A'strike of 25,000 men has taken place in Germany.
SUSPECTED LOSS OF AN ATLANTIC LINER, It is feared that the steamer Umbria (of the Cunard line), with 600 passengers, has been wrecked.
{No confirmation of this having been received through Reuter's agency, it is to be presumed that the fears entertained regarding the, Umbria proved unfounded, 1p. Daily Press.) London, 27th December.
It is suid that the Minister who Mf. Delahaye referred to as having received the bribe of 400,000 franes from the Panama nal Company, was the deceased M, Barbe. According to the news now circu: lated, Batbe had endeavoured to oppose the project of the Panama Canal, because the Company had transferred the burch of dynamite from his factory to the ch commercial firms in England.—Manila papers.
BOMB OUTRAGE IN PARIS, London, 30th December.
Another bomb outrage has taken place in Paris.
CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK, 3ist December.
The Chartered Mercantile Bunk of India, London, and China notifies that the sub: scription for the A shares warrants the directors proceeding with the allotment of same. It is proposed to register the new Bank as " limited liability company under the old title but with the addition of the word Limited."
2nd January.
Ata meeting of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, it was agreed to register the new Bank as a limited liability company,
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