LONDON, March 7th.
The Earl of Dufferin, speaking in Paris, has expressed the opinion that the prospects of main taiting peace in Europe are much improved, celain questions which had threatened to develop a serious crials, baving now
been happily arranged to the mutual satisfaction of the powers concerned.
March 8th. The news of Mr. Gladstone's retirement has casted a considerable sensation.
The American press is almost unanimous in landing his wonderful pofùical career and splendid all-round abilities.
The Americans propose to mark their appre clation of the great statesman by the erection of a colossal statue to the Central Park, New York,
The new Atlantic steam service between Canada and England, arranged by Mr. James Haddait, managing owner of the Canadian Australian line, will be inaugurated in the spring of 1896. It is expected that the Australlan makia by this route will be landed to England within 25 days.
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Agents-General had been invited, was held ihla afternoon, Sir John Lubbock presidlog. Sir Saul Samuel and Sie Andrew Clarke attended, bath explaining that they are not prepared to support the proposal of the Marquis of Lorne for the defensive and commercial union in the Empire, or eved to revive the Imperly! Fodera tion League.
In the House of Commons Sir W. Howard Vincent gave notice of a motion declaring that the remedy for the existing depression in Great Britala is to be found in the establishment of mutual commercial treaties with the colonies.
The insurrection in Brazail appears to have completely collapsed, the lusurgent vessela having unconditionally surrendered to the Government, and the officers have taken refuge on board foreign warships.
The Daily News wryx that it is impossible that members alibe New South Wales Assembly can continue to be inebriate after the recent exposures.
An impression prevails that Lord Rosebery means to approach the Home Rule question,
The House of Commons, by a majority of 199, has related to grant an amnesty to the Irish President Peixoto decllaes to accept Admiral De Gams's conditions for the surrender of the insurgents.
Mr. Gladstone, who was reported to be suffer- ing from the effects of a severe chill, it improv-political prisoners. It g
A movement is on foot to establish a national mamo lal to Mr. Gladstone in recognition of his services to the country. The proposed memorial will possibly take the form of free libraries.
MELBOURNE, March 8th,
In the race for the Bourke Handicap at Flemi inglom on Tuesday; several horses fell: P. Me- Goran, the jockey who was riding Lightbarn, w killed, and Barton, who rode Principle, was badly crushed about the chest. Two other jockeys sustained minor injuries.
ADELAIDE, March 8th, The Intercolonial cricket match between Vicinis and South Australia was concluded at Adelaide yesterday, the South Australiant winn- ing by 58 runt.
LONDON, March 12th.
H.M.S. Crescent, appointed to fill the position of figship on the Australian station in place of H.M.S. Orlando, salled for Australia on Thors- day last, and returned yesterday in a disabled condition, a portion of her machinery having breken down.
Mr. Gladstone, whose state of health was beginning to cause his friends serious uneasiness, La reported to be better.
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SYDNEY, March 15th.
A widow named Sarah Baily, living at Bal malo, Sydney, while in a condition of dementia, attacked her little daughter with an axe, inflict Ing wounds which are likely to prove fatal,
The little giri Bayley, who was attacked by her mother with an axe yesterday, has since died. A peculiar feature of the sad occurrence Is that the victim, Emily, was the mother's favourite child. It is probably owing to the fact that the child and cansed her much anxiety, being afflicted with hare-lip, and having been in the Hospital on more than one occasion to undergo an operation. This and financial losses preyed upon the woman's mind and caused Insanity.
Mrs, Bayley, who killed her child yesterday at Balmain, is still a raving maning, although she occasionally becomes ralfonal. Sha has not been told of the death of the child,
In the Assembly to-day the Premier said that there was no truth in the report that the Chlef Justice had recently made a composition with his creditors.
A great sensation has been caused among the Trades Ualons in Sydney by the report that thirty composites of the Daily Telegraph have received a month's palice, as the Directors intend to latroduce type-setting machinery.
