... ?? oul THE SHAH IN ENGLAND See page 65. FLOODS AT HONG KONG ON May 29th and 3oth, a terrific storm of thunder and rain took place at Hong Kong, doing a vast amount of injury to the color.y. This enorm ...

... - f 1-a 11 D- aM e News of THOMAS GODMAN (Feb. 3), who went to New Zealand in 1875, has come to hand, through the kindness of the managers of the Canterbury (NZ) Times, in reprinting our in- quiry. The address sent by them has been duly forwarded to Mrs. Seabrook, the sister who in- quired, and who, in a letter of thanks, says she will write at once to Hawkes Bay. New Zealand, through the ...

... - - _ . r urin Sunday the Shah presented the Prince of wa~les wvith the Agdas, the Royal Family Order of pecsia which is only conferred on very few persons, morei, than haif-a.dozen. 'The chief emblem is lc star set with diamonds. To the Princes and George of Vnales he gave the First Albet f he Prtrait with Diamonds. Lady Clbasr order lof pI resiented with the order of the ~~~0 ~ ~ ~ s cub.ury ...

... ?? 4 - FnROM THE BOARD SCHOOL TO BEGGING. b is much to be regretted that some system of reaehing boys to work is not associated with our Board schools. As it is many are growing up with a 5mattering of knowledge that awakens a desire to do anything rather than labour. The latest illus- tration of this evil comes not from the East- end, but Westminster, where James Frost, aged 13 and Charles ...

... di SHFA'S TON. The Shah, accompanied by his suite, drove to the Liverpool landing-stage on Monday. and went for a trip on the river on the Cunard tender Skirmisber. He landed at the Alexandra Dock, and inspected the Cunard liner Umbria, afterwards retu ning to the Town Hall, where an address was presented on behalf of the corporation. A luncheon follolodel, and the Shah afterwards left for ...

... fN I0OTAL GRANTS. Mr. Labouchere, MP., as president of the Olney and District (Buckinghamshire) Liberal and Radical Association, delivered his inaugural address ar Olney the other evening. In the course of his speech Mr. Labouohere said the Government had just now a pro- posal to give grants of money to the oldest son and the eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales. (A voice: Let them work ...

... . MEETING OF THE JOCKEY . CLUBI. RESIGNATION OF SIR GEORGE CHETWYND. - PURIFICATION OF THE TURF. An important meeting of the Jockey Club was hold yesterday morning, at the town residence of the Duke of Richmond, 49, Belgrave-square. Amongst those present were:-Mr. James Lowther, Mr. Chaplin, Lord March, the Duke of Westminster, Sir John Astley, Lord Colville of Culross, Colonel Forester, Lord ...

... B3RTRIS3 WRECKS. I. . I The number and tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss reports were received at the Board of Trade during the month of June, and the f~nber of lives lost, are as follows:- Description Number Tonnage Lives Lost Sailing ?? . 3( .. 3,2S4 52 Steam .. . 11 7,077 47 Total . 47 10,361 ?? 99 The above table is a record of reports received in the month, and not of ...

... lMPARY ASSOCIATION OR TEM Umu I , I . KUTGDOM . .. The Counai of this &Aemmlitimi aa decdodeatO hold the twelfth annual meeting of te ~isty in Low a don during the du uingautoom, a* 4l 7nasouo ?? Beou~sro it ?? ?? in ta fG~' Inn. Liaic~larinuedbythotetO@ iletna. Vansting the hr*mv~ uomw biob n wl Ieo 'ton sorb the Way .fou lageaa~ td the *dtk of thaW eilu ,4te as any precedin es.A el sotrid; ...

... THE EE'S R BISE B.Mq TV'Ms :li. . On' bisi A riA dshe tbe pereri Wiliam o auadei and 'tek' a ti'i in a' Xorwian a- rae riole; wbich -id e brought 'on boar&i te .on yaoht, to the .Ike ofWaudy. ?? the evenlni rie f& t ld e l eal':relectors Fr1 of the yacht of ,44000 caudle power t6ud on,; mid watoied-their effect ' Ioldng one of t.enm himnsef.? The siat nt Elnaterom iaded ab a quare paslt >seven ...

... TO-DAT. Ba11etm, &o.. 8; -Come~dy ?? ~The Tztes 8.5;Ci*r(Sloauq-squiX0 `A-WbIteLVe 14 (Picoadill -icus). Reuival of DasGoik E ]mpee (LeieestI-sliuare). Ba20 ?? Gnc (chavinpareou), T~ho ThrOfiN t. .~ Gi -P(Sraud 4n Fustt~p to Dat&. .3;GaAd(llg ihe tea1 Little Lord Fawteo~ ;Hy 'a ?? Cdaptain Swift,' 84;Lyen ah le Bebitaidt,8&.30; Lyric (Sbaitub~pVfhe.D1$' S ; POpraCOmique (Stra~d). u lt ...

... The ruceting of the Bermondsey Vestry last night, at the Town Hall, Spa. road, was attended by much disorder. At the previous meeting of the Vestry a noisy NrowI mustered in the ratepayers' gallery and caused so much ?? that the vestrymen had to edjourfl to a commcttee room, whore the rest of the buruiess was gone throughwith closed doors. When the publio prsented themaslves at the Town Hell ...