MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1152, 30 March 1894, Page 21

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

The dethroned Queen of Hawaii is now in England on a lecturing tour. She appears on the platform in her royal robes.

M. Burlet, an advocate of Protection, succeeds M. Beernaert as the Belgian Premier. The latter resigned over the suffrage question.

Edinburgh roughs stoned Mr Chamberlain's carriage, and smashed its windows. Mr Chamberlain escaped injury.

Lapata, the senior Judge of Madrid, has been arrested on a charge of complicity in the forgery of a will.

The Ameer of Afghanistan has recalled the Coventor of Shignau, owing to his intriguing with the Russians to assist their advances in the Pamirs.

The Pope has issued an Encyclical letter addressed to the Poles. Ho recalls the ancient glories of their country, and urges the Roman Catholics to obey the Czar, who is the personal source of their present liberties.

Mr C. B. Balfour, Conservative, and Mr Tennant, Liberal, have been nominated for the Berwick seat, rendered vacant by the accession of Mr Marjoribanks to the peerage.

The Feilding Library authorities have received advice from General Feilding that a box of valuable books, his gift to the library, is now on the way out from England.

A commission has been given by the former pupils of the Dtmedin Girls' High School to Signor Nerli to paint a portrait of Br Stuart, chairman of the Board of Governors, and that artist has more than half finished a life-size picture of the venerable pastor of Knox Church, who is represented in a sitting posture with his plaid thrown round his shoulders. The pictixre is to be hung in the school hall.

It does not often fall to the experience of anyone to journey from Lyttelton to Napier and back to Wellington in less than 48 hours. But this has been done by Messrs John T. Mat-son and R. Aherne, of Christchurch. They left the Lyttelton wharf at 11.5 p.m. on Saturday in the Mararoa, arriving here at 11.25 a.m. next day, and finding, as they allege, Sunday in Wellington somewhat dull and uninviting, they determined to proceed to Napier, to resume the friendships already made on board the steamer. The journey to Napier was continued under most favourable circumstances. The Mararoa made an exceptionally fast trip, arriving at Napier soon after five o'clock on Monday morning. The passengers were landed before eight o'clock, tho two visitors being thus afforded an opportunity of having a good look round the town and of embarking on the through train, which landed them in the Empire City at ten o'clock on Monday night, or less than 47 hours from the time at which they left Lyttelton.

Mr Kirby, the well-known Napier journalist, has received news that his brother, who had been for many years a lion hunter in Central Africa, has returned to England for a visit, after having been some 18 years in the interior of the Dark Continent.

The Rev J. E. Cullen, who obtained twelve months' leave of absence from the incumbency of St. John's, Westport, has written resigning the appointment. If he returns to the Colony at any future time he will settle in Auckland.

The Rev E. P. Cachemaille, M.A., Vicar of St. James' Church, Mnswell Hill, London, has accepted the incumbency of All Saints' parish, Nelson, New Zealand.

Mr Walter, son of one of the proprietors of the London Times, is at present on a visit to Reef ton.

Mr Mabin, accountant of the Bank of New South Wales at Westport, has been granted three weeks' leave of absence, his place to be filled by Mr P. Harris, of Wellington office.

On Thursday morning Mr W. A. Ramsey, of the Lands and Survey Department, was presented by the officer's of the department with a handsome silver cigarette case, suitably insci'ibed, as a souvenir of their regard for him on the occasion of his departure from the Colony. Mr Rumsey has resigned his position in the Civil Service, with which he has been connected for the past 19 years, and intends leaving for England via Australia in the course of a few days. About the end of the year he intends to again leave England and settle down in Australia. Mr H. W. Rogcrson, of the Survey Department, and who is a member of the committee of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club, also intends leaving shortly for England.

We learn from Messrs Thos. Cook and Son, the well-known general passage agents, that the following Wellington residents booking through their agency left by the Tarawera on Thursday last to join the P. and O. Australia leaving Sydney on 31st inst:—Mr and Mrs Tavirner, Mr and Mrs Sexton, Misses Crease, Ludbrook, and Sexton, and Messrs Pringle and Pirie ; also, by s.h. Tarawera, to join steamer Orizaba, leaving Melbourne 31st inst., Mr and Mrs Cooke-Daniels, and Messrs Fall and Pankhurst.

Private advices from Nelson show, we regret to state, that Bishop Suter still lies in a precarious condition, and that whatever hopes were entertained that he would ultimately recover are fading away.

