to the tribunal to show the effects of pelagia scaling open herds. Phelps claimed that ten years of Canadian sealing meant a så per cent redaction in breeding, implying the extirpation of the species in a few years. The killing of male seals on the Pribyloffinlands had no such 'destructive teadency.
LONDON, July 6th.
The Commons was crowded to-night with persona cager to see clause five of the home rale bill forced through the committee. Balfour, the leader of the Unionists, was in the middle of a sentence when the clock wrack 10. He did not wait to finish it, but resumed his seat amid deafening cheers from the Opposition and cries of "Shame" and "Gagged" The Unionist amendment was lost and clause five, which provided for Irish executive authority, was then patied by a vote of 334 to 289.
Clause 6, which provides for an Irish Parlia- ment
with a legislaitve council of forty-eight members, was passed without debate. The tmaliness of the majority and the preparations of the Government to proceed caused latense
excitement
The Conservatives howled and the Irish howled back, while the Liberals cheered with might and main. Eventually the exhaustion of the Unionius gave the chairman an opportunity so put the question on clause 7, which provides for a constliation for the Irish Legislative Assem- bly, and it was carled,
Clause 8, which contemplates cases of disagree. ment between the two houses of the Irish Legislature, was next carried.
A page and a half of the bill was rushed through the committee this evening, almost as much as was disposed of in all the previous sittings.
July 7th.
The final rounds in the Henley regatta were rowed to-day and the prizes were awarded to the wingers. The Magdalen College Club defeated the Thames Rowing Club for-the Steward Cap; Les der beat the London for the Grand Challenge Cup; and G. B. Kennedy, of the Kingston Club, beat F. Biddington of the Thames Rowing Club, for the Diamond Sculls.
BRUSSELS, July 7th.
Advices from the Cengo Free State report two victories over Arab slave traders. The Arabs recently tizcked the forces of the State station- ed at Stanley Falis, but were repulsed with a -heavy loss. The expedition of the Belgian Anti-Slavery Society, operating in East Africa under command of Captain Jacques, also reperta an engagement with the Arab slave traders, in which the latter were routed.
PARIE, July 7th. Some excitement was caused here to-day by the report that a young Polish lady residing in Brussels had committed suicide and had been buried secretly after an unfortunate love affair with an exlied French pisce. The facts of the case mie as follow: Wanda de Kaye, 27 years of are, belonging to a noble Polish family, resided with her relatives, M, and Mlle. Metch. Srusky; the former ex-chanceller to Czar Alexsedes III, who occupied the ground
floor apartments at Avenue Louise.
345 Place Victor Napoleon, who lives close by, frequently passed the house, and Mile. Wanda fell deeply in love with him and wrote him several letters. As the Prince did not answer her, Mile. Kaszye, on Wednesday: stole a revolver from M. Metchkosiky and shot herself through the heart. According to one version the deceased left some letters of a very cmpromising nature for the Prince, but M, Metchkousky d the Prince both deny this Indignantly, lequity has been lastituted by the police.
BOSTON, (Mass.) July 6th. The International two mile foot race between Tommy Conneff, the deposed amateur champion, and George W. Orton, champion of Canada and And then, was started in the Suffolk Athletic Club, but Orton was so palpably beaten at the end of the fourth lap that he dropped out, Conneff winning in 10.02 1.5.
THE HONGKONG ELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1893.
Baron de Courcel, president of the sunal complimented Phelps upon blaskill and eloquence in discharging the difficult task of closing an eloquent debate, and said: "I beg to be allowed to consider the laurels which you won at this cosmopolitan bar as a fair addition to the wreath of honor you have conquered in other fields of the old and new world.""
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the revolutionists and is now off the town of Rio Grande do Sul with a war ship preparing for an attack. His formal declaration in favour of the rebels will inspire them and the leaders with new hope.
Sie Charles Russell, counsel for Great Britain, expressed ratitude for the coatiesy of the censt. Mr. Phelps concurred, adding that the President's past in the case was one ofta sa happy memo- rles which formed the best inheritance of declin-victory may be won. log years. The arbitrators will hold a private aktilog on Monday.
