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Evening Star, Issue 8769, 9 March 1892, Page 4

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Lord Glasgow (the new Gov.-rnor J New Zealand) and Sir J. C. Bray (AgentGeneral for South Australia) a: e to be the guests of the Colonial Institute at a dinner this evening. Tho Queensland Government hj »ve placed a quarter ot -i million ie.uf-yv.r Treasury bills at a minimum, of 93.

Agent-General l'.-reeval wdl rt--.d a paper before the Colonij.l Ir-V:'Ue ia \L.y.

The German L'o.\ i'* '- ™=r b;ider, which went ashore ut tho I .bit ''.Viglr:, has been floated oil'.

Sir William llobinnon, Agent-General for Western Australia, i.-: suffering from a severe attack of typhoidal malaria. During the raoa'h the English imports increased L 1.500,000, while the exports decreased L 1,141,000. Famine and fever are spreadiug in Russia. Soldiers are billeted in residences in Warsaw,

'Figaro' airert* that the Emperor of Germany fca? ordered the garrison at Gesler to learn to skate, in view of their services being required in Russia in winter, The Government are making large reductions in pensions'. Berry, the Loudon hangman, has resigned, in consequeoco of a horrible scene which occurred at an execution, where the doctors fixed tho length of the drop, in opposition to the expressed views of Barry, and the execution was bungled. The Antwerp wool sales will open on tho 25th March, and be carried over the following day. The cataloguo will include 6,100 bales, includiug 1,450 from Australia. During a discussion in the House of Commons on the War Estimates, the Secretary of State for War mentioned that the trial of smokeless powder had been attsnded with success, and the whole forces wero to be armed with modern weapons. The defences of coaling stations were practically completed, and the submarine mines provided throughout the Empire afforded effactive defence, which could bo increased on short notice. He also stated the comforts of new barracks would tend to induce the enlistment of recruits.

The total amount of dtposito in the London branch of the Mercantile Bank of Melbourne is one mil'i)u sterling. Depositors aud shareholders deprecate the action of the associattd banks ia not coining to its assistance. Luudon shareholders urge the reconstruction of the company as sdou as possible.

Lord Georgtt Hamilton, replying to a question asked by Mr O'Connor ia the House of Commons, stated that the auxiliary squadron had not been fried to the maximum draught, as it was feared damage might result to the boilers, They had, however, been put to a trial wnloh exceeded the draught specified in the contract.

The ' New York Herald' asserts that tho Harquia of Salisbury is simply end»avoriog to ascertain Mr J. G. Blaine's ideas re the Behring Sea fibery dispute. Williams, tho alleged perpetrator of the Windsor tragedy, was seen in Sydney on January 3, and, so far as can bo ascertained, the police are of opinion thai ha has left Australia,

Tho Moderator of tho Assembly at Sydney is Dr White Singltt:n. The Auckland ' Star' says that some time ago Herr Karl Schmitt received permission from His Excellency the Governor to write a musical work for presentation to Her Majesty the Qacen, and Lord Onslow has taken it Home for that purpose. The composition is a chora! and orchestral work, full score, in the form of an ode, and four short parts in the key of C minor. It was handsomely bound in levant crimson morocco, handtooled in gold, with bevelled-edged boards, and lined with Queen's satin inside, the royal arms in gold on the outside.