'Frisco Mail Items

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 79, 8 January 1889, Page 2

'Frisco Mail Items

«. (Pier Mail Steamer at Auckland.) A named Husband, 11 years old, who was the first to give notice of the discovery of a boy named Seariea, found in a dying state in the streets of Havana, a market town in Hampshire, on the- 27th of November with bis throat cut,, was arrested for the murder. The crime was undoubtedly committed in imitation of " Jack the Kipper," the unknown "Whitechapel murderer. Mr W. S. Gilbert's new play, " Brantingham Hall," was produced at St. James' on November 30th and condemned, Mr Gilbert took its cool reception so- much to heart that be- refused to appear when some friends called him. Mrs Parsons, widow of one of the: executed anarchists of Chicago, left London on December Ist, disgusted with her cold reception by the British branch. ' The intended evictions from Clanricarde estates on November 10th failed, the- officials having refusd to. turnish a military force to protect the- bailiffs. The people lighted bonfires in rejoicing; Senor George Hearst, of California, purchased the Iterby winner Ormonde (said by the Standard to be- " a roarer") on December 7th, paying J6I7JOOCK ' Ormondewas taken seriously ill after the sale. Sir Morell Mackenzie resigned from the College of Physicians, London,, on November 28th, having Seen censured 1 for a violation of professional confidence- in connection with the Emperor Frederick's illness. George Reed, an Englishman* who> was related to General Sir Frederick Roberts, shot and killed hemseJf at Bichadieu Hotel, Montreal, November 24th. Ha loved an actress in Lydia Thomson's troape at burlesquers, who refused to reciprocate his passion. i Sonsnl Sewril, who* has been- in Washington for some timey left for Ma post at Apia on November 24&, with ftffl instruci tions from tb» State Department Secretary Whitney stated that on© or more of the United States war vessels^ would be kept at Samoa until the trouble* was over,, and that the Americans there- would bee afforded full protection. John Teemer the oarsman, received word at Pittsburg, Pa., on December 10th,. j that Edward Hanlan had arranged a racebetween himself and Searle, the-Auatra-lian champion of the world, a«id.'tne% money was posted. Teemer was prepar- % , ing to- sail for the colonies on the 15th : . December, but the chasess are be will ; not be able to leave till the- January boat.. It is said that Hanlan proposes that Teemer and himself should ohaUeage any. other double crew in the world. The fetal disease known as anShrax is making serious havoc among herds of ■ cattle near Calgary, in tfoe- north-west \ territory. The Canadians' dread lest thfeBritish Government order the slaughter j of their cattle immediately upon fending* in England, as such a courger would greatly affect the Dominion cattle tcada. v It is announced that a Barge popular penny paper is to be started in Italy to> enKghten the lower classes, in regard toi the Papacy. TJbe- Heading articles wall be* written in tb». Vatican'.