NEW YORK, July 8th.
The following cablegram, dated Londen, has been received: "Jack McAuliffe the lgbt weight champion of America, has tasued a chal- lenge to fight Jim Carney of Birmingham. for a limited number of roundi"
· VIENNA, July 8th,
Astatic cholera la reported to have made its appearance at Stathman-Nemeth, capital of the county of Szathmar, on the Seamos, and sixty miles north-east of Debreczlo, Eastern Hungary. The town has 10,000 inhabitants.
LONDON, Jely 8th,
Thursday night Sir Backs Cosard, with two attendants, surprised a party of poachers on bis grounds at Melville Hoit, Market-Harborough, Leicestershire, when a desperate fight ensued Sir Bache was struck on the head and otherwise Lejared. The bailiff was also wounded and is now lylog in a critical condition. The panchers escaped.
WASHINGTON, July 8th, Consul Edward Bedloe, in making his last report from Amor, Chinn, to the State Depart ment, calls attention to the inferior quality of tes which is imported from China. He cautione consumers to Lecure Formoax tea if possible, that belug the best. He also says a Seld which is practically untouched is the Importation lato the United States of the corlean works of art, hoose ornaments and decorations for which the people in this part of China and tamona. All of these warei would find a ready sale in American stores. Their novelty, attractiveness and cheepness would give them an immediate welcome. They would make an admirable festure in such stores as fancy goods, house furnishing, arts and notions are kept. He urges that attention be given to cotton fabrics of all sorts, the trade in which promises good returns.
NEW YORK, July 8th. Colonel Frederick D. Grant, ex-Minister to Austria, arrived to-day on the American line steamer New York. With him were Mrs. Grant, Miss Julia Grant an Masier Ulysses Grant.
A short time ago Mr. Grant received a letter from George W. Childs, of Philadelphia, in which Mr. Chi'ds said that President Cleveland desired the Minister to remain at his post if he would consent to do so. Colonel Grant replied that while he felt due appreciation of the bonor done him by the request, he could not remain" in Vienna as the representative of an adverse
administration.
LONDON, July 8th.
The Official Gazette published an order in council, dated July 4th, problbiting British ships Russian coast on Bebring acs of the North from scaling within ten marlac miles of the Pacific ocean and within thirty miles in any direction from Komandorsky or Robben Island.
ROME, July 8th." During a reception to the Colombian Minister to-day, the Pope said that America would soon a patron salat as Columbur would be beautified shortly.
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MALTA, July 9th. The widely pablished story of a touching heroic scene on the bridge of the ill-fated Victoria dering the minutes before her capsising, when Vice Admiral Tryon is reported as having said to Midshipman Lanyon: "Jamp and save yourself," to which Lanyos tepiled: "I would rather stay with you, sir," is, I believe, wholly apocryphal. Every drowned midshipmen doubt less died bravely and as a man should die with- oat cry or entreaty, but the cold facts do not warmant any confidence in the Lanyon Incident.
It is reported that there'ere goo men on boxid the ship commanded by Admiral Wandelkolk.
Hoposes to capture the gunboats sent by Brazil to defend the town of Rio Grande do Sul, while the evolutionary land forces attack the town self, and through co-operation of the land and sex forces, it is hoped that a sobstantial Wandelkalk's activity has aroused the authorities at Rio de Janitro. President Picmoto bas ordered the cruiser Republica to proceed immediately to Rio Grande do Sul and give battle to the rebellious admiral. The wires have been cut and some days may pass before definite news of the operations at Rio Grande do Sulmo | obtained.
TANGIER, July 9th.
The Sultan's xpedition which left here June agth to subdue the rebellious tribes has been victorious, although the losses were very heavy. In one battle fony of the Government soldiers were killed.
