... 5licttcs at 01nilt LAST week we published a map showing the situation of Muscat, which has been brought into prominent notice lately by the threat of Admiral Douglas to bombard the town if the Sultan of. Oman did not cancel his concession of a coaling station to the French. Our illustrations of Muscat and its inhabitants are from photographs brought to us by a correspondent who has recently ...

... DROWNED WBILK DRUNK AT LONGFORD. Mr. Reginald Whiston, the deputy County Coroner, held an inquest at tllf Longford Inn, Longford, on Thursday, respecting the death of James Smith, a groom, lately iii the employ of the Hon. II. J. Coke, who was found dead in a brook on Tuesday last. On Sunday night the Accessed ind two farm servants, named -John ?? and Arthur Baier, both of Alhmonton, were ...

... A CHILD CRUSHED TO DEATH. Mr. John Close held several inquests at the Town Hall on Saturday morning, the first one being on the body of Mabel Pearson, aged ten years, adopted child of Alfred Morris, foreman maltster at Messrs. Wheeidon's, and residing in Wood Street The child was killed through her head being crashed between tae buffers of some waggons in Messrs. Wheeidon's yard on Thursday ...

... DERBY COUNTY COURT. Wednesday â?? Before His Honour Judge Smyly, Q.C. LINDSAY V THB MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. In this case the plaint:!! was Alexander Lindsay, acd the defendants the Mutual Fire li-urar.ee Company. Mr. C. D. Miller (Derby) was for the plaintiff, acd _Mr. Jackson (Nottingham) for the defendant*. â?? Mr. Miller said the claim was for £8 ISs., for one month's salary, ...

... ADOUT THE -M0OMlBASA RAILWAY FIGHTING VITM THE VASWEETA. NATI'E POSITION STORMED. CPRO1 oru1 IEMLIN COnItESPONlYTNT. Captain Schlobmeh, of the Germsn Szhutztruppe in Giruman East Africa. has sent to the Colonial Department an interestiug report on his expedition into the Musta-na distriet, wh-ich brought him near the ihsglish frontier. As native curriers arb diffi- cult to obtain in the ...

... Strikes and lReliof. A ourxorus sad interesting judg- ment was delivered yesterday by Lord Justice -Romer on a question - -- P .1 I . .. . _ which arose out of the coal strike in South WVales. The Guardians of the Aferthvr Union gave out-door relief to colliers who had been locked out or gone out on strike. The Powell Duffrvn Stea-ra Coal Company, being large rate- payers in the Union, claimed ...

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... THE INVASION |F I EmFcC if WVfl[E YOU W, FPANCXHAS'S WONlDFtU, A poetible cowequencd of the ,asiot Wd dmsttetfofiz of paper. Very liey Battl of or bte* will be again the fashion thtis seasonA. mous coutributcr to the ' IEKv e Mojiesi' r§ases the jorc'lenm of tni lnhgfind, ?? lhe ?? ?? of tf4 (e General Staff who devit with tne ?? I few weeks ago, ke s of opn n Sae itj 00Nl7e ttr orce a pmg67 ...

... iN io O0M Ti1k LIVE. oVIUWRUWDEP LONDON. TTRI CSE .iRN;' 'ITE YESTUES.| ThEIRF2WES AM\7) THEIR, ? Lii t~I. FtP!. WANTP-NLW TPOWEVINRS AND NEW : IATW \ ''112 1IAN' XL AUTHOPI- ?? A C'01 si'F~ON1 -Nt In 1z:' i~ at:is have' vr to 'it -- ll,'l. o l' Lon . on. But 1 i h' i orties W) b are the tIU~ romn¶h ba. we should roddVt.iiO prvsontinz- to Y A Sf:CStl. sO inns px.roblema caita ..e Thero ens_9 ...

... 'TIIE(' CZAR. S LEDGING IN T[HlIE STIREETIS. c INTEIVENING FU0 IL It HIE STUDENTS. IN0i.CE iRTul.CT To co. a-in oM tl: ?? CO~tESiONtEg;tfl l Blflt't'IN. Wetlnt-stlay Night ?? In roply to tlet' ftolis ?? ot a German pa.per tilit tile reec-n'. ritniours about the Czar hanl boca Lautnche. ftrola London, xthe Copell- haisen - Poll ike- d-cilarets t itat this is lnot trnt,. As ccc inns the ...

... RUDYARD KIPLING IN THE EIG SiTlES. AN ANTI-RUSSIAIN LANTERN LECTURE. Mr. John Holker, a cotton weaver by trad, who 1 wont out to Dharwal, about 5i0 mile., from Labore, 2 in 1883, for Mesrs. Plott Bros., of Oldhawm has re- turned home to Kirkham, Lanosabire, and baa made An interesting statement to an interviewer of The Lancashire 1auily Post with reopcct to the i Kiplins3. He-said; Mr. ...

... I MR. PHODES IN BERLIN. THE KAISER AND THE CAPE TO CAIRO SCHEME. PROBABLE AGREEMENT. (FROM OUR CoAtRESPONiDENT.) t BERLIN, Friday Night. il Jf symptoms are not deceptive, Mr. Rhodes's v visit here in connection with his African pro-' jects will not have been in vain. He arrived to-day, and will be the guest of Herr von Hanse- mann, Chairman of the Disconto Gesellsehaft. r In connection with ...