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violence to Colonel Yanoff, who ordered his men to disarm them. The Russians advancing, the Afghans Gred kliitag and wounding two: The Runs returned the killing mise, including the officer in question, and wounding two and capturing seven.

́ ́LONDON, August zaib, .

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1892.

HM.S. Warifite, in frutoman armoured, cruiser of 14.guny, 840ɔ tons burden, and ráood- horse power, the flagship of the Pacific squadron, fa entering the h-shour of Esquimalt, Vancouver Islund, got aground and sprang a leak.-

The Parla correspondent of the Timar staten that nows has reached Pails from Fez to the It appears that the abject of the adeption of effect that each of the Moorish Ministers who The eight hours movement-in-Lancashire is to prevented the Salian, Muley-Harsan, from enter restrict the production of mills. The masimsg foto an agreement with Sir Charles Euan are showing no readiness to work short time. Smith, the British Resident for the establish- The Virnas correspondent of the Daily News ment of a commercial treaty with England, telegraph's that the Russian Gficials the

provinces have been directed by their Souhart, the chief of the witepollers, is leaving Government to receive hospitably the rebel Morocco on a prolonged absence, which means

The Amir of a lull lu French activity, refugees from .fhanistan. Bokhara officials.

also issued similar orders to his

August 5th. The miners of Tracy City, Tennessee (U.S.A.), Mr. Mundella, in speaking at Sheffield yester-seized the convict labourers working in the day, said that new taxation would possibly be mines, and pat them is a train and deported necessary, but would not affect the indomity of them from the city. the cauiry. The Government, he aid, would never abandon free trade.

In the cricket match between Surrey and Lancashire, the latter were beaten by seven wickets, and lo the match between Somerset and Middlesex the latter were beaten by seventy

guas.

Lord Ribblesdale has been appolated Maiter olibe Backbounds.

Cholert has broken out at Havre and there are auspicions of the disease having appeared at

Antwerp,

The death is announced of General De Fon seca, President of Brazil.

August 25th, „Sir-WV÷Harcourt bar been re-elected for Derby by mejority of nearly five thousand over Mr. Atkinson, the Conservativa exndidate.

Kesterday's issue of Trutk publishers atlete In which the circumstances are narraird under Which Mr. Labouchere was excluded from the Miriafry. The article states that an emissary from Mr. Gladstone came to Mr. Labruchere sed explained that it was necessary to consider the wishes of the monarch in a monarchical country and that Mt. Labouchers was one of Me. Glada'ons's dificattles is this connection. The

emistry suggested that Mr. Labouchere should to a letter in whtea, he should state that he had no with to jols the Government. Mr. Labouchere refused to comply with this sugges slon, and concluded, from the negotiations that the Queen had objected to him holding office. It was owing to this belief that the positive report to that effect, which is now quest'oned, was published. Meanwhile, no explanation has yet -been-offered-regarding Mr. Gladstone's action tu the matter. Truth, in a further article, serialy attacks the formation of the new Cabinet; which, it says, is a mixture of the old gang o Erencianties and Guildenstems.

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The Times of to-day in an article regarding The position on the Afghin frontier says that,

past from the request made to the Viceroy of India by the Ameer for pittance, the British will doubtless k Russia to explain Government between Colonel Vanoff's force and the Afghana is to prove the first movement a systers of aggression. The article hopes Goveranmat will know bow to act in regard to this conflict which Imperitively requires a prompt and exhaustive Inquiry Into It, and trusts that the scheme for a commission to delimit the drootier in the region of the Oxus will be zevived.

The Standard advises that the troops at Gilgit be at unce pushed forward to the Bargli

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A letter from Dadahhol' Nowroji appears in The Timer of to-day in which he objects to the Indian Mynts being squeezed either to compen. sate Indian official or to establish a gold, stan- dard. He is of opinion that the present trouble is solely due to the inordinate draja on India from bome.

General precautions are being taken at all English ports galast the introduction of cholera.

CALLUITA, August 25th. Owing to the strong carreats and squalls the Anchor Line steamer Angita, Captain Mitchell, under pilotage of Mr. Elson, outward-bound, capsized and sank to-day on Jellingham sandı near Mud Point. Fifteen persons are misilog, out of forty-seven on board. No names are been received yet. At present the masts only are visible above the water.

LATER.

