GENERAL CABLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4258, 18 January 1901, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

SHELDON’S LATEST CRUSADE. NEW YORK, January 16. ; The Rev Charles Sheldon, author of “In His Steps,” is preaching a new crusade at Topeka, in favour of mistresses treating servants on an r equality with their daughters'. During one of his ad. dresses thirty ladies rose and strenuously protested against his views. THE AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS. •VIENNA, January 16. The Pan-German party, which favours annexation with Germany, won twentyone seats, instead of five, in the new Austrian Parliament. The Ultramontanes and Anti-Semites were badly beaten at the elections. A serious crisis is anticipated. THE RUSSIAN BLIZZARD. , ST. PETERSBURG, January 16. The survivors, of, ■ the passengers who were snow-bound in trains at Rasdelnaya, fifty - miles north of Odessa, have been rescued. ' " SMALL-POX IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, January 16. A million persons have been vaccinated in New York in a month owing to an epidemic of small-pox. COLONIAL STEAM .SERVICES. " BRISBANE, January 17. At a banquet held last night, the Right Hon R. J. Seddon, in proposing the toast “Success to Queensland,” stated that he was endeavouring to arrange for a direct serried between Queensland and New Zealand. A BISHOP DESIGNATE. SYDNEY, January 17. The Rev Father Dunn has been nominated to succeed the la)te Very Rev D. Dryne as Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst. ' ■ ‘ A MONEYLENDER’S WILL. "'' (Received January. 18, 0.34 a.m.) LONDON, January 17. The death is announced of Mr Samuel Lewis; a well-known, moneylender. Ho lias bequeathed his widow a million sterling, with an absolutely discretionary life interest m three millions more, most of which iwifl ultimately be devoted to charities, including £400,000 to found homes for London poor.. MILITARY PROCESSION IN BRISBANE. (Received January 18, 0.22 a.m.) BRISBANE. January 17 The military, procession, through the city to-day attracted a great •oncouree of sightseers. Mr Seddon was presented . with an address from the New Zealanders living in Brisbane.