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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1633, 13 March 1884, Page 2

t Oft ft recent Sunday the Redemptolist Father Hammerle was preaching to a large congregation in St John the Evangelists, Vienna, on poverty, It seems that he had spoken of the lawless life led by working men and denounced socialism, Suddenly several men raised a cry of "l)own with ' the Jesuits," and threw stones at the preacher, at the same time raising a cry of fire, A panic ensued, which was . quieted with difficulty after 17 persons had been injured, one man having both legs broken, The disturbance seems to have'been premeditated, as these men took stones' into the .church.in their pockets. The observatory on the top of Ben Nevis is now in good working order, and IT," Oraand and staff are domiciled there, The last ascent was made with difficulty, as the snow was 14ft deep, and a passage had to be cut through, The journey occupied nine hours, The observators will be cut off for months from the world. In the Pall Mall Gazette appeared a peculiar notice of Miss Mary Andersons Galatea, The critiOj who appears ■to have spent most of his time dodging behind- the scenes, reported that after the first act an artist visited the greenroom, saw Mii& Anderson, and " pulled the;ifeapery more fully round the upper-Mil," Later he discovered h d somebody "pinned Bp the'dress in front."' f R ... .. • •