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LATE TELEGRAMS.

ALLAHABAD, May 26th,

It is said on good authority that the Russian some months ago, laid down" soppiles for some

sixteen handred men in a fort on the Marghabi

Arrivals to date. 5---

Arrivals Settlements Stock

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1893.

Oona Depack, Kukiang, Hobow kebaby tests F-chests, I-chesta 277,830 204,249 225,201 16688 238,100 150,328. 180.508 16.234

39,640 53.921 44,693 545

to the Pamir region, and it is believed from N. C. Daily News. Information received from Chinese Turkestan that a force from Fergbaus of that strength har already arrived on the spot,

May 27th. The reception of Lieutenant-Colonel Yate at Herat was even more cordial than was expected. The Amir's officials have loyally carried out his Highness's orders that the British officer abould be received with marked distinction at all Important halting places.

There is absolutely na truth In the reports of Impending trouble on the Gomal route from the Waziris tribe, as the whole are well affected 'towards th Indian Government and the head. men are anxious for the maintenance of the pet sant good understanding,

LONDON, May 31st. The smallness of the majority in the voting on Lord Wolmer's amendment last night wa mainly due to the absence of Government supporters who had not paired,

Jane Ist,

The cricket match between Gloucester and Middlesex resulted in the latter being beaten by TIS TUAN.

Jana *nd.

The jury found Townsend, who threatened to shoot Mr. Gladstone, to be insane, and he will therefore be detained in an, asylum during Her Majesty's pleasure,

The Maharajh of Kuperthala yesterday visited Mr. Gladstone and Lord Rosebery, and will dine with Lord Kimberley at the Queen's birthday dinner to-morrow,

Cho'era has appeared at Bagorah and

Amarah.

ΑΜΟΥ.

TIENTSIN.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT)

Tientsis, 1st May, 1893- We hear from the interior that the outlook in Mongolia continues to be far from reassuring. I have already informed you that the emperor bad ordered large supplies of rice to be sest to the districts suffering from famine, but the diffealt of obtaining means of transportation has quite nullied the effects of the Imperial bounty and reach the scene where it is most required very little, if any, of the intended reile! will The long stretches of parched country, which bas been dried to powder by the long con- tinued drought, terify the camel-owners, who will not risk their valuable animals on such a hazardous journey; consequently we bear now hat the officials have selsed theowners of the camel trains and cast them lato prison, imply because those men will not send their beasts to almost certain destruction in attempting this journey. There are great quantiles of merchandise waiting at Tangchow for means of transport to the Interior, a matter of no small. inconvenience to the traders, especially to the Russian tea-dealers, who, if something else does not turn up, will have to try to get their wares carried overland by the new route, vis Vladivo. stock, otherwise the tess will be too late for the

season.

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tuming round, ipat it out and walked slowly off. H eyes were half shot and he was whistling softly to himself

'ander across the table with a frightened stare. But the doctor was thoughtfully watching the litle whichpool hle upoon made in the coffee m he stirred. At last he raised his head, and sat back in his chair.

"and

“When a man's wife," he began quietly, his chest blend

Fred Lander was a "rising" medico. In fact, he had risen, and was afloat on the top. He bad giten up general practice and confined himself to be specialty he but chosen-diseases of the

Wallsce started to his feet, garping... Hla throat.ut that was pare business, the thing bemade his money at. His hobby, to which he hands on the table, he bent over and glared in devoted all his spare time, was bacteriology. the other's face. He seemed to struggle for Bacilli of every kind were his pets. Disease iterance, but for a time no sound came to his gems foarlshed in his laboratory and waxed | lips. The blood rushed to his face," and the fatin all sorts ofunsavoury soups. If you wanted velas da bis forehead stood oui, gorged and ropy, teberculosis, or ye low faver, or cholem, or Linder stopped speaking, and looked-coolly typhold, he had it, so to speak, on tap, in fat-back at him. At last the words came, brokenly, merable, degrees of dilution, from the eve-proef in a sort of husky gcream. bend as deadly as prussic weld to the mild collare guaranteed to put jast enough fever fo your blood to toan up the pulse one beats minute. Lander was admitted to know a good deal about these things-mare, perhaps, than anybody else in Australia

mening, she found her husband bay with a When Mrs. Lander got home at two in the tea-tube half-full of a turbid liquid. He came to take off her closk

