News and Notes

Southern Cross, Volume 5, Issue 41, 15 January 1898, Page 7

News and Notes

Lord Hampden, Governor of New South Wales, and party arrived in Invercargill from the Lakes on Monday, and left next day in the Talune for Melbourne. Mr Burt. M.P. for Morpeth, has been formally censured by the Sunderland Trades Council _ for asserting that the existing conditions of work are fair. The Germans have been roundly abased of late, but they sometimes come in bandy. The other day a German ship saved 31 of the crew of the steamer Drummond just as the latter vessel was sinking off the coast of Afi'ica.

A reporter in New York lately published a sensational story about a Maori lady. All that he had to go on •was a photograph and the statement of a Melbourne visitor that it was that of a Maori princess. The veracious chronicler remarked at the time that everything with 80 or less per cent of truth in it was good enough for his purpose. A warrant is to be issued for the arrest of Dr Orpen in connection with the death of a young woman in Auckland. The doctor is due at ’Frisco to-day. Detective Maddern, formerly of Invercargill, will probably be sent to bring him back. Bush fires have done serious damage in the Wellington district, one settler losing 800 sheep.

Victoria’s gold yield last year was 822,623 ozs, an increase of 10.546 ozs, and the highest return since 1882. On Saturday last Messrs Andrews and Beaven’s implement factory, Christchurch, was almost completely destroyed by fire. Thirty hands are idle.

The Southland Pioneer Settlers’ Association met on Saturday and re-elected most of the old officebearers. During the year £l4 has been distributed in charitable donations, leaving a credit balance of £l6 7s lOd. The question of selecting a place for the annual picnic was left to the committee.

The Greek Budget has been issued. Tfc makes no provision for the pavraent of the war indemnity due Turkey —for the very good reason, no doubt, that the national till is empty. Tardy justice has at last been done in the case of Durant, the young man wbo murdered a girl under revolting circumstances in ’Brisco. He has been hanged, and the ladies and other sympathisers who condoled with him in prison will have to find some other object on which to expend their pity.

South Australia’s gold yield last year shows an increase of £15,000,

The value of the estate of the late Mr Ellis Gosling is given as £503,771. Mr Gosling was one of the increasing number of rich men who show their gratitude to their servants in their wills. His steward and housekeeper receive £I,OOO each, and not a servant or labourer on the estate is forgotten, ’ This is the eleventh estate in Britain over half a million and under a million sterling declared during last year.

An ex-convict named Richardson met with his death at Leeds a few weeks ago whilst attempting to escape from the police. Four detectives surprised the man in a rag lot in Hunslet. On seeing them, Richardson bolted through a trapdoor, and met such terrible injuries that be died on the way to the infirmary. Richardson, who was wanted for base coining, burglary, etc., served fifteen years for stabbing a detective in Manchester.

The following story is going the rounds regarding Archbishop Temple. It is said that some years ago, while bolding a bishopric, Dr. Temple had occasion to ride on an omnibus, the driver of which used his whip rather unmercifully. The bishop, sitting beside the man, remonstrated with him for flogging the horses. ‘ What do you know about it p’ retorted the ’busman. ‘ If you don’t shut up, I’ll give you the but-end of that wffiich the ’osses have only had the lash of.’ On reaching his destination, the bishop got down and walked off. ‘Who was that old chap p’ asked the coachman of a bystander. On being informed, he cried : ‘ Good gracious ! I’ll run after him and beg his pardon ! ’ This he at once did, and the bishop, seeing him running down the road, whip in hand, fled at a most unprelatic pace, thinking he meant to fulfil his threat, while the driver roared out . ‘ Stop, ray lord ! Pardon, my lord—pardon ! ’

The Ocean Beach freezing works resume operations on Tuesday. The Engineers’ Society have spent £650,000 in connection with the strike, inclusive of £251,000 of the accumulated funds.

Kruger is still a force to be reckoned with. His election as President of the Transvaal Republic is said to be assured.

The latest instance of ‘ man’s inhumanity to man ’ comes from Mataura. A borough Councillor is worried over the playing of brass instruments by learners at untimely hours. He sought relief in the bylaws, but found none. Ben Tillett, who is to be banquetted before going Home, thus explains his alleged act of disloyalty to the Queen at. a Melbourne gathering; ‘The fact is that matters at the function were getting a bit slow, and I, in the most perfect good humour, rose and proposed The Queen and good luck to her. It was not done out of disloyalty to Her Majesty—far from it. And for the Press to try and injure me over it is playing journalism very low down indeed. Ido not wallow in any imbecile flunkey ism to royalty, but still I have the greatest respect for the Queen as a woman, and I am perhaps just as loyal as anyone else.