Show old world to latos LS toS april 27 M reach e to quit belgium for england as a place of refuge from alio prosecution instituted against hain by the french government affords tle latort but what is berain cerain not to bo the fart instance of liow britain continued to lie regarded as an able asylum for all who are in danger angland lias long borno this title and it is to which men of every opinion on tha continent of europe have been glad at larioza periods of modern history to appeal from franca republicans fram italy carlista from and nih list atrom russia parted wide as the poles asunder on points of principle have alike been glad to peek shelter under the protecting ogis of the british hag and although nil elioso varying guests are pretlow nW while enji our hospitality froin indulging in any overt act of war against the countries from which alipy liao faedi they aio entitled to think and act for themselves while hero without dancer of being expelled tho privilege thus conceded is a great one and it is one ft kiich they do hell not to abuse for were england to cease to give that asylum which lias po long been her boast ia not a european country not even switzerland which would afford a rest for the bile of tho foot of many a continental tin outcast alie information office started a few years ago by tho government as a sort of cwm offshoot ot the colonial office ia doing a deal of work in an unobtrusive fashion by giving information not otherwise easily obtainable to those who may wish to go abroad for a living A couple of months ago it issued a caution that accounts that were being published of the extraordinary that w men could obtain by proceeding instantly to johannesberg in the transvaal were altogether too roseate and within alie past few days it has circulated a much needed warning eliat not only do epidemic fevers greally prevail in cert ain parts of brazil bat that there are no sufficient arrangements in ehst country for tho reception and disposal of british emigrants how desirable it is that a department should exist is proved by the fact eliat a large stream of emigration continues to low only on saturday latt for instance tour american liners left liverpool carrying between them over two thoua and emigrants making up a total tor eliat week alone of seven thousand not all of aliese of course were british born but the number that were should be calculated to arouse some reflections tho dervishes havo been show ing activity in alio neighborhood of thoy have succeeded in capturing ono fort A correspondent gives alie following account of the affair at daybreak on good friday about dervishes of the laggards Bag gards and tribes supported by a reserve of about 09 attacked the garrison 27 strong at miles north of shakim A toil waa being constructed on alio lint was not in a state of alie dervin hoa surrounded tho garrison who however cue alit ir way to alio nea losing two killed and civo wounded they to alio steamer ademi which choir pursuers at SOO yards tho vessel took aboard the refugees about in all arid 0 o shalim the dervishes boxt about sixty men but a quantity of merchandise principally grain alie local tribesmen w era weak in numbers ai the greater part of them were absent on lie hills with their flecka A sheiks son wan killed by lie during the fighting another account states that the egyptian garrison lot two men killed A party of over convicts collected from different prisons in southern has arrived at odessa and after passing tho medical inspection they baird tho russian man ot war st petersburg bound for Bag halen it is remarkable that most of the prisoners are extremely young one young wan of only 19 years of age named karaloff land of very striking and handsome appearance is under sentence of twenty years penal servitude ilia crimo w as the murder of a lady is also the of a caucasian band 0 robbers murat alian demit ogan who before lie was finally taken received no leeg alian len bullata in his fiody iio is sentenced to penal servitude for life with loss of all civil rights two still moio noticeably notice abla onera are a certain baroness and her husband her former footman bogli to twenty lea ni penal servitude the when qu ta a young girl was married to an old baron in courland becoming enamoured ena of alie lackey the baroness poisoned w etli strychnine after alie murder was discovered the succeeded in escaping but the baroness was imprisoned aho fell dangerously ill and was abent 0 o the froin which sho escaped then sought out and found lier ld lover elio was married to libin and the settled in koeno where they were found livigi in mott abject roi aery on the way to odessa a few of the convicts ti iad to inako their escape one of the prisoners had in hia possession a file and w etli it quits a largo opening was made in the side of the wagon and somo of them preparing to pass through the w lian they were discovered and more guarded A feature of tho chorman dionn and ono which w distinctively feminine is tho kranz cr airdo to the and alio daughtery daugh tera of the cicily belinc tho member hip is not and may consist of only two it ia seldom eliat mother and daughters belong 0 o tho samo ircle the elderly ladies anally kraaz whilo the younger ladies belong to another on a fixed day in each week the lirtha meets at the house of cue of its la south urany ha boar b usually three in tha uie n an fihs ihs lnater leiv oay into tle dining room a spread table as only germans can is brought in and with cc cake sometimes but baiely fruit or cream in imitation 0 ice cream a addal to ft at ts no laeding in amonn tho ie aronld alie bablo the elderly lalim iq turn alio cromb ot children the servants tho little pen of their own and of arii lius baud and topics and all this often nit ant aldays aitu vivacity tin comes with hie refresh amenta are alo ara remain seated at alia table oco of the ladica will read aloud ono fiill go into alie dooin and entertain eiith or the ollices ollic rs alio anro busily engaged in knitting or embroidery or all will remain seated at alie table until alio hour fur adicus adieus ot abo ouner ladies will meet at the aaroe hour on other day of permanent appoint anent generally after ull the mcivers of this younger kranz still leave the table enter the drawing room and spend the remainder of the in music in charales charades cha rades or in games georae alopari ALou ari s SAH praises the native eloquence of alio new zealand era because a chief once greeted liim your boots bo lovely on tho billa thia is an eloquence possessed by any common bootblack an caw y Y tribune fico emeralds have been in greater demand in the baat eix months than diamonds they coat from 50 tr a carat according to their size it u nearly ten years binco there was any araza two vears ago opals were in and five ysais ago catsey ca were oil the rape the fancy for gems varies almost with the seasons the demand for diamonds is not 0 o great now for lar e stones as for fina one the aver sipo choice is for strines from 1 12 1 2 to 3 barats carats in size rubies are in great favor in new york and other largo cities but in the west one can hardly give them away are more now ever before on account of scarcity A carat ruby is worth while a carat diamond is worth A perfect ruby however is hard tj get hold of while a fine diamond can easily bo matched |