ployers to understand that they would take so fresh Jobs until the_question of overtime le amic bly settled. Blacksmiths, coppersmiths, moulders and carpenters are still on strike and refuse to palaver. This morning, when the con track men turned-to, there was no demonstration, owing to the fact that they had pledged them- selventa take ma nɔw jobs,
According to test information It appears that the Compary have applied elsewhere for moulders and "miths, but without success owing to the fact that the sorthern men know that they would be certain in have to face grave hostilities were they to lend their aid to the masters. Mors over, men of thele profession are well off where they are now and do not require to seek pas mes new, and so do not see the force of "chipping in" at the present time.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1892.
the Buddhists in Ceylon est rice treated in this manncy with edible aca-weed, mushrooms, bean. gluten, gourds and ather" vegetables. Post peasants on the coast serve it with sea-snails. cockles, whitebait, shrimps and the other minute forms of mailne life,
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offered to turn their factory over to the workmen. The offer is that the employer shall have the works free of rent for one year, and Mesure, Piestly and Co, niso signify their willingness to make an advance of £5000 free of interest for one year, on the e ndition that the men run the factory op socialist principles.
Sir J. J. C. Abbott, the Premier of Canada, who has been seriously ill for some time past, has partly recovered, and bus arrived in London on a visit. He was interviewed yesterday on the question of the annexation of Canada by the United States. He denied that there was any cause to attach importance to the movement, asserting that the agitation had originated with a few discontented colonists.
The British Government has decided that the Imperial troops shall be withdraw from Canada.
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has been done to property, and go lives have been lost by drowning." Fully 100 families have been rendered homeless.
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A meeting of shareholders In the Liberator Building Society, which recently suspended pay. ment, was held today. The official receiver stated that the society's indebtedness amounted 10 £3,250,000, and excepting the amount to the credit of the reserve fund there was owing to the company only about £10,000. The asset pre- riously reported did not exist, and an examina- tion of the affairs of the society showed that it had been disgracefully mismanaged. The style ment caused great excitement amongst the shareholders, and resolutions demanding criminal prosecution against those responsible for the state of affairs were agreed to.
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wreck of the Anchor line steamer
The unionists who have been on strike at Pittsburg Ironworks for some months past are returning to work, the strikes have collapsed owing to the exhaustion of the funds controlled by the strikers.
Mr. Mercier, the ex-Premier of Quebec, who his just been acquitted on a criminal charge of Graudulently manipulating the funds of the Provincial Government in connection with the contract for the Bay of Chaleur railway, has. commenced proceedings against the Ministry for illegal prosecution.
Influenza has gain made its appearance in New York, and the epidemic is spreading with alarming rapidity.
Referring to the alluation In Central Asia, the Pioneer of India asserts that there is clear evidence that Colonel Yanoff, the officer in charge of 'he Russian milhary expedition, dell- berately picked a quarrel with the Afghans. The Chinese army, which has been collected at Kashgar, has been ordered to disperse owing to the withdrawal of the Russian forces from the Pamir plateau for the winter.
November 4th, A fight to finish has been arranged between Jack M'Auliffe and Dick Burge for £3,000. The contest will take place at the Olympic Club, New Orleans, but the date has not been fixed.
Several important additions are to be made to the Russian navy. The largest Ironclad in the President Harrison, replying to depalation, world has just been launched from one of the wald that the Immigration Department of the is capable of carrying sufficient coal to learn measures to exclude the Introduction of criminals, 26.com miles. Two other Ironclads of similar anarchists and paupers from European countries. proportions are in course of construction, and
As a fenlt of the recent railway disaster at will be launched shortly.
Thirsk the signalmen on the English railways the unrestricted passage of warships through the long to ensure the safety of the travelling pabile. The demand of the Rasalan Government forare protesting that their hours of work are too Dardanelles is belog supported by the French It is also stated that undue pressure is put upon the employees lu passing goods trains between due at the various stations.
