Monday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 29, 16 November 1883, Page 11

Monday.

The animosity of the French towards the Germans grows deeper sad deeper. The papsrs advise the removal of all employees in Pad; of German nationality, and hostile demonstrations were made during the week ending October 7 against an establishment where German workmen were known to be employe i. M. Charland, the proprietor of a large printing house, discharged all his Germans, and a number in the State tobacco factory were forced to leave.

On October 7 a large stone was hurled through the window of the railway carriage in which Sir Stafford Northcotc was sitting, 1 while being conveyed iv the Duke of Abercrombie's train to Baron's Court. The assault was made between Dungannon and Oman. Lady Crichton received a dangerous wound in the bock from the missile.

News of the defeat of the Servian rebels is fully confirmed. The success of the troops was decisive, although the rebels fought with great determination. The losses on both sides were very heavy. Prince Frederick William, the Crown Prince, proceeds t~> Madrid next week, on behalf of the' Empsror William, to return the visit which King Alfonso recently paid to his Imperial Majesty. A sad boat accident resulting in the death of three men occurred at Napier yesterday. The Cap':vn (pFJtfrie ship Pleiades (now lying in the bay) with a crew of furf >ur i • ma ashore for the first mate. There was a nasty rippling s«^ • i . bar, but they arrived safely, and started to return witn a ts^W Ctfgjv of six. A nasty sea was running, but the captain gave orders to start. On the bar a sea struck the boat broadside on and capsized her. The captain of the barque Livingstone, immediately startad to the scene, and the pilot boat was on the b?eue of the accident within thrae minutes. Only three men (the captain and two A.B.s) were saved, the first and third mates and one A.B. being drowned. Messrs. Ham, 1 ton and Chapman report the following gold returns for the week: — Keep-it- Dark Go. obtained 2120z. of amalgam from IS6 tons'of quartz ; Globe Co. 1550z. of amalgam from 180 tons of stone, Fiery Crots Co, had a general cleaning up, the result being