PORTLAND (Me.), July 9th, The British steamer Falton, with Lieutenant Peary and party on board, sailed to-day for Greenland on the Arctic exploring expedition
VIENNA, July 9th,
The Socialists made a pubile demonstration to-day in favor of universal suffrage. More than 10,000 attended un indoor meeting, and as many more lix eprd to speeches in City mall square,
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the first night a crowd intimidated the policeman posible failure of the marriage.
and the order was not executed. Meantime the Erb had arrived and the Consal communicated Hengkong Observatory; 9'h August, 1893. with her commander, and the following night had them locked punctually to time. A crowd collected and hooted but did not allow them- selves further licence, no doubt restrained by the presence of the gunboat.
"On Wednesday the reports became suddenly so definite that long odds on wagers are said to have actually been laid at Lloyd's against the marriage taking place the following day. Of course, it is well-nigh img susible to get tangible conoboration of a tale of this character when so many powerful ones on earth are vitally con- cerned in shutting it up.
#Enough solidity exists to the various phases of the story, however, to make it clear that it will bare a definite place in thote chroniques scandaleuses which constitute the shady side of Britisk dynastie bistory. The most authentic rests upon the version, which comes to me and authority of one who has gathered the facts at first bands in Malta upon his ward of haner not to divulge the family name involved, is that between four and five years ago prince George was married by the Roman Catholic lual to the daughter of a British naval officer of high rank and that there ate children by their mar riage,
Information from absolutely rollable sources says that this lady from Malta is the daughter of The announcement is made seul-officially a British naval captain who had been stationed that Count Taaffe, the Austrian Premier, will at Malts for a number of years. It is quite propose that the Workingmen's Chamber electrssible, if it were necessary, to give the date of the marriage at Valetta and even the names of delegates to the Reichsrath,
the people who witnessed the ceremony,,
NEW YORK, July 9th. The racing yacht Queen Mad, whose long disappearance on the trip from England to this country caused so much anxiety among yachting men before she was finally reported from St. Georges, Bermuda, was towed into port to-day, One of her crew was lost in a gale and two others were saved with difficulty.
Outwardly the rough passage is shown in the paintless hull, broken rails, the absence of two lifeboats and general disordered appearance. In the abin, broken doors, overturned furniture, displaced water tanks and wrecked nautical Instruments give evidence of a battle with wind And wares which nearly ended the brillant career of the boat that carried off prize after prize la English waters.
July gib.
A German named Woll, who has just returned to the United States from Colombia, tells a He harrowing tale of suffering and wrong. said that 1st March he and about 150 others were engaged to work on the Magdalena and Carthager a Railroad in Colombia,
"It is told by a lady now living at Richmond, near White Lodge, whenca Priaccas May drove on Tuesday to be married, that one week ago letter from Princess May was being shown about in court circles, furtively of course, in which the Princess said to her titled lady correspondent
that the knew all about the whole affair.
"This, of course, was to be taken for granted, bat the fact that her letter was being handed about for prudent lospection shows how speedily the entire matter may be expected to abtale publicity.
"In these days that the secret should not be kept much longer, that it will filter by ward of mouth through all England, is a matter of course. So far as can be judged up to the present its effect is to create a kind of sympathy for Prince George, who seems to have stood out as long as possible under the terrific pressure, and at inst saccumbed only because the interests of the dynasty seemed imperatively to demand sub-
Lesion."
Then the sequel appeared, conjured or spon- taneous, and a coolie collected a mob in the Settlement by declaring he had been shot in the leg by a foreigner, and was promptly locked up for his trouble. Such things are not, I believe. unknown to foreigners as the prelude to a slot, a Chinklang can testify. This is as far as we have got at present, and as far as we shall go with the same skipper at the helm. The Settle mest har bean cleared of Chinese Inhabitants and all treaty regulations strictly enjoined and adbered to, and there can be little doubt of the eventual success of such a wise policy, for no one realises quicker than Celestial when business is mazat..........N, C. Daily News.
NINE TIMES ON THE NINE.
"I'm as good as dead. I've won nine times on the sins and lost nine times on the seven. Giro this note to the banker; he knows the address of my relativos.”
