AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1420, 3 July 1883, Page 2

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

SAN FRANCISCO,

9th June.

A foot of snow covered the greater part of Ireland on 14th of May, aad severe snowstorms did great damage in England and Scotland.

The Hon. Wyndham Stanhope has obtained a divorce from his wife, formerly Camille Carglino, the pretty actress, for adultery with Lieutenant Adye, of the Royal Irish Rifles, who was a close friend of the husband. Society at Cannes has been much scandalised by the disclosures.

All branches of trade, except agriculture, are unprecedontly prosperous just now in Great Britain.

Some 8000 Mormons passed through Hull, lately, bound to America. : ' The Prince of Wales is reported to wish that Henry Irving tlie famous actor, should be knighted, but it ia said the Queen objects, on the grotind that the honor of knighthood was never before conferred on ail actor,

London despatches in the Chicago papers give an account of a private prize-fight between Lord Charles Beresford and the pugilist Mace, on the arrival of the pugilist party in London, The Prince of Wales was present. Lord Charles Beresford gave Mace a severe thrashing, escaping himself almost without a scratch, Lord Charles then challenged the Maori, but the latter declined. .. It is reported that Mitowtry will sue in America for divoraw.Tom her husband, ."A

[TO THE EDITOR WAIIUIUPA DAILY.]. Sir,—Allow mo to thank Mr R, RArmstrong for tho very handsome compliment he has paid mo in your issue of io day, siuco I fuel assured, as ho says, that I am " such an authority, and so well known," that if my name had been at the foot- of tho report he questioned you would nut havo been troubled with any correction from him, From his outspoken manner, this is jusi what I should have thought of him. Having made an error he frankly it.

Yours, etc., Tnos. Gole. Carterton, 30th June, 1883,