ANDRE KNEY HE WENT TO HIS DEATH.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 March 1901, Page 3

ANDRE KNEY HE WENT TO HIS DEATH.

A despatch to the ' Now York World ' from Vienna says :—Professor Andre's will, which ho gave instructions should be opened at the- end of J9OO in case lie hud not returned from hi.; balloon excursion to the North Polo has now been read. It is accompanied by a .scries of letters from prominent scientists encouraging him in the dangerous undertaking and one from M. Det'ouvelle, warning him against k. On ibis_ letter Andre had written in p< ncii : " ft i ■ possible he may hi right, but now it is too late. I have made my preparations and cannot draw back." The will itselt is very

short, and the intropuetion seems to show that Andre anticipated the fate that awaited him. The text begins: " lw;ito to-day probably my last testament, and therefore il is legally valid. .1 wrilc.ii tlie eve of a journey full nf dangers, such shuw. My presentiment tellsiueihai this terrible journoy will signify my death." The remainder of the wiii divide;; Andre's properly between his brother and sister.

'ih-- sitting 01 the \\'es : eyan Com'

enca next year will be he'd at Duncclm. The Chief Justice (oir Eobert Stout) paid a graceful compliment to the Auckland juries. "1 have never known a jury,'' said his Honor, ' who paid so much attention and performed th ir duties so well as the Auckland juries have clone." When the news of the Queen's death was announced to the audience of the Surrey Theatre in London a striking incident ccenred. at the first words of the message a soldier present rose smartly to

. -'at ention." Tims he stoyd till its sad import was made known. With the closing words he reverently sainted, and then, resuming his seat, burst into a torrent of sobs and tear?. It was a touching tribute from the heart of Tommy Atkins. The collection found in a trunk belonging to the man Waugb, who was arrested in" Sydney on a charge of the theft of jewolcry at Auckland, was according to the Herald enough to mike the eyes of any lover of jewellery sparkle. It included a dozen gold and silver watches, a score of gold brooches and some silver ones, half a dozen gold and silver medallions, a similar number of gold lockets, a number of gold and silver chains, gold bangles, Mg.ddand jewelled rings, 10 pairs of gold and silver sleeve links, together with a miscellaneous collection of breast-pins and other valuables.

The Morning Post calls attention to the fact that in connection with the Accession of King Edward VII, a curious coincidence may he observed. In 1901 the great King Alfred died and was succeeded by his son Edward, known to history as Edward the Elder. Exactly a thousand. years after in 1901, on the death of Queen Victoria, the crown passes to her son, King Edward VII. King Alfred is so far the only English king surnamed the great, the Victorian era, to virtue of the name it bears, that of our gr. atest Sovereign, is the only era known as Great to English history. The recent trouble at the Sydney Meat Preserving Company's works at Bookwook, by which the men, taking advantage cf the number of contracts in hand, secured increased rates of pay, does not seem to hav;i done the employees any good, for during the past coupb of weeks the management have boon steadily replacing the old hands by a new set of men. At present very few of the old stall' are left, and the men's temp rary success cannot havo proved so useful to them as at first anticipated. The revenue of the Xew Zealand Government railways for the 44 weeks ended 2nd February totalled C 1.425,180 12s 9,1. ngainsl £1,311,503 10s For the corresponding period of the previous year, showing an increase of £SO,GB3 2s 9d ; while the expenditure amounted to £•910,771 9s lid against £883,255 lis 7d, an increase <J £57,515 IN Id. The excess of revenue over expenditure Fur the period totalled £185,414 2s 10d, as aguinsl C'iGl,2J7 18s sd. kt iba Union Store, is to be bad a very fine assortment of ail kinds of fruit for jam making ; also a largo assortment of jam jars. Order early to save disappointment. Grillien and Smith.— AijVT.