It was in a gambling house in Montana. The gambler who attered those words threw down his cards, rose from the table, and left the place. At early dawn the next morning the police found his bedr
in some shrubbery about a mile distant. I own pistol was full of cartridges; it had not been used, got there was a bullet hole in his left breast. Was there any mysterions prophecy in the cards, or was the gambler's foar the outgrowth of superstition, and his death a coincidence? Everyone must decide
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But people are often considered a good as dead for a much more Intelligible reason. Mr. William Goble, of 104, Albion Street, Bonthwick, near Brighton, was recently placed on that list by his Hands. In his case the danger was not from powder or sharp steel, but from something that harries more will be despatched on SUNDAY, the 13th folks ent of the world than they do. History is instant. that Looking
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1887, he found it coated like a piece of brown leather. Of itself this might not have worried him, but other A special despatch to the S. F. Chrenicie, igy and portents want with it. His appetite falled, When they get to the place they found it was dated 9th July says:-Nearly too years ago the and what little he did eat seemed to cause great pain in his pheat and sides. Now, good food never acts the most accomplished blackguard to Europe," that way when
man is in swampy, and many of them were soon ill with admixture of "the cast pollebed gentleman and
proper condition. Quite yellow fever and other diseases. The compans gave them no medical aid, and they had to take the versatile tout, George IV, then bels apparent the contrary. What was the matter care of each other. When they asked to be sent to the Brbish throne, caused consternation in Writing about it under date of Nov. 26th, 1891, back to this country they were told that they had the royal family and among the ministers of his Mr. Goble said: "Toouldn't imagine what had come Nothing like it had ever happened to me not kept their contract. Woll says that over 100 father, theobstlaste George III, by a mésallianci Vor me. of the men died in a short time, and that of the with Mrs. Fitzherbert, Later came his sanction before. I had always been strong and healthy. But
now I had entire sumber only sixty-five lived to returned alliance with the unfortunate Caroline, after ow foul taste in the mouth, and wind Parliament had agreed to shoulder the indebted appeared to will all over inside my body. I had a ness of the Prince, and altimately his coronation to fast and so hard that it frightenin
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mny Whether the censorship of the press was too strict, or whether the society of the eighteenth century leniently overlooked the little idlesya cracles of the beir apparent, certain it is that the scandal attendant upon his second marriage found a werk voice, and it remained for the historian and the novelist to hand down to pasterly bis deeds and misdeeds..
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ROME, July 9th,
La Patria 1.ya as 1000 as the Senate fiolabes the basi ess now in hand the closing of the session will be ordered by the Government with a view toward proceeding against all members of Parliament who are implicated in the bank scandals. The gulity Senators will be requested to resign.
NEW YORK, July 9th.
The famous middle weights, Jack Dempsey and Billy Smith, will meet july 24th to confend for the championship of their class and a $6000 parse. The Coney Island Athletic Club's Board of Directors, at a mesting today, decided to postpone the event because, in the absence of the fighters, they will have no tangible proof that the men are in proper condition.
LONDON, July 9th.
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A century later Prince George, elḍent Kving son of England's coming ruler, yielding to the Importunities of the royal family, is wedded, amid the splendour of the age, to Princess Mary of Teck. The cere monies are impressive, the assemblage brilliant, and the Queen apparently the happlest woman In the United Kingdom. Hardly are the massive doors of the Chapel Royal in St. James barred before the whisperings of weeks prior to the reysi alliance of the Duke of York's entanglement with the daughter of a British naval officer, grow lato
murmur and finally take the defalte forms of fact. Royalty and its satellites could forgive a mere affair of the hour, but then comes the soy inglotelligence that five years ago the susceptible Prince, yielding to emotions that should find no resting place in the heart of future King, married the woman of ble choice at Malts. To
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A doctor in Southwick said I was suffering dyspepsia, but after he had treated me for nine months Iran than ever. At this time, one olmayman, Rev. Mr. Heywood, recommended me to the Brighton Hospital, where I was under treatment for one year. Several of the doctors sounded my lungs and scomed! print I wondered if they would ever find the complaint, and changed my medicines so often that laht remsiz. At the end of the year I stopped going to the hospital, and began to take cod liver of
did no good, and I made up my mind that I was indeed doomed to death and nothing could prevent it, "Stil I am alire and well to-day, and I'll tell you why io few words. In April, 1889, I met with friend of mine, Mr. Grorcs, of Bouthwick, who tald me of his own illness and of the great beneût he bad seived from Mather Beigel's Carative Byrup. I got bottle, and by the time I had finished it my food agreed with me and I felt a little stranger. Boite more bottles completed the cure, and I have slave
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were recovered. The three survivors agree that night, when a maldehipman and marine jumped general the Premier, Mr. Balfour had started further embarrass the situation the union has enjoyed as good health as I ever did in my life.
