Mr, Parnell has decided to proceed against the Times for libel in the Scotch Courts, GENERAL BOULANOER, Paris, 16th August.
General Boulanger is touring in the provinces. At mte an opportunist fired five shots from a revolver at the General, but missed him.—Singapore and Rangoon Papers.
We are informed that the arrangements between the China Merchants' Ca. and the steamers belonging to the latter, to BLE. Liu Ming Chuan for the working of which we referred on Monday, fell through some time since. The Chins Merchants' Ca, were willing to undertake the agency on terma which were accepted by H.M. Lik Ming Chuan, but the pro for the admission of the steamers into the agreement under which the coast lines are worked Were so unsatisfactory, that the Governor of Formosa could not to them and all negotiations therefore came to an end. The new steamers Smith and Cuss will be during the summer, and the Shanghai-Han-employed on the Shanghai Tientain line Kow line during the winter. The steamers will be run independently of existing lines, and the passenger rates will be largely The arrangements for m ment at Shanghai are not yet completed. Although the "Formosa Trading Corporation" which owns the steamers is under the patronage of HE. Lin Ming Chuan, the governor of Formosa, who has put a good deal of money into it, yet the greater part of the capital is subscribed by other Chinese—some official, and some non-official, A large amount of additional capital has been promised if the Company will order at least two more steamers, and make the line a strong one.
'Tientsin was full of facts and rumours, the latter being more or less true, at the end of last week. 'The' Japanese fleet arrived off Taku on the 22nd ult.' Admiral Ttoand staff came up toTientain of the 23rd, and called on the Viceroy' the next day, and the Japanese Consul was to give a garden party on Sunday last, at which the Viceroy and all the notables of Tientain vere to be Present, The Grand Duke alexander stayed with the Russian Consul, Mr. Starteeff, while at Tientsin, and was sumptuously entertained, but the only
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