The expalding of the Anglia was caused by her Jouching a lump of recent formation, the existence of which was altogelber unsuspected in the Jellingham Channel, just as she was about casting andbor for the night. The catastrophe

LATER

The mlaars at Tracy City have-killed several of the convict labourers employed in connection with the mines,

The Governor of Tennessea declares that he will have the ringleaders shot,

Three thousand of the inhabitants of the town of Tabrees, in Russia, have died from, cholera. The town has beca descried.

Five thousand persons died from cholers in Russia generally on the 11th instant.

The agitation in India over the silver question is increnstog. The apparent supineness of the Government is giving rise to grave dissatisface

tion.

"The Currency Association area the Secretary of State for India to cable permission to the local Government to adopt a gold standard.

deference to objections urged by the mer chants of Berlin, the Emperor William has shelved the proposal to hold an International Exhibition la Berila la 1900.

The programme of the Trades Union Con- gress, to be held on 5th September, includes proposal to bald an faternational congress on the eight hours question, a plebiscite to be taken as to whether eight hours should be optional or made compulsory by statutory legislation. The question as to the advisableness of introducing the decimal system will also be discussed at the Congress,

The damage to H.M.S. Warspile, which went aground while entering the harbour of Esquimanit, Vancouver Island, is of a serious nature. She has been ‹ rdered into dock.

An attempt has been made to destroy the law” courts at Grenoble, in the south of France, by- means of an inferual machive. The outrage was frustrated.

A Parliamentary Bluebook has been issued embodying the correspondence which has taken place with Queensland on the question of the resumption of the kanaka traffic.

Sir Henry Nermin, the Governor, on the 23rd May wrote to the Home Government expressing the opinion that abuses in the traffic would be very fare indeed, and if committed they would. be detected. The opposition to the traffic, he says, is mainly confined to the clergy and the undes upions. Employment in Queensland, he

adds, is very popular among the Islanders.

The Court Circular announces that her Majesty the Queen has received Lord Salisbury's resignation with much recret..

A great meeling was beld in Phoenix Park, Dublin, yesterday, at which resolation was carried demanding an amnesty for prisoners convicted of political offences in Ireland. It is estimated that there were 15.000 persons present.

The switchmen on the New York and Lake

Eric railway hawestruck work against a reduction

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wages.

The striker set fire to two trains, 60 cars being burned. They also burned down the watchmen's houses and derailed a passenger train. No lives were lost.

The police and the military are engaged in restoring order.

Four thousand cabmen-In-Paris-have-struck

work.

Five thousand omnibus men threaten toʻgo out on strike.

The rebellion in Afghanistan, which is generally believed to be the outcome of Russlan falsigue. Is spreading and regiment of British troops has been despatched by the Indian Gvernment to protect the Inhabitants of the Kuram Valley against the rebel raiders. This more is said to have been made in response to the direct appeal of the Ameer..

A shocking occurrence has occurred in Monmouthshire. A configration broke out in could be rendered eleven of the Inmates were burned to desib.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not sacaimarily andoves the optolosa exprisend by¿-

? Carspondents in this course.

A GROWL FROM THE BATH-HOUSE, To más Ediyoz of man "Homanowo Truschen.” DEAR SIR-The stagnation of the thick and constant supply of frothy and insalubrious con. tents of the sewer which is right opposite the Bath-House is due to the Alling an of the Prays Reclamation, which has had the feet of altering course of the sides, and conarquently the place is simply unit for human beings to bathe to

strangers are put la prison, and many have had their beads cut off and entrails and hearts thrown Into the river to propitate the river god. Fears are entertained for the sifty of a Rev. Mr. Lund, belong to the Swedish Mission, in returning to Hankow as it is known he will soon, unless he gels, the letters sent to warn him, be in the troubled districts. If he passes through the city the chances are he will be killed..

to attend the sick couplo, who pronounced their illness to be directly caused by the polson in the soup. The avaricious young man has been handed over to the Board of Punishments for the attempt upon his uncle's life.

