SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4848, 24 July 1884, Page 2

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

"Generai" Booth, the head of the SaN ration Army, is expected shortly to make a tour of Australia and New Zealand. The European Mail thinks, -perhaps rightly, that this determination <on the part of the " General" to visit cur colonies has been prompted by the succesi of the Bedinohd mission through Australia and New Zealand. More funds are re* quired to keep the Satration Army going, and the "General "no doubt feel* that the colonists are the most likely people to help forward a morement which has re» ceired so much support amongst a cer>« tain class of philanthropists at home. It may not be generally known that New i Zealandflai {Phormiuintenax)h&& been ex« tensifely planted in the island St. Helena; but, so far without remuneratire: results. Tlie ftfctbry established, to, prepare the fibre was located so faY frpm where^ the plants j^re >grown that the expenses of ' transport Bwallowed up the profits. A sample of the flax, rery roughly prepared, has been favorably reported ODJ and is said to be worth £22 to £23 per ton. . : A balloon accident occurred at Lille on June 1. It appears that horse-races were going on and a large number of persons had ascended in order to obtain a view of the course, and the accident was caused by the overloading of the car, which was occupied by eighteen or twenty people* whereas it wasi only intended to contain eight or ten, Three were killed on the spot, afad several others injured. A farmer named John Creed, living near Mill street, County Cork, was shot dead on Sunday night, June 1, by a party which, attackf d his house. Two other persons who were in the dwelling at the time were wounded. The murder is of an agrarian character, having its origin, it is alleged, in a difference concerning iand in the district of Enockagree. About eight o'clock on Saturday night two men armed and disguised, entered the house of James Curtin, of Coon, near Castleigland, by the back door. At the same time another rapped at the front door, and was admitted by the first two. purlin and his wife were sitting by the kitchen fire. Mrs Curtin gave the child to her husband for protection. The men charged Curtin with having refused out-door relief when a guardian, and with evicting labourers. Then they fired at him the ball grazing his waistcoat, after which they took to flight. One arrest has been made. A farmer named Kennedy residing at Ballyduff, County Waterford was so savagely beaten, that be died almost immediately.; Two men have been arrested and charged with the murder. It is believed that the crime was not agrarian, but arose out of a long* standing feud.