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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9398, 3 January 1894, Page 4

I Our oableAmß this morning contain the '% welcome intefeence that Captain Wilson P and his detaWnb are, paw believed on I good authprityb be safe. No direct news, - however, has bin received from the missing a force, which hlccounted for by the fact 1 th>t *W are ftlonsi4erablQ disfeappe. yet '■, from a telegrapltihe. ' A horrible story of i negro lynching comes from America. l • The Duke of J York has nob yet J given an. answe- to % invitation Jo 9 visit PfilQJiifi It Is very doubtful f whether ho win triable to accept it. The i London Daily; Nvs. strongly urges His .; Royal Highness > consent to pay the l ; colonies a visit, ev« if, be has to do so miaccompanied by the Duchess, on th#' • ground that ib weld tend to strengthen 'l the ties betweef Australasia and t}j|g l ; home country, .JPrafessor Marshall, i ß f 5; Owen's College,] Manchester, has bann r killed i;by falHpgpver a precipice, on the / Scaw Fell Pike Sim Cumberland. Another mountaineering \ iisaster, js reported from A Hungary,' four pin being smovhered in igjn f avalanche, whie attempting to ascend one of the Alps \i that country. A senna- ' tion has been aused in Germany by the elopement of j Bavarian princess with a ,| Germpn baron The Agents-General are j to have an interview with the Marquis of Bipod on the Pacific cable question, and I the gknting d a subsidy by the .Imperial i Government to the Vancouver mail seri| vice. \ .. *• 3 As Kshop- Selwyn and Sir W. Bullw, , either Upoflt or will not act in the evicI tion of\new professors for the Auckland 1 Universiy College, the Agent-General has 'i cabled & the College authorities asking; if , Dr. Peroral, the headmaster of Rugby, and himself should make the selection.: Ac answer ha been*returned 'm the affirms,. *'~ tive. \ ...,..-.,,.. A case a breaking and entering and '; robbery has Keen reported to the police as 3 having occurred at the residence of Mr. ( Benton, Mount Eden Road, on Monday. s Taking advantage of (he temporary absence ! of the in mates, the bpuse was entered by I some one, but ',;he tiief must have baen I disappointed, fbi . his only booty is 2s in „ ?f.sh and a watch valued at £i 10s. i » i ■■ A petition is now being \ extensively signed by the Roman Catholics of Great p Britain, with the object of bringing before p the House of Commons the parental claims j and grievances in respsct of th?, education of their children for which the Catholic body claim consideration and redress. The 1 petitioners pray " that the education rate . may be made universal, and that it be _■ distributed in due proportion to every i public elementary school, whoso efficiency I in secular instruction shall satisfy the s Education Department,' proper facilities } being afforded for securing the right disbursement of tho money paid over from the • rates, while the Catholic management of i their schools shall remain intact." : An inquest was held yesterday ab the . Mount Eden Gaol on the body of James Akerigg, who had been committed to prison under remand, charged with steal- ) ing a coat from the aS. Rotomahana, and a.: . } pair of boots from the shop of Mr. Elliison, : of Queen-street. The man died early on New Year's Eve from a collapse after severe : drinking. Deceased arrived in the colony • about six months ago and said he was a woolbroker. Dr.- Philson being the medical officer of the gaol, and Col. de Quincey a [ visiting justice, neither could officiate, £ The inquest was therefore held by Mr. Gordon. Tha verdict - was, ? Died from ' natural cause*." / The Sunday-school Union festival was held in the Domain on Monday, New Year's Day, and although the weather was threat- - ening there was a large gathering of the various schools in the procession. The ' arrangements made, for tha enjoyment of > i young and old were excellent, ample proJ vision being made not only for the inner ; requirements ;of the children and adults, • but for their outdoor enjoyment as well. During the procession rain began to fall • and damped the, ardour of some of; the superintendents to such an extent that they , dropped their schools out of the ranks, bub when the atmosphere cleared up . most of., 1 them came to the grounds and took part in the sports. It is a. matter for regret that , some accidents occurred,, One young lady, Miss McKerras, being