News by the Mail.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6359, 13 September 1895, Page 4

News by the Mail.

(by TELEGRAPH FEOil AUCKLAND. )•

GENERAL SUMMARY. Accklam). September 12. English papers and correspondents are commenting on the extraordinary personal friendship that sprang up between Lord Lonsdale and the Kaiser William during the tatter's recent visit to England. The Emperor made a visit to the English moors and lakes, as the guest of Lord Lonsdale, and was treated by his host with a lavish and luxurious hospitality. The Emperor William of Germany arrived at Cowes at August sth, on the Imperial yncht Hohenzollern. He was met by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught, on behalf of the Queen. The Queen's special guard was drawn up at landing. Five of the miners who were imprisoned by the flooding of the Aughenhargery colliery at Saltcoats, have been rescued alive. . An amusine piece of gossip in Xionoon literary circles is the disagreement between the poets Swinburne and Eric Mackay. who wrote a poem in honor of Swinburne. The latter snubs Mackay most unmercifully. Mr Frederick Engels, head of the International Social movement, died in London on August 7.

Sir Henry Irving was to sail for America on Saturday, August 31, by the steamship New York. Ho goes in style. Ths steamship Southwark, of the American line, was specially chartered for other members of the company, and the scenery, properties, and various paraphernalia, which amount to about 6000 tons. He will open in Montreal (Canada) on September 16. Professor Andrd, whose paper on the balloon route for reaching the North Pole was by far the most interesting feature of the recent international Geographical Congress, in a conversation with a London reporter says :—" Let me tell you that I have tried the steering apparatus over field and mountain, and it works to perfection." It is stated that the Marquis of Salisbury intends to form a coalition with the Triple Alliance for the purpose of investing Austria with a mandate for the occupation of Macedonia, including Satonica. The Right Hon. Sir E. B. Malefc, British Ambassador to Germany, resigned that position on August Ist, and desires to retire from active service in October next, probably on account of the bad health of himself and his wife._ The London Sun of August sth says it is believed that Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador at Washington, will succeed to the German mission.

The Anglican Bishop of Exeter, in a pastoral letter of August 3, urges a special thanksgiving and prayer for the defeat of the party which threatened the Established Church.

A receiving order in the bankruptcy case was issued against Oscar Wilde's property on July 25, by the Marquis of Queensbury, claimant for L 677 costs in the debtor's unsuccessful action for libel.

Robert Coombs, 13 years of age, one of the sons of Chief Steward Coombs, of the National Line steamship France, was arrested on July 8, charged with murderinn his mother by stabbing her while asleep at their residence, Plaistow, a suburb of London. He was arraigned on the 25th at the West Ham Police Court. The only reason offered was that Mrs Coombs whipped one of her younger sons.

The officers of a Russian warship which was in Behring Sea for the protection of seals, are charged with putting 5000 skins on the English market in the February sales. Suspicion was aroused by the fact that some of the skins had a bullet hole in them.

"Die Prince and Princess of Wales and Duke of York formally opened the new graving dock at Southampton on August ord, said to be the largest dry dock in the world, and able to accommodate the largest ship afloat. Lord Wodehouse, eldest son of the Earl of Kimberley. who led the mob that attacked Rider Haggard, the novelist, and party, while on an election tour, was fined for the offence. On July the 31st the Duke of Argyll was married to Miss Ina Erskine M'lfeil, formerly Lady of the Bed Chamber to the Queen, and a cousin of Sir John M'Neil, who married the Duke's sister. The weodins was a quiet one, owing to the recent death of Sir Colin Campbell, his second son. The Duke of Argyll is 72 years of age; and his bride 20. F. Caldwell, ex M. P.. complicated with Jabez Balfour in the Buildinjr Societies fraud in London, was found dead in the garden of his residence at Bournemouth, on July 29th. John Daly, ex-member of the House of Commons /or Cork, while alighting from a train at Sydenham, on August 20th, fell between the platform and the carriage and received injuries that led to the amputation of the left foot. The Hjuse of Commons has elected Mr J. W. Lowther, chairman. He was Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs in 1891-92, and must not be confounded with Mr James Lowther.

The London Standard (Conservative) of August 21st siys there is a movement tuning the Radicals to change the leadership of the party. It is believed that h-tving a peer for a leader militates against success. The Standard understands that the Earl of Rosebery will not retire unless deposed by a vote of the party.