messenger down the river in a launch, with letters for the war-vessels which he expected, and which were in sight of the bar at 4 pm. The natural inference was that he intended ordering them to stay outside. Nevertheless the Siamese slackened thele vigilance but little, If any. At the now nessly impassable bar they had stationed their second best warship (the twin-screw steelciginer Afakut Rajakumar teren gun, together with the gunboats Coronation (ave guas) and Han Hab (two guus), which were Aupported by forts mounting beavy modera ordnance.
Wanld the French try It? Art. XV of the Treaty of 1856 said that the French war abips could enter the river as far as Pakasm, where they must anchor, and that they must notlly the Stamere if they desired to ascend to Bang kok, specifying what course they would take.
The Siamese were not long left la
to doubt. At six pm, the Inconstant (piloted by the captain of the merchant steamer 7. B. Say) led the way across the bar, followed by the gunboat Comite. Both had their top-msats down, and their michine guns in position. As they passed the bar the fart, followed by the Makul Rajakumar, which was handled by Danish officer who will be remembered in Stopspare, Commander Guldberg, opened fire upon them. They returned it steadily, but with- out any serious effect on either side, as bey steamed along at full speed,
I who we had gone down to Paknuman hour earller-the only European there except for the Danish Lieutenant who commanded the Island fort opposite, and the engineer of the same nationality who can lives in the prowler railway-vainly swept the in growing dusk, listening to the intermittent boom of beavy suas and the Lie of the machine quas down below. No hing was visible except occasional
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conversation took place betwien ene ef aur ilusionaries and a Chinese-a Cenforian stodent on the social position of women in this great country. he bald, with no air of philosophic satisfaction, it all depends on the standpoint you take when you critiche us; it said he, "you spy at us through your astional spectacles, then you see us, our people and our customs with na besuty; but," said he, remark ing with all mere emphasis in his cute and amusing logical Inference, may be the fault is in your eyes and not in the vista,
In a climate like that of China, and, in fact, in all oriental countries where the tendercy of the tropical heat leads to expose the purly and relax the energies of woman, there is some reasonable wisdom in the Celestial custom of Inaching their women and girls to find occupa tion in the home. Undaabredly it would be = | gross extrage on the propilety of home life for a woman to expose herself to the dangers and lawlessness of the streets of Aslavic cliies. But the point of argument converges not so much on changing the customs as it does on the desirability of educating the women to a higher social order of plane in life. Under the present superstition and ignorance, woman in China is merely a side firms and one of the smallest riba at that. The institution of marriage in Far Cathay bar it records buried in the debris of sancioned as the decree of heaven. It has bistory, and bus from time immemorial been
preserved and cemented the society of one-third of the human race. But a nation, institution or society that lives only ca or by prohibition, fear of the law and the terror of its consequence, can never reach the lofty conception that comes when education and anilgatenment teach men and women their tightful state is the enjoyment of paivileges and blessings. Here is the dividing line between the nations who serve God and those of pagan landi. Une is a negative ifle of servitude, Then the river became liveller-small steam the other is a positive life of liberty. There were craft began to hurry twards es, carrying the many things that Confucior owned up be did not news to the capital In the old temple near know, and it is in the light of this apology we which I stord, a trembling telegraph operater. may sit bis teachings and judge of their signalled messige after message to the Foreign respective worth. He eviently had a very Office. The fig ceased; in the still gloam-limited conception as to the proper position ing the fort opposite seemed picturesque and woman should occupy in the world either in the desested; on the bank a few coolles were dis- social, politicalarmeral spheres of life. Contacins charging a jonk at my side; and a group of taught: "Man is the representative of Heaven yellow rebe priests gazed around silently. and is supreme over all things. Woman yields Suddenly the mast-head light of the Inconstant obedience to the instructi:n of man and helps was seen. The glasses abowed her Aying the to carry cut his principles. On this account she tricolour at the fore. She steamed right up the can determine anibicg of herself and is subj·çt centre of the river-at this point some six fur- to the rule of three obediences; when young she Tongs broad-in complete silence. Suddenly, most obey her father and elder brother, when when within half a mile of the fort, a marled ber husband, when her husband is old flash from her port bow was seen; a shell | she must obey her son." For the moment was unreturned-ber nationally had hitherto been are stala; indeed, unvil half an hour b love, preparatles for any bombardment had not been complete, and the wife of Commander Christlan, who was in ¦ charge of the Coronation, was the so Improbable w.such an event considered. Then the heavy shore guns soared back. A broadside follow 4 whilst i machine guns in the tops xpat incessantly downward at an angle of 35 degrees.
flashes on the clouds.