Government The Russian Government has
unfettered passage of war material through the Dardanelies aball be allowed,
Wet curries are so common as to be common. place. Nine times out of ten they are very bad the llqu'd being a mixture of various kinds of fat and the splees being a curry-powder, which was grown in the East Indies, transported to London and there in its old age ground into powdez, mixed and bottled, The sauce to be gard should be made of cocoanut milk, cow's milk, clarified butter, grated young coomanot and trashly ground spices. When it is to be ared with eggs or fat meat of any sort, the batter should be reduced in amount. When with
At a meeting of the. London. Chamber of ing the particulars have been received regard- Russian naval shipbuilding yards. The vessel United States would adopt the most stringent substances poor in all, such as oysters, flatfish or cold tongue, it should be increased. The Commerce to-day Sir John Lubbock, chairman, THE “PARRA” IN TROUBLE. best combination is cocosnut milk and rich made some remarks on the effect of the M'Kinley Alderney or Jersey, cream. This of course is tailff law. He declared that although the The French mall'steamer Yarra airived here difficult to obtain except in a few places in thee. M'Kinley tatil, yet he assured them the of England were great in consequence at 12.30 this morning, two days overdue from older countries.
The younger the cocoanut the belter the sufferings of the Americans themselves from the Salgan. She reports having met very heavy north-east gales and adverse currents on the currys the milk of the young out le rich, mild and law were even greater. The M'Kinley tariff, he way up, with overcast sky that prevented obser- / sweet. As it ages it turns watery and rank. The averred, had proved disastrous to the lumber, sufficient life-saving spparatas, Fishermen on the ❘ extended its demands, and cow claims that the sections at the times when express trains arg vations for two days and nigħu, Finally, meat when young is a thick cream; when old, barley, and inplate industries of the United woody and Indigestible, Better use CG
States In conclusion he expressed his ballet when the weather cleared sufficiently to take
that it was impossible for America to long observations, she found herself 71 miles out of coconut at all, that employ one which insuks
maintain in existence such a tariff. her couric. During the storm she is supposed the palate and injures the digestive system. to have lost one blade of her propeller, on the The "White carries" are nothing more or less morning of the 2nd Inst., and if the dock than a sub-class of the wet-curries in which the labourers are agreeable (which is doubtful) she colored ingredients are omitted as far as it will be docked for examination. No lives were posible. The leading Ingredients of the sauce are cocoanut milk and meat and cows-milk and lost, and the maile, which are most interesting,
cream, salt, white pepper, coriander-seed, grated were landed intact,
fruit-kernels, white ginger and white mice. If the floor of garlic or fried onions is desired, these are parboiled lo coconut milk and filtered or strained out. Similar treatment supplies such flavors as clove, clonamon sidred pepper. The sauce may be poured over boiled rice or thickened with rice flour. The latter course is more to be commended from an artistic polat of view.. Delicate artistic effects may be produced by throwing on the sauce when served shreds of scarlet chilles, gren onlon and shalot and simil. lar substances which possess both taste and a bright color White curries never burn and are therefore better adapted for children or fa- valids than any other kinds.
THE COOK IN THE ORIENT.
IV. CURRY.
Of the many delicious dishes called curries in the East comparatively nothing is known in the great cities of Christendom. When directed to make a curry, the average Western Cook pre- pares a weak stew ei fith, flesh or fowl, drenches it with pepper and curry powder and serves it with blednice. No matter what the food may be that is curried, his rule changes not. H may at times add a dash of garlic, or a few chopped onions fried :-these are simply extraY, The dish itself is a poor stew plus curry powder. The corkery books are as bad as the cooks. They give recipe upon recipe, but all when analized are merely variations of the stew and are almost as far from the truth. The latest publiction (Webster's International, December 189) gives the definition, of curry mú follows:
3. A kind of sauce much used in India, con- taining garlic, pepper, ginger and other strong spices.
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Of curry-soups, of which Mulligatawney is the best known exsniple, the subject has been treated in so masterly a manner by the great chef, Thomas J. Muney that nothing remalas to be said. His brochures on Soups and on
culinary art.
October 27th.
The Newmarket Houghton race meeting was continued to-day. The principal event on the programme, was the Dewhurst Plate, which resulted as follows :-
The DEWHURST PLATE ; of 300 sove, added to * sweepurke of 25 rovs. eich, 15 ft., for two- years olds; colts, Est. g'bs.; fillies, 8st. 6ib. The winner of Middle Park Plate to carry tolb.; of a rece válas 1000 sors, 71b.; of one value çoo says, alb. extra. The owner of the second borse to receive 100.1ovs, out of the stakes. Last seven furlongs R.M. Closed November 3rd, 1897, with 74 subs. Mr. Ablogton's b c Meddler, by St, Gatien-
Busybody ... Deke of Portland's b c Racbura, by St. Simon
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Roumania, off Lisbon The vessel struck with great force 50 yards from the shore and split midships. The collision caused a pante on to the bridge, but were almost directly amongst the crew, and the passengers rushed engulfed by the waves. The survivors attribute the great loss of life to the absence of proper or Portuguese coast robbed and deauded the dead bedies which were washed to the beach by the waves. They also seized any cargo which came ashore and bid it.
