Wednesday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 29, 13 November 1885, Page 11

Wednesday.

wnue some excursionists were at the Wanganul Heads on Monday a little girl, who was wading near the breakwater, was caught by a wave aod swept round the end of the mole, a distance of 30 yards out on the other side. A young man named William Bruce recovered her by plunging in the sea. Before doing so he threw off his vest, with his gold watch in the pocket, and on returning his watch was missing. It is supposed to have been carried away from the rocks by the waves. This makes the second life Bruce has saved, the other being at Blenheim in 1870.

The annual Lord Mayor s dianer was held at the Guildhall on « ?T ay », ni £ • , T .* e Premier . Ll)rd Salisbury, replying to the toast ■iv £ Ma 3 e ?JJ. a Ministers, stated that Russia heartily co-operated with Great Britain in marking the Russo Afghan frontier. Referring to the Burmese difficulty, Lord Salisbury said as little change would be made ia the administrate of Burmah aa was consistent Wl th the interests of the British Empire. Alluding to the conference now sitting at Constantinople, he expressed a hope that the strength of the parties would be maintained unimpaired, and such settlement be arrived at as would satisfy the people concerned. The policy of her Majesty's Government in Ireland was to uphold utfioo and protect local interests, aud generally to give contentment and happiness to tbe people. The reply ot King Theebaw to the ultimatum of the British Commissioner is distinctly hostile, and in consequence a portion of tbe troops under the command of General Prendergast has been ordered to cross the Burmese frontier, while lour regiments are ascending the Kivcr Irrawaddy to Mandalay, the capital of Burmab. Intelligence from the Soudan spates that the Ist Battalion of the Berkshire Regiment, the Cameron Highlanders, and the 2nd Durham Light Infantry are now marching to the northward, aud will be shortly followed by the 2nd Battalion of the Essex Regiment. Bit Hercules Kobinson has paid a visit to Voneburg, the capital of Stellaland. Tbe British flag wae insulted by the popnlace on the occasion.

It is believed that the Pope, who coneeated to arbitrate between Spain and Germany regarding the possession of the Caroline Islands has awarded the occupancy of them to Spain on the eoadition that certain privileges possessed by Germany are respected,