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and eight torpedo boats are to be con
structed in 1891.
Barring Brothers Bank.


LONDON, November 26th.-Thomas Bar.
ing has placed his large fortune at the dis.
posal OF the reorganized Barring Company
as reserve liability. BY the articles OF the
association the company agrees, with six
months notice, any time before December
81, 1895, to transfer the business TO trans.
terrers on the payment OF sum equsl 10
l20 per cent. of the company's paid-up
capital, or will convert the then existing
share capital into deferred shares for trans.
ferrers, and per cent. preference as shares
at the rate of 120 for each 100 for new
shareholders.
The Mahdi in Danger.
LONDON, November 26th.-A dispatch
from Suakin says that Chief Senousi is
marching against the Mahdi with large
and well-armed force, and that the Mahdi,
owing to numerous desertions, is in no
condition to meet the enemy.
In khartoum and vicinity all food has
been seized for the support of the Mahdis
followers.
An Arab living in Khartoum is said to
have killed one of his slaves. the family
being without food, and livei with MS
household for several days on the body.
Sea Disasters.
LONDON, Novems ser 6th.-The ship Sud-
bourn has been sunk in collision of
Dungeness. Eleven of the crew are miss
ing.
The steamer Wes'hourhe was wrecked in
the Black sea. Six of the crew were
drowned, twelve died from exposure AMI
five landed at Feodosia.
Distress in Ireland.
DUBLIN, November 26ih.-Crowds OF peo-
pie throughout the distressed district in
Swineford, county Mayo, are demanding
work from the priests and Poor-law
Guardians. 1t is admitted by the author
tiles that within three weeks many people
will be without food of any kind.
Property Destroyed by Flood.
BERLIN, November 26th.-1he medical
springs az Carlsbad were not damaged by
the foods but the loss through the de-
struction of property in the town is esti-
mated at 100000 forins. At Jena fifteen
houses fell and some of the occupants were
killed.
British Tradesmen Expelled.
PARIS, November 26th.-The Prefect of
the Department of the North has expelled
a British tradesman named Plsck. for at
tacking teachers OF lay schools in that
department in the papers.
Catholic Party in Italy.
LONDON, November 26th.-The Rome
correspondent of the NelpS saws the Cath
olic leaders have induced the Pope to per-
NIT the formation of Catholic party in
the Italian Parliament.
Heavy Failure
ANTWERP, November 26th-The failure
of the banking firm OF Oostendorp is an
nounced. The Liabilities are 1880 000
The assets are largely in land in the Argen-
tine Republic.
Telegraph in China.
LONDON, November 26tb.-The Chinese
Government has consented to the erection
of a telegraph line connecting Pekin and
the Siberian town of Kiuchta.
OShea Divorce.
LONDON, November Goth. = The suit
brought by Mrs. O'Shea against her bus
band for the enforcement of the marriage
settlement, ETC., has been withdrawn.
Twenty-eight Drowned.
LONDON, November 26th-In a gale of
Often, Norway, forty boats of fishing feet
were sunk and 120 were damaged. Twenty
eight fishermen were drowned.
Destructive Floods.
THE HAGUE November 26th.-There is
immense damage by floods throughout Hol-
n &c Vi UAiuScS duu
dykes were destroyed.
Gold at a Premium.
LONDON, November 26th.-A dispatch
from Buenos Ayres says that yesterday at
ternoon gold was unofficially quoted at 200
per cent. premium.
Influenza Spreading.
BUDAPEsTH, November 26th.-Inhuenza
is spreading rapidly. Two thousand cases
are reported. The disease has distinctly
typhoid character.
Koch's Lymph Refused Admittance.
BERLIN, November 26th.-The French
officials on the frontier refused to admit
the lymph sent by Koch TO Pasteur.
Colliery Accident.
LONDON, November 26.h.-An explosion
occurred in colliery near Bolton to-day
Eight miners were killed.