"Another experiment, Fred?" She put out her check to be kissed.,

"Yes," he said, carelessly, "It's a thing I' want to finish 'before I go to bed. How did you enjoy yourself to-night? Anybody particular there?

Oh! it was pretty slow, I'm dead tired; good-night. Be sure and take some suprer before you come up

All right; I have some consomma teady. you had better take some, tor; f'll bring it up

A little later, when she had emptied the litle Cop, he sat down by the bed and commenced to her about the ball. In the middle of a sentence she incontinently dropped off to sleep. Which, considering the extent to which the An Important addition to our small zoological beverage had been drugged, was not surprising. garden bas lately been made in the shape, or in Lander war not surprised. He went down the person, of a young wolf, which was captured stairs, and returned with the test-tubs." Opening a short while ago by the Natives in the belgh-cablost, he took out a neat lille needle-pointed bourhood and brought foto the port for sale.

instrument, and calmly Ipfected a few drops of All Northern produce bar been very high in the liquid into her arm. Then, after putting the (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) price lately, especially goatskins, the black things back into their places, he went to bed variety of which have been selling at Th. 1.20himself. His experiment wasorer for the night. Amoy, June 6th.

per piece.

Three days afterwards pretty Mrs. Lander Since I wrote to you last, nothing unusual The Viceroy Li Hung Chung has ordered a

sickened with a mysterious fever. The lness has occured. We had a very heavy rainfall | general overhaul of the accounts of the Imperial Zasted exactly a week, and then she died. Her during the latter end of last month, after exper-Chinese Railway. Mr. G. Baur has been offered harband, who, la conjunction with a colleague, - lencing miny weeks of beautifully dry and clear | the post lately vacated by Mr. Pethick, but has had attended her unremittingly throughout, was weather. In fact, in many places the rain was refused to take it up at the salary Mr. Pethick heart-broken. He handed over his practice to a needed, as the want of water was being fell. got, Tla, 250 x month, unless he is ordered to friend for a few months and went off to Europe. From the 2nd to the 16th of May we had a ¦ da no by Messa. Krapp,—Mercury.

In the fortnight that elapsed before the constant downpour. The rain was so heavy

atcamer started, he s-cluded himself with his -that, in many places up-country, miles and miles

Rilet. His friend, Wallace, was the only person were under water, and a great deal of damage

he would admit to anything more than the has been done; some of the crops have

briefest interview. Wallace was the confidant been entirely washed away, "and"

of his most intimate sorrows. They talked chiefly about his wife. The evening before Lander 'sailed, they sat together till very late, and he insisted on Wallace staying the night. He gave him a shakedown In the room next his

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THE FUTURE HOPED BY

HAWKINS.

(A Cockney Carol by a cruelly-used Coster In- ventor. With apologies to clever Albert Chevalier.)

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few houses have collapsed. Large tracts of newly planted rice fields have been entirely destroyed. These heavy rains caused great freshes and for several daya hardly any flood tldes were felt in Amoy; a constantly ebbing tide

["1 desire to express, and I cannot do it too was experienced, with the water quite muddy strongly, that there in no credit to be attached to

Dr. Lander got back from Europe in the winter, and nearly fresh. Rice is therefore still dear the conduct of the Directors in this particular and more steamers aulve full of rice from the case. It would be more satisfactory to me if and settled down quietly to bis practice and bl South. The steamer Získan arrived on the bility. It is a cruel thing that people should be

Directors had a proper sense of their responsi-experiments. He seemed to have recovered his 23rd ultimo from Salgon, the Cierman sleamable deluded out of their savings by high-sounding Pakshan on the 27th, and the German steamship names. At the same time there is no criminal Fidelio on the 18th, both from the same place which will punish a Director who scanda The German steamship Jacob Diederichum #trived on the sad instant, and the German lously neglects his duty, though he takes his steamer Rio on the 4th, both from Saigon. Alley, 1 think the law might well be altered."

