Paris, 17th Feb.
The Budget Committee of 1889 have elected M. Jules Roche as President. Paris, 23rd February.
The Government in its formal official declaration to Parliament announces that it is necessary to vote the budget, to encourage the Universal Exhibition, and to defend the Republic.—Havas Telegram, London, 20th Feb.
Mr. O'Brien, M.P. has been sentenced toa further period of six months' imprison-me Mr. Kinloch, Separatist, has been elected for Perthshire by a majority of 1,700.
[This election was caused by the death of Mr. R. S. Menzies, Home Rule member for the Bastern division of the county, who at the last general election polled 3,504 votes against 2,195 cast for his Liberal Unionist opponent.]
Herr ven Boetticher, Home Secretary for Germany, opening the Trade Congress at Berlin, said there was no reason to fear any disturbance of the peace of Europe.—Straits Times.
We are informed that telegrams have been received from H.E. the Viceroy of Chihli and from the Customs Taotai at Chefoo, to the effect that measures have been taken which will assuredly prevent the outbreak at Chefoo of a disturbance which was feared by some persons as likely arise at that port, and that there is no cause for alarm.
News has reached a Chinese official in Shanghai that the Provincial Treasurer of Formosa, Shao Vu-lien, has been appointed Minister' to England.' He will probably visit Shanghai en route to Peking, where he gues to receive his instructions.
French Municipal Hall will be even better The result of the Charity Ball at the
than we anticipated. M. Wagner has already paid $1,200 to Monseigneur G: for distribution by the French missionaries, and $1,200 to the Rev. Win, Muirhead for his Shantung fund, and there will be a balance, when the accounts are closed, of some two or three hundred dollars, which it is proposed to hand to the Committee of the North-China Famine Relief Fund. The large quantity of eatables and drinkables provided by the ladies for their buffet which were not consumed were sent to the Providence School, the Hongkew School, and the Hospital, so that nothing was wasted, and those who took tickets for the Ball have the pleasure of knowing that beyond their evening's enjoyment, they secured welcome and unexpected pleasure and succour to a large number of poor Chinese. Wo are asked to add—and we do gladly—the or by work done gratuitously, enable Aged names of the local firms who, either rifts
good a result to be obtained, and have thus earned the well-deserved and the grateful thanks of the Committee:—Messrs, 'Vrard & Ca., The Hall & Holtz Ca-Op. Ca, La., Sweetmeat Castle, Mackenzie & Ca., Mustard & Ca., Cottam & Rawlinson, J. Llewellyn & Ca., Ld., Kelly & Walsh, Ld., North-China Daily News, Shanghai' Mer. cury, Noronha & Sons, Lane, Crawford Ca., Hirsbrunner & Ca., W. Brewer, Guiew Freres, Rosenzweig & Ca., A. 8. Watson Ca., La., T. Weeks & Ca., Amow & Ca., Yuet Sung & Ca., Tai Chang & Ca., Ching Luen Wo, Onleg Cheo Chin Tsiang & Ca., Kee, and Lee Ching.
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