers, President Obes' message on opening Congreja arsivals by La Bretagna kom Havre, gwing the expresses the hope of preventing a threatened | names of Pardini and Scatina and ex'soute to, financial cılalı, "He declares that every effort. California, were examined and the bumps were will be made to prevent disorder and defeat those foord, to contain quintitles of diamond, pearl, ruby and other jewellery, which was confiscated. who are endeavoring to foment troubles

NA PLYMOUTH, February 21st, The inspectors say this was the quickest care of The barquenline Patriot has been stranded en deformity on record vergem dos Arkalow rock. Three of the crowned The police of Mara, Fely 23rd

· LONDON, February

Mardeburg are lostitating an In the House of Commons, Mr. Chaplin intro-Inquiry into the series of murders of servant duced an agricultural holdings blil. He admitted gitis, Information of which they only recently It was of a tentative character new to English obtained. The murders resemble in most of their legislation; It aimed at a wider distribution of homble details the startling list of morders aut

to re-create or adgment long ago committed in Vianna by Frans Schnei the yeoman class, which many years. The Government also hoped to the crimes seem to have been for the purpowa

advantages is, and his fiances, Dorothy Bostock, have been towns by offering such increased siden to the of robbing the girls man named Fri's Erbe would counteract urbane attractions arrested. The woman has broken down and The scheme, in outline, is that the Public made a confession, to the police, to which she Works Loan Commission be empowered to lead described the manner, i

-in which; the -murders money at 3 per cent to local authorities to were committed on el ale trans acquire land to provide small holdinga for, perundan

the amount dons resident in their counties, the borrowed not to exceed a sam involving a charge SERMO SINENSIS. upon the rates of over a penny in the pound lot. Well, Aya, "what's the upws, and how are any year. The bill passed a first reading prospects 1 erquired, as i leck a proffered seat

Fidy-nine Conservatives, thirteen Unionists, in the great teaman's sanciom.. DALIPASTOR eighteen Gladstonian and seven Irish member

VARICOs Tomours regarding the whereabouts of time works' wonders, (and we can walfour by Justice Archibald the instant that the jury land among the propisauka been dwindling for der and bis wife, As in the Vienna' murders,

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A FORTNIGHT ago Lung Achow, petshop Romans keeper, slanged one of his musistants because

be thought the young "help" was "stuck" Basalder

on his No. 3 wife. From wards the pair Names samp got to blows and the old man getting the Zarrier

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ST. PETERSBURO, February 20th, The Czarewlich'e central fimine committee is publishing reporte made by delegates sent to the famine districts. One delegate sends an optl. mistic report concerning the part of Samura which he visited, but admits that the peasants are obliged to sell their live stock owing to the lack of fodder. Another delegate, who visited || Veroncas, says over 10,000 women in that pro vince are destitute, having seld everything for food. Thirty thousand horses will be sent to take the place of those sold by peasants.

VIENNA, February 20th.

· "It la rumored" here

that the bulk of the grain

Allo that ten newa b'long welly bad, London. the Rautan Government recently purchased, of the Commons have fatimated that they will market b'long wally culio, that, Mincing: Lane not ruin again for Parliament. The Standard, man have got that injalanra, Lagaku maÐ 20 ottensibly for the relief of famine sufferers, really intended to be stored in the national lectures these gentlemen on the subject, claiming got fees (rather a bold statement, I thought, and

It is thels daty to the nation, not to abast theman got plospixi

Mellcan man wally sick along that silver pidgin, granaries as a preparation for war. LISBON, FO

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• We #hanghai Desk Senhor Mendoza Corter, ex-Minister and peer A dispatch from Gibraltese during Bed In quels not very, ancouraging manner did the

worst of it picked up a meat chopper and | Atatus umainieman tickled his antagonist's figure-head with it Glenly 11/6JC Singaport Detectlys Hadden came along, sclaed the Irate Away ........................ husband, and hiled him to the lock-up, while the wounded man was carted off to the hospital Tacklow To-day the pair appeared before Mr. Wise in the Air la insur Police Court and have been legally separated for Namyodg six solid months-the old man bring ment funds | KULINE retiratuent for that periodā:

Shanghal

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the storm that mozalled in that vicinity an Napoleon of the tos trade commence what unknown ship went ashore at Cape Spartel, on subsequently proved to be a rather interesting the northwest coast of Morocco, at the entrance statement of his views, or so much as he cared anical probably due to Guancist troubles be of the Straits of Gibraltar, and it is believed to discloss of them, upon the present position

of the kingdom, whe holds the office of president of the Lusitano Bank, has been arrested on warrant signed by the Minister of Justice. The between the Government, the back and the | Royal Hallway. Company, Senhor Relo Gover,

every soul aboard was lost a man, lashed to and prospects of a trade with which his name Baspor) has been washed upon the "Minch st' hat hoan (desilded fog she past thirty years, aut