'Frisco Mail News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 252, 29 April 1896, Page 2

'Frisco Mail News.

GENERAL SUMMARY. (Per mail steamer at Auckland). The Times of April 2nd, has an article discussing Mr Chamberlain's suggested Commercial League to include the United Kingdom and British Colonies, which gives the statistics of Colonial revenue, from which the Thunderer concludes, that considerations of revenue alone would not prevent the Colonies from entering such a league. Lady Henry Somerset's suit fot libel against Wm. Astor was settled out of Court on March 16th. The apology was printed in the Pall Mall Gazette and 20 other English papers at Mr Astor's expense. The defendant paid all the law costs incurred. Astor bad said in the Gazette, that Lady Somerset's tnetboda were "enough to drive anybody mad," alluding to the incorrigible vagrant drunkard Jane Cakebread, whom her ladyship had undertaken to reform. Glowing despatches have been received from Woodstock, England, describing the Home-coming of the young Duke of Marlborough and his American bride (Conauefe Vanderbilt). The young couple were saluted all along the line and every, where there wero cheers for England and America. The depot at Woodstock was hung with crimson and the. platform was covered with plush carpet. Little girls threw masses of flowers at the feet of the Duke snd his bride, and the school children sang songs of welcome. Finally the tha homes were removed from the carriage and strosg.armed villagers drew the happy couple in triumph to the Palace gate. Mutinous conduct on the part of the Thirteenth Hussars is reported from Dundalk, on March 24th. The Cavalry men hacked to pieces twenty-eight saddles and bridles. Several soldiers have been arrested, Tbe decision arrived at by Parliament to allow the opening of museums and art galleries on Sundays has offorded much satisfaction to the London public. The London newspapers are full of letters of complaint from travellers of the robberies of luggage going to France and Italy- The railway officials are implicated. Rev. J. Rogers, of Chand's street, Strand, styling himself as a " Professor of National University of Illinois," and who sold a B.A. degree for 60 dollars, iyL.A. lot 7,5 dollars, and L.L.D. for £150 dollar-j, has bpei* exposed by Mr LabouShere, bf Trutji, as and Apepican fraud, i lie exposure was h'eade<| "Acaijemain jtlopors from Persopplia'.V'