GERMAN PRINCE IN AMERICA. THE KAISER'S NEW YACHT. A GREAT CRUSH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7400, 28 February 1902, Page 3

GERMAN PRINCE IN AMERICA. THE KAISER'S NEW YACHT. A GREAT CRUSH.

Received February 28, 10.17 a.m. London, February 27. The Daily Mail says there was great crushing at the launch of the Meteor. Soldiers forced a passage for President Roosevelt and Prince Henry. After lunch there was a terrific rush for souvenirs, and crockery, knives, and forks were looted. Nrw York, February 27. Prince Henry is guest of Mr Pierpont Morgan, the millionaire. There were one hundred millionaires at the luncheon. The Staats Zeitung entertained twelve hundred journalists at a janquet to meet the Prince. A thousand editors of dailies cabled the Kaiser, reciprocating Germany's splendid overtures of friendship. Mr Whitelaw Reid, toasting Prince Henry, said God and nature intended Germany, Britain, and America to live in perpetual peace and friendship. Henry replied that the Kaiser had directed him to remember that American pressmen ranked almost with his generals. FILIPINO GENERAL CAPTURED. Received February 28, 9 a.m. New York, February 28. News has been received that the Filipino General Lueban has been captured. RUSSIAN PRINCESS ARRESTED. London, February 27Princess Katherine Radziwill has been arrested at the Cape on a charge of forging Mr Cecil Rhodes' name to bills for £23,000. UNION CO.'S NEW STEAMER. The Union s.s. Co.'s Aparima has been launched at Dumbarton. DROUGHT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Received February 28, 10.35 a.m. Sydney, February 28. So dire are che effects of the drought that for miles below Bourke the Darling has ceased to run. The Lachlan is even worse, and the Murruinbigee can onlj by courtesy be called a river. The Mamoi has also ceased running. FEDERAL TARIFF. Melbourne, February 28. The duty on Oregon timber has beer reduced by sixpence per hundred super fieial feet, the Government Being de feated by thirteen on the item. On un dressed timber, sizes less than seven bj two and a half inches, the duty hai been reduced from 2s 6d to Is 6d Other duties are unaltered. THE PLAGUE. Received February 28, 10.35 a.m. Sydney, February 28. The death of Miss Sally Booth, th actress, from plague, has evoked dee regret in theatrical circles. Decease was just about to appear with Mr Edwt Geach's new company when she wa stricken. Mr Wilson Barrett, the actoi oabled sympathy when he heard of he illness. Free poison has been distributed t householders for a crusade against rat next Wednesday. The block in which the Post Office i situated has been deolared an infecte area. rr t RIFLE TEAM FOR BISLEY. The Federal Government approve i placing £2000 on the estimates towurt

sending r team to Bisley iv July next. Steps are being taken to secure a team.