Additional Mail News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 73, 25 August 1885, Page 4

Additional Mail News.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) San Francisco, August 1. The Pacific Mail Company are declining freight after November next, m expectation of the abandonment of tbo service. The City of Sydney will be placed m the China trade. The other two ships belong to England firms, and will be withdrawn. Notwithstanding the company's declared purpose of withdrawing from the route, an opinion prevails that the service will be maintained. The announcement that an order had beenissued to drop from the August schedule the ocean mails via San Francisco and divert the mail matter to the Brindisi route, has caused much surprise m San Francisco, the Pacific Mail Company being still under contract with the New Zealand Government to carry mails for that country until November. The company are taking such steps as they can, . iri order that New Zealand may not be inconvenienced. All letters relating to cargo have been received and carried to their destination. It is more than probable that the general mail will also be sent forward by the local authorities, as they had up to a few hours of the steamer's sailing received no special orders to the contrary from Washington. -^ Mr Hibbard, formerly assistant-gene-jal and passenger agent for Montreal, leaves by the Australia for Sydney to act as the representative of the American overland route. He does not anticipate that the Pacific mail steamships will be withdrawn, as railroad interests arc too great to suffer such loss. The Continental round trip will probably be reduced 75 dollars. Twenty-five thousand cotton operatives at Oldham struck on July 20th. The book issued by Miss Cleveland, sister of the President, ran through the enormous number of 100,000 copies m five days. Tbe sale is unprecedented. The strikers on tbe Bio Grande railway attempted to wreck the train with dynamite. Several of the empty cars were blown to pieces, but only one person was wounded. John Bock, a leading builder of iron ships m the United states, has failed for upwards of 3,000,000d015. The assets, consisting of unfinished ships are large. The Anglo-Chinese treaty, by terms of which Interior China is opened up to the opium trade, was signed by the Marquis "of Salisbury and the Marquis oi'Etzing on tne 18th July. A man about GO years of ace was arrested m London on the 24th for making threats against the life of Princess Beatrice. Within an hour after tbe marriage ceremony, a tumultuous crowd entered St. Mildred's Church, and stripped it of its decorations, the police remaining inactive. Mr Davitt has written a letter to Mr Chamberlain, m which be says he wonld be proud to stand on any platform during his proposed visit to Ireland. This letter is taken to mean a final rupture of two sections of the Irish party. Mr Davitt was lecturing m Dublin m aid of tbe benefit fund for James Stephens, exFenian head centre. The shooting at Wimbledon m the contest for the Colapore Cup closed on the 22nd July. The English team won with the score of 650. The next best were — Guernsey team, 639 ; Jersey team, 612.; Canadian team, 297. A lifeboat containing 15 men that had put out from Yarmouth on the morning of July 22nd, to rescue the crew of a brigantine, struck airock and sunk. Eight of the occupants were drowned. Tbe marriage of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenburg took place at tbe St Mildred Church, Whip- " pingham, Isle of Wight, on July 23. The whole Island wns crowded with Royal personages, foreign Ministers,and German princelings nsseinbled m honour of tbe occasion. Tbe inns were crowded with tourists and suites of nabobs m tbo town of Cowes, and at Osborne House there was a tremendous amount of noise, bustle and confusion. At tbe palace guns wem fired almost continually m honour of tbe arrival of more or less august personages, and church bells were rung all day to express popular joy. Tbe Isle of Wight Volunteers made Prince Henry their Colonel, and gave him a silver sword. The weather was lovely, a gentle breeze tempering tbe beat. Flags of all nations were flying from bouse tops and tbo river, and the bays were full of yachts, brilliant with bunting, and presenting, from the land, an enchanting appearance. Tbe Royal coaches stood out prominently from the rest of the fleet, and tbo Prince, and Princess of Wales landed from tbe yacht and drove to Osborne. The bridal procession were received with enthusiastic shouts. .All the ladies present wore dresses of white gossamer silk. The Queen entered the church on the bride's left, and the Prince of Wales on her right. The Queen' wore a miniature diamond crown. The marriage is regarded with disfavour at the Gorman . Court.