KOREA.

occurred the death by cholers on the 14th of August" of Dr. James Gameron of the China Inland Mission. He was the oldest member of his Mission in the west and had been recently appointed Superintendent of three provinces. A decade ago he was known as the greatest traveller in his Mission, having been in every one of the 18 provlaces. He died much lamented and his loss will be sorely felt by both

And along with the cholera scourge his come DENT)

the greatest heat that has been known for: Soul, zand August.decade at least. The average temperature for here by the presentation of a memorial to tir

Considerable excllement has been created July was higher by several degress than the average for several years, and so far Angust has Majesty by ex-Grand. Mint-ter of the Right Cho bern hotter stil. Ending with yesterday there into earlernly reveals the exact condition of had been 13 days to succession daring which thi affalis in the country and respectfully but firmly thermometer bad reached 100

or higher declines a re-appointment to the high office hr each day, the highest mark being 105 de

as filled. The memorial is remarkable for its Moreover the thermometer reached or exceeded fearlessness, handileg

roo deg, on ao out of ay successive days.--. without gloves the very things which have all along been pointed out 45 working fofury to the nation; its writer, is one of the greatest patriots of the prevent reign,

The China Inland Mission are supposed to be (FROM "SHANGHAI MERCURY" CORRESPON. foreigners and natives here all right at Fan-chen, or to have left for safer places. From Chen-tu, near Ichang, a mis sive geoffs and sey out thethy that few cater over 500 coffins passed out through the city gates Hua day, die-

When some time ago an article;na. 'praceful "îtate" of the-Bath-House appeared in

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Your columna, I. with many others, hoped that it would have a anlur say effect on the Committee who, we fully expected, wenld take steps to ensure the discontinuance of the accumulation frühbish and frating dibrit that are at once a nulance and a source of danger to the enfor tonate members who do not posters ample means to allow of their frequenting other sam- mer resorts for their daily dip j. bu! Lam carry to state that up to the present, nothing has been done to remedy the crying evil.

ment.

No excuse can be brought forward on behalf of the Committee, whose sapineness and utter disregard of the requirements of the members do not reflect very great credit on their manage

Surely, the Government, if approached in a proper manner, would mrit object to the erection of a new Bath-House off the Eraya Reclamation, when it las-question of the health of about five hundred members of the European community being at stake.

Probably the Committen feel disinclined to move in the matter owing to the financial straite of the Club, but that difficulty could be easily overcame by raising the subscription for 1803 to $15, a course that is not likely to meet with any opposition from the members themselves.

If once the sanction of the Goverment were obtained for the proposed site, the construction of the sew Bath-House should immediately be proceeded with in midet to get it ready for text season. the suggestion in the spirit it is offered, for I I sincerely hope the powers that be will accept have no doubt the new Bath-House would attract a great deal of new comers and prove a great boon to the communify,

Yours truly:

A.DISGUSTED MEMBER, Hongkong, September toth, 1893.

THE ST. LEGER.:

From less than 200 miles from here nowi bar been retired that wRamak Catholic cheras has been pulled down by rioters, but no attacks on pricats or missionatles are reported up to to-day, Still up river there seems to be the beginning of future disturbances, but as the Rub is at Ichrag, and two-men-of-war here, we can only

rust in providence and prudence..

SHANGHAI RACINGTM NOTES.

The reunion of the sporting clans on the ist inst, was hardly as successful a gathering as it usually is the heat reminding one very forcibly of an early day in August instead of the begien log of September

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And along with the heat and cholera came the Fu examinations. The two together have been qofte aufficient to quench any disposition to stir. op a riot. Several thousand less than the usual The clans are beginning in return, the pleasant bome of Rev, and Mrs. D. L. Gliford-being--number-of-students-came-up-to-de-examined, opened by the return from Chefoo of the genial and of those who did come probably not leas East and hostess.

thablone per cent, were carried home for burial,

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Soul is soon to be visited by a distinguished"] --N. C. Daily News. guest, the Right Reverend W. F. Mallefeux, D.D. L.LD., Bishop of the American M.E Cherch. He will be the guest of Dr. W, E.

Scranton while in 58u).

Dr. Allen-icon move tuto one of the contest and prettiest-flffle homes in Stul. Itir being erected in the Legation compound a oermanent residence for the Secretary of the US. Legation,

The coffee book bòwever br 6.30 showed a fair sprinkling of names, but the appearance of old Sol who let us know with a vengeance that he had started fi on hard day's work, quickly blaned the attendedce: The training during the three days has been on a very moderate pattern, and has been continued on the lines. mentioned in my last notes. It surprises mac from what I see on my way down to the course, that there are not mom ponies lame from being exercise on the read before it is properly day! ght Why owners should ron such risks with their animals when the inside track in là sach good order, I cannot understand.

