NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.
London, November 26, The presence of Russian cruisers in Chinese waters continues to give cause for more watchful vigilance. The Frolic arrived here on the 28th October, and reported the arrival of the Russian monitors Smertch, Uragan Edinorog, and Peroon at Rakadi, a gulf of the Pacific in the north of Japan It was considered advisable to send on the Lily, Magpie and Frolic by differmt routes to intercept the Admiral on his cruise, and advise him ot the Muscovite advent. , The locked out agricultural laborers ot Kent and Sussex assembled to the number of between 5000 and 6000, at Exeter Hall with the view of enlisting the sympathies of the working classes. Resolutions condemnatory of the action of the farmers and of the existing land laws, and expressing a determination to support the men in their endeavor to support the union, were passed. _ Offers of help from Indian chiefs still continue. The health of the troops is good. The Turkomans are willing to co-operate with the British against either Russia or Afghanistan. The exposition of St. Francis Xavier took place at Algoa. There was immense enthusiasm and an elaborate ceremony. _ The number of Catholics who attended is incalculable.
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Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1526, 8 January 1879, Page 3
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