MELBOURNE, March 15th.
The English contractors engaged in telegraph construction work in the neighbourhood of the Zambes! Rlver (Africa) have for some time past been put to great straits through the hostility of the Portuguese authorities, who have boycotted them in the matter of provision supplies, and inulged in other annoying interferences. Lute news slates that the il-leeling has led to an
The retiring Railway Commissioners, Mr. outbreak of active bostilities. Some Portuguese Francis Murray and Mr. Klable, bave completed their final report and forwarded it to the Minister troops have fired en the British; the latter for Railways. They say that since they took pesponded, and a smart skirmish took place.
It is generally reposted that Russia is preparoffice, by judicious management and retrench- ing two hundred additional batteries of artillery, meat they have effected a saving between An almost simultanecos attempt bas been £500,000 and £600,000 per annum, and have made by the Anschie's to destroy the bouses of also introduced reforms in various departments. legislature in both France and Italy, in each They have re-organised the main service, and instance resublog in comparative fallure.
The authurt les having taken steps to guard
The action fastated by Mr. Allison Smith the interior of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, fortbe recovery of £15.000 against Mr. Syme, of the dynamitards tried to wreck the building from
the Age, was the subject of an application to
The concussion emishel all the wind.ws in the building and wounded half-a-dosen harmless persons presing bv. S. veral persons have been arrened on suspicions of being concerned in the
the out-life by explading bembs under the walls,
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The attempt on the French Chan:ber of Deputes was harmless, no one being injured, but a panic was created, and the Chamber was adjourned,
The billard mitch between Roberts, tha English champion, and Memmoit, an Australian player, has ended la the former wiuntug by 600 poli, The match was 20,000 up, the Australian receiving 10.000.
ADELAIDE, March rath
Some splendid gold specimens have been unenthed at Mount Pleasant Two bags of loo ef yie ded 63 ources; a fer male bags have been crushed for a return of 45 ounces, Over one hondredweight of to ptfag spectmicas are on view in Adelaide.
LONDON, March 14th.
In the House of Commons last night Mr. Labouch:re moved an amendment to the Address-la-Reply, suggesting that provision be made for the abolition of the House of Lords' power of veto., Sir William Vernon Harcourt ald that the spirit of the amendment was untimely, and suggested its withdrawal, because, If adopted, it would mean the flooding of the Upper House with 500 new Peers. Otherwise the present Lords would reject the proposal Mr. John Redmond said that Ireland would not tolerate delay to the Hume Role cause, and would make Governmen to England impossible. Mr. Chamberlain declared that he did not belleve the statement that Lord Rosebery had accepted the leadership with the view of betraying the Irish party.
amendment was canled by Mr Labouchere's majority of a. The Nationalis combined with the Ridicals on the divlaton. The Timir says shat an early dissolution of Parliament is inevllable.
Sir William Versen Harcourt to-day moved new Address-in-Reply, as the Government declined to accept Mr. Labouchere's amendment. The new Address-in-Reply was adopted without
division,
Is the debate on the new Address-in-Reply, Mr. Balfour declared that Sir W. Vernon Harcourt's expedient of bringing in a new Address after & defest on an amendment would bumiliate the Government and was without example in political
history. Mr. Labouchere held that his amend ment was perfectly legitimate, but the leader of the Government had taken it as a threat.
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penny of the £60 contilbuted by cach member. In several other instances members have volan. tally severed their connection' with the autocta. tion, and these are said to have received back only a small percentage of the money contributed by them to the general fund. Nesily an hundred of the members have either been expeiled or left of their own lee will.
Large returns of gold continue to be obtained at Mount Pleasant, and the oatlock is a very cheerful one.
LONDON, March 10th.