November tat Edward Livermarah, a journalist, has been placed on his trial at San Francisco on a charge of having committed murder at Santa Rosa, The case is surrounded by some 'ex'raordinary features, nad grest Interest is centred in the trial. The delence set up is that Livermarsh committed the crime while in a hypnotic condi- on. An expert was called into court, and the prisoner was hypnotised. The result was astounding and startling. The accused, while under the hypnotic ir fluence, reacted the crime in all its details.
The people of New York have subscribed an immense sum towards Mr. Harrison's expenses in connection with the contest for the Presidency of the United States.
The distress amongst the laboring classes Lord Calthorpe's b-e-Buckingham, by Galopin-in-London is intense. The unemployed are
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Major M'Kinley, during the course of a speech yesterday, quoted figures regarding the exports of the United States. He said that ander the
The report that the Government Intended to Immediately withdraw the Imperial troops from Canada has been officially denied.
The Rev. Dr. Durnford, Bishop of Chichester, during the course of a speech to-day referred to the British occupation of Uganda. He declared
lectorate over the territory would not exceed £40,000, an amount that was only equal to the price paid for a picture for the National Art Gallery.
Mi, Kelr-Hardie, M.P., estimates that there are at present in England 1,250,000 persons in a starving condition.
The Northumberland coal-miners have decided to accept the proposal of the employers for a reduction of 7 per cent in their wages,
The Queen has forwarded a message of condolence to the sufferers by the railway disaster near Thirsk Junction on Wednes- day morning, when the Edinburgh express was wrecked by a collision with a goods rain. The signaiman, who was on duty at the time, and fell asleep in the signal-box, bes been suspended. He says he presaged that some disaster would occur if he were compelled to go pa duty, as was completely fatigued by watching by the bedside of his dying child on the previous night. When a refusal was given Jo his application to be relieved he was unwilling to accept the decision, as he felt totally unfit for work, and was toclined to leave without per mission. The man's mind appears to be lo a state of confusion regarding the collision. He says that he merely remembers the appicach of the express, and beyond that all is a blank to hita. The officials do not deny that the signal man applied to be relieved, and that ble applica tion met with a refusal. The Daily Chronicle says that the persons, who were responsible for history of the country, and the critics of the to attend to his work are the ones responsible for policy were confounded by the astounding results. the disaster, and should be placed on their trial The London newspaper Morning secently for manslaughter. The paper adds that the published an article commenting in very out-hole story is revolting and cruel. spoken tainas on a society slander action which News of a terrible disaster on a petroleum ship decided. The editor and publisher of the journal when soddenly a fire broke out. The flames, were proceeded against for contempt of court, spreading rapidly, fa'a very short space of time with the result that the editor was fined £100 Ignited the oll, and nine persons who were on and the publisher £50.
powder. Even the dictionaries and cyclopedias Salads are two chefs-d'œuvre in the literature of that the annual cost to Great Britain of a pro M'Kinley Ack the exparts were the largest in the the signalman going on duty while he was unfit |
a. A stew of tow), fiab or game cooked with cooamon; cardamom; mace, white and red; Mr. Gladstone's recent article, in which he was then before the courts and had not been is to hand. The vessel was lying in the Selne
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Among the substances which are grated are white, black, brown, red and chile peppers; coriander, acise and poppy seed; ginger, green, while, brown, dried, powdered and pickled; (urmeric; garlic; onion; sbalot; leck; clove; natweg; mostard; the plis of plums, peaches, cherries and all fruits rich in prussic or other strong perfumes ; raisios ; currants; cocoanut { "orange and lemon peel; soy beans; bay, laurel peppermint and camphor leaves; the dried leaves of many flowers.
The National Review publishes an article by Lord Salisbury un Irish Home Rule, in reply to referred to the attitude to be expected from the House of Lords on the question. The ex-Premier sars that it is not likely that the Houre of Lords will resist the will-aithe, people, but it must perform, its duty. He does not recognise that the real question of Home Rule has been decided. He also contends that the constitution. shall include additional safeguards providing that no Parliamentary machinery shall determine
the wish of the nation.
During the course of a speech yesterday Archbishop Croke, of Cashelard Emiy, expressed the belief that the Irish dynamitards, now serving sentences for outrages, would be released from prison shortly.