Mr. Justice Hawkins.] theke steamers brought fall cargoes of rice.

AIR-The Fature Mrs. "Awkins."

The Puddlan torpedo bont Narguen called in bere on the 36th in order to send a telegram; I'm done, my little done! I'm jest about a and left the same day bound to Vladivostock..

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My savings all U. P. I

The steamer Cromarty arrived here on the

Hawkins,

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old cheerfulness. It was a week after bls setom. before he saw Wallace, who had been away on the mountains

"Wallace is a good deal off colour, lately," said a man at the club, of whom Lander had made enquiries, "'e had to go away for a

spell."

Wallace did look charged. There was a heggard look about his eyes, and be bid Required new habit of gnawing the ends of his moustache, restlessly. Lander was much con- cerned.

*What the devil have you been doing to your. self?" he asked, the first time he met his friend. "I don't know what the matter is. Jones says

not been doing anything of that sort to hurt me." "What do you feel?" said Lander. He was eyeing his friend keenly.

31st alt, and left on the 3rd Instant for Sourabaya | You always said I'shouldn't, but resist,big names and Semarang with 530 Chinese passengers. 'I couldn't ; She was formerly called the Camalet, famous on

No, they fally nobbled me. account of the calllalon she had some months ago Now Mister. Justice 'Awkins, onest 'Enerys overwork, that I want rest; but I know I've with the steamer Diamond, followed by a long and expensive Inwault. She belongs to another firm now, at Leith, and called here on the 6th October last year to fill up with tea, and left with a full cargo for New York.

The steamer Glenară callied in bern on the IR

Some Directors' wool does comb.

Sa'clp me bob, I'm crazy. Imsid ha bin a daisy

Won't it burst Darumble 'ocel (Spoken or sung.) Won't It |

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that sort, at Jerusalem in 1900 has actually stained a start,

It is proposed to build a big dam at Lake Albert Nyans for the purpose of giving Egyp! * plentiful supply of water data the low Nlic. Experts say the plan is entirely feasible, and the Lest yet suggested.

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France suffered from the bat, dry weather during April. In the country around Harre water was sold at the rate of six buckets for a penny. The increased price of forago will cause the War Office expensas to exceed the estimates by a militon dollars.

J. W. Palmer, a resident of London, bas a room which is papered with 70,000 forge

stamps. Mr. Palmer, who is probably the most "You infernal which! You cursed

widely known stamp collector in the work, He broke off with an inarticulate howl, and | recently said that if the collection were geauloe rushing to the end of the table, seized the cary.it would be worth $5,000,000. log-kalle. For a moment he stood irresolate, Bang Another new cannon has just beer then dropped into a chair, and, throwing his invented, is Germany which is expected to arms on the table, buried his head and revolutionize the artillery of all Europe. Kiupp, sobbed passionately, convulsively.

it is reported, has offered 3.000,00 marks for the exclusive rlebt to the lavention, and the inven. ler, Herr Ehrhardt, has refused the offer.

"It is a curious thing" said the doctor, who bad not changed his careless attitude, that, at this stage, the patient's nerve always does give way when he wants to do something rash. Now, fa fortnight's time, Wallace, with that knife at hand, you would be distinctly dangerous.*

The unsippy wretch at the table shuddered and groaned. Lander sipped his coffee.

