Arrival of 'Frisco Mail

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 20, 15 August 1891, Page 2

Arrival of 'Frisco Mail

- 1 PER TOOTED PBEBS ASSOCIATION. 1 ' Auckland, August 13. The B.M.S. Monowai, Captain Carey,, arrived from San Francisco this evening with English and American mails. Passengers for New Zealand — Miss Murray,. Miss Hart,. Hon. A. Campbell, .Messrs Pague, Copeland, Ware, . Wilson, Luce, Jim., Blaachard, and 35 second class ; for Australia — 45 saloon and 30 second class.

The Mo'nowai arrived last evening with, the 'Frisco Mail. The passage was madein the fast' time of 19 days 5 hours, or an. average oyer 11 knots. No foreign potentate was ever received in England with similar elaborate preparations as those \that : greeted the' Emperor William. Ten thousand strangers participated in the unveiling of the statue to* General Stonewall Jackson at Lexington', Virginia. Five fatal balloon accidents happened in the State3 during the Fourth of July celebrations at Boston. Mrs Alien < and Nellie \ Wheeler, a parachute girl, were hurled from a great height, and smashed to The "Pope is gradually failing. One of the most; disquieting symptoms is his ful ing asleep, even while taking an airing in the Vatican Gardens. Death was instantaneous at the execution of four criminals by electricity in New Fork. There was no torture and death was apparently painless. Horrible) details are bpiner received from Hayti,?in relation to V o lou feasts among the negroes, at which children arecooked and served up like meat slaughtered in shambles.

There are indications that Hayti will soon be the' scene of another bloody revolution. So strong is the opposition to Hippolyte that an outbreak may occur at any moment. Many residents areleaving in all haste.