CABLEGRAM

Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5980, 8 December 1890, Page 4

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Copyright— Per United Prees Association toKDON, December 5; !The Countess of Jersey having recovered from typhoid fever, the Earl has feft for Sydney. It was Oolonel Andrade and a detachment of 800 armed Portugese who lowered the British dag at Mataoal On the intimation of the affair reachlß| the Agent of the British South African Company, a party of police were despatched to the soene and captured and disarmed the Portugese. Oolonel Andrade ia still held in custbcty, but it is said he is desirous of coming to terms with the Company. It is stated that another armed Portugese party compelled the natives to hoist th« Portugese flag in British territory. BERLIN, Decembers. Emperor William severely oritioises the curriculum of the Prussian Gymnasia, and says it will be necessary to decrease the quantity of studies, and to make them more of a modern character in or&er ho develop a wider patriotism. NEW YORK, December 5. Buffalo Bill declares that he could have captured Sitting Bull (who is heading the Indian rising) without the lois of a life if the United States Government had not interfered and prevented him from doing so. It is reported that Mr William Windon, Secretary for the Treasury, approves of the proposal of the Treasury to buy at the market price thirteen million ounces of silver, and that is his intention to afterwards confine the monthly par'chaee3 to the domestic product. BRISBANE, Deoember 6. A disastrous fire broke out in the city early this morning. Benjamin Brothers' warehouse was destroyed, and the premises of Macarthur and 00. adjoining were considerably damaged. Benjamin's stock, which was valued at £60,000 was insured for £41,000. The damage to Macarthur 's premises ant! stock is estimated at £15,000, but this is covered by insurance.