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CANNES, March 7th. House of Commans, this evening, vaid that Lord The treaty which Captain-General Martinez The cutter Britannia, with the Prince of Kimbaley declined to sanction the import Campes concluded with the Sultan of Micco Wales on bo zd, arrived here this evening. duty en cotton goods fato India, la view of a } for the settlement of the trouble at Melilla po
THE H GUE, March 7ib. rotation passed la the House of Commons that vides for the sending of the offending Riff tilbes Dispatches.have been received reporting that protective doly ought not to be imposed with-into the interior, the chief aggressors to Lemfighting had occurred between the Dutch and out moic argent necessity exisitapp.
| prisoned nad the ringleaders executed. A neutral | Achinesa Dear Melaboch, in the Island of Mr. Dadabha! Naoroji moves a resolution in zone is to be established and the Sidi Aguarlach | Sumatra. The Dutch loss was five killed and the House of Commons, condemning the amis.Mosque, the proximity of which to the Sparish soventeen wounded. slon of cotton goods from the schedule of duitable fost la course of erection led to the outbreak, is goods under the new Tariff Act.
to be encircled by a wall. Pilgrims will continue to be admitted to the mosque.
Lord Rosebery, at the meeting of the Liberal The Aventine Courts have dreided against Party, referred to Mr. Gladstone as "Gir leader. the application for the extradition of the whenever he cares to lead us." The general notorians English awluciler, Balfate, in so far as opinion is that the speech makes reunica impor the first charge is concerned. There are sixteenible. Much comment is excited by the admis. other charges to follow.
sion of Lord Rosebery, in the debate in the Lords, that England must consent behire Home Rule can be granted to Ireland.
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It is stated that the Bank of England has lost quarter of a million sterilog through the defalcations of Frank May, Inte cashier in that establishment
The Government has announced that steps will be immediately taken to add to the strength of the British Navy. The additions will comprise seven first-class leviathan ironclads of 15.000 tons, capable of a speed of eighteen knots an bour at her; also six swift culses and two sloops, of seven and one thousand tons respectively. It is estimated that seven thousand more men will be required to efficiently man these vessels, Measures are also to be at once undertaken to improve the effectiveness of existing vessels, old | guns being replaced by the latest improved types, &c., and other reforms introduced where practical experiments have shown them to be seeded. It has also been decided to fortify the dockyards, and take other steps to ensure the better preservation of British Interests to the event of war.
It is considered that if the Australian colonies can be brought to co-operate with Great Britain the long agitated penny postal system will speedily become an accomplished fact, England having practically consented to risk the expert.
ment.
A Parisian anarchist has been killed by the premature explosion of a bomb which he was carrying into Madeleine Church,
March 21st,
The eccentric King of the Belgians, whe disappeared from ble usual haunts some little time back to suddenly and mysteriously as to cause his friends great acxsiness, has been found where and under what circustances has not yet transpired.
The British Government has decided to adopt the eight-hour system wherever practicable in works coming under Government control. The minciple will be introduced in all the dockyards from Monday next.
Valentine, the English middle-weight pugilist, has defeated Jim Burge, the Australian light; weight now visiting England. The fight was a overmatched from the statt, not being knecked very obstinate one, the Australian, who was
our before the twentieth round.
Several additional anarchist outrages are reported. In Italy a bomb was thrown from the gallery of a crowded theatre. A cool-nerved man among the audience with great presence of mind instantly quenched the burning fuse, thus a terrible loss of life. The anarchist bo threw the bomb was instantly arrested, and Mr. Justice Hood in the Practice Court to-day,rrowly escaped belog corn to pieces by the
Infuriated audicace.
when the defendant applied to have the case" remitted to the County Court, on the ground that the plaiuti had no means of paying costs should the verdict be against him. The applica tion was adjourned.
ERISDANT, March 15th. The Government have decided to establish a labour colony in Queensland.
Very beavy rain and severe floods are reported from different parts of the colony,
LONDON, March 15th.
The Perluguese have ejec'ed Admiral Gama, of the Insurgents, from the Portuguese warship at Rio. He then took refogé la » French war- ship. Admiral Mello declines to yield,
Mr. Gladstone, in writing to Mr. Jones, mem ber for Carmarthen, says that his physical struggle was best known to himself, and his resignation was inevitable.
