The Portland daily press., 1884-10-28
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.


Chinese Leprssy in British Columbia.
VICTORIA. B. c., Oct 27.-The people of
British Columbia are becoming alarmed at the
negligence shown by the government in not
providing suitable isolated quarters for the
Chinese lepers at present confined in the jail
here. At the last meeting of the city council
it was moved and carried that the provincial
government be requested to communicate with
the Dominion government, with view to
have the necessary steps taken for the erection
OF leper hospital. The mover knew of sew
eTal cases, two of which were in the cty iail
The Chinese doctors of the city had informed
him that so contagious was the dreadful dis
ease that the People were liable to catch it by
inhaliDg the breath OF leper, while MANY
young men caught the disease by smoking cf-
gars made by Chinese lepers. The matter will
be Immediately dealt with by the Dominion
government.
Missions ia Hong Kong Destroyed by IA
heb.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. 2S.--The steamer Ara.
bic, which arrived yesterday, brought Hong
Kong adyices to Oct. 1. The Swatow cores
poBdeDt of the Annoy Gazette, under date of
Sept. 22d, wri es that the Roman Catholic
priests. under French protection, were last
week ordered to leave by the Chinese authori-
ties. When those at Chao Chou Flu, about 20
miles north of Swatow, had left the place,
Chinese soldiers went to their houses and de
stroyed every thing they could find. 1t is said
thdb bho ooluiONh CElmlAaiiy dHShulUSu D num-
Der OF female converts. At Kite Yung, mob
destroyed not only the Roman Catholic place
of worship, but also those belonging to the
English presbyter an and other missions. Tie
Wesleyan chapel at Chan TsuDg, a large tr I'd :.
ing mart few hours journey from Canton,
was destroyed by mob Sept 14th.
In she Commons.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-In the House of Com
mons today, Mr.. Parnel said he believed that
in case the government would direct an inaai-
~ into the Masmbrasna murder case, the
Irish party would be able to prove the limo
cence of four of the persons who were con-
victed of participation in the crime He
maintained that the government had made no
attempt to meet the case as presented by the
Irish party.
The Irish party has decided to withhold it's
vote on the franchise bill. This will reduce
the government msjority to IS.
Am Outline of the Egyptian Policy Eng
land Contemplate i'm the soudan.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-The recent official corre-
spondence relating to Egyptian affairs has
been made public The letter of instructions
from the government to Gen. Lord WoIseley
stated that the object of the expedition was to
bring Gen. Gordon and Col. Stewart back
from Khartoum. No further offensive opera
tions than should prove necessary to secure
this end would be permitted. Neither the
English nor the Egyptian government was
| prepared to assume the responsibility OF the
government of the Nile Valley beyond Wady
Halfa, though they would be glad to see an
| Independent government established at Khar-
toum which would keep peace with Egypt,
would encourage commerce and prevent the
slave trade. When it was known that Gen.
Gordon had sent Col. Stewart to burn Berber
the government directed Major Kitchener TO
| send counter orders to Col. Stewart.
| In letter dated April % Gen. Gordon writes
that he has offered freedom and pay to slaves
| who desert the Mahdi. This policy he homes
will sound the doom of slavery in the Soudan
He declares that If Shendy il captured by the
rebels 1t will be due to the governments failure
( to send Zebhr Pasha to him. He expresses
the hope that, for the sake of the honor oi
| England, the AbyssiDisns have not been en-.
| gagged to fight England's battles.
A despatch from Simla, india, states that
the Zhob Valley expedition had attacked soc
Kakar pathans In strong position. The lat
ter were defeated with loss Of Sc killed.