The Telegram. — 1896-08-25 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MADE IN GERMANY.  Many Aritish mercantile houses employ German clerks, because they give their time for little Cr no wages. These firma think, no doubt, that in doing so they are effecting an economy in the condi:set of their bu‘inoss, Mt an incident which is related in the City Press seems to 'Mow their system is a penny wine and pound foolish one, and that their eleeugwynary clerks are merely pretest. ing to compete with them in their own line. A German, holding an appointment in an important London firm enraged to the export and shipping trade. woe olwerred by • fellow hoarder where he resided to bring home from the utiles a large letterbc,,,k, from which he nightly minis voluminous extracts. Being questioned as to hie object in so doing, this artless young Teuton volunteered the statement that the information " would come in useful when he returned to Germany." Of course, the firm in question have no idea that their painstaking German cleik is acting the part of a spy when their back is turned.  A cyclone hat caused much damage in Alabama. In 1895 the suicides in this country numbered 2,704 iu manparison with 2,472 in 1892. - .  A by named Poulson was drowned while bathing at Portsmouth on Monday night. _  In the Flint district a workable seam of coal bas been diecovered ab r. depth of 38 yards. It is estimated that 100.000 Armenians, men. women, and childrlm, have been iniwslcred. A boy, aged 13, wite killed at Oldbury on Monday, by the collapse of the tip of the coal pit. St. Mary's Hospital, Paddingtoo, has received a donation of £5OO from the Baroness de Hirsch. During the recent hot wioather nearly 2,ooopeople died from its etlects in sod abirut New York city. Three gentlemen are lying serimpily ill at Ipswich Irma typhoid, which is atitribULed to eating oysters. • • •  The Court will leave Oenorne for Scotland on Srp.. lett, and remaiu at Balmoral until the end ef lac Aier.  Over 100,000 persons visited the Salvaticin Army's Exhibition recently held at the loyal Agricultural Hall, Islingtou. The esuidenmed sailor Ellis, under sentence of denth for the murder of his wife at Goole, writes that hi is "prepared for the glorious world above.' A disastrous flue mewled on Salley at the Chi bet yard of Brysou, Jameson, seri Co., Victoria Doe.k. Hull. Matiy piles of deals were consumed.  E. Tricker, the once famous oar, wan, K uow active member of the Salvation Army, end iraV eeen attired in a red guernsey selling the War Tie Kaiser Willbelto Caaal has just undergone • severe test. A procession of 3fi war stops pawed through the canal at war ete-ed without interrup• Sion or any hitch in the wurlclug of the lochs.  At Swwiliueote, twar Burton-um-Ts-rut, on Tuesday, tile Rey. J,,tut VaLsucey, perptqual curate of R 11 11% chalked oil two huuunonsea with brawling. The Bench fined lain 42 and vtsts. _  „. As Mr. Nuns, of tbrlford, was bicycling on Sunday hoi was knocked off his machine and brutally ntisaultod by A tramp, who was afterwaris taken into cuskAr.  Mr. Arnold Henry Miller, d.poty town clerk and clerk of the peace at Swansea, was appointed twn clerk of Yarmouth on Monday. at a Fohtry lot L6OO per =num. There were 58 candidates.  - . Jerlcin, a horsekeeper, sad a member of " Feople," refuted to call in the aid of a •Itrgeon when suffering from hernia, with the remit that gaugrroe set Maud he died on MUZI• driy. An engine fouled the minim at Nottingham Midland stat.n on Tuesday night, ond brought down neaily li•po of the roof. Torre wero eiiirend narrow escape.i., and two pertoto, were seriously injor,(l.  Prince hiss, fourth son of the Duke of Saxony. and nephew rf the king, wbo wa neentlyordsined to the Cioljo priesthood, will shortly become attached tit the 'Cierrhan Church in Wiiitechapef, Ltin  At Bow street au Friday ll,nry 'lavers &dinggrid, tounlkrr of the Oxturil Street brauch of the Und,,u wad County