Hong Kong Telegraph 1889-02-20

Hong Kong Telegraph 1889-02-20

Year: 1889

A NEW FRENCH MINISTRY. THE PARNELLL LETTERS. THE Russian cruiser Koreats was expected at Nagasaki on the 13th instant, from Yokohama, enrouteto Chemulpo. H.B.M.'s corvette Constance left Nagasaki on the 7th inst for Shanghai, and the Satellite left for Kobe on the 12th. THE Pasig left for Canton last evening, her masts being gay with bunting in honour of her victory over the rival companies. THE U.S.S. Omaha proceeded from Nagasaki to Chemulpo on the 6th inst., taking as passenger Mr. H. A. Dinsmore, U. S. Minister to Corea. THE gambling house keeper, who received the gold watch and chain stolen from Lieutenant Scott was to-day committed for trial. General Randill S. Mackenzie, United States army, died at New Brighton, L. I., yesterday of softening of te brain. The weather in the Transcaspian territory is very severe. A part of the Usunada is entirely frozen over. Seiior Guesada, who was Minister of War under the late Kin Alfonso, is dead. Pligrims form south of Berber report that the Mahdi, alter suffering a severe defeat on the. The preamble of the East Africa bill says: German colonial principles do not allow the.