thrown from a swing, ! causing fracture of the right leg above the 1 ankle. Severai others came in contact i with swings in motion and sustained some bruises. In each instance members of St. John Amulance lent assistance, and the patients were when necessary conveyed to i the Hospital for treatment. The time for receiving nominations to fill i the extraordinary vacancy in the Newton Borough Council, caused by the election of Mr. English to the Mayoral chair, expired i yesterday. The only nomination received » was that of Mr. John Bouskill, who wa» declared by the Returning Officer, Mr. J. Currie, to be duly elected. The stone schoolroom of Sb. Peter's, One- ' hunga, had quite a festive appearance on Thursday evening, December 28, when the parishioners held a social gathering for the purpose of bidding farewell to the Rev. O. R. Hewlett and Mrs. Hewlett, of whose approaching departure from among them i they had heard with regret. The room was . tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens, and a bountiful tea was spread at one end. Guests arrived at half-past six, and the room was well filled with a repre- . sentative company. After tea some time ' was devoted to social converse. A well I rendered selection of vocal and instrumental I music was thoroughly appreciated by the assembly. During the evening the incumbent, the Rev. W. E. Mulgan, with a short and feeling speech, in which he represented , his own and the parishioners' appreciation of Mr. Hewlett's 'untiring Christian work among them, presented him with a purse of 1 sovereigns as a grateful mark of the same, i and concluded by wishing every success . and prosperity to Mr. and Mrs. Hewlett k and their family. The Rev. 0. R. Hewlett replied in a suitable speech, and the even« ' ing terminated by the choir singing '* God . Be With You Till We Meet • Again." Mr. Hewlett will be much missed, for he has during his stay in Onehunga gained the esteem and respect of all with whom he , came in contact. • :-, '...*,. i. The fact that there was a not a single case for hearing at the Police Court yesterday, speaks volumes for the good order 1 maintained by the vast crowd assembled in the city and suburbs, and at the public i sports and races. There was nob even a • solitary drunkard to claim the attention of the magistrate, arid consequently there was :. no sitting of the Court. I The annual Caledonian sports, held on i New Year's Day in the Domain Cricket i; Ground, brought together a large gathering. > The long programme of sports made matters lively for the committee, secretary, and • handicapper, and judges, bub as little time ~ as possible was lost, and the final event took [ place about seven o'clock, which, all things considered, was as much as could be ex- [ pected. The running events, feats of , strength, and Highland contests, were ■ keenly contested, and the interest of the J public was sustained until nearly the end. } A detailed report of the sports appeare in t another column. The president of the Taranaki Scenery • Preservation Society has received a lefete?.' 1 from the Commissioner of Grown Lands I" stating that the Hon. Minister of Lands 5 has approved of granting a&oresta reserve t at White Cliffs, in- accordance with.thi 3 views expressed by the deputation which I waited on the Surveyor-Genera! at New , Plymouth, and of which the president waj 5 the spokesman. The reserve originally re- • commended comprised about three thousand ! acres. ■•■-:A /^i : ,y ;••;■:-■ - >,;v Speaking at a meeting recently in Sydney >ney a Mr. Glover, a visitor from New Zea« ; land, referring to woman's suffrage,, and .■ commenting on .Dr. Robinson's .remarks, let out a secreb which probably has nob be- • , fore been known ; outside New * Zealand.' He said he hoped the women of New South ■ Wales would obtain the franchise as Obey ' bad done in the island colony, and that he 1 knew one. effect of the new element in the '■■'■■" late elections there wea thab every man of 1 known immoral character had been driven i from the Legislature. ...';- ■ The B.b. Wellington will leave the Queenstreet) Wharf, :■; for Whangarel races, 1 this V evening, at 10.30, and again on Friday, aft the same hour. The return trip from Wha* ' ngarei will be made on Sabpr day. evenino, , ab eight o'clock. •■ -. .*■■*, ■ "' ".'.' ."' ■.';'':/.",'.,.;-..:. ■;.■ ii. .-■■':", '_■}■-'];"-:. J ;;W ■ ■ . ..■ ■'** ' •■'■'.'. ■ '-■•'.'.'i-l'.;;••:"• ■ ; -' ;