LOYDON, July 8th. A yachi having on board thirty excursionists capsized off Skegness this afternoon. Twenty- even people were drowned. All the persons drowned were railway builders, who, with thousands of other excursionista, had gone to the little watering place for a day's sport. The Tacht Stannon tock cut a party of thirty. When well out the yacht was overwhelmed by a thunder-storm. Aller the air had cleared the Jacht was seen bellom upwards, with three men clinging to her. The others had been drowned. A boat was launched and the three sur vivors were brought ashore, Twelve bodles nobady was to blame for the accident, as the anddenness, of the squall could not have been Anticipated.
Roux, Joly 8th. The final debate on the bank bill in the De paties today was tomolipoos, Signor Barlo, who has been energetic in the Investigation of frauds, made the principal speech. The time had curse, bu sald, for all implicated in bank bribery to explain their actions. If the Seante will appairt a new committee of inquiry," con- tinued Bovio, "I will refrain from naming the guilty men, I demand, however, that the guilty men abstain from voting on the measure now before the House. If they do not, I will name
them."
When Dr. Ellis, after having been sucked for down by the stoking Victoria rose to the surface greatly exhausted, he saw the Admiral's coxswain safely occupying the center of a large lifebuoy Dr. Eleni saw in told him is goals rest, when the coxswain to go away: This is the sole blot on the otherwise splendid behavior of everybody. The tension of the survivors' Derves was curiously filostrated last overboard from the Ories while under the fa- fluence of nightmares. Both men dreamed that they were again about to sink with the Victoria. Both men were saved.
A conspicuously gallant and unselfish act was performed by Lieutenant Farquharson of the Royal Marloes, who coming upon Vice Admiral Tryon's secretary, Mi, Pawaty, while the latter, bruised and exhausted, was about to sink up. parted him with difficulty but successfully unit both were picked up by the rescuing boats Another heroic action wis that of Naval Cadet Robert Weit, who distinctly saved the life of Commander Jellico, who was lil with fever and powerless to help himself. Commander Jellico ad been brought up from the sick bay by Dr. Ellis, but they became separated after the Victoria capsized. Both Farquharson and West, the latter a mere bay, are the two heroes of the Victoria disaster.
BERLIN, July 9th.
About four hundred excursionists from the priscipality of Lippe-Detmold visited Prince hirmarck in Freddichimbe to-day. Both the Prince and Palaces reponded by appearing on the balcony of the castle,
Prince Bismarck made a notable speech concerning the relations of the smaller Federal States to the empire and concluded with these remarkable wordar
A riot troke kose In the Chamber as the threat was made. Inaplis wers exchanged on aide, and a dozen or more fights were barely prevented. After endeavouring in vain to restore order, the president suspended the sitting, When proceedings were resumed Bovin yielded to the importualites of bis friends and declined to continas kis speech. The bank bill was then passed by a vote ofaza to 135, and the Chamber adjourned for the summer holidays.