The Inconstant steamed ahead at the rate of full skeen kro's. As she got abreast of the fort she was less than a quarter of a mile dis- tant. Five minutes shelling, occasionally felined by the crash of falling masonry, seemed to reduce the battery to si'eren, and whilst still within half-mile tanke "cere fidog "was heard from bard.
Mean ine the Comets was coming up. She suspected the eminrus -illuess of the f it, and dropped a couple of shlle in that direction at A lechler vrtule than before was long ange made, but that th soldiers there (eported to number 300) were at the posts was attested by the occasional rile volleys. My petition was well, unp cavant. As the vessel passed between my it and the chore battery the fire from the latter scepteurd or; a score of bullets pierced the frame-bords of the little gallway terminus tehind us➡une, unfortunately, fatally woundig a por young girl who was asleep, Yet the saffier-robed padres stbed blinking impassively from the water's edge 1 confess I was lying
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She now too often becomes the slayo of a cinel and hard-hearted molber-lo law. Should the sacred office of m ther ood bring a ray of light into her home, the wife will sixo a step higher in the estimation of the beurehold, and especially so will this be assured if the firs-born be a son. It is hate and mockery for her to earn of the freedom and happiness of her for ign alsters; and in her unhappy lot she can only sigh and attribute'der fate to the unknown de rec.
There is rolling sacred or elevating in the Chinese marriage ceremony, and ibis sketch is merely an outline of the best side of the custom. Test hely and bumane institution, which is 20 sacred a the in the bond and bials of society is Christian lands, is a loose and careless knot in pagan countries.-W. R. HUNT, to Shanghai Aftrcury,
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The E. & A. Company's 'steamer Menmuir, Captain Hugh Craig, arrived at Maulin on the zand; the mails were transferred to the Sung. | Siang which arrived in pert this morning, The following telegrams are from our Colonial exchang
his gratification at the mission, and promised to afford Mr. Takashima every facility to accom. pilsh his mission.
BROKIN HILL, July 1st.
The news of the beavy drop in the price of silver has caused a great sensation in Broken Hill; and although it is stated that cren if it fell to baif-a-crown the Proprietary mine could make profit, the margin would be so small that the dividends would necessarily be very low. Should the drop in price continue it will undoubtedly mean the shutting down of at least three mines en the log of lode. In an Interview with Mr. Howell on the subject today, he said that in the prescat disturbed condition of the market it was impossible to say what price silver would go to The greatest financial authority of the day could not say what the price might be to-morrow. Wa could only bope for the best. He thought the present crisla mleht lead to some jala; action, and doubtless the Powers interested would shortly move in the matter. American mines would be
worse off than the Broken Hill, owing to the richness of the latter mine.
BRISBANE, Joly Sih. There is only one clause in the Pearl. Shell Amendment Bill. It repeals the fourth section and six-monthly payments (There is an error in payments. We infer that the world enforce" this telegram, as bere had existed no six monthly is omitted between the words " and " and " six monthly."-Ed) BRISBANE, June agth. In the Legislative Assembly yesterday bills to amend the Inquests on Deceased Persons Act of 1866 and Pearl bell and Beche-de-mer Fishery traffic for Queensland railways, were sead a first Art and bill to sit in securing Queensland time.
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The Public Depositors Rellef Bill was read a third time, transmitted to the Legislative Council for concurrence, and returned, without amend
ment,
H.M.S. Tauranga arrived unexpectedly in Moreton Bay on Taceday night to enable her Commander to communicate with the Governor larities in the papers of the labor schooner of this colony in consequence of certain irregu- Empress, which have since proved to be of a purely technical nature. The Empresa was Cetained in Havannah Harbour until the return off the latter at Havannah, the Empress will be of the Tauranga. Immediately on the arrival
allowed to resume her recrulting voyage.
SYDNEY, July 6th. The question of larrikinism has been engaging the attention of the authorities in Sydney, and it has been decided to considerably increase the city police and arm the constables with reval-
The employees of the Brisbane Tramway Co. have decided not to accept the proposed system of payment of wages by results, and bave given the necessary notice to terminate their engage- ments, which coded last night, and in conse quence the trams running to-day have been considerably reduced. Plenty of labor is, how-ve ever, offerlag.