H3soz. of xetorted gblcWrom 628 toiis of rock. Now that the Fiery Gro«s~has-waßlied^ip, the 'Hopeful^Extended €b.* Will commence crushing at the same battery V tne greater fortiori of the stduo feo }id pat .through is from the southern «nd of ,the/£laim. t Icis^pectei thatr ■stone mil sson 'be brought to grass from the .Welcome end of the mine (^nGmony lod£)/as the Welcome Cocoas sanctioned the working of the northern portion of the mine through their funnel. Atrtbe Guildhall banquet on'FridayJnfgtjit MrWttiditteton^tbe French Minister, who was present, saTcV that ne had ' been charged with tbemsssion of' promoting ihe enftinte cordials between- France and England. He strenuously denied that his Government were dehirous of pursuing an aggressive Colonial policy, or of making war for the acquisition of territory in any part of the world. Mr. Gladstone,- in ' tbe course of- his speech, -wacmly sympathised with France injbe. Madagascar, incident confirmed 1L I '.Wa'ddington'a declaration that nothing had occurred to'mar the cordiality of the relations between the two countries,- .and added that 1 the French Government bad made satisfactory reparation for the treatment to which. Rev. Mr. Shaw' had been subjected without solicitation by the English Government. The Premier.. stated .that.the stay of tbe British troops in -Egypt depended upon ,the progress which^was made the task England bad undertaken in, that .country,. He added, however, that a partial Svithdrawal, entailing tbe evacuation of Cairo by the British- force now in occupation, had already been ordered. With" regard to the aspect of Continental politjis, T& vi Gladstone declared that the Powers, were unanimju-f in desiring ine' ; preservation of peace. ' -r _ , '"" ' '; ""'-'" The Mount Ida, ChronieU? gives the following:— "We understand that reefing has been suspended at Che Golden Link and Golden, Belt Companies 1 claims, Serpentine, and that; itis improba' 1 : — if not impossible— that work will be resumed for some considerable time to come. , The former Company is in course of liquidation, and a list of contributors in the wind'ing-np has been filed in thi Supreme Court, Dunedin. The manager of the Golden Belt has resigned, and altogether the little settlement appaars to be in a ye y I precarious state.— For the s~>le cause of to"i'« deplorable sate Of affair* we have not far to seek. The capitilists ia Duntdin who supplied the wherewithal to carry on oper .to s havejbuttoned up their pockets, and determined that they will not advance another penny for developing the mineral resources of this terra incognita Although .we do not say there may not have been some justification for their action, we think it was hardly fair or business-like for the capitalists to have thrown over -the Serpentine in such a cavalier aud arbitrary manner. We hear on goxl authority;; that Mr. Wi hera, of Rough Ridge, has discovered the continuation of the old Homeward Bound reef. The reef is about 2ft wide, and showing g >ld freely. Irving Biehop, the mini reader, at an exhibition iv Dublin on October 15, failed four times to give a number of a bank note. A dangerous attack of congestion of the brain followed.— That comes of meddling with the Irish mind Othtr people besides Mr. Bisaop have already come to x grief because of it. Michael Davitt is writing a sketch in imitation of the *' pilgrim's Progress," entitled •• My Jail Life." Five thousand persons assembled at the National League meeting at Tipperaiy on September 30. A dossn priests were in attemUnce. The preparations being mada for tbe Conventi>n of Ir.sh Nationalists indicate that it will be the greatest demonstration of the kind over held. Under the advice of Mr. Parnell a programme of moderation is proposed. A co-nmitteo of American delegates are expected. An Orange procession while returning frem a meeting at Bt-lfast, after listening to Sir Stafford North cote, was atticked by a Catholic mob. A desperate fight ensued, many persons being wounded. On the same night the Orangemen smashed the windows of a convent and two newspaper offices. A lady sitting near the convent window was fo injured that she died the following day. M. Ferry's remarks are deemed reassuring so far as New Guinea is concerned, but equivocal as regards other possible Pacific annexaticn The Mosrcow Gazette, commenting upon the agitation which has for some time past been manifested in the Balkan provinces, urges the union of Bulgaria and Roumelia un Jer the administration of Alexo Pacha (Prince Alexander Vogoride*), a 9 affording the only satisfactory settlement of the difficu'ty. The Exhibition at Cork closed on Saturday, October 13. The affair was a complete success. During the closing exercises the playing of the Nat'onal Anthem was received with cheers and hissjs. The police interfered to prevent a fight. The Parnellite leaders already show signs of a change of front ia U ster. — To whom are the signs visible ? Cardinals Manning and M/Cabe are going to Rome to meet the American bishops, where they will usa call their influence to obtain a declaration against the Irish secret societies in America. Mr. Erriugton will bj dispatched by Mr. Gladstone as a special envoy to watch tbe procendings. — Secret societies are already declare! against, and this telegram generally reads like nonsense. Nihilist proclamations are increasing in Warsaw. A great many suspects have been arrested, amoog them several authoT3 and students. Au Irish National League mieting washeldatCbolerville, County Cork, on Sunday, the 15tb. 10.000 persons were present. Tbe pariah priest refused to allow those under his iimu :iM.i c charge to attend. Sir Stafford Northcote closei kis cami-ai^n »ii Ireland on October 13, with a speech at Lome. He said ia" order to dcvelope liar resources Ireland needed order and repose and fiini and steady Uovern'ment. He deemed the Land Act a beneficial measure if justly administered. The c should be no compact with national disturbers who would se k Home Rule through new measures fc-r local government, and he warned the Conservatives to guard against Ihem. By some Sir S. Northcote's Irish tour is regarded as a high blunder, political and persona). t Mr. John Dillon will refuse to make speeches during bis visit to f America, and no political significance is attached to his inovemeQU , theie.

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A dispatch from Hongkong, of pctober 18, says that China i 8i 8 actively preparing to, close the port of Cau&m. "