Thursday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 43, 13 February 1885, Page 13

Thursday.

The New High School at Dunedin was formally opened yesterby bis Excellency the Governor. The building is handsome and extensive forming amarkedd addition to the architectural beauties of the city . The London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times, wiiting of the dynamite explosions, speaks as follows:— In this connection it may be interesting to many of your readers to know that Mr. Michael Davitt, one of the most distinguished, and in many respects ablest* leaders of the Irish Nationalist pany, is about to visit you. He goes on a lecturing tour to the Australasian Colonies and to the United States. Though I name him after reference to the explosion at London Bridge, it is not from supposing that he sympathises with these peculiar methods for winning Irish independence. In common with all the real leaders of the movement, he strongly feels the folly

of them, apart from their wickedness. He has specially shown the value he sets on English sympathy as a means to win home govern* ment for Ireland, and ha 9 had wonderful B'iccess in organising Radical feeling in England in his favour by his lectures. He is a remarkable man, as well in his history a3 in. his character, and in the present advance of public thought in relation to the possession of land, bis views are singularly taking with the masses. The Anarchists are causing some trouble in Paris by the excesses committed by them. General Gordon was killed while leaving his home in Khartoum. He was betrayed by Farajah Fasha, commander of the Soudanese troops. It is also stated that fully one fourth of Gordon's adherents were massacred by the Mahdites, and that amongst the latter victims were a number of women and children. It appears that the garrison was decoyed out by the rebels at Onderman to repel a pretended assault, and as the Pashas opened the gates the Mahdi's forces poured in. General Gordon was stabbed while coming down from the palace to rally the faithful troops. Captain Lord C. Bereßfoid succeeded in rescuing Sir Charles Wilson after a sharp action with the fort below the Shabukli Cataract, during which a shot from the fort penetrated the boiler of the steamer under his command, but which was successfully repaired under fire. The rescue is universally considered to be the pluckiest incident of the campaign. Reinforcements of troop 9 are to be despatched to the Soudan from India. They will consist of Indian native regiments. It is announced that 10,000 men of the Army reserve will shortly be called out for garrison duty in Great Britain.