At a meeting of creditors of the Royal Bank on Tuesday the proposed scheme of re-arrange ment was adopted.
A entered man whose name is unknown has been killed near Mackay by Kanakas who are now in custody.'.
A petition has bein filed for the liquida'ion ́ef the es ate of Wallace Warren and Co., Brisbane, with liabilities at £31,000.
SYDNEY, June 29th.
The Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales,
replying to an appeal made to him as Minister for Rallways by the Labor members, has declined to interfere in the matter of the dis. missal of certain employees by the Railway Commissioners.
At a large meeting of the Seamen's Unlan held in Sydney yesterday, it was resolved to hold dally meetings until the termination of the present difficulties,
The steamship owners state there is plenty of labor available at the reduced rate of wages.
What will our privileged and colightened sisters in Western ends think of this kind a teaching? But the CLinese manied woman is meekly, though sorrowfully, subservant to a bondage she is taught to believe is fixed for ever by the inscrutable decrees of a wise and myster lous beaves. Betrothais are arranged and fixed by the parents at a very trader age and without the knowledge or concurrence of the interested pair. It even happens that sometimes the arrangements for the wedding are diawn up in black and white, and putly arranged, before the birth of the little girl, and she is unconsciously betrothed to and for ever dependent on a man utterly unknown to her and who, after the fes'iviles, may lil-trest and dishonour her at whil, Custom relení like a deman, and does not pro- pase to change, should the husband icken and die, It is considered the acme of devotion and wisdom for the bereaved wife to poison berself with oplum and f-llow bim to the grave to `min- ister to bis accersities fa the unse`n world. A young man, a neighbour of curk, with, whom I was friendly and conversant, died, and during the weeplug and wailing of the mourners at the preparation for borist his wife, a very, amishle young woman, went into one of the side to m plane and swallowed a large quantity of opium from her father's olum tray, and after a few bours' struggle with death she passed away. The scene was very sad one. The two burlal pro-was censions passed out of the city gate together.
Chiness law dies not admit of the purchase or selling of women, though the prctic-is net un- common bath among the mandarin and pleblan
A report has reached Sydney from Noumen that the crew of a Queensland labor vessel, the name of which could not be ascertained, have been murdered at Malayrea, in the Solomon Islands,
MELBOURNE, Jan 29th.
The Victorian Parliament was opened yester day The financial position was dwelt upon, in the Governor's speech, and-regret was expressed that further taxation was necessary.
LONDON, June 19th.
A great religious fonction was carried out in the Brompton Oratory to-day, when England"
sclemnly consecrated to St. Peter by Arch bishop Vaughan and other leading Roman Catholic prelater.
The late Mr. James Stevens has bequeathed a sum of £50 000 to the toyal National Lifeboat
The Premiers of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria have all expressed the opinion that any interference on their part endeavouring to secure a conference between the shipowners and seamen would be mere likely to do barm than good.
The scamens strike in Sydney is generally condemned by the working clamČI.
The crews of a number of steamers left their
ships at Sydney yesterday, and were amested for ditobedience of ordets. The total number of men arrested is 66.
Some nen unten crews have already been shipped, and men are expected to be pleaced to several more vessels.
A number of the crews paid no attention to the order of the Union calling them out.
· MELBOURNE, July 6th. In Melbourne, the declaration of the strike has not interfered in any way with the departure of the steamers,
The officers and engineers decline to support the scion of the Seamens Union, and the strike seems likely to collapre at an early date.
LONDON, July 6ib, The statutory meeting of creditors of the Royal Bank of Queensland was held in London yesterday, and the scheme of re-arrangement was unanimously adopted.
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, July 2nd. Latest advices state that cholers is decreas. tng at Mecca.
Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon has been raised to the Peerage.
*SIMLA, July 3rd,
At a meeting held here this morning, of Covenanted and Uncovenanted Civilians, the quevin of retrospective compensation and the
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July 6th,
- All has been quiet bere slace midnight last
sight.
LONDON, July 6th,
A gardan party was given yesterday by the Peluce and Priners of Wales at Marlborough Haase, which was attended by the Carmich and the other foreign royalties assembled in London for the Duke of York's wedding. The Indian Princes were also present.
The steamer Elba, from Bombay, collided with another steamer off the river Humber ist evening during a fog. Both steamers sank, but all sa hoard were saved.
The Australian team has defeated the Derby Eleven by an innings.and seventy-one rang.
