2nd January.
The King of Taly and the President of the French Republic at the New Year receptions at their respective capitals both emphasised the assurance of a general desire fur pence,—Singapure Papers.
YELLOW FEVER AT SANTOS, London, 4th January.
The British Consul at' Santos (Brazil) reports that yellow fever has carried off whole crews of " number of ships there.
FRANCE AND THE NEW TARIFP, France has concluded alrei engaged in concluding, reciprocity ments with Sweden, tel land, Belg Switzerland, Greece, and the United States on the basis of the new tariff, 'THE TROUBLE IN PAHANG, Sixly Sikhs, under the canmand' fo Taiping, Ist January, Assistant Coumissioner H. 'T. Duhan, left here at midnight by the Government steamer Mena for the >cene of the Pahang disturbance, They have taken one gun with them, There is some excitement. 3rd Januar Fifty more Sikhs left here this morning for Pahany, vid Selangor, There is great excitement in Perak, Thh Superintendent of Lower Pernk has Teluk Anson, 3rd January, out five additional Sikh constables to strengthen the force at Tanjong Malim Station, near the Pahang boundary, although he is not apprehensiveof any disturbances, Penang Gazette THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA, London, 5th January.
There is " growing discuntont among the Ritesis, and it bes been peasants in the famine-st i
to call on the military tom Straits Times.
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