AFTER THE DURBAR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 300, 18 December 1911, Page 5

AFTER THE DURBAR.

KING LEAVES DELHI. FARE WELLED BY PRINCES. DELHI, December 17. The King has departed for Nepal, and the Queen for Agra. The ruling princes assembled to bid farewell. The route to the station was thronged with enthusiastic spectators. A DELINQUENT RULES. (Received 10.15 a.m.) DELHI, December 17. Owing to comments on the seemingly indifferent manner displayed by the Gaekwar of Baroda when he paid homage to the King, the Gaekwar, in a letter, has expressed his sorrow at his failure to observe etiquette, stating that bis omissions were due to ner: vousness. DEATH OF THE KINO'S HOST. (Received 8 a.m.) LONDON, December 17. Reuter’s Delhi correspondent reports the death of the Maharaja of Nepal. In compliance with the late Maharajah’s request, the King’s Nepal programme has been unaltered. The Maharajao f Nepal was 48 years of age, and was Prime Minister and Marshal of the Kingdom of Nepal, which ties amid the Himalayas. HB joined the Indian army in 1883, and became Co.n-mander-in-Chief of the Ghurka forces in Nepal in 1901. Ho visited England three years ago. BIG BILLIARDS. OKAY BEATS STEVENSON BY 636 POINTS. LONDON, December 16. There was a crowded house when Gray and Stevenson continued their match on ■Friday. Gray totalled 869 in the afternoon, and Stevenson scored 698 in the evening. Stevenson was unlucky, but Gray was brilliant and consistent, and four times made breaks topping the hundred. His average was 57; Stevenson’s was 24. The game was continued to-day and Gray scored his 18,000 when Stevenson -was 17,364. Gray played poorly in the afternoon, but improved in the evening. Stevenson was unable to overtake him, though at -one time he reduced the lead to 497. Stevenson's best break was 344 and Gray’s 264. The young Australian was accorded an ovation. POACHER’S AWFUL REVENGE. FIVE WITNESSES SHOT. PARIS, December 16. A peasant named Courmier, who was imprisoned for 20 days for poaching, took a fearful revenge. When he was released, he armed himself with a gun and a raror, and went to the families responsible for his conviction. In one house he shot the husband and cut the wife’s throat. Then he rode to another house, shot a boy of 16 and Ids mother dead, and snrionsly wounded the father. The murderer took a hearty meal, and then cycled to the police- and asked to be arrested. PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. LONDON, December 17. Parliament has been prorogued, in the absence of the King, by commission. The Speech from the Throne testified to the friendly relations between Britain and the foreign Powers, and to the happy conclusion of the Moroccan, agreement. It stated that the Imperial Conference had witnessed to the harmony between the Motherland and the Overseas Dominions, and trusted that the Empire Trade Commission would ensure greater prosperity of the parte of the Empire and promote mutual intercourse among them, A TRIPLE TRAGEDY. LONDON, December 10.

Two sisters, Jane and Isabell Stevenson, were fatally shot at Stockton-on-Tees by Jonas Marshall, while returning from a dance. Marshall- committed suicide -by taking carbolic acid, '