JMEWS OF THE WOULD

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10335, 17 June 1895, Page 2

JMEWS OF THE WOULD

Rothscbildbas subscribed 1000 shillings. Tbe Duke of Cambridge, the Mnrquiß of Salisbury, and the- Hon. J. Chamberlain have also subscribed freely, and there is a network of collectors in the chief centres throughout the country. MAR LODGE DESTROYED. Loxdov, June 10. Afar Lodge, near Balmoral, has been destroyed by firo. The bnildisg, which was owned by tho Dukoof Fife, was com. pletely destroyed, but all the occupants escaped safely. Her Majesty the Queen witnessed the fire. CHINESE LOAN. The St. Petersburg correspondent of The 'limts regards tho Russo Chinese loin as tho greatest stroke of political finance since Lore! Beaconfield's coup in connection with tbe purchase of Suez Canal shares in 1875. OPPOSITION TO FRENCH FLEET VISITING KIEL. P.\rus, June 15. Tho French Patriotic League 13 promoting many meetings throughout tho counlry to protest against the fleet visiting Kiel at the opening of the canal. CUBA TROUBLE. Madrid, Juno 14. Tho Spanish Sonato has authorised the expenditure of half a million to settle the Cuba difficulty. SILVER QUESTION. _ . Washington, June 15. The Bi-metallic League Conference at Memphis has resolved in favour of an unlimited silver coinagp, without waiting for an international agreement, BRIDGING THE HUDSON RIVER. Washington, June 16. The plans for bridging the Hudson River from New York to Jersey City hate ,been approved of by the t-ecretary of War. Tho Bridge is to he constructed without piers, and it is estij matel will cost four and a half millions. It will bo complotod in ten years, and will carry six railway tracks. VICTORY FOR A UNIONIST. Tho election for the vacancy for the Invernesj seat in the House of Commons, caused by the resignation of L'r MacGregor owing to a refusal of iho Government, to facilitate a measure for improving tho condition of tho Crofters, look place to-day, resulting in tho loturn of Mr Baillie, a Unionist Candidate, who defeated Mr MacKao, a Liberal representative, by GSO votes. LIVE SHEEP TRADE. Tho steamer Hawkes Bay Ims landed 97 of her sheep in good condition. The majority im proved on voyage home, and will be submitted to auction on Tuesday.

LIGHT RAILWAYS. Wellington, June 17. The Minister of Railways is not to be approached on tho subject, of the construction of light railway by the American syndicate. He doe 9 not con. sider there i 3 any prospect of the Government or Parliament giving grants of land, if that is the intention, of the syndicate. CHARGE OF ARSON. Mrs Richards has been committed for trial on a charge of arson at Cartorton for setting fire to the Partvalb school residence. NEW AUSTRALIAN SETTLEMENT. Mr Gilbert Casey, the agent of the New Australia settlement, is now in Wellington, and was interviewed by the Times, He said the original settlement since Lane seeded was gradu lly becoming a success. ikll the reports about it to its disadvantage emanated from those who had left. There were .350 people there, and (he land so fertile that it was too rich to grow wheat, and it was a beantiful climate. They were only eight mile? from the railway. The difficulty of the food supply was now overcome. They grew their own tobacro, sugar, and cereals ; made their own boots "and clothes, carts and wagons, and wonld^oon be exporting. .Single men wore badly wanted.

I _ An agency for the sale of Dr Neil's j'Balm of Gilead and other herbal romedies has been opened in Devonstreet central, under the management of Mr St. James. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. Mr G. Garry has arranged to give one of his popular concerts on "Wednesday evening next. Mr Clarke's lecture on " Fish and j Fisheries," which was to have been given at the Mutual Improvement Society's meeting on Tuesday evening, has been unavoidably postponed, and a paper on "Cremation," by Mr J. H. White, will be read and discussod in its place. ■ Messrs T. Avery, J. W. Foote,and A. Raynes, who were appointed by a public moating held recently to wait on the directors of the Gas Company, and urge them to reduce the charges, arranged to meet the direotors this (Monday) i aftomoon. A bright little chap of about eight summers appoared at the Supreme Court, Wellington, says the New Zealand Times, to give evidence in the caso against two men charged with attempted theft. A question arose aa to whether he was old enough to be sworn. Mr Wilford (counsel for the defence) suggested that the boy should be asked if he knew where ho would go when he died if he told a lie. Mr Justice Richmond, who was on the ' Bench, evidently thought that ability to answer this question might not sufficiently establish tho child's knowlodge of the nature of an oath for ho remarked that tho Act did not make it neoessary to swear very young children. It were better not to swear children under eight. Then, addres ing the youngster, Ilia Honor said, "Are you eight years old. my little man ?" The little fellow promptly replied, " I can't say." "Well," rejoined His Honor, smiling at the aptness of the answer, " it would be only hearsay if you could say." This reminds us of a caso heard in Auckland in 1858 when the la to Harry Jackson, the comedian, was under examination as a witness. Ho was asked by counsel "Whether he was born on a certain d.iy in a certain year," and his reply was "That although he was present on that important occasion, it would only be hearsay ovidenco he could give on the subject."

In describing Somervillo, who in cold blood ehot a man who n ho had a dispute with about wages, the Daily Times of Maatorton, sayb :— " Standing in tho doorway of a densely packed Court-house, wo caught one glimpse of tho prisoner — a tall, broad-shouldered follow, with head erect, whose imperturbable self-possession suggested a nerve of iron. Who was he like ? Tho heavy' drooping moustache and clean-shaven chin gave him a martial appearance, and the stately posture recalled an ideal soldier, whoso broad bosom boro a Victoria Cross. Still the man on whom wo looked was Somerville, the murderer, and yet tho sight was not altogether repulsive. The feeling generated was rather ono oE inoxprsbsiblo sorrow that such a splondid epecitnon of God's manhood should, by one rash act of utter wickedness, hay« placed himself below the level of the moanest and vilest creatures in tho land."

EiM's'a Cocoa. — G itATr.ru r, and CotrrouTisci. — "By a thorough know lodge of the naluial laws which yvotti the operations nf digestions and nutrition, and by a enroful application of tiio lino piopi-riiei of woll-sclcctcd Coco \, Mr Kpps has provided for our brenkfit'!/ .tin' . upijcr a d'Miciitrly flavoured bey. i i;;o whii'-li m iy savo us many heavy douloiV lulls --O'ivV $i<rv>r,> f i(i-'iti'. — Madi> simply with boiling Mater or milk.' 1