ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1672, 13 December 1887, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

The Zealaudia with the San Francisco Mails arrived at Auckland at 5 a.m. on Saturday last, having left San Francisco «n Nov. 19th. GENERAL SUMMARY. Alterations are mooted in the San Francisco mail service which if carried oat will expedite the delivery of the mail by five days. General Valentine Baker died in London on Nov 17th. He was fifty two years old.

Prince Alexander of Batlenburg is likely to marry the Princess Louise of Wales, The troops in London in preparing for the Trafalgar Square riots on Sunday wore all supplied with buckshot. Mr Parnell has written a letter stating that he will remain at Hastings during the winter, and by the advice of his physicians will not speak during the Parliamentary recess, or take any active part in politics. A terrific gale prevailed in the English Channel throughout the night of Nov. 3rd, two vessels being driven ashore at Pug well Bay. Reports from Boulogne state that fifty-nine fishermen are missing sod seven bodies lashed togeather were washed ashore,

The Duke of Cambridge it is said is to retire from the command of the British Army, and the Queen is anxious that the Duke of Connaught should succeed him.

The Royal Clyde Yacht Club will withdraw its challenge to compete for the America Cup. The Scotchmen hold that the conditions as claimed by the New York Yacht Club are unjust and unsportsmanlike.

The Hancock Chemical Company’s packing-house for dynamite was blown up on November 16th. Six men were annihilated with the buildings.

A deal of surprise has been shown at Sir Charles Dilke’s behaviour. He had been offered the candidature of Chelsea and several other more or less safe seats, but declined all. He is not discouraged at the inquiry, but is promoting it. a collection of letters has come into his hands, which those that have inspected them declare furnish absolute disproof of Mrs Crawford’s story. Sir Carles Dilke's ground is, that it being difficult to attack on iso'ated.points, it is better to be a little slow in taking the direct offensive. Meanwhile he has written several articles on the

British Army, and will work for a year on an edition of *' Greater Britain.” He will go to India next winter and stay with Sir Frederick and Lady Huberts. A force of 40 engineers and 100 laborers left New York for Greytown, Nicaragua, on November 1, to complete the location of the inter-oceanic canal and prepare for the work of construction.

At a moet ; ng of the Fronch Academy of Sciences held at Frankfort on Nov. 1, M. DeLeaseps stated that the Panama canal would be completed by February, 1890.

The British Horae Rule Union, at a meeting held in London on November 3rd, denounced the Government’s course in Ireland, and expressed sympathy with O’JBrien and Alfred Blunt. The Queen has decided to open next session of Parliament in person.