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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10595, 12 September 1896, Page 2

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(Fjsr United Press Association;.) ■- - • Auckland, September 11. GENERAL SUMMARY. The Mexican Island of Clarion, a.rooky spock lying some dist&nca off the; coast, htm been seized by Great Britain. A Muuroe doctrine i rumpus is expected. The islet belongs to the [ Stats of Colima. . It if also asserted that the same Power has planned to seize the Inland of .Revilla-Gigedo on the Pacific Coast, A little band of Araerican crusaders for Theoiophy are receiving considerable attention from English papers, and have made mauy convert* both in England and Ireland.' ihe | Rev. Mr Williams,- a'chaplaih in the British' Army, fiad joined the crusaders during a convention of the whole rJ?heo9ophical Society was called upon.* Adherents in Europe are Professor Crooke.(tha Euglish chemist, who 'invented the Crooke ray tube1),1 Cammille Flaminarion (the French astronomer), and, it is said, Mrs Benson (wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury), who with her two sons, it is stated, joined the Theosopliists recently. The intention of the crusaiiers is to vißit every capital in Europe, and Rome itself is to be stormed. lie*ving Europe, j the crusaders will go to Malta and Egypt; and thon will'follow Australia, New Zealand, aud Asia. A return is to'be by way of S*n Francisco fcboufc March. . ■ ■•' -

The London Standard of August 3 denies the report that Sir' Charles Tuppsr, of Canada, is to aueceed the .Earl of Aberdeen as Governorgeneral of that colony. ■ A despatch of the 15Ui says the popular heart has ,been very much touched by Sir John Millai*'s sufferings and death. His uuigeon saya of the new treatment of ozone as an antiseptic that no man ever passed through such a grave illuess with such comfort as Sir Johu Millaiti. Daring the three months since the operation of tracheotomy was performed he had practically no narcotics whatever. Ozone was used in his case for the first time.

Iv receiving the deputation appointed by the recent) Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire in London to urge the Govorement to take steps towards the codification of the commercial laws of the whole Empire by means of identical statutes for the various colonies. Mr Chamberlnia gave the deputation » promise that he would endeavour to meet their views; ' ' !

; Sir Matthew Whits Ridley, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, refused on August 11 to communicate to the House a statemens niAde in his private cipaciiy by Lord Chief Baron •Russell of ■■KillowMi with reference to the c»se of Mrs Florence Majbrick, the American womau who is serviug a life sentence for the murder of her husband. The agitation for her release ia being kept up on both sides of the water. Queen Victoria, has issued a message to the naf.son thanking tbetn for their expressions of loyaby and affectioa as the period, approaches at which the length of her reign will bf»ve exceeded that of any other English monarch. .

The Rev. Warren 0. Hubbard, of Rochester, New York, a Freemanou, who convejed funds from the place named to aid in chnrch restoration in Rochester, England, was most bospitahly received. In replying to addresses by the Major of Rochester and Dean Hole, Mr Hui- . barti assured his henrera of the undying friendliness of the United States for Great Britain, adding that if they had heard anything to the coutrarv they must remember that not nil living iv America are Amoricans. Tno mjn=y was raised in response to an ajipeil by ihe Rsv. Dean S. Reynolds Hole, of the KngiisU Rochester, duriug hin visit to the New York Stale city of the same n*me. "

In >,he National Artillery Association competition at Sboeburyu&is, iingUnd, on the 4tti, the visiting Canadian Artillery defeated a pie'red British team iv the contest for the London Fey Challeugn Cup, which trophy has been'held by the Canadians since the lost contest in 1866. The content was an excitiug one, and thS Cauadiaus are elated over their success. Sergeant-major Bradgeford, who was the No. 1 raau of the Canadian team in their visit to London 10 years ago, held the same position oa the sch. ' •