Probably no cook uses all of these in any one. dish and no two cocki agree upon the same combination for any one dish. Of all the list the pepper family to the most popular; then closely follow coriander, poppy seed, ginger, turmeric, onion and coconut. There is no fixed rule about the selection of particular ingredients. If a yellow color is desired farmeric is bound to be employed; if red, then red pepper, red mace, pickled ginger and clove are pretty sure to be called upon and turmeric omitted. Other com- binations result from the difference in personal taster, ond man preferring a mild, spicy xest and * seconda pungent flavor of the ferlist kind. Still farther combinations are produced by the predilections of the cook or bis diplover for one-It has transpired that the Rothschlids, before or two particular spices to the exclusin of all under aking to promote the Russian loan of orbers. From there numerrus causes spring a £17,000 ese in Paris, demanded a cessation of variety in curries whose name is not legion, but negotiations which had been proceeding for the completion of a commercial treaty between Russia and Germany,
a vast army.
This definition is very much like that of the French Academy, which they submitted to the great Zoologist Cuvier for approval, "A crab is a red shell-fish which walks backward." "Gentlemen," antwered Cuvier, your de finition is faultless with the exception that = crab is not red, is not a shell-fish and does not walk backwards.” So with all due deference to that superb work of lexicography, It must be sid that curry is not a sauce and is not a stew. To properly understand curry, its history must be borne in mind. Though it attalos to-day Is highest development in Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Colombo, Batavia and Bangkok, i belongs to neither three places nor the races which people them. It took is origis in southern India among the Tamils and Telegu, Iu name in.the former is Karl and in the latter Kurri These words when used to signify food are emplyed in a secondary sense; in their primary sense both mean a stone for rubbing, grating or grinding. The dearest equivalent in English would be grater. Upon the Karf, the Tamil cook grates the pices and vegetables which are ite Characterisite of the dish into which they are It was Max Muller who said that "every word thrown. In other words, a curry is any cooked is a condensed his o y," The humble term dish in which the most prominent ingredients are "Curry" is a volume in itself. It tells much freshly grated spices or aromatic vegetables, more than the fact of two poor races in Southern This broad head includes such widely-different India, whose daily food was prepared to a large dishes as the dry-curries of Bombay, the white extent open a rough and perous rubbing-stone, curries of Colombo, te red carry of Bangkok, | Behind this may be seen other facts: An arid the brown cuiry of Baravia and the common
and over-p opled land where fimine and yellow curry of Europe and America,
drought were perennial viskors : A struggle for existence in which every particle of organic matier, animal or vegetable, fresh or faul, pleasant or nauseating was a possible means of saving and a sure one of preserving lifeja search ||for apices to diagulse rancidity, acrity, decay, to strengthen weak stomachs and to resuscitate those who were starving to deaths patient wives and little children digging roots and gathering leaves wherewith to give zest to the minersble meal of the husband and father. Then in the new spelling of the word, we see the appearance of a new race, rich, strong and arrogant, which takes the best from the weaker race and converts it to its own use. A wire conversion. Yet it may be questioned if the bon vivant realises thai in the curry he is enjoying, be is simply employing an antierptic and disinfectant which kindly Nature taught centuries ago to the Telugus and Tamils,
It should be added that both spices, and vegetables must be chosen from those which ais found in the East Indies. This divinction will prevent confusing curries with the superb dishes imilarly prepared in Louisiana, and Mississipp! by the create cock, of which the celebrated gumbo-fi é" is the best example. In these French-American dishes, indigenous spices such as vanilin, allspice and sassairas birch, and vege- tables such as gumbo and tabasco peppers are the characteristic ingredients.
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NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL:
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The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Fatywas Capt. R, Nelson, from Sydney, via ports of tall, arrived in harbour' last night. For the sub folued Items of news we are indebted to our Colonial exchanges:~~
LONDON, October 26th, -
It is reported in London that Sir James F. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, will be appolated Chief Justice in the colony in sac certion to Sir Charles Lilley, who is about to retire from the bench at the end of the your.