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MILBOURNE, March arst. Ernest Knox, the burglar who shot young Carcour recently, was hinged in Melbourne Gaol on Monday morning. Prisoner, who was
only twenty-one years of age, cied repentant,
FERTH (W. A.), March 31st. Late news from Coolgardle is to the effect that there had been a fall of rain.
SYDNEY, March 21st. Heavy storms Lave occurred in different localities in New South Wales. The Hunter River and the Hawkesbury River are in a state of flood. The town of Camden is partly sub- merged, and considerable destruction of property is feared..
March 22nd,
A terrific cyclone occurred yesterday at Bourke, wrecking many buildings and other property.
LONDON, March zzad.
The Parnellites have issued a manifesto sum- The British Parliament bas sanctioned the moning a National Convention, and stating that vote for the proposed extensive and expensive the present crisis to unequalled since 1891. additions to the strength of the Royal Navy, The Daily Chronicli says that "General"The vote was passed with enthusiasm, The Booth expects to establish labour colonies in recent agitation on the subject has thrown a Australia.
strong light on many deficiencies that need The Canadian Government bas Introduced amending, and Government, press, and people Bl for the payment of Mi. Huddart's mail sub-zrem now determined to spare no effort to the endeavour to maintain Great Britain's supremacy on the high sess.
aldies.
The German Reichstag has granted a quarter of a millon to sreci a memorial to the first Emperor William.
Mr. Thomas Shaw, member for the Hawick Barghs, succeeds Mr. Alexander Asher, Q.C., as Solicitor-General for Scotland.
The English Salvatlonists have raised the sum of twenty thousand pounds sterling as a contubation to General Booth's Jablice Fund.
The Prince of Wales' yacht Briannia won the big prin at the Cannes Regatta on Tuesday, H.R.H. being on board.
A terrible outrage has been commited on an 11 year-old child in New York, the handiwork resembling Jack the Ripper's.
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Her Majesty'a warship Crescent, alter under going repairy, sailed for the second time on her voyage to Australia, but she has again broken down before getting well clear of the Channel, She now lies at anchor off Spithead, a target for general comment of a not too flattering character. Reports from British Gambia are to the effect
NEWS BY THE INDIAN MAIL, that further conflicts with the slave dealers hara been all in favour of the British Fedish, the The Indo-China Co.'s steamship Wingsang notoriots leader of the slave dealers, whò has | Capt. A, de St. Croix, with the Calcutta mails, been raiding British territory at the head of a arrived in harbour this morning, We take the strong force, is reported to have been captured, #abjolned relograms from our Calcutta, and
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LONDON, March 12th. Latest advices from Bathurst state that the West Indian Regt, had antved & Sarayang, which they found was deserted ; they afterwards | set fire to the place. Fodisilab, the chief, is a fugitiveand the war is supposed to be over.
The revolution in Brasil is said to be approach. | Ing a climax. Litest news is to the effect that one of the most promiacat of the lesurgent Leaders (Admiral Gama) has offered to surrender to the Government on certain conditions, but President Peixoto resures to enteriala the offer, and demands the unconditional surrender of ali those who have taken any part in the Insurrection.
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The deaths are announced of Admiral Sir
Mr. Gladstone is at present staying at Brighton. The House of Lords has voted an address in reply to the Speech from the Throne. In the debate which took place Lord Rosebery sald Egypt was at present peaceful, but in view of recent, events there the vigilant supervision of Great Britain was necessary for same time to
come.
In the House of Commons Sir W. V. Harcourt promised a discussion on Indian Finance at an carly date after Easter.
COLON, March 6th. Two British schooners, loaded with arms and stores recovered from the wreck of the United States cruiser Kearsarge, have left the scene of the wreck for the Island of Grand Cayman. A considerable quantity of arms and stores rescued by other vessels have been landed at the lalands of Old Proviience and San Andres. The arms were taken possession of by the Colombian Government and the stores sold at aacilon.