The match between Yorkshire and Notte has anded in a draw.
The marriage of Prince George and Princess- May takes place to-day, and is expected to ban most imposing ceremonial. The streets of London, and all the principal pabite boildings, are being gorgeously decorated in honour of the event. A magnificent State performance was given at the Covent Garden Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening, the piece chosen bing Romea and Juliet, Madame Melba net with a rapturous reception in the character of the heraino.
In the match Australians, Derbyshire, the latter are all out for 199. The Australians have
lost five wickets for 20g runs.
party” is being formed in the House of Com- A polliical division styled the "Australian
MORE.
Their Majesties the King and Quem of Denmark, tha Carewich, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and other members of the Royal | family, besides many notables lunched with the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall yesterday. Seven hundred guests were present, and the entertain. ment was a magnificent one. The King of Denmark received the freedom of the city and an address from the corporation in a casket. Most cordial speeches were made. The Clare witch in his speech dwelt upon the family union of the three countries, England. Denmark, and Russia, and said he hoped the Russian and British nations would henceforth be cordially sulted.
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The Times correspondent at Tientsin tele»' graphs that China will opporn the French annexation of, or protectorale over, Slam.
In the match between the Players and Gentle. men the latter were beaten by 8 runs.
Sussex has besten Middlesex by a wickets. PARIS, July 9th.
The French Minister of Finases has realgned, owing to motion, brought forward in the Chamber to defer the budget debate, being defeated solely through the support of the Right. Fresident Caraot has hastily returned to Paris.
TANCIER, July 9th.
Severe fighting, has taken place between the Sulian's troops and some of the Maarish-tribes- men in which forty of the former were killed A Keneral clsing is threatened,
LONDON, July roth. The Queen has approved the appolniment of innings in the match against Derbyshire, having Adjutant-General, as Commander-in-Chief of The Australians voluntarily closed their first Majðr-General C. M. Clarke, at present Deputy scored 494 was with a loss of nine wickets the Madras Army. The Derbyshires are now playlog their second
ST. PETERSBURG, July 10th. lonings.
The Russlon expedition to the Pamirs left The latest news to hand concerning the ter-Ferghana en June 1st. A. part of the force will rible maritime disaster in the Mediterra- can is
remain in the Alla Valley, Is to the effect that H.M.S. Cambardown alsa sustained such lojaifes in the recent collision as to be on the verge of foundering. Her foredeck is only one fast above water. The watertight compartments are still keeping her float. Other two of the vessels engaged in the maɛ ŒUVICI narrowly escaped a similar fate.
Princess May is slated to bave received
twenty van loads of wedding presents.
Riotous scenes of the most exciting character are taking place in the House of Commons, arising from the bitter party conflicts over the -clauses of the Home Rule Bill.
The latest fracas occurred when Arnold Foster, * Liberal Unionist, rose to move an amendment to the effect that the proposed Irish Parliament should not have the right of exercising the per ogative of mercy without first obilning the advice of the Secretary of State. He was interrupted by cries of "You coward!" and general uproar, Foster, proceeding, charged
Sexton (the McCarthylle member for
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PARIS, Joly roth. M. Peytral, the Minister of Finance, has the Paris police has been transferred to another withdrawn his resignation. The Prefect of
post.
LONDON, July 11th,
In the House of Commons last night...Mr. Gladstone accepted an amendment brought forward by Mr. Kimber to clause nine of the Home Rule Bill, fixing the proportion of Irish members of the House of Commons to the population in the same way as the number of British members is fixed in proportion to the Biltish population. An amendment by Mr. Redmood to favour of retaining the present number of Irish members in the House of Commons, was rejected by a majority of twenty. six. A further amendment by Mr. Hentage to totally exclude the Irish from the House of Commons was defeated by a majority of thirty-
with being the confidant of escaped criminal one.
On this there ensued a scene of indescrib- abla confusion. The Chairman of Com liteos having succeeded la restoring some kind denied the impatalion which, had been made, of order, stopped Foster. Sexten furiously
and charged Foster with being actuated by the most infamous malignity. Several Unionists retorted, resulting in another pardemonium, which was coly fulled when Mr. Gladstone rose, and complained of the wanton Introduction of venomous matter into the discussion of a ques- tlas of such grave importance to the whole Em. pire. The venerable speaker was cheered from All parts of the House, and for the time being an outward semblance of peace and quictaeus was restored.