There is no liralt to the kind and variety of currics. They range from the solid roasts of Bagdad to the Tamil broth we call Mulligatawacy Soup. A few Illustiations may serve to show how this variety is secured. A Perslan, cook takes a small chicken or squsb; cleans it thoroughly and staffs it with whatiray be called a curry staffing, This consists of boiled rice, grated onton, clarified butter (if the bird is thin), raisine, orange peel, citron, salt, pepper, ginger, coriander. toed and poppy seed. This stuffing will be grayish wale when the bird le cooked. To produce yellow, grated turmeric is added | green, grated shalots and red, picked Chinese ginger, The chicken is boked in a small closed pot tastead of a pan. It is served the moment blood does not show when the flesh is perforated and is a dish worthy of the most fastidious bon Vivant. The flavor is, will funherjimproved by the addition of grated young coconut to the stuffing. This though necessary in wet and white curries, is not so in dry carries or curry! soup. At great dinner parties, the Persians and many Pances and others in India"apply the | same method to kids and lambs with great access. It is said that a sucking-ple treated in this manner is simply sublime, but of tbl. I knew nothing. Its obvious that this clane or The Earl of Onslow has been interviewed with| style would be inappropriate with such game regard to the suggestion made by Major-General as canvası-back duck, reed-blide, plower, Wild Edwards to appoint as Governor of Tasmanin a Aurkeys and others which possess a distinct, military officer with wide experience, who would though a delicate flavor of their own. On the be capable of advising the Governments of the other hand, it is invaluable with geese, muscovy other Australasian colonies on important strates ducks and mallards, whose flavor is not univer- | gic questions. Loid Quilow expressed blæself sally popular. Last, it offers endless variety in as decidedly in favour of the proposal, but be case of such tasteless meats as turkey, capon, expressed the fear that the people of Tasmania pheusot, partidge and prairie chicken.
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for the other colonies, ." with a hot vegetable, usually rice, which has Mejor-General Edwards was interviewed to- | been allowed to absorb comy-sance but not to day as to his opinions regarding the report of the point of saturation. Nearly all vegetables the Royal Commission which recently loquired during boiling abooth a certain amount of water into the defences of New South Wales. He during the expansion and breaking down of agreed with the opinions expressed by the com -- their cellular tissue. If thereafter they are kept. mission to the effect that the colony only required in warm air or steam they lose much of this the nucleus of permanent artillery and sub- moisture and are ready to absorb any liquid marios mining force. He urged that the money poused over them. It is particularly true of rice, saved, giving effect to the recommendations of but applies just as well to wheat, macaroni, the Royal Commission, should be expended millet, oats, barley, rye, maize, buckwheat and in improving the land forces for local defence. to pointoes and yamı,
It was not absolutely necessary that Australia In preparing the lance, the grated spices and should musician a strong naval force, while on vegetable are thrown into a fuld of some sort. the other hand it was necessary that Great This may be milk, cream, coconut milk, ghes Britain should command the seas, and in doing
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An action has been commenced by Mr. James J. O'Kelly, ex-M.P. for North Roscommon, against Mr. Heinemann the publisher of Malog Le Caron's autobiography, to respect to that portion of the book which involves him with the Clan-na-Gael
Sir W. G. F. Philmore has decided to accept the appointment of Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the Hight Court of Justice, in succession to Mr. Justice Deoman, who has reilred. Mr. William Raan Kennedy, QC, bas therefore been appointed to the vacancy.
At to-day's sitting of the Royal Commission on Labor evidence was given to show that the invested capiz 1 of friendly societies in England and Wales amounted to £118,000,000.
October 28th.
The Marquis of Sallsbury has written a letter to the press n garding the situation in Ugar da Ia bis communication the ex-Prime Minister says that the last Government intended to retale possession of Uganda. but to allow the British East African Co, lo decide for itself whether it should continue its operations or not,
The German Colonial Council has considered the present position of affairs in German East Africa, with the result that a resolution has been adopted recommending the increase of Imperiat troops in East Africa," It is believed that such a course would have the effect of subduing the revolt and assuring good relations between the Germans and natiye chlefs, while it would tend to develop the resources of the éclony.
The Russian authorities continue to purane their policy of persecution in regard to Stundi«ts, A telegram from St. Petersburg reports that a Skivira, in the province of Kiev, the women Slundisis have been vilely ill-trected; and that military sentries have been placed on duty to tries are most vigilant in discharging their doties, watch the men who profess the faith. The ren- and the movements of the men are watched from hour to hour.
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„King Leopold, of Belgium, has declared the Congo Free State open to private enterprise.
News has been received of a terrible tragedy which has been committed at Kildare, ireland. A constable first murdered the sergeant of the division and then killed the officer's wile and child. Shortly afterwards the constable delibe- rately committed suicide. For some time pre- vlously the murderer's conduct had been remark- able, and it is believed that he was insane.