LONDON, March 7th. to the Home Office, has accepted the position of Herbert Gladstone, Parliamentary Secretary First Commissioner of Pahile Works made vacant by the appoletment of Mr. George Shaw Lefevre as President of the Local Government Board. Herbert Gladstone, however, will not bava a reat in the Cabinet, although his predecessor was a member.
The Government has received no news of the
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A memorial from the London Chamber of Commerce urges the Government to arrange for the resumption of the Brussels Silver Conference, reported encounter between the Portuguese and hoping that further discussion, in light of recent the British forces in South Africa. It is known event may result_la's plan for remedying the to the Government, however, that there has evil which has dislocated the business of the been trouble concerning the construction of entire East,
Commissioner Rhodes' telegraph line across a In the House of Lords last night, Lord Salls-strip of the Portuguese territory. The Anglo- bury urged the Government to take the verdict Portuguere treaty provides that either Govern of the people on Home Rule immediately as ment shall have the right to lay telegraph lines delay would be disastrous both to England and across the territory of the other, but Portugal Ireland. Lord Resebery said the Government claims that this right appiles only to governments were prepared to appeal to the country on the and not to companies, and Rhodes is building qucation of Home Rule when the time was ripe, his line in behalf of the British South Africas bat would not concede the right to the Lords to Company. Five British gunboats sin lying in force a dissolution,
the Zambeal.
The British naval chief at Rio Janeiro reports ST. ANDREW'S to the Government that he has arranged not only with the Brazilian Government but "with the Insurgents so that British ships may be enabled to obtain ballast without molestation and leave the barbox. He also says the port should be closed and all vessels ordered to leave, owing to the rapid spread of yellow lever.
Advices from Rio de Janeiro state that the insurgent Admiral DaGama has gone on board the Portuguese corvette and Intimated his readiness to surrender to Marshal Peixoto with bis officers If protection is guaranteed to them.
Lord Rosebery, in his speech in the House of Lords last night, further said that he concurred with Lord Salisbury that before Parliament con- cedes Home Rule to Ireland, England will have to be convinced of its justice. Regarding Slam his lordship sald that the acute phase was now over. The Government were, he said, alive to the fact that the commerce of Slam is almost wholly British.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 14th. The Government forts bombarded the insur- gents yesterday, but were not answered; the the insurgents yielded. The officers took refuge Goremmant fleet then appeared off the bar and in foreign war ships. The rebel. Admiral Da Gama is on board H.M.S. Sirius.
LONDON, March 14th, The amendment to the Address In reply to the Queen's speech was moved by Sir G. Cheaney in the House of Commons last night, regreting the omission of the cotton duties from the new Indian Tariff Act. Mr. Fowler, Secretary of State for India, deprecated any discussion on the subject at this stage in view of his promise to give facilities for a debate Indian Suances at an early date. He dealed that the competi- tion of Manchester with India was harmful, and said that if duty was levied on cotton imports while none was lovied on fabrics manufactured In India, Indian consumers would have to pay it. The amendment was then negatived without
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Mr. Arthur Hardinga will take one month's leave before joining his appointment at Zanzibar in succession to the late Sir Gerald Portal
The death is announced of General Sir George Balfour.
Latest advices from Rio de Janeiro state that Marshal Peixoto has refused to grant the terms Asked by the rebel Admiral Da Gama.
March 15th. Neither the Radicals nor Irish members opposed the substitute for the amendment to the address in the House of Commons last night, and the incident is now considered to have terminated,
The death is announced of General Gubbin At a meeting of the Bank of England to-day Mr. Frank May, had committed grave Inregu. the Governor stated that the late Chief Cashier,
larities in connection with advances made to customers and had allowed overdrafts without speculated on the Stock Exchange and the authority of the Directors. He had also
maximum loss to the Bank thereby was estimated at a quarter of a million sterling Meames, ho sald, had been taken to prevent the occurrence of such legalarities and all securities now held by the Bank were of the highest class. The Governor added that the Bank had never held the securities of financial and trust companies.