Tba British Privy Council has dismissed an appeal from the Supreme Court of BritisU Columbia in the ca3e of the Ksquimalt and NaD»imo Railroad against Bainbridge, involving the-right of mines in land granted for railway construction. ' ' . ' ' Not fora long time(s«.ys a Loudon dispatch of August 9) has the Quean beeu so moved by an act 6' kindness to her family as she was by. a letter from the Pope accompanying the prt;aentof a massive golfl antique bracelet sent by His Holiness to Princess Maud upon the occasion of her wedding. The letter, is filled with the kindest sentiments of affection, such as a parent might have used, and the massive is considered another proof that the Vatican desires to be on friendly terms with the Aogiicaua. The new boat Fox, containing two Swedish sailors, Fr&uk Harbor and George Sumuelison, who started from New York on June 6 with the intention of rowing to Havre, Francft, arrived at tv« Scilly IgUuds on August 1. Both meu in good health. The enormously wealthy London music halls, which have been dapleied of tbeir best actors and singers by the recklessly extravagant bids of Arneric*n managers, have determined to enter upon a retaliatory war aud itivade New York, there t') enttbliah themseWea firralr on Broidway. The Empire and the Alh&mbra are in this scheme.

It is being debated in London (August 28) " how to celebrate the Queen's reign, as being the longest Jn Engliih niaWry" A wealthy manufacturer set the ball rolling by proposing that £5,000,000 should be raised to found a model settlement, to be called Victoria Town.

The London Times of August 6 printed a despatch from Lisbon saying that the statement published in 'that city to sha effect that Kngltnd had recogiiised -Brazil as the owner of the island of Trinidad, off the Brazilian coast, of which Great Britain some time ago took a part, w»s cummuniciited to tha organs publishing it by the11 Government. Portugal actod-as arbitrator in ths mutter.

A society or associated Anarchists in London have begun the publication of a weekly paper called Un Alarm—i nama copied from a similar publication by S. R. Pirsous in Chicago. Paradus was hanged for his connection with the' Chicagfl riots in 1886. . :••■•'■ In the'yacht race at'Sonthsea, on August 18, an accident occurred, resulting in ihe disoiastiug of Barou vun Zsdtiutizi's Auimicanbuilb yacht, lavede, and the doa'h of her owner. The AlUait, Britannia, Satanita, and the Emperor William's Meteor were in the race. The latter did the mischief. She foaled the fsvede almost bows iin and swept her from otem to stern with her bowsprit. The baron was carried overboard with the rest. He was taken from the water, hut his injuries were so gioat that he died before reaching the shore. The result of an iuquaet on the 19Ch was that nobody was to blame. '

Sariouß rioting occurred in Belfast on the morning of August 17 in connection with ths Nationalist manifestation* in favour of granting mi amnesty to Irish politic*l prisoners. Several processions of Nationalists finally merged in a large one, headed by a band of men armed with spears. The procession soon attracted immense crowds, and stone-throwing commenced. Thin served to enrage the Nationalists, and their spcarmeu attacked the crowds, wounding many people with their weapons. '

The police charged tho rioters, and used their batons freely. Several persons wore arrested before order was restored. The greitest excitement prevailed throughout the city, and further disturbances wera feared.

The results of tests in actual warfare of the Lee-M'etfoni rifle, wtiicn is now the standard arm of the British infantry, ire not satisfactory, according to i eceut advices from Matabeleland unless the bullet strikes an'organ ifc no mm stops a wouuded man's charge than would a pop-gun. Geueritl Carrington, commanding officer in Matabsla,, and General Kitchener, comm&ndet-in-chief ill the.Soudan, have made strong complaints unknown jto each other, and both predicts disaster to the English troops now in the field from this cause.!

High life in London has takea seriously (according to a despatch, sent to the New York World on August 8) the possibility of Wiiiip.m W. Astor marrying the jPrince of Wtles's daughter Victoria. Slight as may appear the possibility of Mr Asfcor's becoming the grand-son-in-law of Queen Victoria, the matter is very gravely discussed' in tble drawing rooms in May fair, in ths club rooms, and in court circles &b sot at all unlikely.