"If you had a properly trained, scientific mind, Wallace, your observations on the progress di the case might be very valuable. As it is, you ought to employ your lucid intervals that way. For weeks at a time you will be comparatively sine, you know, and time is sure to hang heavy on your hands. And in your quiet moments," he added, aiawly, I think you will admit that wo are just about quite,"

Wallace lifted white, quivering face from the table, and tried to rise; but staggered and fell senstiess to the floor.

The following frank announcement lately appeared in the advertising columes of a leading London paper: "Mr. George A, Victoria street, Westrainster, takes this opportunity of thanking her numerous friends for their kind letters of sympathy on the dissolation of ber marriage."

GREAT TRUTHS.

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Great tratha are very simple truths when fually they are comprehended; but it takes a long while to prepare any mind to comprehend a great truth. For yuri ono may gropo in darkness concerning some phase of his spiritual life, or soms perplexities of a sacred friendship, or some seeming contradictions in his tunermost personal character; when suddenly a

How is poor Mr. Wallace, doctor, do you | know?”

The lady who asked the question was Manight will break in upon the mind, or upon the heart, Gentle Taylor, whom Lander had taken in to which instantly makes clear that which before dinner, and to whom the distinguished young scientist was considered to be paying marked attention. Nearly two yours had elapsed since his wife's death. His voice now took on a tone of deep sympathy as he replied:

"I am afraid he will never get better. I drive round to the asylum occasionally to try to cheer him up a little, but his delusions are very firmly rooted. He seems to have taken a dislike eren to me," F, G. La-Sydney Bulletin..,

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Queen Victoria employs four doctor. În Ireland trains are electrically lighted. St. Peter's at Rome costs $30,000 a year for repairs,

England bas ordered thirteen torpede-boat. destroyers.

The Bank of England's reserve decreased 84.475,000 the other week.

Quimper and Oriest, France, have been declared free from cholers.

France has 423 fighting ships and the number will be increased toʻgr; by 1897.

A balloon is to process of construction at Paris for the United States Signal service.

There is said to be fifty millions of money Six hundred and twenty children are making lying anclaimed in the Scotch banks. a pilgrimage from Switzerland to Rome,

med hopelessly dark. A great truth is then perceived in ita boarings upon, and so in its explana one of, all that was bewildering and disheartening to one who was in ignorings of that truth. What a now sense of life and hope comes with such a new rocognition of a comforting or of an onllghtning great truth. In the joy of an experieito like this, one can trait and trust in other perplexities which may yet be similarly resolved and dissipated. Thos It is that on the introduction of Clements Toufe everybody was sceptical of its merits; yat now so popular has it become, and so reliable has it proved itself, that hundreds of bogus medicines are placed en the market with which to gull the public. Every genuins, article is always Imitated, and people will the credulity of their always try to imposa on

fering follow-men. Patients must be on their

guard against this swindlers, for their remedles are perfastly useless, and while time is being wasted, tho duense increases, and perhaps even beyond the power of so potent a remedy ne Clemente Tonio. J. H. Bell, Eq, Postmarter, Upper Simmonds-street, Auckland, rolatos as follows:-It affords me gratification to testify to the good effects of Clements Tonic. A few months ago I was aflicted with debility, indigestion, pains throughout the body, and sleeplessness, duo to out result, until one of Clements Tonic books same overwork. I I tried remedies and sought advice with

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To-day's Advertisements.

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(SATURDAY), 171h Jane, "THE PRIVATE SÉCRETARY.”

MONDAY, 19th June, COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT

to

ME HENRY KITTS, when by special request se "THE MAGISTRATE": will be produced,

TUESDAY, 20th Jane, Another New Comedy, "THE GO V'N Ó R"

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Mr. HENRY KITTS an the Deaf Boatman.- WEDNESDAY, arst June, FAREWELL APPEARANCE OF THE COMPANY, Upon which Occasion the Manager has much pleasure la tendering A COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT

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`A SPECIAL TRAM CAR will be run. 15: malantes after the conclusion of each night's Feze

CHARLES E. CARR," Bastaess Manager.