PARIS, March 13th. The French Budget shows a deficit of nearly six millions sterling.
An Anarchist who was carrying a bomb Isto the Madeleine to-day struck the swing door, when the mirstie exploded and blew him to atonss.
NEWS BY. THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The following telegrams from our San Francico exchanges were "crowded out" of last night'à issue :***
LONDON, March 6th.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris says : Au officer who has returned from Dahomey reports that when King Behanxin found escape im possible he summoned his aged mother and The Queen's speech read at the opening of the said am going to surrender to France, now Scision of Parliament to-day said that My father must know it. You shall sec and tell Britain's relatious with all foreign powers are him." The King thereupon had his mother friendly negotiations with Rosita regarding | beheaded, while he calmly looked on smoking « Central Asino questions are proceeding and with pipe. mutual confidence and good-will as early settle meat is expected. Her Majesty awaits the result of the enquiry into the collision at Warima between the English and French forces, and is confident that such a deplorable oc-
The now squadron of war vessels, parchased for the Brazilian Government to the United States, bas arrived on the scene, and the speedy victory Mr. Huddart in replying to a deputation from of the President's following is now regarded an the business people of Cork and Milford said he assured the long struggle having greatly declined to give a pledge that his steamers would crippled the lasurgents, who are not recognlied call there. Mr. Huddart also saya that, the belligerents by the outside Powers, and Canadians prefer the unbroken management of there are therefore comparatively destitute
The British Minister to Guatemala, in answer the cariage of malls from Australia to London of recuperative resources. One of the forts
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from Paris that Guatemala had repudiated her been assured of the best cargoes for the mail by the new squadron, the dynamite shells from
exterior debt, cables the republic does not intend service from Canada to England, and the the Zalloski'gans,with which novel weapon
ta-repudiate the debt, but is compelled to make majority of passengers. It is expected the' all the vessels are 'armed-proving terribly currence will be examined into with caim a temporary suspension of the payment of Canadian Government will abolish the duties on effective; the fort was set on fire in several places, and dignified, temper befitting the two interest upon the exterior debt on account of the ment and fruit, as the Cabinet in unanimous on | and completely silenced in a comparatively short | great nations concerned,
No reference fall in sliver and the abnormal rate of exchange, the question. It has been suggested that space of time, many of the garrison being killed. is made to Home Rule. The Evitted Tenants The customs duties have been assigned for the Mr. Huddart's steamers should call at FÍ A feeling of panic is said to be growing among Bill and the principal measures of the New- payment of the debt and Gustemala, intends to but the success of that departure will the insurgents, and numbers of the officers are castle programme are announced, including come to some agreement with the bondholders largely depend upon the Imperial subsidy, I reported to be deserting and seeking refuge on Registration of Plural Voting and Local in regard to the manner in which future pay is inlanded that the average time peempled beard French, Portuguess, and other foreign Option. The speech adds that foll and adequate menis will be made. between Australia and London will be so hours: vessels lying in the harbour.
provision will be made for the defence of the Lord Rosebery to-day formally assumed the less than by the present route from Australlà to
Empire. Negotiations are proceeding with the | Premiership, London via San Francisco, but the New Zealand
United States Government for the execution of Government will be required to increase their
the Behring Soz award. The Anglo-Chinese subsidy,
Convention has been signed, fixing the frontier between Burmah and China.
Mr. James Huddert says that he regards the 'plantering work of the new mall route as his personal vocation. The praise of British min Esters a very gratifying and all wary well in its
Admiral Melio, the head of the Insurrection, is reported to buye made his escape out to sea, and it is probable that a portion of the loyal squadron will shortly start in 'parsolt.