On Saturday in the course there was just sufficient galloping to remind one that it was the last day in the week, but it was chiefly con- hardly warth while to start the clock. Vagrant fined to short distances at half speed, and it was and Flatcatcher went for a distance, the last half-mile belag done in very good form, both pontes at The Bolsh pulling double. Royalty's action, trotting, was freer than I have ever seen it, but I regret I cannot say the same of his galloping about three weeks ago he was moving in his old form, but since then be bas lost Brah considerably behind, and at present although he is of course still out of all condition To The Einron or the Horḍcone Telegrare," be is not the Royalty that won the Leger, The SIA--In giving the result of the race for the owners of Bovril have a fast pony in their kept St. Terex in last alshi's Telegraph you give over brown who moved in slashing style, though Aaron de Hirsch s the owner of the winner rather lab. In looking the pony evCT (La Flèche) and of the third (Waterercas). This after the gallop I was not very lavourably morning's Daily Press makes Baron de Roths. Impressed with his make and shape, but this child owner of both horses, and from to-day's masters little as long as he can "pow China Mail Extra would seem that Baron The ponies from Mr. Sassoon's stable, chiefly de Hirsch owns La Flèche and Baron de Roths-galloped Eve furlongs, why the distance 11/12

there luck in odd numbers? Hero's last quarter child Watercress."

You can't all be right, so kindly state which was the fastest part of his gallop, but at the paper's description is the correct one.

finish he was sprawling a good deal. Lightning, Yours truly,

if anyibing, showed improvement, but Zephyr's movements did not meet with the approval of thore at the rails. Of Mr. Ring's crowd Filon romped away in faultless style almost pulling the bow out of the saddle; with this pony in such fire order I should think Orange Peel might be put on the shelf. Mr. Monkey" on "dead giffin was ridently anxious to catch the e

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I noilced he Fleche, won the One Thousand Galacas at pony galloped in fairly good and though the Newmarket and the Oake at Epsoni in Baron hung out signals of distress when passing the de Hirsch's colours, even Granny should how the E-we stable looked all over a good mover. | have | Staud." An Importation from Hankow out of made no mistake as to her ownership; · ever, our contemporaries' blunders aroie awing Is this to be another blow for Hankow? I am to the fact that La Fiche and Watercress | glad to report that Bald Heart has got well over would appear frogs Ruf's Gulda to have been his attack of collo, though so far be is still on. nominated for the St., Leger by Baren de the walking list. Rothschild.-Ed. Hongkong Telegraph;]-

INTERESTED. Hongkong, toth September, 1892, (That published in the Telegraph; beth La Feche and Watercress are the property of Baron de Hirsch and were trained, by John Porter at Kingsclere-who, as everybody knows, is also the trainer of Orme. As La

PASSÉNGERS BOOKED FOR ·

CHINA.

Per P. and O. aleamer Britannia, from Landos, August 19th.-To Shanghat: Rer. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. McKee, Mr. Turner. From Belodist To-Hongkong:

Mr. and Mrs. Ha Tang.

- have it on good authority-that-sixty griffins are on their way from Tientsin in the El Dorado, p suively not Bunders,' but as poules are fa great demand there, the mob is almost sure to have been sampled with the arrival of this contingent we may fairly consider that the ball will be set rolling. At the meeting of the Stewards on Saturday evening. I hear it was decided that the entries should close an ist. proximo, and the Races take place on October 31st, and the sit and and of-Novembers that

each nine being reserved for Subscription Griffos only. This is as it should be, and as

NINGPO.

SHAOHSING.

mother and

("FROM OUR_CORRESPONDENT; }.

31st August 18gt The recent drouzht in many places in these parts has caused an anual degree of excitement, on the part of both gentlemen and tenant farmers. The threatening Attitude of the country people of Sin-ch'ang-a "district city, da English miles south of Shacksing--kas of late made it. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

anything but comfortable for our colleague and. his wife and three little children there. The Ningpo, 3rd September, 1892.`

people, about two miles outside the city, have We have been suffering here from a long and already entered the boure of a very respectable unprecedented drought. Everything in the way Christian maz-and-broken-ble-furniture of vegetable produce is nearly spoilt the second and, destroyed other valuables, wicture rice crop itself is entirely ruined. Thers is not take many dollars to replace. In this place a drop of water in any of the canals for miles the crops are quite good, but the Christian man hoarded by the natives for domestic use only. hence the onslaught. Fortunately his family around what little can be got is carefully objects to pay for idolatrous theatricales The country people from several hundred villages got him away, but the met in the city yesterday to petition the wife were much bruised by the rough dealing. authorities to pray for ralt, and a very lively with the furniture. Os Monday a large com- meeting, I am told, took place. The shops have