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Hongkong, 17th Jane, 1893.

BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

"HE

held in the Rro" (No 16, Praya Central) THIRD ANNUAL MEETING will be THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

Captain A. TILLITT, the President, will take the Chair at g P.M.

All British Masters and Officera are cordially.

invited to attend.

By Order of the C ́mmittee.

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CHESNEY DUNCAN, * Secretary. Honchone, 17th Jane 1893

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY,

· LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

"NAMOA,"

Captain Harris, will be despatched for the above Forts on TUESDAY, the zoth instant, at Noos, and not as previously notified. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

General Managers, Hesakong, 17th Juno, 1803

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are reported to be near the starvation polut.

permanently oured by Clemente Tonia. I bought a

it i Madame Reman of Paris has been granted a bottle, took it regularly, and whilst taking,

I felt pension of 6,000f by the French Government, i marvellous change. A few bottles entirely cured The Midland Railway, between London-and-ms, and under its influence I falt youthful, and forgot Glasgow will establish third-class dining cars.

my troubles, and now feel as a business man should THE Company's Steamship Over eighteen hundred stray dogs were cap. well, and able to attend to and gratify my tured by the police during April in the streets of sustomers. London,

During last year 1,046 elke were killed in SCOTT's Emulsion of Parn Cod Liver Oil with Norway and 1,674 in Sweden, about the average Hypophosphites, is more reliable as 30 agent number.

in the care of Consumption, Bronchitis and Turkish newspaper have received from the General Debility, than any other remedy known In the morning.

have prescribed Scott's Emulsion' and have Forest fires are causing great destruction in also taken it myself, and can fully endorse the France. Near Alencon 375 acres of woods have opinion that it is both palatable and efficient, and been consumed.

where Cod Liver Oll itself cannot be bome." can be tolerated by almost any out—especially MARTIN MILES, M.D. C., Stantonbury, Bucks. Any Chemist can supply it. A. S. Watson

Jane to discharge part of her cargo-kerosene If I die in the Big 'Ouse, I'll only 'avo myself to then He stopped, and laughed nervously, Sultan permission to recommence publication to medical science. Read the following (T

ell-trom New Yok and left on the 5th for Shanghai and Japan.

On the rst instant the first cargo of Hongay coale arrived here by the Norwegian steamer Krim.

Summer has ret in with a vengeance, and wo have already had some very hot days, especially after the heavy rains, but although hot in the forenoon, a nice cool breeze sets in about noon.

The Pacific Mall Co.'s steamer China called In here on the 31st alto, to load tex, and left on the 1st June for Japan, &c.

Steamers in port are the Hasling That Formosa Cheang-chew, Diamond, Krim, Faceb Diederichsan, Rio, Sungkang, Hangchew and

Cass stiling vessels in part are the Alfred Hawley, Sylphiden, Sea Swallow and Oh Kim Soon, the latter with bones from Tientsin.

The British man-of-war Mercury arived from Formosa this morning and who leaves agains to-morrow,Mercury.

HANKOW.

(FROM OUR TEA CORRESPONDENT).

June 7th. Arrivals of Hankow tea to date amount to 490,000 chests against the total of Inst monson 480.600-chests.

01. Kluklang ters 141,000 3-chests have been shown a sinst 234.000 i-chests in 1792.

Demand during the past week has been clefy for common and commonest kads, especially from the Oonfa districts. Sbangteams have alio bean la request; it is said that bayers are con- tracting for these at Tis. 8 per pical. The better class of Hacków teas, say valued over Tia 14 per picul, Save been generally neglected, and prices are gradually descending to reason- able limits.

Kinklang Teas.The balance of the fine tess that have been held over for high rates have generally been taken at the making price, Medium kinds are being picked avarat declining rates, leaving a balance of mostly undesirable fen.