Mesra. Huddari Parker's Pacific mali steamer service appears to be rapidly growing in pubile estiration,
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nature. The bickerings and disagreements con he said, was an anomaly, and has become This Crescent, which recently put back for tire, and the leader (Lane) is accused by a danger to the country since it obeyed the repairs, salled again for Australia toʻjain the section of the party of being tyrannical and dictates of the leader of a slogie party. The Australian deer, but kad sgala to return to port | arbitrary to an unbearable degree, and with Government, he said, would not lose sight of any disabled.
baving doomed the expedition to failure by his means of constitutionally presenting to the Dalog the debate on the Address-la-Rep'y, general incapacity and mismanagement. A country that that anomaly was danger. His members of all hades of opinion promised number of the discontented members have been lordship was loudly cheered at the conclusion of heary support in providing for the extension of | ruthlessly expelled from the settlement, and aro | his speech,. the British Navy.
now in the unenviable plight of being stranded
March 13th.
A meeting of the City branch of the Impariat în à foreign land with no visible maskas of The Army Estimates show an increase of Federallon Leagão, to which the Australasiais | gupport, the Executive refusing to refund one i 6278,000.
The drawing-room reception which the new Premier attended this afternoon was the smallest so far as the attendance was concerned which the Queen has held for years. There were only 143 people presented, and the ceremony only lasted in bour. Lord Rosebery occupied a conspicuous place near the Queen and the other Cabinet Ministers present,
The Right Hon. Herbert Gardner, president of the Board of Agriculture, has resigned,
The Daily News announces the death m Teneriffe of Colonel A. B. Ellis, who commanded the British forces in the recent expedition against the Softs in the interior of Sierra Leone. Cölanel Ellis died of fever, which he contracted in Sierra Leone..
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The Daily News says: Silver has become the £100,000 worth which was sent here from weak on the market, it havlog been learned that Chile by Balmaceda, and which has been lylag laHE FOURTH ANNUAL CONVOCA the Bank of England, most be sold within a few days.
Afon Cefnd were picked up off the coast of Parts of lifeboats belonging to the British bark Cornwall. The Afon Cafsi, Captain Hughes, sailed from Swansea January 4th for San Francisco. Prior to January 31st a life buoy and piece of wood marked Afon Celal" were picked up on the coast of one of the Sellly islands. There is litile doubt as to the fate of the vessel.
A box with a partly burned fase was found on the window-still of the Bow-street Poilce Station, After many precautions it was opened and found to be harmless. The tin canister only contained a blank cartridge covered over with a quantity of sand, and having a fase attached to it
Though the police officials were finally com.. pelled to admit that they bad not discovered s dynamite plot, they still insist that such a plot may be in existence, and express the belief that the tin box and cartridges found to-day were intended as a threat upon the part of anarchists who took this means of foforming the police of their danger. In spite of the police theory, the general opinion is that the police have been made the victims of a practical joke.
NEW YORK, March 7th. The Herald's London special says: Wyndham Carter, the crank who was analgoed in the Bow Street Police Ceart on February 12th, on'a charge of having menaced the life of the Queen, to-day was adjudged a criminal lunatic. Since he has been confined in an asylum, bat not is a his arraignment in court on the original charge
criminal.
The returns from the county elections to New everywhere, York State show Republican gaina almost
MELBOURNE, March 7th.
Mercantile Bank of Australia; Minidge, late Sir Matthew Davies, late chairman of the manager of the bank, and Mants, director, have been acquitted of conspiracy la issuing a false
balance sheet,
ALBANY (N. Y.), March 7th.
The entire Republican ticket was elected at Green Island today. The Democrats carried West Troy. The Republicans alerted two Trustees, gula of one. Hoosick elected the Board of Supervison will stand seventeen entire Republican, ticket. Rensselaer county's Republicans and twelve Democrats, a Republi-
can gain of alx.