pany went again with gongs, cymbals and sticks. been closed for some days, and to-day the rice

ete, and threatened to pull the house down and and chow shops are the only ones allowed to remain open. The foreign community is destroy the mulberry plantations belonging to our friend. The wild rumours are very dis slightly better off than the Chinese as regards quieting, and the threatening to pull the "red- wackish and even that has to be brought from point on Monday last, when the misionary water, but of late the water has been somewhat haired man's house down reached a serious a distance of some miles. However, through thought it wise to inform the magistrate, The the content of the captaing of the dally later received our friend palliate at nabonly... Hamers many residents have been able to promised, but actually helped In sending run- procure good water for drinking purposes, a booners to the native Christian's house, and con for which they are extremely thankful.

salted with the Haing Shem or gentry of A fire occurred God in the city at 2.30 this morning; the whole laitet are antagonistic in their altitude towards near the temple of the City the city; though there is every fear that the arriving the conflagration by demolicing the foreigners. The Halen himself. Is i very ap arresting the conflagration

proachable man, and the danger is that he lends surrounding houses, the only plan they had of too ready an ear to the representations of these doing anything useful. Ten houses were burst.

gentlemen. The S. V Stanfield leaves here 10-morrow for Moji, and will return here with another cargo of coale A slight shower of rain has lost fallen, but the likelihood of a good welcome downpour is remote. The steady fall of the barometer, however, seems to indicate that change is about to take place soon. The Zitle in still at Chlobal and the Fanguis in the vicinity of the neighbouring islands.--Mercury.

NANKING.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Nanking, September 3rd. The warm weather seems likely to quit soon and it is a real treat to enjoy the cool breezes of the early morning, and to miss the bun of a fe of the tiger-tribe mosquitoes, which have had such a feast of fat things on foreigners and Chi- se alike this long summer. The advent of the autumn announces itself, sickness is rampant in this city, and the missionary medical institutione have large and fucreasing clinics.

Per P. & O, steamer Carthage, from London e races are down for each day, one out of gratulate his Excellency, the people, and our. '

occurred at 4 o'clock on the evoning af Wednes- | assistane, House during the night, and before i Shanghai: Miss Cumber, Mra: Macfarlane, Miss there are up to dats more than twenty names

day. On touching the lamp the Anglia Brat took a lurch to the port side, then canting to the starboard side turned over and sank. The whole occurrence took place in about 20 seconds All those on the starboard side were drowned. Those on the port side were saved by climbing over the side of the vessel, and were afterwards picked up by boxis of the steamer God. The

Serious earthquake bock! have occurred in Ireland, Wales, and the West of England, causing-much-epektement-and-star in the localities chiefly affected,

Sept. tat-ToYokohama: Miss Lamb. To Smith, Miss Micey, Mr. Maon, Dr. Brenner. Mrs. Pritchard, From Brindi-To Hongkong Mr. V. Deacon.

Per P. & O. steamer Thames, from London, Sept 8th-To-Yokohama: Lady Mabel-Fit gersid, Lady, Nesta Fitzgerald.

However, I have to go post haste overland to see how things are, and trust nothing more serious than threats will result I ought to add that the magistrate has kindly offered shelter in bis yamén to our friends, if the latter should deem it

to avail themselves thereof. necessary That countryfolk should become excited and anxious about their crops one can very well. understand. But after-the rain-has come, and almost flooded their fields as they desired, Σ am at a loss to know what on earth could possess them to go out of their way and get up dragon processions, and, in large miche, coma into this town noisily begging subscription or donation from the people, parading the high streets and visiting every shop! From the shops they went to the yamens. Going first to the Prefect's, who unwiely gave them '$2, they thence proceeded to the Kwle-ki Helen, who gave them two hundred cork! They felt insulted, and threw the cash on the ground, declaring they were not beggars, and that the Prefect had already given them two dollars. "And you give us only 200 cash!” · The It is reported in Nanking that his Excellency numbers of spectators Increased every minats, the Viceroy has sanctioned a scheme for the and great habbab was raised within the preparation of large water-works for the city. It precincts of the yameo. L Lau-ya, seeing things thera la any truth in the statement, wo will con*- the threatening, ordered 20 or 30 of the procession men to be seized. Thereupon a selves on this victory of saallary science galeed rush and a general stampede took place) In the most conservative city in the empire. but more than 20 were secured and the doors on the lat, our Clerk of the Course will be basy,

Christian civilisation proposes to do in China shut, and then L Lan-ya sat in judgment on forsaken and 1 only hope that he and his coadjutors whiwhat it has done in other lands, but its faphs them. These men finding themselves

are largely dependent on the conditions of growth by their companions, and shut in with the have plenty of good cattle to select from.

