ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9019, 4 February 1895, Page 6

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TBXEGEAM.)

AUCKLAND, February 2. Arrived, Arawn, from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Apia. On January 28th sho met a hurricane, and the fore topsail and awnings were carried away. A sea was shipped in the after well deck, carrying away the scullery house, forge and all movables. It was impossible to obtain observations till February Ist. Passengers—Miss Large, Mesdames Postlethwaite, Bachelor, and Krauso, Messrs Dryden, Hayes, Musgrave, Stcarne, and Postlethwaite and 14 steerage.

SUMMARY.

The dates from Europe are up to January 11th. The London Jewish Chronicle of January 11th announces the death in India of Lady Sassoun, the wife of Sir Albert Sassoun.' the well known merchant and banker of Bom-, bay, who entertained the Prince of -Wales in Bombay in 1076, and generally dispensed alavioh hospitality.. "■■ • A meeting in London, on January Btb, of the Meat and Cattle Section of the Chamber of Commerce, has served to bring out a etbrm of jealous abuse of American meat and American business methods. The DaUu Tdegraph stated, that American beef rings', after half ruining British husbandry, now coolly propose to take an additional 1,000,0Q0d0l from British traders and consumers. This statement is repeated on all sides. A meeting-on the 9th was to protest against the attempt of American shippers to abolish the customary trade allowance of one pound in every quarter of meat to compensate for loss by shrinkage, &c, It was again announced on January 10th that May Yohe, the American burlesque actress, has been married to Lord Francis Hope. The ceremony is said to have taken place last November. It is rumoured that discussions in the British Cabinet attracted the greatest interest in the Council held on January 10th, when all the Ministers were present. "Sir Wm. Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, aud Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, are understood .to be of opinion that tho Irish must be satisfied at all costs during the coming session of Parliament. Willi this view, it is added, the Premier, Lord Rosebery, and the Home Secretary, Mr Aequith, and other members of tho Cabinet do ■ not agree. It is sail that the misunderstanding as to the disposal of the surplus for 1895 ir much more serious than waa at first beliovod, the main point at issue beiug a claim, raised by Cabinet Ministers and others, that the surplus should be devoted to the use of the navy. General the Bight Hon. Sir Henry ponsonby, G.C.8., Private Secretary to the Queen, was atrioken with paralysis at Osborne Cottage, Isle of Wight, on January 7th, and remained in a very critical condition. ■ Sir Henry dined with her Majesty the preceding evening. v He was born in 1825, and wu formerly Secretary to Prince Albert.

It was learned on January 3rd tbat Mr Gladstone had in the previous week stumbled over an open drawer, cub tats forehead,- broken his spectacles, and was unable to see for several hours. Mr and Mrs Gladstone left England for Cannes,. France, on January 7th. They will be guests of Lord Rondello. Mr Richard Croker, a New York- politician ot some notoriety, has taken to the turf in England. He has already entered four horses,' including ■ Montauk, for the Ashley Plate and other races at Newmarket, and at Ascot for the Gold Cup. Hβ entered his horse Dobbins by cable from New York.

According to the New York Herald's London correspondent, orders have been issued at Portsmouth Dockyard to fib oat for sea without, delay suf warships. Ic is the accepted opinion ia naval circles that the immediate destination of these vessels is the China seas.

London society is tickled by the authentic story of the marriage settlements in the Teck-Grosrcenor alliance. The Dake of Westminster, who, like Barkis, u " a little near," originally proposed to allow the young couple an annual income of £12,000. The Duchess of Teck, being a discreet old lady, foresaw that, if through Radical legislation or misfortune, theDuke'e own income should be curtailed the allowance might bo jeopardised; so she demanded a capital sum. The Duke reluctantly offered £200,000, and this not being deemed

sufficient by the Tecka, a deadlock was threatened, an til the Queen prevailed on the Dake to increase it by £111,000. The fact that the Du&e was outdouo by the Dachess of Teck is regarded as a record achievement for a mother-in-law.

The London Daily News says- that on Christmas morning meu tried to lassoo the driver of the mail cart conveying the Prince of Wales' correspondenca. TheTasso grazed) the driver, who beat his attackers off with a whip, and reached Sandcingham Honse safely with the mail. The police are inquiring into the matter. Mrs William Waldorf Astor, wife of the American millionaire, who is publishing the PaU Mall in London, died on December 22nd at Clieveden, the country seatl which her husband recently purchased from the Duke of Westminster. She had been ill but a short time.

The London Post of December 21st saye arrangements have been concluded between the Kedmoudites and the Government for the release of certain prisoners confined for participation in dynamite outrages. them is John Dailey, who will be nominated for Parliament for Limerick.

Lord Dnnraven expresses disappointment at the turn of affairs in connection with his challenge for auother race for ths America Cup, and the British public accepts hie viewtbatthe New York Yacht Club people do not want to race. Lord Dunravcn is willing to arrange a raco for a new trophy nnder.the same conditions aud over the game course as the raco for the Cup was proposed to be run. Captain Perkins, a passenger, formerly of the old barque Elsinorc, was lost overboard on December 6th, jiwt after the Arau-a left Samoa. The captain hailed from San Francisco, and was on his return there.

The Seventh Day Adventiets, a religious sect at Battle Creek, Michigan, gave away on December 24th watches and chains, bracelets, silver ware, clocks, earrinzs, rings, and, iu fact, nearly everything in the jewellery line that could be couverted into cosh. Nearly forty bicycles were given. The preacher had expressed a belief that the end of the world was near at hand.