Before resuming his sent Mr. Gladstone gave notice of his intention to move an amendment for the gradual extinction of the present can stabulary in Ireland, to be substituted by an ordinary police force,
The French are reinforcing their garrison at Salgan.
The Government majority against Mr. Red- mond's admendment in favour of retaining the of Commons wa3.14. present number of Irish members in the House
The Khedive anlved at Constantinople to-day, The Directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, which has suspended pay- ment with liatillifes amounting to over three mililons sterling, Include Sir James Fergusson, Sir John Gorst and Sir George Russell, members of Parliament
July rath,
In the House of Commens last night Mr. Russell, Under Secretary for India, replying to several questions regarding recont sales of Connell bills under sixteen-pence, declared that the object of recent legislation was not to fix the gold value of the rupee at sixteen-pence or other ratio, but to prevent a further tall. The issue of rupees in exchange for gold at sixteen-pence would, he said, not come into operation until the gold value reaches that sum.
WAS JACOB GROSS A FOOL?
down, and 7 wwe not happy even then. Taking clauses. In wiltleg on thấy subj 'ct, it is only fair Institution, £25,cos to the Shipwrecked Fisher. future rate of exchange and remittances was dis- crease, and has culminated in a most serious "I can't make ons of party of thirteen," he
of the, is not mix d bliss.
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notes in the dark..when undergoing one's baptism to say that nothing can be said or written as tu Te Camete, like her consort, Fhon passed or Chinese cast m universally; the adage says ward, and the fit g ceasid. Probably three Ten li from my native village every place hundred shot and shell had been exchanged. follows its own customs; hence much of what Yet, as Bret Harte makes Col. Starhottle way is willen and said on these and kindred topics "It's wonderful how you and me empties pistols of interest in and about the Flowery Kingdom at one another across a table in a crowded toɔm | must nécessailly partak: of a lood character. In —and yet nobody gets hurt," The total French some parts of China the intended brides live Casualties were two men killed and one danger and grow up litle slaves in the homes of ously wounded. The Siamese in the Paknam | their intended basbandı. While in other fort reported only two woonted. The French districts I have seen a whole company ro cil sim had been ton bigh, and except for smashing lato paroxysms of forepressible laughter at a good deal of furniture. narrowly missing Mrs. the very mention of Westers womenbelag Christian and her diughter, and bringing down || permitted to see their intended husbands b-foru❘ a few walla, so harm was done. The French the wedding days, and there are intelligent and bonte sezmed-- when I examined them next modelt Chinese gir's who would blush pink to morning-urtonched! What damage the outer, their eyebrows before they would go to the fort, and the vessels stationed under its shelter, window latice to see the form of their intended had sustained I have not yet learnt, but bridegroom pass along the road. This is the believe that it is not grievous.
result of custom, and it is particularly true, | according to the Chinese proverb. The course of the river and the position, of the mountains easily change, but the customs and dispositions of the people are haid to move." When a marlage is about to take place the parents on either side are informed by letter through the middleman-who is, by the way, an Indiapens ble requisite in any business or social transac lion,and a place of meeting is fixed for the discussion of the important business. If the partles and families concerned ise rar, possibly a well-known les-house on a public street will be the most convenient place to arrange for tho final drawing up of the papers, which are here- after signed and attested by both parties in the presence of witnesses in the homes of the interested parents,
The feelings with which #11 Banakok heard the firing may be imagined. The entire troops were mustered in the city as soon as the worst was confirmed, an assault on the Palace being feared. The roads were patrolled by cavalry i the field stillery turned out; nobles, sword alung on shoulder, hartled up to form the Royal bodyganed; and the Mokochokkri prepared for action. At the same time small forces of marine and bluejackets were landed at the British Legation, Borneo Company, and Hongkong and Shanghai Danks from the Swift.
men, and Mines Royal Benevolent Society, casted The meeting was strictly private, but and 45 coo to the Firal Warwickshire Veluxit is expected that a petition to Government will icers. He has also left legacies of 2,000 each be sent in imediately. to several personal friends, including Surgeon- General Mackinnon and Mr. Hugh Lewis Taylor.
Mr. Joho Drasy, M.P. for West Mayo, who was recently brought up on a charge of inde cen ly assaulting a servant girl, has been com mited for trial
The action brought by the North Australian Territory Company against Godsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, has been dismissed with casta.
June 30th.
The Scottish depositars of the Commercial Bank of Australia bave decided to abandon their
appeal to the Privy Council against the adoption
of the reconstruction scheme.