The Russian warahip Olga arrived at the mouth of the river Selma, Roumanie, a few days ago, and proceeded up the stream without first complying with the quarantine regulations, which are at present very strict on account of the recent cholera scare, A Roamanian gunboat followed and fired upon the Olga, and the vessel was ultimately captured. The captain of the worship gave as bis excuse for disregarding the quarantine regulations that the Selma was an international highway.
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The Presidential election in the United States is creating intense excitement. A cablegram from New York reports that sum of 22,coo has been staked at even in that chy on the result of the confest, and many large amounts have been wagered over the election,
November 5th.
Thomas Nelll, or Cream, the man condemned to death for the murder of Matilds Clover and other girls who were victims of the London poisoning cases, has been respited for a week in order that inquiries may be made in Canada as to the mental condition of the convict during his residence in the Dominion. Nelli petitioned for a reprieve on the ground that he committed the murder while of unaand mind.---
Prince Bismarck has been interviewed regard-- Ing the European political situation. He declared that Engized was intriguing with a view of Inducing Germany to engage in war with Russia, so that India might be relleved of the danger now threatening it from Russia. The St. Petersburg Novor Fremya declares that owing to the at i ude af Germany the Russian Govern ment has been compelled to increase the defence forces.
The Nizam of Hyderabad has offered the services of a regiment of cavalry to attend the Viceroy of India.
November 6th.
It has transpired that the cost of the Haws was £600,000, and not £1,000,000 as previously
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The Emperor William of Germany is indignant at the attitude adopted by Prince Blamarck in regard to the policy of the German Government. | It is considered that Prince Bismarck, who holds a commlision in the army, will be struck off the roll.
The demand of Rusals for a passage for her warships through the Dardanelles has excited Government is closely watching the develop great interest in Germany. The German ments of events in connection with the demand. * The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports that it is feared that Prince Bismarck hostility to the present German Government and his recent speeches will tend to assist Russia.
The Pope has received a visit from the Grand His Holiness referred to the relations existing Dake Sergius of Russia, brother of the Car.
between Russia and the Vatican. He said i these relations were sometimes troubled, it was now understood that both Rasila and the Vatican treasured union and peace.
The Italian general elections, which have just concluded, bave resulted in the return of a ata- jority of candidates supporting Signor Gioletti the present. Premier. The Marquis di Radiat and Signor Crispi, ex-Premlers, have been ro- elected.
MELBOURNE, November 7th, at Waratah Bay, off Wilson's Promontory, since The ship Drumblair, which has been ashore September 16th, was successfully towed off, by Patterson & Co.'s steam-tog Albatross lit night, and is now coming up to Melbourne. The vessel is said to be very little damaged.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, November roth, The Rothschlids have declined to subscribe towards the new Russian loan for twenty milijon sterling, a course which is likely to seriously interfere with its successful fotation. This action supposed to be largely due to the barbarous persecution of the Russian Jews.
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A terrible panic, arising from an alarm of fire; occurred among the congregation of a church at Vinagora, in Austria. In the rush for the doors wenly persons were trampled under foot and
crushed to death.
The city of Hamburg is now declared to be free from cholera. It has been almost depopa. iated, so many of the inhabitants have died as sought refuge in other places.
A serious collision has occurred on the Mersey railway. A number of-carlages were wrecked, and over fifty of the passengers badly injured.
A disastrous fire has occurred in New York. Several warehouses were destroyed, the damage being estimated at some millions of dollars.
London Times, in an article on Australian finances, states that there is a growing desire on the part of French capitalists to invest to Aus- tralian stocks.
Terrible distress prevails among the poorer classes la certain quarters of the city of London, Large procesalons of unemployed through the streets are of daily occurrence.
Her Majesty's troopship Crocodile very narrowly escaped shipwreck off the Isle of vering her dangerous position just in time to Wight during a dense fog, accidentally disco- Avert what would probably have proved sa appalling calamity. She had fifteen hundred traps on board.