And development. We are interested to learn dreadful -yamön runners, were soon on their Our friends the pigeons, Inte of Belle Vue, are

aking I-fear-baying-a-bad-time of It, as I noticed whether the southern capital will yet be more knces, and in the most abject manner

The Holen told them that their gentleman of Japanese extraction hovering about glorious than if war in the Ming dynasty la pardon,

conduct was most reprehensible, that they had the Race Course with a two-time-shoot-gun. availing itself of the praffered Blessings and

at its doors. and-a-smell-dog." Shoptlug the pigeons le bad The coming air is dimmed by the smoke and that as it was an anxious time with their crops exposed themselves to the penalty of the law, but enough, let us hope he will not "bag" a

he would not in this case punish them, and he as they are far too scarce, and although it wont fumes of the Chinese saidlery firing on the be an original way of carrying lead I think they Macklin and Rer. T. E. Meigs, your comes

practice ground. In company with Dr. W. E. reasoned with them, saying: "You have come.

to me to-day demanding 82, and for what would prefer the old method of usluga weight pondent visited a large military camp and forti.

had cloth,

fication outside the Taiping Gate of the city and it not been sufficient, I could have added to it In my last notes, through a stip of the pen, I wrote Tentonic as having won the Criterions there. In all they numbered five hundred, all I had given you 33 this day, you would have we were well received by the men in charge why did you insultingly throw it on the ground i and beaten Hero; it goes without saying that Majestic was the pony relected iq.-"Daybreak Hananese we distributed some Christian litera gone to your homes and spread it all over ture, chatted with them and spent. a very four quarters that the Fu, or Prefect, and to NV. C. Datly News.

picasant time,

District Magistrates had led the way by giving us a good donation each i on hearing which, your fellow-processioniste, or different branches hundred, would each in turn come to the Ft and of your guild, of which there are fa all about one the Haien and beg a similar win. And whence can your District Magistrate find such an amount of money to give away 7. I ought really to fofilet soms punishment on you, but as the time or season is urgent, I forbear," You can all return to your homes In peace." Then such of heads, and a a very humble and departure from the presence of the big man fuck place. But the Halen went straight to the Prefect and laid the whole matter before his Excellency, and the following pro-

would

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The strike among the cabmen of Paris is at Per P. & D. steamer Victoria, from London, Sept. 1818.-To Shanghai: Mr. Ekvare, Mr. an end."

Terrible beat has prevalled throughout Europe Barell, Mr. and Mrs Bagnall and two children. during the past week, and a great-number-of-To Hanekong: Mr. Percchols and two children. deaths from sunstroke are reported. "The beat To Manila: J. M. Beattle.

Per P.&O. steamer Oceans, from London,

Important purpose? I gave you 200 cash was of so extraordinary and exceptional a charac ter that it was found necessary to close all the Sept. 30 h.-To Shanghai: Misa A. Lawrence. the military marceuvres, in various parts of the cblid, Mrs. Alford and two children, Mr. Dal country were stopped for the same reason,

Per P.&O. steamer Sutle, from London, The village of Grindewald, in Switserland, hasymple, Miss Young and Mr. R. T. Wright,

Oct. 6th To Yokohama: Miss Andrea, Miss Vigers. To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Richardson. Per P. and O, steamer Arcadia, from London, Oct. 14-To Shangbal: Mr. F. G. Cockery. To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Sandeman Mi

E. Clarke, Miss J. Clarke, Miss Barbell, Mias Fletcher,

survivers were brought to town by the steamer Rescue and received on board the Daimatis, alio of the Anchor Line. The names of the victims are: Me. Gourley, second engineers Mr. Dunn, chief steward; J. Macfarlain, J. B. 3 | schools and places of amusement in Berlin, and To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Bottomley and D. Macdonald and Carbonaro, firemen ; Messrs. Colter, Elder, Rutherglen, Young, Fitzpatrick, Issacs, Cook, Campbell, Steward, and two kaloon servants, and a pilot's servant,

LONDON, August 16th. Captain Lugard is returning to the coast from Ugande, which is now reported to be purified.

