News of the World.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XVI, 22 April 1899, Page 531

News of the World.

An unsuccessful attempt was made on Monday afternoon to recall the ’Frisco mail boat after she had left Auckland. All signals failed, however, to attract attention. Important despatches had arrived for the American Admiral. They will now be sent by the Tutanekai.

Sir Henry Irving was ovated on his return to the stage after his long illness.

An Afghan in Russian territory fired at the Ameer. The intended murder, however, did not come off.

Some Chinese soldiers in the Kowloon district fired without cause on 150 British troops. They were sharply punished, several being killed in the retaliation. No British lives were lost.

Another double murder reported from Ireland, a farmer and son being found done to death at Skibbereen, in Cork.

The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough is dead. There are still two Duchesses of this title living.

Shocking confessions of corruption came from New York. Mr Cocker states on oath that candidates for positions on the judiciary must contribute to Tammany’s funds and were expected to appoint partisan referees who would award a lion’s share of the proceeds of the sales of estates to Croker’s firm. He names Senator Pratt and his sons as the most guilty parties.

Chamberlain will stop the ‘drink traffic' in South Africa with prohibitive duties.

The Pope seems to be rapidly breaking down. At the 21st anniversary of his coronation at St. Peter’s the Venerable Pontiff remarked: I wonder if this will be my last appearance. St. Peter’s was filled with 8,000 persons for the occasion.

News of one of the annual (or thereabouts) revolutions in South American Republics, is to hand. In Bolivia, the revolutionary leader. General Prando, has defeated the Government forces, killing 200.

There is a surplus of £ 186,000 in the British Budget. There had been rumours of a heavj' deficit.

The Suez Canal shares, held by the British Government, have increased by £ 4,000,000 in the last two years.

Roland Molineaux, athlete, boxer, and society idol in New York, after a sensational trial, has been acquitted of the murder of a man named Cornish bv verv round-about means.

Australian growers will agitate against the proposed increase in duty on their wines in England.

No more meetings of I’itlanders in Johannesburg, Com. Paul Kruger is ‘apprehensive.’ so he says, and has put his foot down.

Herliert Gladstone, so frequently caricatured during his father's lifetime. has been appointed the new ‘whip’ of the lilieral party. ,

Earl Beauchamp, the New South Wales Governor elect, aired his views on Federation at the farewell banquet tendered him by the House of ('omens last week. It. will, he says, overshadow all other questions, and will conduce to the prosperity of the colonies.

Chas. Vautin, West Australian Company floater, got ’six months' in London for defrauding shareholders of £ 20,000.

A trophy valued at £ 100, will be added to the stakes of the Melbourne Cup.

No fresh news of importance about Samoa since that of the fighting, referred to very fully, elsewhere in this issue.

The Duke of Devonshire, who as Lord Hartington, played a very important part in Imperial politics years ago, says he is likely to return altogether from the arena at an early date.

The Czar will, he says, make no changes in Finnland. He was petitioned on the subject some time ago.

Germany has the very elements against her, in the Samoan embroglio. The naval cruiser Cormorant dispatched in hot haste from Hong Kong to relieve the poor effete Buzzard, at Apia, has put into Brisbane in a terrible plight. She has been ashore on the Whirlwind reef for six days, and had very nearly to be abandoned.

Since 8.30 Thursday morning last a. young lady has been missing from an Auckland hotel. She is about 18, in short dress, tan boots, light brown mackintosh with cape, felt hat with green ribbon, flowing dark brown hair, dark complexion. Her brother is waiting anxiously for news, but fears she has committed suicide.

Ranjisinjhi is enthusiastic about the new Australian Eleven. The bowling is. he says, good in every way, but lie laments the loss of Harry Trott as captain.

Dreyfusiana becomes daily more disgraceful. Every day the honour of France receives some- new shameful smirch. Esterhazy’s price is set down at a thousand francs—£4o.

Twenty millions of dollars have been paid Spain for the Philippines.

Fighting continues in the Philippines. The Filipinos make desperate resistance, but the Americans have captured several towns.

Forty-five persons perished when the steamer Kingswell collided with the Turkish ship Marie in the Mediterranian and sank her immediately..

The French and the Belgians have secured the four and a-half million Chinese loan at five per cent, for the Pekin - Hankow railway. Belgians have also the pre-emption for a railway from Hankow to Canton.

The bubonic plague has reached Hong Kong. Deaths are very numerous.

Thirty-seven miles express train speed has been attained by Britain’s new torpedo boat destroyer.

City syndicates are seeking to secure a monopoly of wireless telegraphy in England and Africa.

Arrangements for the establishment of a naval station at Auckland are now practically completed, and are very satisfactory.

The recent gales off the British coast cost the Lowestoft fishing fleet £20.000 for gear alone.