MAIL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10441, 17 August 1895, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

GENBKAL SUMMARY

Robert Hudson, who murderad his wife and child on Heleaely Moor, Yorkshire, recently, in order that he might marry again, was sentenced to, death, the time of killing his wife and child, whom he. buried on Helensly Moor, he was 'advertising under the name of Hunter for another wife.

There is somecomment in Paris because Lord Dnfferin has dismissed all his French servants at the British Embassy. 'The necessity for this action, it is said; was imperative. "A couple of month? ago a servant Was observed opening the ambassador's despatch box. The box was given him, locked, by Austin Lee, whose office'is on. tho ground floor, Tha servant had procured a false key and tampered, with the box on the staircase. The second time he was sent upstairs it was with "a dummy despatch, and he was caught reading it bythe- ambassador's private secretary. He was of. course paid off, and the servant! received notice to leave, and havebeen discharged with excellent characters. Some years ago when similar meaiures Were taken at the German Embassy one of th 3 secretaries said it was no use to keep French servants. Through patriotism, whether or not strengthened by love of gain, a certain number invariably endeavoured to act as spies. . ■ i

Oscar Wilde, now' doing his time in Pantonville, has been taken off the treadmill and put to. picking oakum,' with miking matches to follow. The doctjra absolutely , refused his being continued on the mill. He is in good health. Lord Alfred Douglas has bought and furnished' in a m jut luxuriant manner a residence, not, far from Sorrento, Italy. He has declared openly that his avowed object is to await the release of Oscar Wilde, when he will at once transport him to the Italian coast.

A aeries of outrages and murders of little girls,. the viotims' ages ranging from seven years, has created great excitement among the working classes in the district of Welthamstow seven .miles, north-east ofLondon. Within a

mouth five litnle ones have been decoyed from their homes, and have vanished completely Search parties subsequently found their bodies in fields, stripped of all clothing, and giving evidence of most outrageous treatment. -The immediate cause of death in every instance was strangulation. The police inquiry points to a well dressed man of 30, but tbere the clue ends. Only oae of the many victims has escaped death. She was only four years of age and was unable to describe her assailant' Several half-witted men were arrested oa bus^ picion, but they established alibis and were liberated. The London police authorities received anunsigned letter purporting to have been writteni by this Welthanntow monster to the effect that he will be in the neighbourhood again shortly He laughs at the police, and tells them they are on the wrong scent and never will be able to find him. He admits the outrages and murders already done. oA^f anHouncecl in St. Peteraburg on July 24 that an agreement had been reached in Paris between American and Russian petroleum firms by which all the kerosane trade of the Mediterranean waters and Norway will be given to Russia. In the remainder of Europe Raßsia is to export 35 per cent, and America 65 per cent of the kerosene needed . .

Adrian Deacomi, of Hungary, claims to have gnod ip the, remains of the old Roman camp a fc Bewom,_at Bogosau, neu- Limesor. whJfae and certain learned men of Bucharest regard as irresistible evidence that thecenrurions of the fourth leg.on who were stationed there at sZI time during the second century were acquainted with movable types. This will throw & toe turies °f PrinHng neMly " ' ™-

One hundred men and women, all i n evenine dress were captured by the police in a JJ the London Pakcs Cluh on July 18 ll them were a United States Senator, nCon^ man, a prominent ] aw official of, au Extern iTeave ' aUd " Ameri^« Po"ce official

According to London Vanity Pair the Ou»en speaks scathingly of the new woman i a toe advanced novel. She is reported to have remarked on this subject •"It is * n ,>« tit educated women window their p^t SJ Public demand the ?a£o» quickly cease writing. wouia Piiuce Francis of Teck lost £10.000 on the Curragh races. Lord Ardilaun offered to pay Sem 6&eM B ÜBBn '^Posed «ffl them herself and then ordered the Prince to

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last winter to go to the assistance of tho sinking liners has at last been explained. The men of the fleet saw the Elbe's rockats distantly, but the fhhiug boats use rockets so frequently in signalling among themselves fchafc no attention' was paid to the signals. It is now snggaatsd that rockets of a particular colour should be used to call for help at sea, and that their use for other purposes should be forbidden.

According to a London despatch of July 20 a report was in circulation that the Duke and Duchess of York's baby Prince Edward was barn a deaf mute.

'There is growing excitement in Rio de Janeiro over the occupation of the island of Trinidad by the English. The Government have despatched two Notes to the British Legation, quoting the British Admir-ilty Act of 1782, by virtue of which Trinidad was evacuated by the Euglish .and restored to Portugal. Persons in authority in London bein" questioned on the subjecb, say that the British title to; Trinidad dates from the year 1700 when possession was taken of it without any objection on the part of Portugal.- It was added that hitherto Brazil has not advanesd any claim to the island,' bat the British Government are ready to discuss in a friendly spirit any representation.., which Brazil may wish to make on the subject. ■- .. ■■.... '

