(Ther. situation in the Tu consequence ut the threatening aspect of affairs, Austrian und Italian warships are assembling at Salonien Yh Muy.
The Russian Government are di a special mission to Mongolin and Tibet month hence, Italy has dispatched eight warships to Salonica and other countries are send ships also. terials fir the mnnitieture of explosives Ammense quantities of explosives ant
have been discovered in the vicinity of the Ottoman Bank The Turkish troops are maintaining admirable discipline, notwithstanding the provocation to adopt re'aliator The action of Bulgarin (which is regarded a primarily responsible for the recent outrages) is universally censured. Prince Ferdinand is still absent andi, Sth May.
The Corean Minister in St. Petersburg wires the Imperial Householl here that! Ruzsia is to mobilise a section of her troops.
Tu reply to an Imperial telegram from the Corean Emperor, looking forward the installation of M. Waeber as the Dk. Gu.vert Roto gave another lecture in Mandarin on Thurslay evening at the Polytechnic to an_ interested audiences of Chinese. The subject was Corny of the Political Spstems of Egypt and China."
Representative in Seoul, the Czar snys that} Mr. C. Crementr, who was sent by Sir ho regrets that he cannot fall in with the Henry Blake to report on the famine in Corean Emperor's wishes and that M. Kuangsi, sends the following concise note oft will resume the post. at the end of a detailed account of the 'A conference of the associated Japanese {distress which he has witnessed Chambers of Commerce twas opened! The number of starving peopl in the to-day in Seoul.
Bamine District of—Kweipi ay As far the Quelpart atthir the Cores follows: authorities have acquiesced in the demands who want relief within the city advanced by our Conant at Mokp" and the!and in the suburbs number 2.614. matter his been amicably settle!
The number people who dai go to the Protestant Church for food Peking, vith 3 500. about 3,500.
The Emperor has issued imperative} The following is the approximate orders to, th and Guverours of hor of people in various districts at pre-Thinan, Kuangtang, Yunnan and Kieichott cent requiring relic to suppress the rebels of Kuangsi without has gene toy who is "Ty Wingswoli; on the West and South banks, about 14.000, 2.—In Upper and Lower hont 13.600.
3.—In Kwanlingli, about 14,500. about The, Russians whose (or Nyong-Chhyon) was. vey few 5.—In Shenngtol near the river hanks, days agg, prove to be marines from Port ahont_ 18,000.
Arthur. These men wade several journeys!" 6.—Tn Shy 10,700. from Port Arthur te Corea steam—Th Sin near the river hanks, Jaunch, but they appear to have come to about 9.000. remain this time as they have bought &.—In Kntyceli. near the river hanks, hnusus te live in. The town es close to the about 12,006.
and it is understood that they will] 9—Tn Clune. nli, about 14,000, ko the place the basis of rheic patrol in} 10.—Tn_ Chinli, near the river banks, guarding workmen employed felling timber about 8,000. en the banks of the Yalu, The Coreans|~ 11.—In Poli. ahont_5.000. have fad from the place in large numbers This gives a fatal of 150,000 people na avoid outrages.—"* Mainich erate of starvation in the various riots around Kwvei In other places where the famine is not of so serious a nature rice is procurable at low rates.
A case of determined suicide occurred on Saturday morning, when a native watchman, in the employ of the Chartered Bank, fatally injured himself by hacking his throat with a pair of scissors. Fle was found in a dying condition and was convered to the Shantung Road Hosp where he died on Sunday morning. ceased had been drinking very heavily for some days.
Snontty after p.m. on Thursday the police gave the alarm for a tire in the Honan Road, The Companies were soon on the scene and found No. 64, a Chinese di-pensary, ablaze. Streams were immediately put on, and it was n- t long before the flame showed signs of abating. Within an hour from the time of the alarm the fire was extinguished and most of the Companies had left. Great credit is due to the police for the way in which they regulated the traitic in this road, as it is particularly crowded between twelve and two. sport 1.30 oan, on Monday a fire broke out ina large Chinese residence, No. 316, Chiywen Road, West Hongkew, All the Companies. of the Brigade tured. out, including the Torrents, and eight "freams wore laid on, but it wae not' till nearly: tive o'clock that the fire was effectually subdued, The house in which the Gre occurred was totally des ved, and two houses adjoining were dan by tire and ter, We regret to state that two Wren, ayed twelve and three years respectively, are said to have penalled the thurles.
A ptvetacket from H.MS. Talbot mutes us with quite understandable warmth to clear himself and brother tare from accusations which are sometimes malo against them unjustly. Ho hax in the gallery at the Lyceum civilians causing annoyance to the ple below by throwing down paper and other unseeraly conduct and heard this attributed to "only a few drunken sailore on leave." It is certainly unfair to blame bluejackets indiscriminately thing that happens amiss, and we are glad make known that they are guiltless in the malter. extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Shanghai La., held on Monday morning, i nimonsly resolved to increas: the of the Compa to Tls. 105,000 the creation of 700 now shares at Tls. 30 each: and that the: shares be offered in the fir-t instance, w Jer conditions, to hot Permission was iven_ to increase the uinnber of from three to five, The object of these chances is to enable the Com pany to acquire the German Printing and Publishing House, including the printing, Int not the proprietorship, of the German <paper.. The price agreed upon to be by the Directors is $39,000. A ud tecting to contirut the resolutions will be hold in a fortnicht's time. Tt is proposed to elect a German on the Dirvetors eral Meeting of the sas held at the Camp wy Road on Mor ed te the large amount of exten-foal been dene during the pointed out that the servi od by the work in question, ft leon things considered, quite satisfacter Messrs, Hearsen and Middteton elected directors for the coming year, and Mr. Thora elandite, My. A. Ul was elected a Girector of the Cmapany to GIL the vacancy resignation from the Board during the
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