NEWS ITEMS

Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8872, 22 May 1897, Page 4

NEWS ITEMS

(FEOM OCR lIATEBT EXOHANGKB.)

Of the 38 Sultam who have ruled the Ottoman Empire since the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks, 34 have died violent deaths.

A little foresight that " saved four lives " is gratefully referred to by a correspondent of the Wellington ' Post.' It appears that a fierce bull according to the gentle custom of his kind, was chasing tbree children and a man. The four, in the opinion of the correspondent, must have Buffered a terrible death were it not that the Manawatu train rounded into sight and the engineer providentially perceived their perilous plight. Seeing that there was no escap9 for the pursued, the driver produced such terrifying effects from the engine whistle that the astonished bull gave up the chase and retired.

The Welshmen in Lordon have formed a Committee, and decided to send 800 London Welsh poor for holiday to Southend during Jubi'ee week, ana" a number of poor Welsh who have lived for Borne years in London for a trip to Wales. A gentleman, described as the largest landowner in the Vale |of Liangollen, has resolved to abate 50 per cent, of his tenants' rents for the present year, which should be a very acceptable present to the beneficiaries. According to an Australian paper the record butter-yield from one cow at a public trial occurred at the National Agricultural Show at Melbourne when Daisyi a half bred Ayrshire . bred by John Grant, of Seafield, Victoria, gave 107flb. of milk in two days, which produced 71b, s£oz of butter, or 81b, lOfoz per day.

' ■■ ■ — .^ The new Wanganui Hospital had now been lighted by electricity, the contract having been completed by Mi? E. T. Turnbull. Mr Turnbull has also just complete 3 a large con* tract for lighting Bailey's large butchering premises at New Plymouth by electricity.