'Frisco Mail Items

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 104, 1 March 1892, Page 3

'Frisco Mail Items

— • (Per s.s. Alameda at Auckland.) Auckland, Februnry 28. The Queen is suffering from a more acute form of rheumatism than usual, especially in the knee. The Court re port adds that she is subject to bi;; iits of depression. Her physician < <\n\y however, that there is any cause tor fear or alarm. Sir William Vernon Tf arcourt .spukc on February atli, at Southampton, In the course of his address he tonic the occasion to denounce in vehement Wins what he termed as" Lord Salisbury's unjust references to the Catholic faith." in his speech at Exeter, on the Tuesday preceding, he pronounced the Premier's remarks as disgraceful, adding that such an appeal to the wicked passion of national hatred was not only shameful, but mischievous on the part of a ;!:!!i>sui."im in Lord Salisbury's position Sir Widhm declared that if the Premier indulged in such remarks with regard to Canada or Australia, those dependencies of the Kmpire would not remain 2-1 hours in allegiance to the Queen, unless (lie British claim was supported by cinnou and bayonets. The Empress Frederick will come to Windsor Castle early in the spring, with Princess Marearet, when it i. c expected that the iatter's marriage with Prince George will be settled, all!n>iu;li the public announcement of the bef.'o'hul has been poslponed. Emperor William looks with favour on the match. One thousand five inuvlred Socialists assembled at Chelsea to hear a speech by Emma Ham, <i prominent leader of the Laundresses Union. TTie meeting was very disorderly. The officers summoned the woman Ham to move on, but she refused, husging the lamp-post io prevent being arrested, and a desperate struggle ensued between the Police Inspector and the woman, when a general fu T ht followed, in which several policemen and i civilians were injured. Emma Ham was { finally arrested, together with others of the violent tnob. The boJy of Mary Costello. si well* known music hall singer, was found on the morning of tho 22nd of January. bhe committed suicide. ' Tbe bauquetting hall in the Qy.fen's Palace, at the Isle of Wight, will soon be completed, and will have cost, when finished and furnished £3",000, For continuation of Reading Matter see fourth page.)