A file is to be held this afternoon on the lawns at East Point by permission of Mr. Bell-Ieving, for the benefit of the French convent. The programme is a most attractive one, and the worthy Sisters have been fortunate in securing the interest and assist ance of so many Protestants, who are tal an active part in the entertainment, NAVAL MOVEMENTS, These count for little during the week. The British cruiser Narcissus left here on the 7th inst. for England. The Japanese torpedo-bent destroyer Murakumo (another addition to the growing Japanese navy arrived here on, the 9th inst. The Unite States transport Sheridan arrived at Singapore on the 7th inst., from America with 1,800 troops on board bound for Manila, Hongkong, 15th April
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