10 SEPTEMBER 1881, page 3

The Times Of Friday Contained A Letter Which, If Mahom-

medans read English or understood hygiene, would have a circulation of millions. The centre of the Mahommedan world is Mecca, and the centre of Mecca is the well Zemzem, the......

The Reports From Egypt Are Strange. It Is Stated That

the European officials are alarmed at the mutinous condition of the Army, and that the French and British Governments have agreed, should it be necessary, that the country......

The Court-martial On The Loss Of The ` Doterel '

ended on Saturday, in what Coroners call " an open verdict." The Court find that they do not know how the explosion was caused. That is their meaning, at least, though they say......

The Lord Chancellor Has Appointed Mr. J. W. Chitty, Q.c.,

the Member for Oxford, to succeed Sir G. Jessel as a Judge of First Instance in the Chancery Division, the Master of the Rolls baying been permanently transferred by the......

Dr. Siemens Had Previously Read-a Paper To The...

the forcing of plants by electricity. He placed a lamp of 4,000 candle-power inside a glass house of 2,318 cubic-feet capa- city, and suspended another like it over some sunk......

Consols Were On Friday 1391- To 99a.

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On Monday, While The Mechanical Section Of The British...

were discussing the means of using the electric light in coal mines, Mr. Swan, inventor of the " Swan lamp," made a remarkable statement. He produced an electric lamp of......

The End Of The Present Struggle In Afghanistan Appears To

be approaching. The Ameer, with his army, has reached Khelat-i-Ghilzai, and Ayoub Khan is encamped about seventy miles off. He is evidently reluctant to make the decisive......