'TRISCO MAIL NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6986, 26 May 1894, Page 3

'TRISCO MAIL NEWS.

■ -. ■# The London Times of April 7th said it is understood that at a meeting of the Cabinet the disoussion was devoted to an anxious consideration regarding the political outlook. After the event of the week Ministers could no longer conceal from themselves ths fact that disaster may overtake them at any moment. The Radicals, feeling that dissolution cannot long be delayed will insist upon a definite statement as to the Government policy m regard to the House of Lords. The British steamer Nessmire, Captain Hargreaves, from TBoston, arrived at Gravesend on May 2, having on board the crew of the German ship Cleopatra, from Bremen {March 21st) bound for New York. The Cleopatra was abandoned on April 22nd, m lat. 41 degrees north, lon. 50 degrees west. ■ The Cleopatra when sighted was enveloped m flames. The Nessmire bore down upon her, and when within three miles of her a terrible explosion was heard. At dawn the crew of the steamer discovered a small dingy which - contained twenty-five of the crew of the Cleopatra. They were rescued. The captain of the Cleopatra said there was an explosion of eighty cases of dynamite on board. The lifeboats burned before they could be launched, and the crew barely escaped. Late information via Athens, April 21, shows that , in some districts there has been great loss of Hfe, m addition to the destruction of property, by the recent earthquakes. The inhabitants were very much alarmed on the 21st at fresh shocks, and it is feared that the worst has not yet happened. Shocks at the. date named' shook the northern wing of the Palace. A large Btone fell out of the gates of Hadrian. The village of Atlanta ' suffered terribly. Darymin, Peroskina, Maleszina, Mazipella, and Maritona are m ruins. Serious damage has been done at Chalcis and at several -villages on the island ef Euboa. •• At Thebes 500 houses fell on the . 21st. The city was m a state of panic and 'destruction. The terrified people rushed away from it m crowds, believing that the ' endfof the world had come. The Government sent a warship to the city with SOO tents, a large number of surgeons, and a detachment of Engineers and supplies of food. At a festival dinner given at the Middlesex' Hospital the Prince bf Wales offered to the " Defenders of the Empire," and said he rejoiced to think the Government had decided to "increase the navy, and added "God forbid it should imply any threat to other countries. It is just the reverse, for m order te be at peace we must be strong. Therefore it is the best policy to strengthen the first. .line of defence — the navy. I hope the.-*motto of which our Volunteers are so proud, thai of " Defence not Defiance," may ever be retained by the navy." Theodore Westmark, a Scandanavian explorer, alleges that H. M. Stanley, curious to know how human flesh would taste, was cuilty of cannibalism on the Congo. *"%__ With a silver pick, President Diaz on ■April 59 finished the opening from end to end of the seven miles tunnel out of the Valley of Mexico. Several members of the Cabinet and other prominent persons were -oresent- The tunnel, a^d canal, which it is hoped will at last succeisf ally drain the valley and ihus remove all danger to the city of Mexico from inundation, have been m .•nurse of construction for many years, and cSe round «m^ . The steamship Poveril, which arrived at Gibraltar on April 20, reports that the National line ship Helvetia was abandoned -''"•in a sinking condition off Cape Finisterre a£- en April 23rd. The Peveril landed 83 of the _____MP^^__________________H_____________________i

The Spanish pilgrims to Rome, whose pil--sjrimage had extended over a fortnight up to \ pril 23, gave money contributions to the Pope aggregating 1,200,000 francs. The marriage of the Prince of Hesse and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Edin- j burgh (now Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gotha) was celebrated on April 10 at Coburg, according to the arrangements of the grandmother of the bride, Queen Victoria. The ceremony took place at noon precisely m bhe private chapel of the Ducal Schloss, with fnll state m Lutheran style. The General-Superintendant of the Lutheran Church, Pastor Mueller, officiated, assisted by the Court Chaplain of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and five local clergymen. Queen Victoria waa accompanied to the chapel by bhe Duke of Edinburgh, and was escorted to an armchair m the front row of the distinguished guests, next to Emperor William of Germany. She wore a broad blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter, and upon her head sparkled a magnificent crown of diamonds. Nearly all the moharchs of Europe or their immediate representatives were present.