TION of the DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER of HONGKONG, AND SOUTH Zetland Street, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, CHINA, will be held in the MASONIC ALL, the 26th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1894
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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ON and after THURSDAY, the 5th instant, the WATER SUPPLY wil be TURNED ON only between the hours of 6 and 9 AM. each day:
By Command,
GT. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
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CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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by Mr. H. P. WADMAN will Act URING mr temporary absence from the SECRETARY.
By Order of the Board,
W. H. RAY, Secretary.
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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1894,
at 3.45 P.M. "OMPETITION for. "MARTINI" CUP and SPOONS; Ranges 200, 500_und 600 fee 30 cents. yards; Five Shots at each distance. Entrance
ARTHUR CHAPMAN, Honorary Secretary, Hongkong, 3rd April, 1804
FOR SALE, *HE Calter "FLYNDER," better known as
Salls, with everything complete.
Length on water line........an feet. Beam......Cau
...6 feet a la,
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and has about 700 lbs. of lead on keel, and
nearly 1,000 lbs. inside ballant,
For further particulars, &c, apply to
THE STEWARD, Victoria Recreation Club, [418
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1894.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
BATHURST, March 7th. British men-of-war began this morning bem- After belling Gonjos from daylight until 10 bardlog Gonjos, the stronghold of Chief Fodisilab. o'clock this morning, a abip's best approached the shore and attempted to make a landing, The occupants of the boat were received with hot fire from the enemy, who were posted behind brush, Many of the enemy were armed, with a sand bank, which was surrounded by dense Martini difles. The British bost was forced to retire, and the bombardment of the stronghold the afternoon." was again begun, soolauing until o'clock la Captain Harris, will be despatched for the above
Immediately after the flight of the natives the tops took possession of the town and burned together the patires lost about 150 kilted and It to the ground. At Bakjur and BrikamR double that number wounded.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
"HE Company's Steamship THE
"NAMOA,"
A later dispatch received from Bathurst this Ports on THURSDAY, the 5th Instant, at Day- burned Brikama as well as Bakjar. The natives areding says the troops bave captured and
light. made a determined stand at Brikama and did
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., not bogin their retreat unill some ninety bad
General Managers, been killed and many others bad been wounded.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1894.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S. S. "GHAZEE,” FROM LIVERPOOL AND STRAITS. “ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and that all Goods are being landed at their Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves deli- very may be obtained.
OTTAWA, March 7th. Huddart of the Canadian-Australian Hac
service has made a proposition to the Gover twenty-mot steamers upon the payment of a sub-risk ment for the establishment of a service of eldy of $750,000 a year for ten years. Huddart poses to establish a fant Hos from Great Canadian Pacific for connection between the Billain to Australia and New Zealand, using the Atlantic and Facific.
PORT NATAL (South Africa), March 7th, The Portuguese having obstructed the pro- gress of British parties constructing the telegraph line between the British sphere and Tete, on the A dispatch received here from Ranama says a Zambesi, the commander of the British gunboat revolution has broken out in Costa Rica, but landed a party of blas Jackets to protect the adds that so far the rebels have not boon suc-workmen. The Portuguese fired on them and cornful.
WASHINGTON, March 6th, Ministar Feralta of Costa Rica has no informs
a
the fire was returned.
The latest news from the scene is to the effect that the Governor of Quiimane, the Portuguese tion about the reported revolution in his country, official is charge of the district, was summoned dispatch from New Orleans reports the grill and la ea his way with two gunboats and a fores of a steamer with news from Costa Ries to the of troops. effect that battle had been fought at a place, the identity of which le not clear, and resulted inforcemanis, which are faid to have been The British commander has also asked for re- In the defeat of the rebels,
Kurried forward an dmque
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 3. P.M. TO-DAY.
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining No Claims will be admitted after the Goods undelivered after the roth instant, will be sub- fect to rent,
sented to the Undenigned on or before the oth All claims against the Steamer must-be-pro- Instant, or they will not be recognised,
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are examined on the 10th Instant, at 3
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co Agents. Hongkong, 3rd April, 1894--
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