_ At a national convention ia Tyrone on June 8. called to select candidates, Mr Healy accused Mr John Dillon of. selling. Tyrone to: (he fcuglisn party. Mr Dillon refcerted by calling him an infamous liar and traitor. There was a tremendous row, but it. soon quietened down. A ".smoking service " is the latest novelty in the religious world of London.'. The following invitations, are now widely circulated in Whiteehapel :—"lf you want a smoke free come aext Sunday affcerooon at 3 o'clock to the. Christchurch Hall. A free cup of tea if you like. Tobacco gratis" The experiment of making tobacco an ally of religion promises to ba a success in the estimation of those who have undertaken it. A London despatch of July 23 mentions that at a chapel in the East Eod arrangements were made on a recent Sunday for the congregation to smoke. More than 2000 men, among them the poorest of the poor, attended. A few came smoking; the others carrisd pipes in their mouths with the bowls inverted to denote emptmeis. The gentleman who was to conduct the service, and who himself blew a cloud from a briar, commenced to distribute the tobacco. The supply was contained in a bag, and each recipient go!; enough to fill two pipes. By the time all were served many wreaths of smoke were curling roofwatd. Several ladies who were there to assist in the services took seats on the platform. First there was prayer, and it was curious to. see the pips bowls and tobacco smoke half screened by one hand while the eyes were reverently covered with the other. Then there was a hymn, in which the female portion of the congregation joined, but not many of the men, it bsing difficult to smoke and sing at.the same time. -Afterthat curie what

tney evidently enjoyed more thau all else—a hymn sung with much sweetness by a lady. Probably they would not have ventured to applaud, but os the chairrnsn, who still pufied .his briar, clapped his hands, all followed with great vigour, and their facsa testified how much they were in earnest., A chapter was read from the Bible, and the chairman then preached on the miracle of tbe live barley loaves and two small fishes. He delivered a simple discourse of: half Hn hour's duration. By that time tbe limited allowance of tobacco had smoked out. and after the crowning hospitality of a cup of tea with pieces of bread and marmalade for all, the proceedings came to art end. The Sunday afternoon smoking cancert is likely to become a permanent institution iv Whitechapel. M. STASIBOULOFJ?'s ASSASSINATION. , .. i M. Stainbouloff's assassination is generally believed to be an act; of revenge. A special to The Times from P&rja, dated July 20, gives aa interview published by the Figaro with .a ! brother of Naoum Tupektahiff, who was | arrested for complicity in this murder. He said that his brother Nftoum was a clofe friend !of Major Panitza, who had been executed by order of M. Stambouloff, bub the association was purely one of friendship and not of politics; When the' Panitza plot wa9 discovered all who had been connected with Pauitza were arrested. "Among them," the interview continues, " was my youog brother DeutchSj aged 17, whom Stambouloff thought he could force to reveal Naoum'a supposed connection with the conspiracy. Deutehs was subjscted to atrocious tortures for six months, M. Stambouloff employing his ingenuity and multiplying the most horrible torments, until the executioners in hiß pressnee tore the nail* from my brother's hands and. feat, and coramitted acts yet more barbarous. The little fallow refused to accuse Naoum, and, finally exasperated, he upat ia M. Stambouloff's face, cryiug 'Tyrant, I scorn you.' That Was his death warrant. Sttmbouloft bathed him in kerosene and burned him alive in Ootobsr 1892." Tnpektchiff added that, nevertheless, neither Naoum nor hiaiself was connected .with tbe murder of M. Stambouloff, which they deprecated as likely to cause a reaction in his favour. J.OItD nOSKBERV. The rumour that Lord Kosebery is to marry onn of the Prince of -Wales's daughters is revived, and it is said that he may relinquish politics altogether. It is understood that the Qasen would not offer any opposition to the m*tc!\. Lord Roseba-y continues to faa her great personal favourite, as her bestowal upon him of the late Duke of Hamitfcon'6 order of the Thistle indicates. Lord Reoebery already possesses the Order of toe Garter, and is is oxtreiudf rare for anyone not of Royal blood to hold both orders, the only other instances on record being the cares of the Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke of Argyle.

TERKITOSY IK F.AST AFRICA. The formil tron»fer of the territory o? tao Brtish Eash Africa Company to Greah Britain was effected at Mombassa on July ?.L The

territory over which the British Government now assume direct control extends for about 400 mile* northward from Umba, at the mouth of the Umba river. The boundary runa iv a north-wesb direction to the iaterseefcion of Victoria Nyanzi with the firat .parallel of north latitude, skirts the northern shore of the lake, and then turns eastward to the boundary of the Congo Free Stats. Tho total area of the territory is about 1.000,000 square miles, embracing a great part of Somaliland. The railway. 657 miles in length, from Morumfeana to Lake Nyanza, has been protected. THE KIEL CANAL. The Vossische Zeitung declares that if large merchant vessels cannot risk a passage of the Kiel canal it will be wholly useless as a means of rapidly uniting the Baltic and North Sea fleets, for warships will not be able to pass through unless the canal ia deepened and' widened. In the meantime the military value of the canal will be very small. The National Zeitung besseehes -the Government to explain the condition of affairs and state frankly how the errors in the constenctiou of the canal can be remedied, ratbec than allow the country to indulge in dangerous delusions; and it is predicted that until the canal is enlarged at a heavy cost it will never be able to pay working expenses. , , . •■•■..,