Steamship Pfam left on 6th instant. --- Shipments to London compare as under:

1893

Hankow Tea Kiuklang Ton. Steamship Moyune... 163,860 2,417,458 Steamibip Frizm ......1,058,536 2,380,038 1,993.738 1,805,013

1892.

Steamship Moves.....,301,698 Sicamship Prían .....1,919,365

Quotations:-Freight £2.15.0. Exchange

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blame.

D'year, Lizer! Dear Lizer i Fancy se bela' nicked by a "igh-soundia' namet At their sly Board-meetin's, wot must be their

greetin's 1

Oh, they knows wɛt they're about! The public in they close up, at us torts their

Dose up-

Fex and Guinea-pige-no doubt, likes their style, dear Lizer. Ain't it sur

pelaer ?*

Cep out on the top like this 11 Sure, I must be dreamin! In my sleep start

screamin'.

(Spoken er sung) Come COR

There, don't cry, old gal! Let's klas!

0 Liter 1. Dear Lizer 1.1

II lose ver luv by this I'll only 'avo myself to

blame!

D'year, Lizer Dear Lizer | 'Ouest 'Enery 'Awkins sez it's a dashed shamn | Hartful as a "bonnet," you depend upon it,

Mister Fox, with tall sly-curled Jest about the sweetest, neatest and completest

Diddle in the wide, wide world.. Wot sex 'Enery 'Awkins, 'onest Enery Hawkins? Law wants allerjoʻright away. Praps may be one day, but, were it next

Monday,

Me and you would not repay i (Spokin or sighed.) Would it?

O Lizer Sweet Lizer i

Strikes me wot is called the law is often fuss,

and fraud, and fudge!

But dear Littr ↑ D'y'ear, Liter? Mister Justica 'Awkins in a fast-class Judge 1

Punch

QUITS.

It was a hot, close, thundery night, and very dark. However, the calendar sald there was a full moon, so the lamps were not lit. But the cab-lights tell on the man's face sa he banded a coin up to the cabby, and Lander recognised him it was Jack Wallica The womais wa standing back on the pavement, mußled up, and he couldn't ace what she was lice

As the cab drove off they walked along a few yards and rang at the net door. Lander, from across the street, looked after them and smiled behind his cigar. He knew the house. In the old days be and Wallace had been the pretty often together. But he was married now, and that sort of thing was over for him, n

"Oh I generally shaky and depressed. Can't sleep at night. Shooting pains in the head. And "All that sort of thing, you know"!

"Come round to dinner to-night," said the doctor. "I must look after you."

Lander had a good cook, and he was a capital ilker. During the meal that evening, Wallace seemed to shake off his depression. He became interested in bli host's account of some new dis- caveries of Pasteur's. When the coffee was brought in, Lander went out to get some microscople slides.

"I won't be a minute," he said.

"Watt a bit; I'll come with you." Lander noticed it and smiled. One world almost bave thought thay the big man had soma absurd far of being left in the empty room!

They went together to the laboratory and, coming. away, the doctor brought with him a stand contafolog half-a-dozen test-tubes,--

"This Is some of my own work," he said. "There are some bacill there never folsted before. This stuffedicating one of the little versels" has coough pestilence bottled up in it to devastate all Sydney, if you could only distri bute it judiciously."

Did it ever strike you, Wallace," he went on, be carefully and deliberately emptied a tiny glass of cogune into his colles-cup, "what a revolution modern selence is golog to bring about In the higher branches of murder? A drop of the liquid in this tube, for instance Infected into your arm, would kill you just as surely sú a dise of arsenic but it wouldn't commence to operate for fortnight. That is to say, you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with you till then. It would be fermenting in your reins all the time, of course, and could fir the date of your funeral almost to a day. Thick of that in the bands of a man who had an enemy to make away with-or, say, a wlist if he administered it the day before she started on a European tear, he could foretell the post the news of her death would be cabled from. And to one would be likely to convict husband in Sydney with a fever his wife caught in Colombo, th 1

