GENERAL BREVITIES.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 August 1901, Page 4

GENERAL BREVITIES.

There is an exodus of British harvesters Manitobawards.

Three thousand of the Chinese regulars are to bo stationed within seven miles of Pekin.

The German Emperor has ordered a schooner-yacht to be built in the United States.

The Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have decided to build a maternity ward. Premier Barton is hopeful that the future administration of British New Guinea will be entrusted to the Commonwealth.

A bill to repeal the Act abolishing trading stamps is to be introduced, into the Tasmanian Parliament this session.

At Daylesford (Victoria) William Davies poisoned himself by taking a dose of toxa. Emetics were tried, but proved ineffectual.

The population of the United States is now 76,303,386, as ascertained by the last census. In 1890 the figures were 62,831,900. A simultaneous commencement with the laying of the Capo cable will be made on the Mauritius-Cocos and Cocos-Fre-mantle sections.

The English and Continental Press declare that Kruger’s attitude ougtt to show the pro-Boers the impossibility of, their position.

The first Monday in August—Friendly Societies’ Day in New South Wales—will in future be observed as a national holiday in that State. The Queensland Government have granted a small sum for the manufacture of a Stiger vortex cannon, which will be experimented with by the Weather Bureau.

A boy named Estraeach, aged six .years, died suddenly near Casina (New South Wales) from choking, caused by a shirt stud, which he attempted to swallow, catching in his throat. During the trial at Marseilles of a young soldier named Colin, of the Bth Colonial Regiment, for insulting and threatening a corporal, the accused used abusive language in the court and threw his cap at the presiding colonel’s head. He was forthwith sentenced to death. A strange misfortune has overtaken Sladder, a dentist at Worcester (i-ngiand)-While operating a tooth flow from the forceps and struck his right eye, destroying its sight. The sight of his other eye was already imperfect, and now ho is incapable of professional work. Lord Roberts has been invited by Kaiser Wilhelm to take part, as his guest, in this year’s grand Imperial manceuvres between the First and Seventeedth Army Corps, near Marienburg and Dyntzig. Lord Roberts will be accomoanied by two other British officers of high position. Canada has announced her readiness to pay her contribution of five-eighteenths of the co-t of constructing the Pacific cable, but she maintains that the action of New South Wales in granting privileges to the Eastern Extension Company is inimical to the future prospects of the Pacific line. The foreign population of the larger cities of New York State is increasing rapidly. In Buffalo there is a large Polish colony numbering over 10,000. Rochester has a Russian population large enough to support a Russian newspaper. In Jamestown is the largest Swedish population of any city in the State apart from New York.

An American magazine has communicated with Sir Thomas Lipton, Mr Lawson and Mr Duncan, offering to provide a gold cup of the value 0f5,000d01. for competition after the races for the American Cup. Mr Lawson, has consented to enter for the cup, but definite replies are not forthcoming from the other two gentlemen mentioned.

Miss Tarlton, of Riverton, Southland, has been appointed to the office of deaconess in St. Patti’s, Christchurch. This lady is well-known in Invercargill and its neighbourhood where she has done good work for several years. Our Wellington correspondent wires; “The Judge’s remarks on the ease of Alexander Maclean, convicted of the Eyreton murders, reached the Cabinet the other day and have been considered. It is understood that His Excellency has been recommended to allow the law to take its course.”

The result of the present industrial legislation, said Mr C. M. Luke at last week’s sitting of the Conciliation Board, would be that the colony’s trade would go to the Old Country, Goods would be imported, and shops would shut. A curious sight may bo seen in Union street, Hawera (says the §fcar), in the shape of several eels which have by mistake—the error is excusable—taken one of the more important thoroughfares of the town for a mud hole. They arc alive and active, and seem thoroughly at home. It is presumed they came from a dam near by.

In the recent issue of a London paper the Maoris who performed the war dance on the occasion of the Royal visit are described n« “ Zulus. ”

The Wyndham Herald says that last week a party of four of five prospectors from Invercargill spent two days in testing the auriferous nature of the Waikawa bench.

The Council of the Melbourne UniverGt. has been advised that, under the will of die lute Rev. Pav'd Kiye of New Zealand. th ■ sum nf 05,000 has be m left 'o ill Unit rsi'\.

Earl Grey, presiding at a recent meeting of (he Article ' hih, .said unless we Americanised our industries we ran great risk of being left behind. He condemned restriction of output. There was no movement with which he was acquainted which gave such great hope for British industry as this co-partnership which was now becoming rooted in England.