London, 25th January, The American Senate hus voted a Bill for the protection of American fishermen, 'I'he spankers fiercely attacked England and threatened war if seizures continued.
Major-General Sir George Cumine Stra.
K.0.M.G., the newly appvinte Governor of Hongkong was born in 1840; entered the Royal Artillery, 1857; chief secretary to the Government of Malta, 1868-69; Acting Governor of the Bahumas, 1871-73; Administrator of Lagos, 1873; Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, 1874—76; Governor of the W: ed Tal 1876-80; temporary Administrator of Cape vf Good' Hope, 1880-1. Appointed Governor of Tasmania, August, 1880; assumed office December 7th 1881, He is now in The Peking Gazette of the 29th December contains further honours and rewards conferred on officials and other in connection with the removal of the Pei-tfang Cathedral, Among these are Mr, Alexander who recei Third Order of and Mr, Ng A-choy, i who is given a brevet and grade.
'y melancholy fatal accident occurred Hall & Uoltz ture factory 0 4 Chinaman was of the belts f these broke if, and it towards the pulley, he unfortunate '6 arm was torn com.
drawn by the plotely out of the socket. Dr, Little was fetched immediately, but tov late, for the man was dead before anything could be done for him, Somewhere about a hundred mon at+ tended the meeting on Thursday night in the Union Church, when Mr. Bamford addressed them specially on the objects of the White Cross Society. General Kennedy occupied the chair. Mr, Bamford having addressed the audience, explaining and advocating the aims of the Society, some other gentlemen followed, and before the meeting closed many of those prosont joined the Society which now lias from fifty to sixty members. entaming account of tion the laws of heredity, disease rined by the latest scientific re-reh." Education on there and relative jects and evangelization also fall within objects which the Society seeks to promote, and the benefits of which to individuals and to society are very warmly urged in the leaflet. Membership involves a pledge of abstention from wine, beer, and cider, and from opium in all ite forms, except as medicine; also the advancement of. the temperance cause and the payment of fifty cents annually to the treasury. Men may
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