The bonds recently issued by the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia have all been placed.
BOMBAY, July 4th.
At the meeting of the Managing Committee of the rooms of the Bombay Millowners' Associa ifon, held at the rooms of the Chamber of Com merce this afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. George Corton, it was decided to call a meeting of the Association on Tuesday next, at which it is to be recommended that the short. shall be continued for a further period of three time movement expiring on the 29th lonant
months, and that the mills shall work from nine o'drek in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon for six days in the week.
LONDON, July 4th. The Australlan team has beaten the North of England by three wickets.
The Times correspondent at Calm ways that it is believed that the Khedive has asked the Sultan to tend Turkish troops to Egypt to replace the British, and also to procura Lord Cromer's
Sir Heary Blake, at prezent Governor of Jamaica, has been mentioned as a probable | removal, successor to the Earl of Kintore, who is retiring from the Governerable of South Australla.
arranged between Sir Henry Locb, High Com- It is announced that the 'convention recently missioner for South Africa, and President Kruger, grants to the Transvaal a protectorale over Swaziland,
Later.
Transvaal is excluded from the convention, and The idea of the annexation of Swaziland by the the Transvaal Government are prohibited from building a ratiway line to the coast. All Euro- pears residing to Swaziland are to be admitted to full burghership by the Boer Government,
The precautions proved unnecessary. The French boats steamed quietly up to the viclely of the Lutin, and then, finding that they must anchor below, dropped down to sear the Oriental Hotel, the Comete managing, to doing so, lo collide with several floating houses, which The theory that Chinese wives are always were at once wrecked, several of their lomates bought has evidently grown up out of the custom being reported drowned. At 11 p.m. the com- prevalent among the Chinese of passing money
over the table at the signing of the deeds. This A second convention is contemplated with the 1 night
long the troops were under arms: money is mostly and generally used for the object of admiting the Transvaal into a South His Majesty the Klog, escorted by some iwa purchase of the bridal trousses and family African Customs Unies. thousand soldiers, made a tour of the city about requisites. When a convenient time is chosen nidalght, and Council was suburquently held, for the fixing of the wedding arrangements, at which, I believe, it was again affirmed that which is usually the occasion of wine drinking
manders visited M. Pavle.
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ceded without resistance.
SYDNEY, Juns 30th. The newr of the extreme fall in the value of silver bas caused a complete panic on the Stock unsaleable.
July 5th.
In the cricket match betweed Oxford and hundred and sixty-six runs. Surrey has beaten Cambridge the farmer were beaten by two Sussex by 18 wickets.
An explosion took place yesterday in the Thornhill colliery, Dewsbury. One hundred and forty-five miners are entombed. It is feared that and the search has had to be stopped. all bave perished, as the workings are on fire,
not an lach of the Mekong territory should be and gambling among the middlemen and parents, Exchange here; silver stocks being practically Shipowners Association is leading to trouble.
lucky day is fixed on, when the happy pair may enter the stately courts of a celestial home. A great feast is spread at the house of the bilde- groom on the selected evening, and, meantime,
At daylight next morning (rab), crowds lined the shore to look at the invaders. They had re-bolated their mass during the sight, and at eight o'clock, burst into abbia of bunting in honour of the day, their example being followed by the Swift. The Lutin, however, had sent down her topmasts again, and hosted her machine-gans. The flig over the French Legallon Buttered out as usual, much to the general surprise; what it means my next letter may left. I have now no time for more. Straits Times,
1893.
The Premier, In consultation with the In- spector-General of Police, has made arrange ments to protect life and propany against the misconduct of the lawless gangs of larkins who are now terrorising Sydney.