PARIS, July 8th. Mr. E. 1. Phelps, counsel for the United States, falabed bis closing address before the Behring sea tribunal of arbitration to-day. He opposed the British proposal to estabilah a "There are seventeen Federal States having | twenty-mile zone within which sealing should be only a singla voie cach in the Federal council. prohibited, bising bla objction on the ineff-The council may be divided la three categories ciency of the proposal and upon the impossibility small states with a role each, Pewania with of setting the limits of the zone effectually, eighteen votes and the middle states with
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compare the present British twenty-four votes. Thus you see what weicht proposals with those made by Lord Sallabary, the small states have. All I am saying to you he was interrupted by Sir Charles Russell, is germain to the fact that the nailonal idea has counsel for Great Britain, who said that Lord not caught fire to the parliaments and govern Shilshary denied having made the proposal ments of the federa'ed states, as twenty or referred to, Phelps replied by reading Lord twenty-five years ago I hoped it would. Salisbury's dispatches. He showed that Lond My fear and anxiety for the future in that Sallsbury only receded after Canada "had interposed. Phelps then resumed his argument in support of American prohibition of pelagic scaling over the entire route followed by the seals in their migrations, which route extended as far as San Francisco. If the arbitrators, be said, did not recognize that the United States had property rights in the herd, concurrent regulations would consequently be necessary.
At this point long discussion took place about
God preserve for us the constituilon of the dealing with vessels seised and Whether they empire as it is, and the present number of should be taken to the nearest Amerleap post or Federal Governrents which form the Federal to a British port. When the Elscussion Council, that the latter may at all times and by Holthed Phelps proceeded. He charged that the British desired the tribunal to protect pelagic hunters and did not aim to seems the preserva tion of the seal berd
Phelps closed his plen eloquently, Ermy word was listened to with the closest attention the large audience, America, he said, stood
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on the justice of her case. He dwelt at soma length upin the moral importance of the tribunal, decision. From this decision, kesaj, the only appeal was to the judgment of çivilsa, Jian and history.
the national idea may be stilled in the coils of the bos-constricter of bureaucracy, which has grown rapidly in the last few years. Only the Federal Connell and the Reschrag can help here, and the former hasthe right to assert itself. It would not be possible then for the governments of the smaller States to express opinions to which no official attention is paid. I sum up all these reflections thus:
Thomas Sexton, member of Parliament, quietly chuckled as he related the scene in the House of Commons on Friday morning. To a correr® pondeat he said that be bad no idea Mr. Glad stone was so keen a tacticiat. Why, be simply marshailed his forces like a veteran general, advanced upon the enemy and crashed him, front, rear and flanks. The house was full. Hundreds were in the galleries, expecting to see Mr. Balfour hold the fort and, perhaps, out
to Inveigh against the fifth clanss of the home rule bill. As the clock struck 10, his twenty minutes having explied, Mr. Gladstone partly arose in his seat and raised his hand towards Mr. Mellor, president of the commlilee, The closure was applied,
A division resulted in the passage of the clause almost before Mr. Ballour and his friends realized their position. They yelled 'Gag! Coercion
Outrage Monstrous !' and all that sort of thing, but they were beaten and dumbfounded, In three hours we had reached clause pine of the bill, providing for Irish representation in the Imperial Parlament. It had previously taken four weeks to pass four clauses. It was hard for the opportion to take the medicing they had previously administered to as
a gardener, and have boon in the employ of General "The graceless George IV received nothing Turnbull, The Hermitage, Southwick, for ten years. I will gladly answer inquiries(Signed) WILLIAM
but condemnation for his early and unfortunate anfon with Mrs. Fitzherbert. The Duke of York, on the contrary, popular with friends and the masses, ments with sincero sympathy on every side. As the ceremony was performed according to the ritual of the Roman Catholle Church the contracting persons knew that under the Royal Manlige Act the union was invalid. The Duke of Clarence, the Frince of Wales' eldest son and the elder brother of George of York, was in apparent good health at the time, and thesupposition is that the love-sick prince did not count upon himself ever being to the direct line of succession to the throns.