The death is announced of Sir Robert Prescott Stewart, musical writer and composer, aged 00 years. Sir Robert Prescott Stewart, Mas. Doc, was appointed, at the age of 18, organist of Trinity College, Dublin, and of both the Dublin Cathedrals. He took tho degrees of Batchelor and Doctor of Music in 1851. He became Professor of Music in the University of Dublin in 1862, and in 1872 was Knighted by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in acknowledgment of his musical attainments. Dr Stewart, made a literary curriculum compulsory in the case of musical graduates. Be wrote various musical works.

Lord ltopetoun will complete his term of oiliee, ami may remain until March next, in order to return to England at a seasonable time of the year.

The Premier arrived at Auckland on Wednesday from Mahurangi. He left again on Thursday for Whakatane, on the East Coast, with the intention of meeting tho representatives of the Uriwera tribe. From Whakatane he will probably proceed to Gisborne, in time to catch the steamer from, Auckland which is due in Wellington on Monday next. At Gisborne the Premier is to attend a banquet which is to be given to the Hon Mr Carroll by his constituents.

The Hon Mr Cadman, who left for tho West Coast of the South Island on Thursday week, was expected to return to Wellington on Thursday.

The Minister of Lands was to arrive in Dunedin on Wednesday night, and then will probably go on to his home at Palmerstou South. He is expected to arrive in Wellington on Sunday. A bancptet was tendered to the Minister of Lands at Invercargill on Monday night. Over 120 people* wore present. Ho stated that he would have to ask for extended powers for tho i-esumption of private lands. Mr McKenzio spoke in complimentary terms of tho officers of his department throughout the Colony.

The Hon J. G. Ward (Colonial Treasurer) arrived from Napier by Tuesday night's train. Mr Valentine, chief dairy expert, was also a passenger. Mr W. Gray, Secretary of the Postal Department, was to come through on Wednesday.

Mr T. Shaw, who succeeds Mr Asher as Solicitor-General for Scotland, has been reelected for Hawick Burghs by a majority of 047.

The family of Louis Kossuth has commuicated with King; Humbert, thanking him for his messago of condolence.

Mr R. C. Munro-Ferguson, M.P., on becoming Secretary to the Treasury has been re-elected member for Leith, though with the reduced majority of 512.

Sir Julian Pauncefotc, British Ambassador at Washington, is arranging the new modus vivendi respecting the Behring Sea, fisheries.

Sir Thomas Mollwraith lias arranged to deliver an address to the Colonial Parliamentary Party within the precincts of the House of Commons. Sir John Gorst suggests that in future all prominent colonial politicians visiting England should be invited to address the Party.

Kossuth's son will take the oath of alle* giance to the Emperor of Austria.

Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, C. 8., D.C.L., the well-known explorer, has died from injuries sustained in a fall while* hunting. Lieut. Cameron was one of the intrepid men whose names are inseparably bound up with the history of African exploration. He was the first Englishman or European traveller to cross the whola breadth of the African continent in its central latitudes beyond the western shore* of Lake Tanganyika to the Atlantic seacoast of Lower Guinea. He was tho first to point out practical means of civilisingAfrica by the formation of chartered companies, the construction of railways and placing steamers on the great lakes and rivers, and he also worked vigorously for the suppression of the slave trade. He held very many British and foreign decorations.

The Emperor will meet the Emperor of Germany at Abbazia on Thursday to rearrange the Triple Alliance, which expires in 1897.

We understand that owing to pressure of work the Premier will most probably abandon his intention of delivering a public address in Auckland.

The Premier has agreed to give .£IOOO to the Auckland Hospital if the Hospital. Board will find another X'looo.

We regret to learn that Dr-Cahill, who went up to Napier last week to attend tho annual meeting of the New Zealand Medical Association, has been taken ill with typhoid fever and is now in a critical condition. He is being attended by Dr Moore, of Napier, and Dr Linney, of Hastings. Dr Henry, we are informed, who has been telegraphed for, goes up by this morning'* train, taking an extra nurse with him. Sir j Patrick Buckley, who is one of Dr Cahill's 1 oldest friends, will also be a passenger by the same train. Satisfactory arrangements Jiave, we understand, been made for careful attention to Dr Cahill's practice during his illness. We earnestly hops that tho fever may take a favourable turn, and that j tho popidar doctor may be soon about I among lis again. That hope, Ave feel sure, i is very generally shared.

Bishop Luck has taken possession of hia handsomo new episcopal residence at Auck land,