ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. [FROM "STAR" LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] London; November 5. Personal and General.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 134, 26 December 1885, Page 5

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. [FROM "STAR" LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] London; November 5. Personal and General.

At the annual meeting of-Nelson 1 Brothers' (Limited) the other day, it was announced that Mr W. Nelson had availed himself of the optipn mentioned Jn the Company's prospectus*, and purchased "the house known as "-The,Lajwo," at Maogaterotere. Nelsoti, one of thedireotorg of Nplson Brothers (Limited), sailed for the colonyon Friclay last, in the intetests of the 'Company.' ' - '• The editor of the " British Australasian" invites intending exhibitors at next year's Show to send him a description of their exhibits for publication. „.,.. The friends of Mr McHugh (ex-instructor of Moorish to the Sultan of Tangier) wW"recently emigrated to one of the Australasian colonies, are much exercised lest he should be confused with the drunken Irishman of the same name (and also an artilleryman) who a few weeks ago ran a-muck in the Bazaar at Tangier, spiking two Moore who fell dead on the Ppot. Mr McHugh left Tangier Borne time before this occurrence, taking with him 1,000 dollars—a gratuity from the Sultan, by whom he was much respected. Unfortunately the first cablegrams in the London papers represented him as the culprit, and it is now feared he may be inconvenienced by the report in his new home. lam therefore asked to give as wide publicity as possible to the facts. Among the most important an interesting books of the next few weeks, will be Baron Hubner's, "Through the British Empire," a record of sights and experiences in the course of many months travel through Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, &c Baron Hubner represented Austria, as Minister Plenipotentiary, at Paris, for many years, and be is the only surviving member of the Congress which assembled there in 1856, at the close of the Crimean War; in 1859, moreover, it was to him that Louis Napoleon addressed the menacing words which gave notice of the coming storm. He is therefore specially fitted by long diplomatic training to discuss the progress, prospects, and constitutions of our colonies. Mr B. L. Farjeon has just brought out an "original Christmas story," price half-a-crown% entitled "The Christmas Angel." The new number of the "Westminster Review" contains an article on the " Growth of Colonial England : Australia and New Zealand." It is attributed to Sir John Hall. Mr T. W. Glover, the temperance lecturer and advocate, having received a generous offer from the INew Zealand Alliance, has resolved to accept it, and will sail with his family for the colony early next month. The Oreat Eastern was sold at public auction last week tor £26.000, and will be converted into a coal hulk at either the Cape or Gibralter—her new owners have not decided which yet. The poor old Great Britain will soon share a similar fate. She has for some years been laid up in Birkenhead Float. The Agent-General is advertising for two lecturers for the Medical School at the Uui- j versity of Otago. At the annual meeting of the St John s Ambulance Association tbe Princess Christian congratulated the members on the foundation of centres in Australia and New Zealand. The re-iterated charges brought against English locomotive makers by the New Zealand Government have greatly angered the trade. The "Ironmonger" calls upon the builders implicated for fuller and altogether more satisfactory answers to the charjieß than have hitherto been given.