The whereabouts of the 'Lady of Mulia, as "But the worst doses are to come. I certainly | she la now known, and that of the two children think the debate next week of cisura g will be in mystery. It is whispered that she is in Londen belt. I undertand that Mr. Gladstone proposes and that she attended the state ball on Tuesday to retain eighty Irish members, whh power tonight. This story, however, is generally yote on a'l matters as at present. There is no disbelieved,
This first marriage of the Duke of York cannot reason why this Important part of the home rule bill should be delayed. Under the twenty-minute bar bis accession to the throne should be gullive rule the debate may possibly extend to midnight his father, the Frises of Wales, and his grand. of Wednesday. The Unionists are not agreed mother, Queen Victoria. The English Law do not look for harmony of expression of policies.
as to our representation in Westminster, hence I | recognises no tie that binds one of royal blood to
s commoner."
RIO JANEIRO, July toth, Tho, Central Government has ordered a aguadron to be prepared jo hieskade Rio Grande ab Sol..
The latest dispatches say that Admiral Wan- denkolk, with the captured steamer Jupiter, has ined the Federal-fotila General Castilho is reposted to be sending troops for the defence of the city.
LONDON, July Toth,
A dispatch from Boulogne to the Times says: France has submitted to England and America proposals to improve and amplify the code of signals of merchant shipping.
If the proposals are approved an International | conference on the subject will be held in France to suggest an addition of two new flags, which will make possible 44,858 extra sigonis. Some reform is necessary on account of the increase of the speed of ves.ols, which guitalis the peried of Interview,
A ROPAL BIGAMIST,
KIUKIANG.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT),
July 29th Although the affair of the warning and flight
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The Southwick doctor's diagnosis was right: Mr. Goble's discose was indigestion and dyspepsia, sozo of the symptoms of which he names in his statement. His plain testimony will serve to strengthen, if necessary, the popular confidence in Mother Belgel's Syrup as a cure for this praaliing and perplexing malady. The Southwick gardener lost two years' time by not knowing what to do. But he is vastly better than a dead man now, and will, wo trust, Ure long to dive others the benefit of his knowledge-dde.
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of the wife of the French Consul at Hankow in the middle of the night, from a temple in the ad- folning mountains here, was much exaggerated, and really only amounted to her receiving timely notice of there being a special festival at that place in the morning at which the presence of zamaku drinkers might render her stay unten- blis, still for the last few days there has been s feeling of unrest at this post. It is, however, refreshing to find one ossis in the desert of meek Farshad and "amble" foreigu officials. la' the days of compromise and scuttle." Such a man exists at Klaking la the person of a Consul, proving V tha: & firm band and comteous manner are not yet things of the past. The Chinese had been permitted to builds pavilion on the Band, with- In the Concession, in which to receive bigh Chinese officials, and with their usual effrontery they hed contrived to get a guard established there without the consent of the foreigners. The Consil wisely listed that these should be temored, and after long patieying the Chinese Nothing has been seld publicly here, that is, officials agreed to withdraw one half. Then Se since the announcement of the betrothal of the down came the foreigners' fost, sad they now Duke of York and Princess May, about the pala- demand that not only shall the soldiers be with- fally suppressed, tomance underlying this latest | drawi but the whole fabric must be removed.
most pompous of royal weddings.
This in exictly as it should be, for there can “Probably London papers of that date be no doubt the wily Calestial diplomats are observed a discrectalenca about Mrs. Fitzherbert, Inclined to the opinion that the affair at Sung Tuang Howesh Membly Tab, 1 attitude of Admiral Wardelkolk of the Brazilian when George 17 wedded the ill-omened Carollee, was sufficient intiraldation" to" provent- the navy, The Herald's correspondents in Buenos: but it is hardly wilkout significance that the foreigners pushing home their requests. Another Aycas telegraphe, that the Admiral has joined ! Pally Newryesterday printed a long socorns, maiter, kar nae bene denli with ie the same. Hongkony Ohwervatory, gik August, 1893; =
the ace of the Reichstry as the legislative coefficient of absolutely equal rank and with absolutely equal rights,"
The strong State's aights ganisments expressed in the speech aroused as much surprise pathusiasm.
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