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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7587, 5 February 1896, Page 2

On our back page to-day will be found tha continuation of the serial, " The Gift of the Sea." We remind our readers that the Court Singers will givo their second and last oonc;rt at tho Iheatre Eoyal this evening. From tbe programme, which is published elsewhere, it will be seen that Bonio choice selections will be giveD. The vocal duet "&ow Thou Art Mine" (tSildaob), " 0, What Joy " (Bohn). and "The Two Grenadiers " (Schumann) will be saog in German, and by special reqneßt Frau yon Vahsel will sing "The Birthday Song " (b'achs), which was such a suocess on Monday night.

By the 'Frisco mail Captain Bower, Town Clerk, reoeived news of the death of hiß sister, Mrs R. H. Holdsworth, of Porcheater Mansions, Porchester terrace, Hyde jfark, in her B6venty-ninth year.

The barque Bio, which left on Monday for Sydney, tcok a cargo of 268,000 feot sawn kau)i.

Ihe Rauroto, whioh atrived at the BluS this morniug from Hobart, is the bearer of an English mail.

The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening at the ueual hour.

Four candidates have been nominated for the three vacancies on tho H.B. Jiducation Eo&rd, viz , Messrs S. Cornell, M.ii.X., F. W. Williams, R. Harding, and the Bey. Dr Sidey, the threo last named being the retiring members. Pchool Committees may record their votes up to the cud of this month, and the threo candidates receiving the most support will be duly elected at a meeting of the Board to be held on Mfarch 10th.

Mr S. Percy Smith, Surveyor-General, will shortly proceed to Tokaanu, Lake Taupo, to, oomplete arrangements with the natives for the laying out of a township at that place.

The legal statistics for 1892, just issued, show a ocntinued increase in tho number of divorces and _ decrease in judicial separations iv France. While in 1885 there were 4132 divorces, there were 7035 in 1895. In 4909 of the latter oases the wife was the applioant, and in 3210 husband The duration of marriage has not the effect which might have been anticipated in reducing tho number of applications, for in 3703 cases the marriage had lasted from five to ten years, and in 2285 from ten to twenty, against 2585 casts of under five years." Ihere were children in 4132 caaea, and none in 3218 The applications for judicial separation iv 1892 numbered 2094, and 1597 were granted.

A letter received by Mr O. O. Montrose, tho well- known journalist, now in Wellington, who acted as private secretary to Sir George Grey for a time whilst in London, confirms the news as to Sir George's intention to return to this colony. Bir George Grey is determined to return to the colony, and will risk a long sea voyage at his advanced age for the purpose of ending his days in New Zealand.

Timothy Sullivan overstepped the linos of temperance jesterday afternoon and accordingly made his bow before Mr Turnbull, H.ML, ihis morning. It baiug the second time within six months that he heiß been iv that predicament a fino of £1 was imposed with the alternative of four days' imprisonment.

At an inquest on Farroll, one of the victims of the fire at the Kotorua boardiughouse, tho jury returned a verdict that he had met his death by fire, but that there was no evidence to stiow how the fire originated. A rider was added urging strict enforcement and supervifion of the facilities for escape is the event of fire in boardinghonsea and hotels, as tha fatality ocourred owing to defective means of egress.

Mr W. S. Gilbert, the dramatic author, was the defendant in en action for libel whioh was tried before the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury. The plaintiff was (inna, Oomtesse do Bremont, widow of a New "JTork physician, ar.d now engaged as an authoress and journalist. Wishing to oltiin an interview with Mr Gilbert, she wrote to him. He replied that his terms were twenty guineas, whereupon the lady wrote that she anticipated the pleature of writing his obituary notice for nothing, The defendant then wrote to the newspapers iv terms whioh the plaintiff contended were libellous; but Mr Gilbert repudia'cd any intention to reflect upon her reputation. Ihe jury found a verdiot for the dofendant, aud in regard to a letter written to the editor of a weekly paper upon which the plaintiff was employed, Lord Sueioli held that it was privileged.

A fire broke out at 10.30 last night in the Adelaide Tea Booms, in the Avenue, Wanganui, occupied by Mrs Q'iShannesy, and owned by J. H. Keesing. The fire spread to Keesiug's uuction mart next door, but although it had a hold before an alarm was given it was quickly suppressed. Some damage wab done to tho mart, but mainly by water. Insurances—Keesing's stock £250 in the London and Lancashire and £550 in the Commercial Union, builoing _300 in the JNew Zealand; Mrs OVShannesy's stock £150 in the London find Lancashire.

For some time past ihe erection of publio baths has been disouased by the Wellington City Corporation, but time after time postponed owing to a difference of opinion as to whether they should be central baths or one at either end of the oity. Ihe Mayor convened a meeting of oiti_<ina for Xuesday next, to discuss the question. Thij has given umbrage to the majority of the councillors, and nine out of twelve have signod a requisition Calling a ppeci-,: meeting " To instruct the Mayor not to proceed with the convening oi a meeting of ratepayers to discuss the baths qu*s:ion until so directed by the Council."

Lecturing on "South Africa," at Southplace Institute, on December 15, Mr F. R. Statharn, oditor of the Bloemfontein Express, Srsid, although Mr Rhodes had secured to biu-tsclf on unprecedented position in the eyee of tha world, his hold on it was in a sense insecure, and his five years of brilliant financial adventure compared very unfavorably with tho solid work done by others in South _>frioa during many yoars. A very little might renew the solidarity of the Butch race in bouih Africa; they were tho backbone of the country, the chief power in the region as a whole. United, tho Dutch could turn the channel of South African history at will, aud it wbb only because Mr Rhodes had divided them that he could hold his own with the support of tho Imperial power. Boer iutrigne, however, was not the greatest danger" to Groat Britain in South Africa. The chief danger camo from Berlin.

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