ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1892, Page 8

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(Via Brindisi )

(from our special correspondknt. )

London, New Year's Day, 1892. CHRISTMAS WEEK IN LONDONThe Anglo-colonists who spent Christmas week in London describe the six days black fog as a experience. Fog affects a great many people physically, producing headache, lassitude, and profound depression, and Australians 6eem specially sensitive in this respect. On the other hand, they don't sutler from cold as one would expect them ."to. -If (being a shivery man yourself) you say to young Cornstalk : "Dreadfully cold, don't you feol it ?" expecoing cordial corroboration, the chances are he rep Ties, L 'indiltfer6ntly ': '• Nofc'm'ucli. ,, PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company issued a notice some time ago stating thao the Tainui, which in the ordinary course would have left London on December 24bh and Plymouth at mid-day on the 26th, would be detained at the latter port till Saturday evening, so that passengers desiring to do so might enjoy their Xmas dinner in the Old Country. But, " Man proposes, etc." The vessel was blocked in London by the dense fogs which prevailed at the time, and did not quit Plymouth till late on Tuesday last. . Dr. R. Stevens, who has been homo holi-day-making for the past twelve months, has decided to return home as early as possible, and will probably sail with his wife in the Kaikoura next week. Dr Stevens says he has enjoyed himself immensely at home, but he is very severe in his strictures on our climatic variations, and says he would not permanently live in England even if he were offered a country mansion to do so. The fogs of last week somewhat hastened hie departure. . Mr James Mackay and Mr Henry B. MeNab, the manager of the Bank of New Zealand, have been elected fellows of the Colonial Institute.

The Ruahine, the new passenger-cum cargo steamer of the New Zealand Shipping Company.is loading for Adelaide and other Australian ports. This departure is not, I understand, an initiation of a new route to New Zealand for the Company's fecearuers, but has been resorted to on account of the lack of freight for New Zealand. The Ruahine will, of course, go to New Zealand as well as Austsalia. She sails from Loudon on the 14th inst.

Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, who died yesterday after a long and painful illness (cancer of the throat), was better known as Count Gleichen. He attained some reput6

as a sculptor, and was a gentle kindly BOUI. NEW YEAR HONOURS. The K.C.M.G.'e somewhat tardily bestowed on Mr Colton of S.A. and Mr Wrixon, of Victoria, call for no special comment, and have been passed by the Home prees without remark. Captain Arthur Moore. R.N., who receives a C.M.G. for services rendered in connection witn the defences of Australasia, is a cousin or Lord Chas. Scott, the commander oi your station and of the present Duke of Buccleuth. Captain Moore has two brother's settled in New. Zealand, Mr Walter Moore, of Riverton (Canterbury), and Mr Charles Moore, who for some time had a station on the Chathams. Ibe peerage conferred on General Roberts comes— when one remembers the time General Wolseley has been a Lord—not a moment too early. Public opinion cordially approves, and warmly congratulates the Indian Commissioner-in-Chief. TRIAL TRIPj OF THE UPOLU. The trial trip of the Union Steamship Company's new passenger and fruit boat for their service twixt New Zealand and* rji, the s.s. Upolu, took place on the Clyde last week to the satisfaction of all concerned with her. The Upolu was built at Paisley by Messrs Fleming and Ferguson. Her dimensions are 220 ft x 30ft by 24ft. She is fitted with a set of patent quadruple expansion engines of 900 indicated horse power. The construction of the vessel was carried out under the superintendence Qf Mr John Darling, the Union Steamship Company's resident director. Her mean speed on the measured mile was 11 "6 knots an hour. FROZEN MEAT. Nearly 3£ million carcases of frozen mutton were landed in England this year from New Zealand, River Plate, and Australia. Of this prodigious quantity, your colony is responsible for 1,896,706, the Plate contributing over one million, and Australia only 334,000. PASSENGERS PER OCEAN.A. The following passengers return to the colony by the P. and O. steamer Oceana, which leaves London on the Bth January : —Mr and Mrs H. Garrick, Mrs and Miss Garrick, and Mrs S. K. Garrick from Brindisi, Dr. and Mrs Downes, MrsCunningham, Mr J. G. S. Clarke, Mr C. B. Hilton, Misses Pike, Mr T. Patterson, Mr Richardson, Mr F. Woodrofi'e, Mr and Mrs Scott and Misa Wisney. RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. A rumour is current at the Club tha" Lord Randolph Churchill has intimated to Lord Salisbury that his temperament unfits him for politics, and that if the Premier would find him a vice-royalty of the firet class, such as Victoria or New South Wales, he should be obliged. Nothing has yet transpired concerning Lord Onslow's successor. RETURN OF MR COX. ''"-"■ 'Mr J. R. Cox, M.P., has arrived back. He expresses himself warmly indebted to Dr. Reynolds, of Adelaide, and Dr. Redwood, of Wellington, New Zealand, for the assistance they afforded him on his mission. Mr Cox was particularly gratified by hie reception in New Zealand. RETIREMENT OF SIR ROBERT HERBERT. The retirement of Sir Robert Herbert, who has for 21 years past been the permanent Under-Secretary at the Colonial Office, is really a more important matter even than the resignation of his superior, Lord Knutsford, would be. Sir Robert, in addition to possessing ripe judgment, singular tact, and charming manners, had an extensive knowledge of colonial notables little short of phenomenal. Whether the twopenny halfpenny celebrity calling eelf.-,importantly upon Lord .Knutsford came from Tasmania or Tinabuctoo, Melbourne e*-M<»honal»n«lr Sir Robert was sure to know all his antecedents, what he wanted from the Colonial office and exactly how far it was desirable or worth while to conciliate him. Sir Robert's loss would be simply irreparable but for the fact thab he wiil be succeeded by an official, the Hon. R. Heade, who has been Senior Assistant; Under Secretary for years, and is saturated with Sir Robert's traditions.