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Temuka Leader, Issue 3743, 23 May 1901, Page 1

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ENGLISH AND FORKIQN. London, May 10. The fact of the Court being iu mourning precludes the observance of the 21th as the King’s birthday, but lest the Civil servants should be deprived of the holiday, the Kinsr ordered the day to be observed quietly iu memory of his mother. There was indications that some of the functions associated w ul > the Sovereign’s birthday have been fix,; . ultimately for a day iu summer, probably the anniversary of the coronation.

Major J. H. H. Asquith, of the Imperial Representative Corps, handed lo His Majesty the King a Hag which was sent as a token of loyalty by a Maori chief of Taupo His Majesty afterwards handed the 11 ig back for retransmission to the chief.

Tho Government have adopted and remodelled the .Drunkards’ Hill introduced iu the House of Lords by the Hishop of Winchester. One of the Government’s amendments grants a husband’s separation from a wife who is proved to bo an habitual drunkard.

The census show's the population of Italy to be 32,449,75-1.

; The shippers of New York suspect that , the soa ambition of the Emperor William is behind the recent acquisition by the Hamburg American Shipping Company. Nature in commenting upon the differ ences that arose in regard ts the command of the projected expedition to the A ntarctic regions blames the Council of the Koval Geographical Society for refusing to endorse the compromise which Mr It .\, Gregory had accepted. Professor E B. Poulton accuses some of the committeemen of the Royal Society of having sacrificed an exceptionally competent Antarctic scientific leader for the sake of peace. The difficulty arose between the Royal Society and the Geographical Society, the former insisting that the command should devolve on the director of the civilian staff, while the other society demanded that a naval officer should be in command. May 21. Hutler, quartermaster-sergeant of the Army Service Corps, who was ordered to South Africa, killed five of his children and wounded the sixth at Woolwich.

The Savona, from Sydney, has arrived at Monte Video. She lost her sails off Lobes. Captain Steward and two seamen are dead. Mr Carnegie has given two millions to provide free education at the Scottish Universities, including the payment of medical fees, lie has limited it to Scottish students, male and female. English and colonial students do not participate in the privileges of the gift. ConstANTixorr,!-:, May 20. The Porte has abandoned the obstruction of the foreign postofiices in Constantinople and tendered apologies for the recent treatment of them, Ukrlin, May 20. The presence of Count Oston Sacken, Russian Ambassador to Germany, at the parade of troops at Metz ordered by the Emperor William in honour of the birthday of the Czar, is interpreted in Berlin as a tacit ratification of the treaty of Frankfort. The Emperor William declared that the confidence of the Czar in Count Von Waldersee’s management of the campaign in China had accelerated the return of the bulk of the troops. Nkw Youic, May 20. '!’!io yacht Independence, which it was proposed should complete with the Constitution for the honour of defending the America cup against the challenge of Shamrock 11., has been launched. It is doubtful, however, whether she will so compete, as the proprietor, Mr Lawson, refuses to transfer his ownership to the Now York Yacht Club. Sax Francisco, May 20. Mrs McKinley is improving, and hopes to start for Washington on Wednesday. The issue of bulletins in regard to her health has ceased. AUSTBA LI AN CAI 5 LK S.

Mf.lbouene, May 20. The warships experienced much trouble in getting away through desertions among the crows. The American cruiser Brooklyn was delayed for a day ; while work on board the Gromboi was almost entirely suspended, and she may have to remain a week or a fortnight before her men are secured. Corea has leased to Japan -150 acres for a settlement at Masampho, which Russia tried to secure. Sydney, May’ 21. The Premiers of the Australian States have decided not to observe a holiday on the 21th inst. A large meeting of Protestants condemned alteration of the Coronation oath. It is not proposed to send McLaren’s English cricket team to New Zealand, Complaints as to the surcharge on Haw Zealand letters continue. The deputy-Postmaster-General states that the correct amount of postage on letters front New Zealand to Australia is 2d, and that his Department had been advised by the New Zealand Post Office in February last that instructions had been given to its officers to see that all letters posted in that colony to places in Australia were prepaid prior to their despatch. As, however, the action was not taken in respect to some letters, the surcharge was imposed. Regarding the statement that it was understood that the New Zealand Department would pay any deficient postage on New Zealand letters for Australia, no official intimation to that effect has been receivad by the Department. Walter Smart, one of the New South Wales China Contingent, has died at the quarantine station of smallpox. • Adelaide, May 21. The Ormuz, which is supposed to have an Italian Anarchist on board, has arrived, but owing to a case of smallpox, has been ordered into quarantine. A number of reporters who succeeded in boarding the vessel, have been arrested and sent to quarantine.

The Railway Department has received advice that the Itakaia, Gothic, and other steamers are bringing 23-1- waggons for the Hurunui -Bluff line. The Wellington Hospital Trustees agreed to provide temporary accommodation for delirium tremens cases, if Hits Government supplies attendants. A Villaok Blacksmith Savkd His L’ttlb ton’s Like. Mr 1-1. 11. Alack, the well-known village blacksmith at Gruhamsvilie, Sullivan Co., N.Y. says; “ Our little son, five years old, has always been subject to croup, and so bad have the attacks been that wo have feared many times that ho would die. We have bad the doctor and used many medicines, but Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is now our solo reliance It seems to dissolve the lough mucus, and by giving frequent doses when the oroupy symptoms appear we have found that the dreaded croup is cured before it gets nettled.” There is no danger in giving this remedy, for it contains no opium or other injurious drug, and may bo given as confidently to a babe as to an adult. Ifor sale by .1. 0. Oddie, Temuka, and Morrison Bros., Geraldine.