Mr. Gladstone has written a letter to Mr. Labouchers taking the responsibility upon him. self of his exclusion from the Cabinet,"

Spencer

The outbreak of cholera at Antwerp is cons firmed

I letter to Mr. Lord Roberts la m kinson favours the concentration of Home Battar ⚫llons in training stations

Sir Seymour, King in a letter to The Times proposes that a small local commission of experte be, formed to examine isto all the schemes for establishing a gold standani.

The Financial Times in of opinion that the suspension of free coinage would not be per manent solution of the Currency Question, but would avert the calls and give limo.

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

• The following telegrams were unavoidably,

held over last night, owing to excessive pressure on our news columnɛyili qəs

LONDON, August 12th.

been almost totally destroyed by fire Some English lady tourists located at the village plockily assisted the local fire brigade by banding along buckets of water,

It is stated that Mr. Munro, Agent-General for Victoria, intends returning to Australis early to September, on leave of absence, for the purpose of explaining matters to the indignant share. Per P. and O. steamer Rome, from London,

holders in the Real Estate Baak.

Another terrible earthquake; accompanied by farious storm and disastrous foods, has occurred in Japan. It is stated that over ten thousand boost here been wrecked, and it is estimated that over dre hundred of the fohabitants have perished,

The cholera scourge: contiones to spread, and by latest pocounts had reached Hamburg, Antwerp, and other parts of Western Europe.

The disease preserves fte deadly character, and a general pants preyails", dre

́ADELAIDE, August 24th Splendid rains have again fallen throughout the greater partion of the colony, and harvest prospecta are of the brightest,

Mr. John Havelock Wilson, general secretary

of the men who went out on stilke a few weeks

ago have left the district for other parts of

Oct. 18.--To Yokohama: Mrs, Kirkes Το Shanghai: Dr. and Mrs. Hart, Dr. Walton, Miss Harris, Miss Hanis, Miss Thornborough. Dr. Gaillson. To Hongkong: Ms. A. B. Johnson mad three children, Rev. G. Williams, Miss Carling, Miss Parslow.

Per Messageties Maritimes steamer Saghallen, from Marseilles, August atat-To Yokohama: Mr. Shimpel Nambu, Mr. S. N. Okaba,

Per Mesageries Maritimes steamer Cald denten, from Marseilles, Sept. 4.-To Shanghals To Hongkong : Mr. J. van Vittum, Mr. Runge Mr. F. Egerman, Mr. and Mr. M. Borel

Per ›geries Maritimes steamer Oxsir. from Marseiller, Sept. 18.-To Guenghatz 'lar, and Mrs. Frank Smith- and child, Mt, H. Bell, Mr. Macleod.

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Shanghal, 3rd September, 189a.

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.

A Kizogat correspondent wilter that the gentry there have obtained penalisten-from the su thorities to use team lanches on the Poyang lake for the life-saving service. It is understood, however, that the launches are not to carry merchandise or passengers.

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*The crowds of people from the Inundated dis- tricts who found their way to Tientsio have received instructions to return to their native

homes and await rellet. The deputies who were sent to the distressed localities in ascertain the extent of the suffering caused by the food are soon to return to Tientsin and make their report.

The Imperial Naval College is aiming to develop some good men for the Chinese navy ship thees an in other life institutions la Tientsin and under the efficient instruction and leader and Foochow, it would be enrprising If some good and able men could not be put foto the Imperial service within a few years. Shanghat Mercury.

CHUNGKING.

"(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Angust aznd, 1891) The summer of 1893 will be remembered in

"Whereas this season has

Changing for at least three things. These are clamation was the results been quamaliy dry t'high river, the cholera scourge, and extremo heat. In carly July the river rose to a point for want of rain, and everywhere the crops gave higher than has been known for thirty or forty occasion for grave concern before the recent rains years. It rose rapidly to a point thirty feet fell, but now since rain has come, companies of higher than the highest mark last year, washing busy-bodies have taken it upon themselves to The man he deliberately killed his mother away many houses and drowning not a few make imitations of the dragon and to march in with a water-melon knife was punished ten days propla,

procession along the streets, and, with unsightly The first cases of Asiatic cholers were during gestures and postures, are troubling the people The directors of the associated wines at Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Natal ago The circumstances of the crime together Broken Hill haya Agate declined to hold any from Marselles, October and.-To Shanghal with the character of the brutal sasasile, who the month of April. They were few in number al and provoking the wrath of the unseen powers conference with the strikers with a view to a Mrs, and Misses Buchheister, Mr. and Mr. de was a scholarly man, made the public more first, but increased as the weather grew warmer moreover they demand food and gifts anxious to see him. At the hour of his execution compromise. The mines are to be reopened Buyl, ...