During the progress of service in a church at Vinagora, Austria, yesterday a terrible panic took place. Some person in the congregation raised the cry that the tower was falilog, and the people became frantic with fear. A great rush was made for the doors, with the result that the outlets were blocked and a terrible crush ensued. When the panic-stricken worshippers had been got out of the building it was discovered that | 15 persons had been trampled to death,
The municipal elections at present proceeding throughout Great Britain are altracting a great stated; deal interest. The results of the contests fa A strike has occurred amongst the employees 155 municipalities are to hand. The Liberal of a number of cotton mills in Lancashire candidates have been elected in 64 places, and against a proposed reduction of wages. Sixty the Conservatives secured majorities in 59. The thousand workers are involved in the dispate, labor candidates were successful, at Derby and and preparations are being made for a long Bradford.
www struggle. During the course of a speech delivered last A difficulty has arisen at the Bradford dyeing night the Marquis of Sallabary referred to the works in Yorkshire, and 3000 employees have palley of the Gladstone Government in regard to been locked out. The trouble is due to the Ireland. He declared that the Royal Commissionists objecting to the employment of non-affairs broughtout Europe, and that the taxe sion recently appointed to inquire Into the condi. tion of the evicted tenants in Ireland was unfairly constituted He further asserted that the refer ences to order in the appointment of the com mission involved several untruths.
The miners employed in the Yorkshire collle ries demand a week's "play" In order to bring about a reduction of the output,
A despatch has been received from Mr. Feary, the Arctic explorer, regarding the result of his recent ex-lorations in Greenland, Mr. Peary declaren, thịt the ice is of such a thick- construct zallways over it in any part, ness in Greenland that it would be possible to
The New York Tribune asserts that the Democratic party has command of a big cor, Speaking at Manchester yesterday Mr. A. Iruption fund for use in connection with the Balfour, M:P, sald the country had reached a Presidential election. monetary cilals, and unless a better one could The French Government has granted a pardon be devised he urged the adoption of the bi-to the miners convicted of sloting in connection metallic system.
with the recent disturbances arising out of the [štrike at the Carmaux coal mines,
A fearful" fire has destroyed the prison at Gollerodoy, Austria The warders had great difficulty in getting out the prmones safely, and notwithstanding all efforts teu of the latter were killed, besides many injured.
Evidence given belore the Foyal Commission on Labor goes to support the necessity for extra control by the Government over building societies by the appointment of committees to prevent the over-valuation of assels,
The revenue of Monte Carlo for the past year amounts to £920,000, an excess of £47,000 over the previous years, The Prince condemns the
agreement with the company which expires in 1,913.
Dry cunties consist of maat served hot or cold i da probably object to their” Governor doing gambling business, and will not renew the
The Marquis Capelli has expressed the opinion that the. Triple Alliance has left unfettered the preparation of Italing armaments.
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Madame Melba, the Australian prima donna, has made her reappearance at Covent Garden Theatre. The newspapers speak of her singing as faultlets,
General Kitchener has been despatched to Snakita in charge of a regiment of Egyptian cavalry to reinforce the friendly tribes, whom Osman Digna has been terrorising with a view of compelling them to join the Mahdistu.
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November 7th. Official statements of the French revenue Jast pablished show that within the past six months there has been a decrease of £3,000,000 in the receipts.
Prince Bismarck, in the German Reichstag, Is vigorously opposing the Bil empowering the Government to add to the strength of the already enormously powerful German army. He asserts that the proposed increasca are absolutely anne Cary in view of the present peaceful aspect of payers are already almost crushed beneath the Intolerable burden of milliary expenditure.
Dr. Neill, recently convicted and sentenced to death for the rounder of several women at Lambeth, is now alleged to be inune, and the resnit of a medical investigation. death sentence has been pesponed pending the
from Canada has been prohibited from a dread
The importation of live cattin into England"
of the introduction of pleure pneumonis, which la raging in certain districts in the latter country.
A terribly destructive hurricane has occurred fo the Caribbean Sea. Full particulars have not yet come to hand, but it is roughly estimated that over one hundred thousand inhabitants of the islands of St. Andrews and Old Providence have The authorities of the Scotch churches have been rendered homeless. Many vessels in the forwarded a petition to the Earl of Kimberley track of the tempert are supposed to have foun ́urging the Bṛlissh Government to contious tha | dered,
occupation of Uganda
November 17th, Thomas Adolphus Trollope, the well known author, is dead, aged 82.