The Customs retoras at Sydney for the six menths ending 30th June, 1893, munt to total of £1,041,831 151. 20, 4. against the bride is preparing, amid the conilcuous rear £1,193,637 10s. rd. far the corresponding period of fire crackers, to leave her home. In pid.r to of 1895, the decrease for the term, belag show her fillal devotion, the bride, at the same £250,803 14%. 1d. The jetains for the past time as the large gaily decorated crimson chair la menth were 150,968, 41 compared with awaiting her at her father's does, is prostrate on fac0,476 setelved during the month of June, the floor, wailing and mourning in plicous cries as only people in the East can-that she should have to leave the parental roof. In a few minutes she is in the hands of basy Chinese women who wasb, dress, trim, and paint her for the great occasion, when she is ushered into the crimson bridal chal, and, with a great away of lighted lamps, firing of crackers and beating of gorg It is only in those lands where the pure and she is hurried off, bime by chair-bearers to the elevating fäßluences of the Christian religion are house of her bridegroom, where there isawaiting In operation that woman takes her sightful and her a noisy reception. The doors of the house honorable position in society. fa pagan coun- culaide are hung with scarlet ribbons and red tries the is not considered capable of under- paper lamps, and within is all the pomp and stadding even a form of religion and passes bergelar of an oriental wedding. The ceremony existenca in dark harems where the sweat show mainly consists in the worship of the parents by light of life mad the hash air of heaven bure no prostrations both before the parents, and the entrance. The position of wamea in Chiux is ancestral tablets, the worship of Heaven and peculiarly pitiable, although la comparison with Earth, and the drinking of wine mixed in each the life of her sisters in India abe may in some other's caps by the brids and bridegroom, sitting relations enjoy more freedom. The following respectively at the head and foot of the couch.
MARRIAGE IN CHIA
687 miles lope, frm Bandlagun to Corowa, has The construction of the rabbli-proof fence, now been completed, at cost of £10,000.
In view of the serious decrease in ravenne, daily Cabiret meetings are being held, but the decision of the Government is not yet known, though it is believed that further retrenchments are to be made.
MELBOURNE, Jace 30th.
In Paris, recently, a student was killed by the police in the course of a street row-the latter endeavouring to quell a disturbance lultlated by the former. A number of students subsequently assembled in the vicinity, and the night was passed in rioting. The bad feeling engendered by the incident has since continued to fa state of affairs. On Tuesday last a great crowd of students, accompanied by an immense mob of revolutionists, fariously attacked the police, and having cleared the streets, salad and overturned tramcars, erected banicades, and practically took temporary possession of a large portion of the city. Subsequently a strong force of military and police charged the rioters, and after some fighting the latter were dispersed Over one hundred of the mob were wounded more or less seriously, and one policeman waU excitement, and the Prefect of Police has resigned killed. The affair bas aroused great popular
his position.
July 7th.
In accordance with Mr. Gladstone's closure motion, clauses fire, six, sered, and eight of the Home Rule Bill were passed last night in the Hease of Commons by majorites of thirty-five, fifteen, thirty-six and thity-two respectively. There was a scent over clause five. Mr. Balfour biterly attacked the Government and was supported by the Opposition with cries of "Gag and "Coercion," and, on complaint being made by Mr. Gladstone, the Chairman. censured their conduct.
PARIS, July 7th,
farther fierce conflicts have taken place between 2-loting was renewed here last evening, and the mob and the troops and police, in which many bara been injured Arrests of rioters continue to be made. The garrison has been
reinforced.
The workmen of Paris se inconsed against the Government for closing the lavour exchange, and threaten a general strike,
BERLIN, July 7th, The North German Gazette, in an article on
principally concerns England.
exclaimed, some of us will be sure to die within a wek
Thus spoke barber Jacob Gross, of Batavia, on the 12th of November last. The occasion was a dinner party. When the guests were all seetod Gress notlood that there were thirteen at table.
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The others tried to laugh him out of his supersti tion, but he insisted that he would not eat as one of the company of thirteen. A fourteenth gumb was therefore wided to the number.
"Now we're safe," said Gross, and the festivities. proceeded.
Gross boarded as a hotel in Batavia, Ten daya later the hotel was burned to the ground. The next- morning the body of a man was found in the rulas. It was the body of barber Grass,
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Now, this is a curious thing to happen, certainly 1 but fait more than that Do you bellave there is anything in the commen, notion that thirteen is sa valucky number? Or that Felday is an mlucky day of the week? As much brziness is done on the 18th of the month as on any other date, and on
Biday on any other week day. You wouldn't refuse to take thirteen ogga for a dozen if your grocer Inslated on its neither do you have more bad luck on Fridays than on any other day of the soren." No, no, all and nonsense. Barber Gross's superstition thiricom. Don't be silly. kambug under the wan to do with Sis death. Bad Besides, he dined as ons of fourteen persona, not
Understand this: Nature indulges in no sonsalons tricks. She kills men without hesitation for violating the laws of life, but not for sasembling in groups of thirteen at dinner. Here wo hare a man who says ba
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afraid to eat. Why, In Meroy's name, was he London le quite gay with buntlag la bonour of
afraid to eat? Hind he, too, some idle and foolish, atua the a proaching marriage of the Duke of York
In his head about bad luck ? Not a bit. He'd been to-morrow. Triumphal arches have been erected
glad enough to have eaten in a thirteen party on and great preparations have been made to do
Friday if the dinner would only have stayed on his stomach and digestod after he got it down. But b honour to the occasion. The illuminations to morrow night will be on a grand scale. Crowds Constantinople princit the Khedive's visit to wouldn't, and his fear grew out of the own of visitors bava arrived from the provinces. It enlogians the work Great Britain has done in
Boys, "I had a fallness and tighinna at the obest after mosis, and such a dizziness...would......seise There was a state function at the Italian Opera Egypt, and says that it is the upper classes alone me that I could scarely see. This was in the last night at which thirty royalties were present, who desire the withdrawal of the British troops, of 1857. I fait tired, dull, and henry, with a sinking spring ADELAIDE, July 5th.
