ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1866, 13 September 1895, Page 4

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

("By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, Septr-^r 12. English, papers and corretjpundents are commenting on the extraordinary personal . friendship that sprang up between Lord Lonsdale and the Kaiser William during the latter's recent visit to England.; The Emperor made a visit to. the English moors and lakes, as the guest of Lord Lonsdale, and was treated by hi 3 host with a lavish and luxurious hospitality. The Emperor William of Germany arrived at Cowes on August sth, on the Imgerial yacht Hohenzollern. He was met y the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught, on behalf' of the Queen. The Queen's special guard was drawn up at landing. Five of the miners who were imprisoned by the flooding of the.Aughenhargery colliery at Saltcoats, have been rescued alive. An amusing piece of gossip m London; literary circles is the disagreement between the poets Swinburne and Eric Mackay, who wrote a poem m honour of Swinburne. The latter snubs Mackay most unmercifully. Mr Frederick Engels.head of the International Social movement, died m London on August 7th. Sir Henry Irving will sail for America on Saturday, August 31st, by the steam*ship New York. He goes m style. The steamship South Wark, of the American line, has been specially chartered for other members of the company i and the scenery, properties, and various paraphernalia, which amount to about 6000 tons. He will open m Montreal (Canada) on September 16th. Professor Andre*, whose paper on the balloon route for reaching the North Pole was by far the most interesting feature of the recent international Geographical Congress, m a conversation with a London reporter says : — " Let me tell you that I have tried the steering apparatus over field and mountain and it works to perfection." It is stated that the Marquis of Salisbury intends to form a coalition with the Triple Alliance for . purpose of inventing Austria witha mandate for the occupation of Macedonia,including Salonica. The Right Hon. Sir Jfi. B.Malet,. British Ambassador to Germany, resigned that position on -August Ist, and he desires to retire ] frojn active service m October next, probably on account of the bad healtji'qf himself and, his wife. The London Sun of August sth says it is believed that Sir Julian Pauucefote, British Amhassadc-r at Washington, will succeed to the German mission. The Anglican Bishop of Exeter, m a pastoral letter of August 3rd, urges a special thanksgiving and prayer for the defeat of the party which threatened the Established Church. A receiving order m the bankruptcy case was issued against Oscar Wilde's property on July 25th, by the Marquis of Queensbury, claimant; for £677 costs m the debtor's unsuccessful action for libel. Robert Coombs, 13 years of age, one of the sons of chief Coombs, : of the National Line steamship F*attce,was arrested on July Bth, charged with rtiurderinghismother by stabbing herwhile asleep at their residence, Plaistow,, a suburb of London. He wasarraigned'on the 25th at the West Ham Police Court. The only reason offered was that Mrs Coombs whipped . one of . her younger sons. The officers of a Russian warship which was m Behring Sea. for. the protection of seals* are charged with putting 5000 skins on the English rnarketin the February sales. Suspicion was aroused by the fact that some of the skins had a bollet hole m them.. The Prince and Princess of Wales and Duke of York formally opened the new graving dock at Southampton on August 3rd, said to be the largest diy dock m the world, and able to accommodate the largest ship afloat. Lord Wodehouse, eldest son of the Earl of Kimberley, who led the mob that attacked Rider Haggard, the novelist and party, while he was on an election tour, was fine,d for the offence. On July the 31st the Duke of Argyll was married to Miss Ina Erskine McNeil, formerly Lady of the Bed Chamber to th c Queen, and a cousin of Sir John McNeil, who married the Duke's sister. The wedding was a quiet one, owing to the recent death of Sir Colin Campbell, his second son. The Duke of Argyll is 72 years.of age, and his bride 20. ' F. Caldwell, ex M.P., complicated with Jabez Balfour m the Building Societies fraud m London, was found dead m the garden of his residence at Bournemouth, on July 29th. John Daley, ex-member of the House of Commons for Cork, while alighting from a train at Sydenham, on August 20th, fell between the platform and the carriage and received injuries that led to the amputation of the left foot. The London Sta?idard (Conservative) of August 21st says there is a mpvemeint among the Radicals to change the leadership of the party. It is believed that having a peer for a leader militates against' success; The Standard understands that the Earl of Rosebery will not- retire unless deposed by a vote ; oi the party i ' The House of Commons has elected Mr J. Wi Lowther, chairman. He was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs m 1891-92, and must not be confounded with Mr James, Lowther.