NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Oxford Observer, Volume VIII, Issue VIII, 27 March 1897, Page 3

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A picture by Miss Florence Fuller, a Victorian artist, has been hung m the Paris Salon. In the House of Commons, Sir J. Gorst said that defective rural education retarded England's progress. He recommended that the age up to which children should be compelled to remain at school should be raised. The cenienary of the birth of William the Great is being celebrated throughout Germany with great enthusiasm. A mare belonging to a Marlborough hotelkeeper, m passing ¥ well, neticed the reflection of herself m the water, and, turning round, vigorously kicked oujjj&tg^thß^jhadow. She fell into the ™e"i!>H!Bl3iK^^m|beF i^rstegsr-fta^.wa^ eventually i*eso"edr^' ?^4^&^^^^^ The Clerk of the Christchurch Magp istrates Court has received about four hundred and fifty old age pension claims, and they are still comiDg m. The Government have decided to release a number of red deer m the Tongariro National Park. Mr Ben Tillett left Wellington for Auckland yesterday (Friday 26th. inst, He will probably visit Rotorua, and afterwards ensconse himself m some quiet nook for the sake of his health, If he lias then sufficiently recovered he will undertake a lecturing tour through New Zealand, The Federated Employers of engineers are resisting the demand made by the unions for the withdrawal of workmen who have not been properly trained, the result being the locking out of one-fourth of the engineers employed on the north-east coast, Barrow, Clyde, and Belfast. On Monday afternoon a little girl named Mary Arps, daughter of a Mr Arps, Marshland, was kicked "m the forehead by a horse and died at five minutes to eleven that night. The sittiag of the Federal Convention was resumed at Adelaide on Tuesday. The Petone murder trial was concluded at Wellington on Tuesday, when Bosher was found guilty of the murder ol Mr and Mrs Jones, and was sentenced to death. Two thousand Christians m Kyria and Palestine are preparing to fight. Mr Byrne, the Attorney-General of Queensland, has left for England. Mr Duthie, ex-member for Wellington, addressed a. political meeting at Wellington on Tuesday night. He strongly criticised the Government, who, he said, were neither Liberals nor Socialists, but merely opportunists. There was very little interest shown m the election of a licensing committee for the Kaiapoi district, which took place on Thursday. I The blacks are very troublesome m the Kimberley district. They shot dead a settler named Jasper, and several times fired on the party burying the body. They also attacked Jasper's house, but the police eventually drove them away. The Hon. J. McKenzie is making fair progress towards recovery. : Lord Salisbury is suffering from influenza. T wen ty-one .Maoris from the Wai---rapa will ccme to Wellington to accompany the military, squad to England. The Senate of United State 3 has adopted the amendments" made -by the Foreign Relations Committee m the arbitration treaty. -• Melbource March 24. :In consequence of the numerous serious accidents, the police have been instructed to use strong measures to suppress "scorching" by cyclists. Mounted constables are to patrol some of the leading thorougfares to intercept pace-breakers. Cannon Keroinis is dead. : : The wife of Donald McPherson, a settler at West Waiau, when taking home the cows was attacked by a bull and gored to death, on Tuesday eveaing.

The Wellington Suburbs Election — The rival claims of Messrs Wilson and Kirk, the two Government candidates for the Suburban seat, have been referred to an Arbitration Board of four members. No reply has yet been received from the Government by the deputation which recently waited on the Premier with regard to the Bisley team.