Arrival of the San Francisco Mail at Auckland

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3614, 15 September 1890, Page 2

Arrival of the San Francisco Mail at Auckland

Auckland, September 14 Cardinal Newman died at Edgbaston, near Birmingham, on. August Utii, from pneumonia, He becanio ill on the Saturday previous, when he had a severe chill, and passed into a comatose state on Sunday, remaining unconscious until death.

/i'he Birmingham Post says:—B his death England ia the loser of a good man' and it great' