The Shinano-maru, a new steamer built in England for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, left Glasgow fur this country on the 11th inst.
telegram has renched the Communications Department, stating that plague has broken out at Nakanogo, about a cho east of the Twabuehi Station on the Tokaido Railway.
Paris, 12th May.
Anti-tax riots have broken out in the principal cities in Spain. Among other places, the riots are serious in the cities of Barcelona and Valencia.
Tux "Kobe Chronicle" says:—" A Tokio dispatch to the Osaka Asahi announces that as the firm of Me. Morse will suffer a heavy loss in consequence of the judgment delivered by the Yokohama Chiko Suibansho in the case against the Kobe City in regard to the Waterworks Bonds dispute, Me. Morse is very indignant fat. the decision and has expressed doubt of the integrity of the Japanese judicial courts. In' the event of the judgment being wzainst him in the higher courts, he proposes to photograph the front and back of the hands, and publish a reprods with commentary, ax an appeal to the indument of the world, Mr. Morse las Gommunieated his proposal to Me, Suzuki, his counsel-at-luw im the case.
The dispatch adds that it is clear Mx. Morse's assertion is unwarrantable Accorpiya to the Kobe Chronicle" a telegram from the captain of the buttle-ship Asahi, which recently stranded at Southsea, England, states that the vessel was docked at Portsmouth on the Lith inst. for repair, No damage was done to the bottom, and she was expected to he able to leave the dock at the next hi tide, and to start for Japan by the middle of next month.
Tae "Daily Graphic" has reprinted the four numbers of "The Ladysmith Lyre" which appeared in the beleaguered town during the siege, and a very wood pennyworth they are. he large outline cartoons are very cleverly drawn. One represents the arrival of an excursion train from Pretoria; another, entitled "No Ball!" a game of cricket with a shell coming straight ut the wicket; another represents two officers going out for a stroll, with the Tegend:—* We'd better take ' umbrellas, old chap, T fancy it's going to shell." The ast shows the effect of a shell from Long Tom as seen through Boer spectacles. The letterpress is full of humour, which is sometimes alittle grim, but it shows how well the people in Ladysmith kept up their spirits, and with what patience they bore their long-drawn-out isolation.
To-par the eyes of the country will be turned to, Portsmouth to note the arrival of H.M.S " Powerful," says the "Globe" of the lith April, carrying the greater portion of the Naval Brigade recently relieved in Ladysmith. That their reception will be of the warmest and most enthusiastic is a foregone conclusion. The only matter for regret is that owing to the continuance of the journey of the "Terrible" to the China Station, and the retention of some of the wounded in South Africa, the whole of the survivors of the Brigade could not be brought home together to receive the grateful acclamations of the country they have so valiantly served. This applies especially to Captain Scott, the captain of the "Terrible," to whose ingenuity in the invention of a gun carriage and to whose untiring energy we owe it that the hea naval guns were enabled to reach Lady smith in time. It is satisfactory to lo howerer, that Lieutenant, now Com der, Ogilvy, of the "Terrible," who so distinguished himself at the' front, is now home, on his promotion, It is figure of speech, but the _merest statement of a patent fact, to say that to the arrival of the 4.7in.' guns we owe the saving of Ladysmith. "All the valour in the world could not have enabled the place to hold out without these power~ ful weapons to answer and silence the long range guns of the Boers directed against place so disadvantageously placed for defensive purposes. Nor will it be forgotten how much we owe to the Naval Brigade for its gallant conduct at Enslin, conduct which drew from Her Majesty 'a special note of congratulation and of regret at the very heavy losses it sustained in that engagement. Hor Majesty's sailors from ever a picturesque figure in the popular eye; and their military services during the last few years—in Egypt and the Son-dan, the West Coast, and Crete, have added something of the character of heroes. Nothing, however, they have done since the Crimea can approach the absolute heroism of their most recent achievement, ud common gratitude demands that the public at large should accord them on their return the most generous a welcome.
Ir will he recollected that, upon the authority of our Manile conten,
quit tal by th reported the arrest and eventual American authorities there, of Mr. Lo Spi of sining! gling jewellery then we have been possession of further particulars, which, we are assured, represent the facts, According to these Me. Spitzel was in Manila nuinly in connection with the seized vessel Abbey, which after eighteen months' investi the Wasl thon ing a release from his firm of ai damages against the U.S. arrived his absence his and his cepretative had gone to Manila taking such things as had not been sold, principally a parcel of twenty-three diamond. seven valuable repeating watches, which he (the representative) agreed to turn over in Manila. Proceeding to Mi Spitzel received the jeweller, nothing about duty, "and without any attempt at secrecy. He showed them ta several people and kept them in the hotel safe. The day he intended leaving Manila he was detaimed upon the charge of smuggling—although it was admitted the jewellery was in the country in January, and he fad not arrived until March—was compelled to deposit $1,200, although the duty only amounted to $47, and was pnt to considerable expense in the matter of lawyers, ete., and then honourably acxuitted.
Tae "Times of Ceylon" notes that Mr. Patrick Campbell, the husband of the well-known actress, who went out to South Africa recently in the Imperial Yeomanry, and was killed in Lord Methuen's successful fight at Tweifontein, was the sou of Mr, Patrick Campbell, Manager of the Colombo Branch of the Oriental Bank, and afterwards one of its directors.
Tuosz who are contemplating the passage of the Atlantic will be interested in the following extract from the London Shipping World The new Cunard passenger and cargo ateamer Ivernia, which has been built. Messrs. Swan and Hunter, Ld., send-on-Tyne, ran her trials on 24th of March. This ship is the third largest steamer yet built, so far as gross tonnage is concerned, being only exceeded by the Oceanic and' Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. In capacity for cargo she is probably the largest steamer afloat, and it is intended by the Cunard Company that the Iverni shall leave for New York on Saturday of April, filling up the vacancy whicl is caused by the employment of the Um-brio as a transport to South Africa. Her accommodation and equipment are of the most perfect kind, and the vessel represents the latest' effort of shipbuilding science in large passenger and freight accommodation. The following are the dimensions of the vessel:—Length, 600 ft.; beam, G4 ft. 9in.; depth to shelter deck, 49 ft. 6 in.: gross tonnage, 13,800 tons; net tonnage, 8,913 tons.—London "Shipping World."
Tne Lieut. Wade mentioned in the following extract was tha second yon of the late Sir Theomas F. Wad Two sergeants of the 2nd Battalion Royal Lancester Regiment write to the tal Meremy" as follows:—" If Spion Kop is the highest point of the hill, which we are led to cliewe, we should like ter int that it was' token by the 2ud Oon (RL) Regiment and Tane hire Fusiliers, with two companies of the South Lancashire Regiment, and the K.R.R. and 8.F., as stated in the Kercury." We see that it is also reported that the first man on the top was one of the K RR. "Chis isa mistake—not aman of the K.RR. or S.F saw the top or a foot near it. On the a f tle 23ul ult. we were ord rad six, We then where we were going. we kept on climb hill, until we neved the top of Spion Key where the sentry of the Boers must have heard us—about two a.m.—and gave alarm. We got a good reception with rifle tire, which wax kept up for about ten minutes; then the Boers retired, probably expecting bayonet charge. had no more trouble, to the top. Whilst' the firing was aving officer of ours, Lieutenant, Ware (who, we are sorry to say, was killed in the afternoon) took a few men alony the n into the Boer trench, and killed one of the Boers who was trying to escape, and would not stop when called upon to do ssu, So the first man on the top was Lieutenant Wade, King's Own Regiment, We also read the Lancashire Brizade could not yet inforcements, and were compelled to retire along the ride, This is also untrue, We were reinforced by the T.MLL and the LL.I. About seven of the latter joined my section, and fired volleys with our men i to ths Boer trenches—cansing the enemy retire. Whee we took the bill there was. heavy mist hanging over it. We could not seo more than 30 yards for it, As son as we got to the top our company, as well hers, lined the ridge facing the Boer whilst others were employed trench-making When the mist vse saw four trenches full of Boers at the fuct of the bill, Both parties commenced a heavy fire; but it is must have Lesn too hot for the Boers, who'soon retired, We remained in the same position all thronsh the day, and there was no sign of retiriy until we wot the order at night—which was the retire for everybody, and not for us
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