BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 11700, 4 October 1902, Page 1

BREVITIES.

A Sydney message states'that the Art in Block 12 mine has burst out* again,' and compeHed the wiiMrawal of the /workers. It J has been d«udW< to-wall off the seat of the : fire betweenthe 500 ft' and 1 400fttewds to prevent its spreading. ""■■>"'"•' . The recent earthquake in .'South Austria so badly damaged the wall of Unfey Town Hall os to necessitate its removal. The New Zealand Chess Council suggest that the Jate Henry HookhamY, name.be t>rackcted -rritli that of the late John Mouafc in the suggested memorial chess trophy. The Conncfl also' ai prove j of. tenf boards as the .minimum in matches,' instead of six. The War Office bits experimentally established two farms in Orange River Colony for breeding suitable remounts under the superintendence of British officers. The directors of the Bank of Australasia have given their staff a ID per cent. Coronation bonus. i .■'■:•'• From what fell from His Worship the Mayor last night it would appear that the citizens of Dunedin may have another chance of hearing the Rey.! John R.. Ward on the lecture platform. .If, so it is to be hoped that he wal repertani&of Us masterful efforts. " ■■.,",'-. : I .''" I .'''-,''■-■ On '65t,. ■Hat tibe CSty> Council narrowly misse6> being raddled wili heavy expenditure for power in connection with, their ' quarry. ■■.'■■/,:.■'".•-•'. • Someone recollected that a' boiler .had been' got at some time for its ■'gauworks, and was lying the.ro unused. , It was examined by;an expert who.* reported that it was just tie-very tifcung. Vet not. long ago it was seriously proposed to sell the boiler in question for £-70.', "Will some councilor explain? The 'Pall Mall v Gazette*. says that the. New Zealand Parliament has bcgrudgingly dene justice to the Midland debentureholders, and to some extent repaired the colony's credit at Home. ■' Trouble is feared'in Nigeria, where «ne of the Sultans is making extensive preparatiens for war with the British. i The pan-German newspapers of Berlin say that the KJuserVwlllingness to receive the Boer Generals win put hini right with bis, own people, who were disturbed over' his recent visit to England and his refusal to accord an interview to Kruger. Glasgow is seeking legislative authority' to house her poor at a cost of £750.000. " Despite improved conditions of service; there is a difficulty in getting sufficient recruits for the infantry branch of the British Army. A German publisher has given ])e Wet-' £IO,OOO for the copyright of his historv of the South African War. ' The Federal House agreed to all the Senate's amendments in the Electoral BUI - despite a vigorous protest by Mr Reid against tie htanffiation of the " back down " after the Government had encouraged the'House to bold out so long. The prorogation has been fixed for Friday' of next week. • President .Roosevelt has intimated that he has no power to" compel the closing of the coal strike. Has action will be limited to an appeal on humanitarian grounds to the contending forces. ■ The coal companies, .of • New York arc finding «a sufficiency of supplier for the elevated railways, the schools, and the city hospitals. The poor are also to receive suiiplies ai low rates. The Capo Assembly had a spirited debate over the conduct of parnamentnry members of-, the Bond during, ifchc war.. ' '' Mr De Thefoa, the s v'frtual"""head of the'' Bend,' eulogised Lord Kitchener's fairness and declared that the Bond would - deter" minedly uphold the Flag. - The Afrikanders, continued iMr Thermit claimed the use of the Taal language, in the same manner that' French was permitted to be; taught .in Canada. Mr Laing, who moved on amendment extending the inquiry of the Amnesty Commission to the acts of all members of the Bond, and summoning the Bond to express, regret for the rebellion, contrasted the sd mirable conduct of the Boer generals before they reached Cape Town with' their actions' after coming into contact with the Bond politicians at Cape Town. According to Mr Laing, Messrs Theroii and De Waal are the only Bond politicians who have acknowledged the criminality of the rebellion. Mr Laing's amendment was negatived bv 55 to 24, though it had the support of tliV Sprigg Ministry. Mr De Waal's motion to set up a committee of inquiry was then carried without a division. The stock of the International Mercantile Marine (Morgan's huge trust-} lias beer wholly subscribed by those directly interested. ..Ordinary shares, however, do not camvoting power, which, for the purposes .if ensuring continuity of policy, is centred in Messrs Morgan, Ismay, Pirie, and two Americans. The organisation is authorised to raise a capital of fifteen niilbons by per ceni. bonds, and half the amount will be preferential stock carrying 6 per cent, cumulative interest. ' The Times,' commenting on these figures, declares that they imply an. annual profit of two millions sterling. It; says that British control of the Atlantic trade will bo measured in the long" run by the amount of British capital invested in the Combine. Judge Curran has reduced the sentence passed on Mr Burke, MP., to one month, but confirmed the sentence on Mr Reddy, M.P.. of five months, together with three months for not finding sureties for future good behaviour. ''• The underwriters are rdn-mring the cargo of the overdue s.s. Wafkatb at. a premium of 20gs per cent. The Federal Estimates have been pa*ed. plus £257,000 necessitated by the House refusing to sanction a loan. Siam agrees to allow British merchandise to enter Kelahtan und Irengngairu on an equality with home-made articles. Negotiations are still proceeding between Berlin and London re the generals' interview wifi the Kaiser. If preliminaries cannot be arranged the responsibility for the failure will be sought to be thrown on England by. Germany. The Boer committees assess their damages through the war at the modest total cf •sixty millions sterling. . . The^lmperial Commission on the proceedings, of in South Africa, are returning to England. • The Imperial Government declined to -extend the scope of the Commissioners' labors, on the ground of the limited time at the disposal of the Commission.

: The •following will act as the judges in connection with the Competitions Society's entertainments next; month:—Music, Mr Maughan Barnett (Wellington); elocution Messrs A. C. Hanlon, T. W. Whiteon, S. Solomon, and G. L. Denniston; essay, Professor Gibbons; original story, the editor of the 'Otago Witness'; original poem, Mr W. A. Sim; impromptu speech—Messrs George Bell and J. F. - Woodhouse. The eciries total 690.

A tender.has been accepted for the erection of the Maris* Brothers' College at PonsohbV on 16 acres of land jriven by Bishop Lenihaii. The French Marist authorities have approved "of the schcine, and .have ■ voted a sum sufficient for carrying out the work, The.contract, price for the building is £4,780, and the successful tenderer is Mr Moody. '.*,". < At a meeting' of the WsJnanaia Cwmty Conncil one of tie members sngeested-thaV if. Chinese people insist on bodies' "oft their cosaUymen: they should'.be