GENERAL SUMMARY. (Dates from Europe up to August 25th.]

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 221, 24 September 1887, Page 2

GENERAL SUMMARY. (Dates from Europe up to August 25th.]

A despatch of Augubt 2 says tho Government has decided to subsidise the Canadian Pacific route for the transportation of the British trans-Pacific mails. The Queen left for Balmoral on August 22nd, to be there on the 26th, the anniversary of the Piinco Contort' f> birthday. The move is, under present ciicumstaucos, a troublesome ono for the Cabinet. Tho Cecil-Wilbraham wedding — the son of the Prime Minister to the daughter of the Loid Chamberlain — on Auguet 15th, is yet the talk of London aristocratic circles. An open-nir mooting wan hold at Westminster on the ovening of August 24th for the purpose of denouncing the Government's accion in proclaiming the liish National League. Sir Vernon Harcourt addressed tho mooting, and after dealing severely with Messrs Chamberlain and Collings as to their relation to the coercion movement, closed with a reference to Lord Hartington. He regretted to hear, he said that Hartington'a absorption by the Tory party had already been arranged for, but hoped he would bo warnod in time by the sad fate of Mr Goschen. All the Parnollites returned to London and were presont at the debate in the Commons on August 25th, when Gladstone moved an addross to the Queen on the subject of the proclamation of the National League, and praying that such proclamation shall not continue in force. Gladstone's speech in support of the motion, in which lie characterized the action of the Govern ment. as a mere farce, was a powerful one. Balfour refused to submit documents asked for on tho ground that they were confidential. John Palgrave Simpson, eminent as an author and playwright, died in London, August 19th. William S. Came, M.P., the Libral Unionist whip, left London August 21st, for a touv around the world. His colleague, Craig Sellar, lias also gone abroad, for his health. Young Lord Welmer, Earl Sel"borne's son, who married Lord Salisbury's daughter, will act as a substitute. Thunderstorms were general throughout England on August 17th. In London district, the storm was of great severity, fche thunder pealing and lightning flashing constantly for two hours. The Metropolitan Road was flooded, and traffic interrupted. English detectives have been despatched to New York to quietly find out the facts of the recent attempt to dynamite the Ocean steamer Queen. The London lawyers are laughing at the anomaly of Mrs Langtry's attempting to become a citoyenne of the United States, being at the same time tho wife of a subject of Queen Victoria. Gladstone has declared in favour of Sir Edward Watkins's channel tunnel scheme, which, till this declaration by the ex-Premier, was regarded, as dead and buried.

In the b&yelo tfototesl* at on,' August 23nd> Woodside, of Philadelphia, beat Beatterely by 25 yards in a^ mile rnco. Time, 2.45. Tewiple, of Chicago, beat Wood in a 2-mile race. Time, 4.45. The bodies of six persons drowned in the Thames by an accident at a boat race, were recovered on August 25th, next day. The Prince of Wales has made a tour of the Continont. The- marriage of Frederick Cavendish Bou thick to Ruth St." Maur took place recently in Henry VII. Chapel, _ London. It is described as the most picturesque " socinl function " of the season. Meier Goldschmidt, Danish poet, novelist and journalist, died on the 16th according to a London despatch. Ho was born in 1819. A French woman named Mile Drum was arrested on the Iblu of Wight, August 12th, on suspicion of being a dynamiter, and imprisoned fiom Saturday till tho following Wednesday, when it was discovered that the supposed explosive in her possession \v.\s only modeling clay which she carried in her satchel. The local superintendent and tho polico who made the anest will be piosccuted. Lord and Lady Churchill are living in retirement near Vienna. The British Government has made an arrangement with the L\ and 0. S.S. Company by which tho Company would have three new steamers, and seven others leady for Übo as armed cruisers. For thi-5 service tho company will be paid £15,000 annually. A London dispatch cf August 25th &ays the Aigeutmc Republic 5 per cent, loan of 10,291,000 pehos was introduced on the Berlin Bourse at date. Sales at 91 per cent, were brisk. The loan was ottered at 90. An English Company has recently been organised in London to buy the famous Real del Monte Mines, celebrated in the history of Mexico. The price to be paid is stated to lie from i'Boo,ooo to -€1,000.000. The Wokh "EMeilofodd," held in London this year, isdesoiibed a* not a success, financially, and nut very lively in its exercise. Tho chief ceiemony of one day was the chairing of the bard whose ode won the Queen's pri/o of £50. A collision botwem the British steamer Norbiton and the Creole steamor Andeia Vagliano oif Lizard Point on August 13th resulted in tho drowning of seven persons. Lord and Lady Aberdeen propose to publish a book dos-oriptho of thoir recent tour in Australia and tho United States. The Irex las been declared winner of the Jubilee yacht race. On the night of August Bth, in the Commons, tho Government was questioned as to the reason of iU refusal to submit a return showing tho number of royal princes or persons allied to royalty by marriage who had posts in the public service and diew monuy from public funds, and how many officers have been passed over by such appointmonts. Smith replied that, in the judgment of tho Government, such a return would be of an individual character and ought not to bo granted. [Radical cues of "Oh, but it must bo granted. "J What provoked tho question was the appointment of Prince Louis of Batenberg to command the Biiti-li ironclad Dieadnought over the heads of scores of his seniors. John Bright signed the American Peace Memorial on August Bth, In all, 173 signed it, and nine of them ha\o consented to join the deputation that will take tho Memorial to the United States.

A ftSurciercr Hanscd. The Hebrew, Lipski, condemned to be hanged for murdering a Jewess, was granted a respite by tho Homo Secretary at the last moment. The "Pall Mall (Jazefcto " sayt. his lawyer privately convinced Judgo Steven.s, who sentenced the man, of his innocence, but the Secretary was with difficulty brought to stay tlie oxeculion. Eventually, Lipski made a lull confession of his guilt, and was hanged on August 22nd.