ARRIVAL OF THE 'FRISCO MAIL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6406, 6 January 1888, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE 'FRISCO MAIL.

♦ (FE_ tINITID PRESS ASSOOIiTION.) Auoklaud, January 6 Arrived— The Alameda, with the following pusengers :— Dnthie, Towniend, Hurdy, Gray, MoPherson, Kirkwilli»n, Mrs Larry *nd family, Dr Moore, Mra Eobimon, and five steerage, MAIL SUMMARY* (Bateifrom Europe to Dsoember 16tht) Lord Lome is reported to be seriously ill. It Is proposed to settle colonies of Crofters in British Columbia if the country be fonnd suitable. Mrßalfonr was hissed at Manchester on December 16, and is closely guarded for {ear of assassination. ' v Willonghby, Ambassador of Madaguoar ■ to London, has been arrested for embezzlement of £12.000. Doberty has been held for murder for shooting Captain Graham, of the Criterion Restaurant, The plea of aooident was disallowed. John L. Snllivan, champion pugilist, ' delighted the Prince of Wales by a boxing exhibition, and wss presented' with a ■watob/ The Northampton f aotories began a lock Cnt v of 16,000 men on December 15th. Queen Viotoria proposes to visit San Beino in the Spring. - An earthquake has been felt in Chowley, Xiaoouter County, England, Mr Paraell is living jncognita at the village of Brooklyn, Kent, under the ntme of Weiton. The Belfast Orangemen have petitioned the Government to disqualify the men who ' have been imprisoned from sitting in Parliament. John' Power, R.C. Bishop of Waterford, died on December 6th, < Poyce has won a libel suit for £10,000 •gainst his formor employer, the Marquis Of Maurioarde; Dean Soott, the eminent .Greek scholar, '' died is London in December. The Scotch Home Rule delegation re» 'port favourably to conceding Ireland's demands. Tbe London Times of December the 13th gives a Parnellite revelation to the effect that 200 pounds of dynamite are stored In Xondoo to resume the policy of destruction. A fight has been arranged between ' Mitohell and SalUvan, to take place in Kent. Tickets are sold at £5 ss. Bills have been introduced into Congress to secure a postal system by the United States Government. The Heoland Plnmet copper mine at Irtke Superior was destroyed by fire, and there is a great rise in the market of the metal. President Cleveland, in his annual message, comes out plainly in favonr of Free ~ Trade, and argues strongly in favour of a oomplete abrogation of the duty on wool.

The following partioularfjrelating to the two competitors in last night's contest will be of interest to many of onr readers :—: — Harry Laing, the winner, is 27 years of sge, stands sft 9in. weighed 12-it 101 b, measures 40in round the chest, 14J round the bioepi, 40 at the hip, 24 at the thigh, And 16 at the calf/ Dick Matthews, his opponent, >b 33 years of age, sft lljin in height, weighs lilt 51b and has the following measurements: — Chest 37£ in, biceps 33Jin thigh 21in, calf, 16iim This morning the stakes and gate money in lut night's fight, amounting in all to £268 5), were handed over to Sutherland, Laing*s backer. Of this sum Laing has to pay away £20 7s 6d, leaving him a nett balance of £237 17s 6d. Seeing that Matthews is " stone broke," and has not a cent to bless himself with, Laing would only be doing the correct thing if he handed Dick back the odd money. The actual gate receipt! were £118 ss. There were 301 In the 5s seats, and 96 in the lQs chairs, About 20 tickets had been given away, so that the number who witnessed the fight an»y be put down as .a little ovsr 400, though it looked larger. The Orlando is to be commissioned this month for the Australia Station. She is * smaller vessel than the Nelson, but she ii muoh stronger In regard to both armonr and arma.ment, and her speed ia greater: The Nelso.n's armour is Gin to 9in, the Orlando's ICHn to 16in The Nelson's top ipeed is .ee| down at 14}, the Orlando has done htr lfl. The Nelson's guns are described as antique ; those of the new flagship are of the latest and most approved make, and all of them breach loaders. Leaving armament out of the reckoning, the oost of the two vessels ;s; s as follows :— Nelson— Hull, £303,310; macninery, £88,546 ; t0ta1,£390,856. Orla ndo— Hull, £206,000; maobinery, £60,100 total, *286,700. ' 1 ~ Me William Sprlggenß means business this time. The success of the last few weeks b»s emboldened him to still farther test the sincerity of the people's desire to obtain real bargains, for ouh. His stock is still very large, and it contains some really good and exceptionally oheap lines, which he intends to give the publio the full advantage of. To all who desire to begin, the new year well, ■ __ W.B. will devote 14 days to improving their understandings. JThe season will be -' - abort, and the term* will be cash, but cus- ' fC« -'tomew iffill full moneys .'..^p'.ifHjrth. Cbme one ! ,co_.e all ! during the