12th November.
It is estimated that the famine in Russia will entail an outlay during the next ix months of eight hundred million roubles, sumn is equal to the whole budget, aking the silver rouble at 38, 2d, this outlay comes yenr 126 millions of pounds sterling. The paper rouble in 1888 fell as low as 20d., but has risen since to about 234d, Taking this rouble at 23d. the amount reaches over £76,000,000, 13th November, Marshal Deodoro d& Fonseca the President of the Brazilian Republic, has suspended the constitutional guarantees and appointed a commission to summarily try the insurgents, 14th November, It it is reported that the insurgents at Riv Grande have routed the Government troops and are advancing northwards, The famine in Russin is daily Vecoming more acute and there is great mortality from typhus fever in the distressed districts, Singapore papers.
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