Lander stopped to strike a match, with which as touched the foxting cogans in the cup. The spirit famed up, and fie watched it intently,

#The bacillas in that second tube," he said, ❝is what killed poor Elale. It runs its course in ten days. She must have contracted it the night of Mrs. Taylor's ball Poor girl, it was her last festivity, and I fancy she enjoyed bersell By-the-way, you were there, weren't you!" He looked up enquiringly,

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There was an awkward pause, Lander ab He thought of his wife and smiled again, stractedly watched the flame again ill it flickered What would she say if he told her about Jack ? and went out. Then rousing himself, as if with He had been a good dcil ́amused at her conan effort, he continued

The next tubs is what I am interested in jast❘ fidential opinion that Mr. Wallace was too mild of and puritanical, Women often had that Idea now. It is the bacillus of insanity,"

till they came to know Wallace.....

"Immunity ?".

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She would begin by abusing him for a low Yes, one form of it. It develops in the beast, and end by wanting to know what sort of blood, and sets up a morbid condition to the thing the creature wax. By Jove 1-she carries | brain. It acis very slowly, though. It takes ay herself walls I wonder who she is! She's too six months or so before the symptoms begin to show themselves. Then the patient commences tall for a gli

The woman had thrown back the hood of her to suffer from sleeplessness, shooting pains in cloak to get some mix. Then, just an Wallace the head, and gets into a depressed nervous state was shoal to ring again, the door suddenly all round. He doesn't like to be left in a room 2 opened and the light streamed out on her. As alone. After that, he begins to see things and 61 ahol levied the hood inward Landed caught becoratty pleasant companion for himself

gilmpes of her face, end the sulle died out of his generally 11

It was his wife JAME

At the beginning of this year there were $340,000,000 in gold and $155,400,000 in sliver in the vaults of the Bank of France.

A type of firearm has been inverted In

England by which compressed gas is stilized

Instead of powder as a propelling force.

Co. (Limited), agents in Hongkong and Chins.[Adol

A German has invented self-operating blcycle which, when perfected, is expected to CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL prove the "sensational vehicle of the age.”

The German Conservative election manifesto advocates high protection, and bimetalliams, but carefully avoids all reference to the Army bill.

The Church of All. Hallows in London still possesses an income originally given to it for the purpose of buying fagots for burning beretics.

REGISTER.

16th June, 1893—At 4 popu

STATION,

Nagi!

The Russian Government proposes a Com mission of Jewish rabbis in September next, to take the whole Jewish question into consideratoin, Tokyo in

The long-distance marching competitions by Shanghai volunteer soldiers in England are discounten. Foochow maced by the Commander-In-Chief in a recent Ani order. 14

Macao.

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On account of the prevalence of influenza isto Rome, pilgrimages have been stipended. Thers | Victoria Pack sen have been 50,000 cases of influenza in the city opges this spring.

General Joubert' of South Afrien had' trouble Hatphóng va with his servant. She left suddenly and without warning. A lion, jumped into the kitchen and Cow B. Jo took her away.

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It is significant of the real underlying feeling in Ireland that them has been a steady rise in almost every kind of Irish security since the second reading of the Home Rule bil

The Duke of Fusta, son of the former King of Spale, and nephew of King Humbert, will marry the Princess Henrietis, daughter of the Count of Flanders and niece of King Leopold Le

Be The Lower House of the Prassian Diet Kar passed the Supplementary Taxation Bill by a vote of als to 25. A number of Clericals and Polish Deputies abstained from voting, l

-As official inquiry into the relations between the polica and the gambling houses of Rome in progress. It is alleged that the police are subaldded by the proprietors of the houses, de

The long spell of dry weather has caused i famine of vegetables in England. Spinach, pound, walls for 128 centi, erdlaarly 4 cents pre The wholesale price of greens shows an inespase of 20 per cent cette

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