’Frisco Mail News.

Patea Mail, 3 May 1882, Page 2

’Frisco Mail News.

(per united press association.)

: Tile Zealandia arrived at Auckland on Monday noon, with the inwnrd mails from Europe. The following are the principal items of news . New Cardinals. Seven new Cardinals, including Archbishop ' McCabe, of Dublin, have been created at Rome; - • - Labor Strikes and Riots. Serious labor strikes in Barcelona and other Spanish cities have been caused by a change in the tariffs. Works and mills arc closed, and the military have been called out. Prosecuting Mr Bradlaugh. Mr Guorney, ex-Mayor of Northampton,' has instituted proceedings- against Mr Bradlaugh to compel him to do his parliamentary duties. - - Priest Inciting, to Murder. At the Petty Sessions Court, .County Galway, a priest named O’Higgins was committed for trial upon a charge of inciting to murder. He was escorted to goal by a detachment of cavahy. Cotton Mill Burned- ; The Gladstone mills at Ashton underLyne have been burned. ; The damage is £IOO,OOO. ; White - Labor and Chinese. Mass; meetings of trade unions have been held everywhere in the East to denounce the veto on the Anti-Chinese Bill, by which, it is alleged, the interests of the productive classes are ignored in favour of corporations and capital. Great Earthquake.

Air appalling earthquake has occurred at Costa Eica. Four towns, Alajoction, San Eawon, Greca, and Heredia, were all destroyed. The loSs of life was fearful. Thousands of the inhabitants were swallowed; up. The scene of the calamity is west of the volcanoes. Buying Irish Land. It is said the. .Conservatives are ■ drifting towards a scheme to buy out the Irish landlords. The scheme, '-so - far, ’is in the air, but it is believed to be gradually acquiring favour. ■ Powder Explosion. ; Another powder explosion has taken place in the vicinity of San Francisco. Eleven men were blown to pieces, and the buildings destroyed. Wheat Export in Steamers. i Arrangements are being made for a, steam fleet to convey wheat from the Pacific Coast to Europe. Three of the vessels will soon sail from England to San Francisco, via Cape Horn, carrying coal and iron as outward cargo, and returning with Vrain. The Pacific Steamship Company now take cargoes direct to Liverpool without breaking bulk at lower rates than in the competition of the French and German lines. Serve him Bight. Some JBoston cardsharpers recently victimised Charles Francis Adams, the eminent politician, to the tune of £20;000. The sharpers have been arrested. . A President’s Duties. President Arthur is being attacked in some of the Washington papers as being

too much of a society man, and disinclined to attend to the serious duties of his position.