ENGLISH MAIL SUMMARY

Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4724, 19 July 1890, Page 3

ENGLISH MAIL SUMMARY

(by telegraph.) (Per Steamer ai Auckland.) A syndicate of American capitalists and American bankers propose to buy np the gas works in tbe principal American cities. A great deal ofl mportance 1b attached to Russia's demand on Turkey for tbe Immediate payment of the war indemnity. It is thought to portend war. A Catholic priest named Crowley has been sentenced to one months' Imprisonment for intimidating a Protestant clergyman at Scull. Dixon, a colored man, won the bantam championship of tbe world agalnat Nunoa Wallace, in 19 rounds, at the Pelican Club. The echolars of tbe convent echools In Tipperary atruck on June 20th againat allowing children of the constabulary to be present. The Duchess of Fife's premature confinement was the result of a cold caught at a coach meet. The London Financial News haß been sued for LIOO.OOO by Mr Bulterworth, an American, for calling his mining enterprises placed on the market wild and Impudent. At a great labor demonstration in Hyde Park on June 7, 40,000 personß attacked Sir Henry Hevelock Allen, who wan rescued by the police. The White Star liner s.s. Doric, trading between London and New Zealand, claims to bavo made the faatest voyage round the world. The time was 77 days 6 houra, 50 minutes, the distance being 28,000 miles.

' The dicannial census of 1890 abowa San Francisco to have 500,000 population. The business of San Francisco ia dull, owing to labor troubles. An Iron moulder waa shot in a acufili with bis employer on June 26. Mexico Is menaced with a revolution againat tbe Disz regime. The Liverpool Boßrd of Trade gave judgment against Captain Young in the matter of the steamer City of Rome, which ran on Faatnet Rock while under his command. They found that the accident was due to failure on Young's part to attend to the warnings of the lead. Reports just published in London show almost incredible transactions of co-opera-tive societies in Great Britain. It shows that the waga earners own nearly L 500,000,000 of Btock ; that during 26 yeira tbey have divided L 40,000,000 in profits, and that the total sales of the last year—lßß9—exceeded tcoae of the one preceeding by L 2,000,000. On June 8 b, Lord Ripon presented to Cardinal Manning, on behalf of tbe congregitinn of the pro-Catbedral, a cheque for L 3676 and an Illuminated address. It was tho Cardinal's silver jubilee. The Doke of Orleans arrived on June 7th from Belgium. His father, Count of Paris, and 40 of hla friends gave him a hearty welcome at Dover. In an interview he said he felt confident that he would yet be called to the throne of France. Kerr, the champion tennis player of Ireland, defeated Pattltt, champion of America, in a match, played at Dublin, on June 11th, for the world's championship. The ecore atond at three to nil. Mr Stanley and Miaa Tennett attended the Commemoration Day exercises at Oxford oo June 25: hj, and were given a boisterous reception. The degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred upon him.

Severe earthquakes occurred In the Department of Jura on June 11th and 12cn, causing great damage in the vicinity of the Jnra mountains. The people were panic stricken, and, since the first shock, have refused to enter their houses. Thousands of men, women, and children are camped In the open fields. No loss of life Is reported ; but a large amount of property has been destroyed. It was privately reported in Berlin on June 6:h that very serious results may yet follow the Kaiser's carriage accident. Jn filling be Injured the ear that has already caused him ao much trouble, and which baa besn in a terrible condition ever since his mishap. He is quite aware of tHe serioos oalure of his hurts. Emperor William Baid that be had already made arrangements to appoint the Empress and his brother as heir, to rule as regent in case of his death, or of his becoming incapacitated as the result of his injuries. The Jews have had a hard time in Lithuania at a town called Loholak, where, during an anti-eemitic riot, most of their bouses were wrecked and they themselves nearly beaten to d«>ath. Six thousand rioters besieged the home cf Captain Gibbon, of the Salvation Army, at Bannen. He turned on the hnse and the mob Backed the premises. Many of the policemen were injured by the rioters.