this ainen wo regard as reliable gave the number of

received thres great to-morrow, when the directors are resolved to take on free labour if the Ualemists still persist from Marsailles, Octaber goth-To Hongkong literary degrees, save been reprimanded for not thousand, and we have reason to believe that why, then, at dine when all diligent persona

· Per Menageries Maritimes steamer Yarra, and mutilation thousands of people were present the first of August information which the fröm all ̈ professions" and, trades,--and, alt

Two near relatives of the murderer, who have deaths up to that me at between thirty at forty rains on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th respectively in relasing to accept the terms offered. Many Mr. and Mrs. Ackroyd,

他 having properly attended to the rearing up of these figures are not greatly exaggerated. Late in have no leisure for idling, see you occupied

the the young man,

Jane we took a fourney of 1,000 to Chents, the such useless practices, exciting

people and capital of the province. We found cholers every preparing their minds for rows and nota? Tale dare Careful enquiry showed that it had is really sporting with the laws, and tổ any stall fortune for himself, had a narrow escape from being poisoned by a nephew of his who between two and three months reaching Chintu this proclamation they must be seized and dealt coveted his wealth. During the hours when the When we anived on the 9th of July the with according to law I therefore rectify your mis- ennach was free front duty, he was in the habit scourge had scarcely more than begun, but takes, and correct your manners and customs. of having his nephew to wait on him. A short being mid-summer, its ravages were soon worse Let all respect this

people have time to this nephew, sought method of than we had known elsewhere. By the first of Since this was lasted the per Han River, the cholera is raging to an awful mixing potion which he afterwards posted late Ava and six hundred dallyyat cholera Claimed hope the Bin-ch Ang people will be as amenable At Fan-chen, 400 miles from Hankow on the obtaining the tempting dollars, and est about August the deaths were reported to be between somewhat quieter with their noisy processions

and their barbarous sounds called-music... erant and hundreds are dying dailys so evlily the broth and gars to his wealthy relative, Before Only the day after nur arrival disposed persons, haters of foreigners bave the chamberlain had half finished he was seized for victim the beautiful and talented wife of to the orders of their magistrates is they have spread the malicious report that some Chinese with violent pains, Beeing this the nephew Dr. Kilborn of the Canadian Methodist Mission. been here; but the Bin-chang people are a more aro travelling round, in the pay of the European, became frightened, and seizing the bowl which This and event occurred only a few works after independent, rough and turbulent class than the polsoning all the walls and the rivers hence contained the poisonous mixture, he swallowed theft arrival and before they were fairly settled polished people of this city,Shanghal khu awial number of deaths.: Conaigusky all-- ke contente as a guipa. A physician was secured? In their new Lime, again, at Chungking there! Merewry,

of the Sailors and Firemen's Untou, who was escently returned to the House of Commons Australia, and it is generally belleved that when member for Middlesbrough, has been faed five the pinch comes to-morrow many of these guineas for having persuaded a seamad to decremaining will return to work la pfeference to Altship.

Continuing an apparently hopeless struggle,

MELBOURNE, August 25th,

"

During the British naval manœuvres the new decond-class cruisers, Apollo and Nalad, went ashore at Berehaven in a fog. They were both Ministry over the Bodget proposals, but the An attempt has been made to oust the new refasted. M

The ship Arztkuza struck a torpedo boat, and) 199ult was a signal victory for the Government knocked a hole in the craft with her propeller, by a masterity of over twenty votes, "Two rion' were injured, N

GMA tregte affair has happened at Toorak, An explosion took place aboard another of the arising out of an attempt or connable to torpedo boats, whereby three then sustained arrest two barglars. The latter opened fire on their would-be er plor,, who retaliated and shot August 13th, one of the barglari dard. The jury returned « The mayal manuvaes have been polsindede i å gæálot of predijskie kemicide.

MORE TROUBLE UP THE YANGTSZE.

FRIGHTFUL NORTALITY FROM CHOLERA.'

Margury wikes under date August 20th

The Hankow correspondent of the Shanghat

A curtain such who has been amassing a where on orend from Chungking, being go on with these practices after the same of

been