Aulade cholera has reappeared in the north of France, and also lo Hungary,
'The distress amongst the working classes of London is very serious, owing to the large num ber of men who see in idleness. The unemployed An inquiry has been made into the cause of have forwarded a petition to the Government the terrible railway accident which occurred at demanding that arrangements shall be made for Thirsk, Yorkshire, yesterday morning. It has feeding 43,200 balf-starving school children, transpired that the signalman was solcep in his News is to hand of the loss of a whaling box when the collision occurred, and had not vessel, involving great loss of life and terrible noticed the approach of the goods train fotofferings by the survivors of the wreck. The which the express dashed. He states that he ship was engaged in a whaling expedition in the had asked to be relieved from duty, owing to the Arctic Sea and became surrounded by icebergs, fact that he was unable to obtafa sleep on the Nothing could be done to save the vessel and previous night, having been by the bedside of a gradually the huge masses of les closed round dying child. His application was refused, with the ship. The whaler was crushed in such a the result that he fell asleep at bin post
maccer that it sank Immediately, and 34 of the The Belgian Chamber of Representatives har persons on board, including the captain, were rejected a proposal embodying the principle of drowned. Five members of the crew succeeded universal suffrage.
in freeing themselves from the wreck, and got M. Loubet, the Premier of France, has declined hold of a floating mast. They drifted about fox to appoint French blahops at the bidding of the two days, and were in temible plight Pop
Eventually a steamer hove in sight, and shortly A telegram from America reports that political Mr. John Burns, M. P., during the course of afterwards they were rescued from their perilous riots of a serious nature bave occurredia Carolina. speech dellvered last night, expressed himself as position. An attempt was made to murder the State thoroughly salified with the progress of sociallam auditor, bat other facitons Interposed, and to England. He asserted that the time, for general slat resulted. During the disturbance theory had ended, and the period for construction úvo persons were killed.
had arrived ad d The prevailing depression`is being very keenly A banquet was tendered last night to Sir felt amongst the rural clanges in England, and | Henry B. Loch, Governor of Cape Colony, The in consequence many of the farmers demand the Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the appointment of a land court, to sear just their Colonies, replied to the toast of "Her Majesty's senta,
Colonies." He said that the Government were keenly alive to colonial interests, and that Terrible storms have been experienced in the Ministers were closely watching the commercial Black Sea, and news has been received of the relations between Great Britain and her colonies less of eight vessels. The whole of the members Referring to the dalles of his department, he said of the crews of three of the wrecked ships that he fully recognised that the old days of were drowned Owing to the continued governing the colonies from Downing-straes had wiolence of the weather the steamers of the passede
Atlantio lines have been delayed.
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or clarified butter, clarified chicken fat or poorest | so would provide all paral protection Australla. During the course of a speech yesterday Mr, of all water. The mase ja stirred until it is per. required, an decaly homogeneous and then poured slowly over The sport of the Eastern Extension Telegraph the balled rice. When properly done, each grain Co. has just beca published. The profits for the of rice is uniformly coloured sad faròmęd with | puat halleyear are shown at £130,000.
John Barss, MP, asserted the 60 per cent, of the working classes in England over 60 years of age are in receipt of poor rellel,
Despatches, to band report that disastrons floods have occurred in the South of Mexico, and an the plates. Indies vegetarians and expecllly: Moms Priestly and Cay of Bradised, bava | jurge staat of land are submerged, Minch damage
the sauce, but in so dry as to leave no molaisre
Owing to the existing depression in England
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The strike at the Heywood cotton mills has collapsed, and the hands are returning to work on the old terms. The other employees who are out on striko bave signified their willingness to submit the dispute to arbitration for settlement. The employees at the Bolton cotton mills are not affected by the difficulty, and a heavy levy has been raised among these at work to asulat
the strikers.
Grover Cleveland, the Democratic candidato, has been elected-President of the United States by a large majority ever his opponent, General Harrison, the representative of the Republican party. The greater portion of the United States press is jubilant over the victory, one of the first results of which, it is anticipated, will be the abolition of the notorious McKinley Tariff Bill.
The head police office in Paris has been considerably smashed by the explosion of a powerful dynamite-bomb. Six officers in the establishment were killed outright, and several others terribly mutilated by the flying debris The explosion is attributed to the anarchists, in revenge for recent prosecutions of some of their members by the police,
The agitation against the proposed abandon ment of Uganda, in Africa, has been successful. It is now formally announced thist Great Britain intends to retain possession of the territory la question.
Oxford and Cambridge Universities have presented a challenge cup to be competed for by Australian University crews.
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Mr. James Munro, Agent-General for Victoria, has sailed for Melbourne to explain.
The death is announced of the Duke of Marlborough, from heart disease.
Dr. Nelll, convicted of the murder of sevdial women, was executed on Tuesday morning last, despite the plea of insanity.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has refused to grant the right to coin silver to any singla colony, unless the concession is approved by all
the other solonies.
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