BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 11692, 25 September 1902, Page 1

BREVITIES.

Another severe winter's day. - We unwittingly did our morning contempo rarv an injnsbcej in this column veererday. Though a large number of Tuesdays issue was ordered, from the publishing department, the full report of Dr Torrey’s Sunday lecture was given quite independently of that circumstance. TJe Victorian General Election,is proceeding. All the Ministers, except Mr.Kirton^- have-been returned unopposed. The ex-Premier (Sir A. J. Peacock) is opposed b 7 * constitutional reformer, and will have to fight for his seat. Fourteen Ministerialists and two Opposition members of the rank and fie were also returned unopposed. There are 167 candidates for ninety-five seats. The Transvaal revenue for the current year is estimated at four millions, a*d the expenditure at £53,700,000. . -A. Transvaal, loan of -twenty millions is m the air, and one of the London dailies says that the fact of its being made a first charge on the future revenues of the two colonies is significant of the confidence of the Johannesburg people in Lord Milner’s administration. Mr Steyn is again ill, and has gone to Switzerland. The first edition of Mr Kruger’s memoirs will appear simultaneously in-German and English in November. Mr Lehmann gave £30,000 for the publisher’s rights to the ex-President, wh-J is devoting the money to the relief of his countrymen. The Continental Press continue to discourage the Boer generals* tour of Europe, lest Britain should be irritated by tiiw freah appeal for foreign sympathy. '•The Cape Awembly passed the motion of Mr Sampson in favor of extending the powers of tie Imperial Commission on the War. The motion was opposed by the Bond members. President Roosevelt’s election campaign has been interrupted, through "his doctors ordering rest to enable them to operate for the removal of an abscess below the left knee. The President, has accordingly returned to Washington. The Press of Austria, and that of Vienna in particular, severely condemn King Leopold’s behaviour to his daughter. It appears that her mother forgave the Princess Stephanie for remarrying. The Court of Review at Sydney decided that Federal officials may pay income tax under the State law. A British regiment has been sent to Halifax (N.S.) to relieve the Canadian troops. By this step the British War Office desires to express its opinion , of the Dominion’s valuable services during the South African VI ar, and to'testify to the good behaviour of tile Canadian battalion. The New South Wales Budget shows the past year’s revenue to have been £11,377,000 and Die expenditure £11,374,000. The current. year’s revenue is put. down at £11,256,000 (inclusive of £2,475,000 returned by the Commonwealth). ' The • expenditure is estimated at £11,147,000. New South Wales last year spent £367,000 on old age pensions, and this year requires £581,000 for the same purpose. The Wellington Education Board are forwarding a .circular to school committees drawing attention to their responsibilities regarding irregular attendance at some of the schools. Dr Kuyper, the Dutch Premier, denies the rumors of an alliance between. Holland and a foreign Power. They arc pure imagination. . - ■ . : Seven dexUi*."fMti* ;jgi»gliel’9te 'vsportied' at " Odessa. i A number of-deaths by lightning are reported from Jamaica. A. severe earthquake was felt there on Monday. Sir Gordon Sprigg states that the Imperial Government are not likely to grant extension of the powers of Lord Alverstone’s Commission. ’■ The Boer generals appeal to the civilised world for funds for the i education of Boer children and for the relief of their, distressed countrymen. A grandson, of Brigham Young has been arrested for the murder, under atrocious circumstances, of his paramour. The Crown Prince of Germany will not accompany his uncle to the Delhi durbar. A French aeronaut made an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Mediterranean.