because they prevent the Fellaheen from being session at the stomach. My appetite was variable, The attempted reduction of wager by the despolled.
and I didn't know what to eat. In fact nothing PARIS, July 8th. scored to suit ma. There was a fling of weigh strike has been declared by the Seamen's have been closed, and the decision of the arbitrs bapton with my work. In this way I continued Desplie the efforts of peacemakers maritime The arguments in the Bebring Sen Arbitration and pain over the eyes and at the back of my head. Unions in Sydney.
very week, and is was with dificulty that I have yettaken place, but maiters look threatening.
No serious disturbances | tore is expected to be given.next week,
kept Fresh rioting took place in Paris last evening, and took various medienos, but none of them did me twelve months, dorlog which time I saw a doctor, A number of men have been arrested for relasing but all has been quite since. pickets at the approaches to the different to do duty. The Unionists have established
any good, and I grow worse. In June, 1888, I read wharves. The strike is ll-timed and almost, innings and fifty-one runs.
LONDON, July 8th.
In the Darlington Times about a person who had been certain to result in failure, as there is a super-
The Australians have beaten Leicester by an handled just as I was, and had bowi gured by
medicins called Mother Seigel's Carsiire Syrup. On Yorkshire has beaten Somerset by an innings the strength of this I got a bottle from my brother, And thirteen runs.
William Thudale, grove, Copley Zans, and began Joly 9th. repiring to a question in the House of Cotation, and if I feel any aligns of my
it. In a short time all pain left me, and I takich to eat and digut my food, and bar sino said he expected that it would be necessary for or two sets me right. I am coller, and have worked Mr. Russell, Under Secretary for Indis, been well and strong. I rill take the Byrup occasionally
old complaint, the Oplum Commission to take evidence in India.se Woodland Collery for over ten years. If you A circular has been issued by the Bimetallic think the publication of this latter might be of use to League protesting against the Indian Currency others, you are at liberty to make that use of it. and stating that, even Act as remedying only one phase of the question,
Yours truly, if successful,
(Bigned)
(Journ: FridaIN. The circular adds that the plan ignores the would aggravate the difficulty in other directlook. *Copley, Butterknowis, Darkam, comteros of India with the Far East, and
Morember 8th, 1891.7 Now that Mr. Teasdale is red of his ailment, intensifies the appreciation, of gold, which is the Indigestion and dyspepsia, he would probably not chief cause of the depression in trade. In refuse an invitation to dine with twsire other niow conclusion, it declares that the Home Gorem people ady day. And in such case we stand windy ment has acted to direct opposition' to the views to guarantee that none of the party will die within'i of the Indian Government, which favours interwork, specially if they all take a dose of Belzuje #yrup immediately on siling from the table--[divi,
abundance of free labour available.
distress prevalent among large numbers of Strong efforts are being made to relieve the unemployed people In Adelalds The Mayor has offered, lastead of the annual ball, to devole the som that would be expended in that entertain- canDS, ment to the immediate sellef of the mere argent
July 6th. The Government refuses to issue any more licences to Asiatic hawkers.
It is reported that numbers of Afghans in the zielaty of Hergate Springs are in a condition of semi-tration.
PARIS, July 5th.
Mr. K. J. Takashims, of Japan, had an in- terview with the Fremler to-day, sad explained crowds are gathering on the Boulevards.
"The excllement still continues here, and that he was desirous of opening up trade between The slots here continue, and frequent charges Victoria and Japan. Mr. Patterson expressed | are made by the police and military, in which | național bimetalliams,
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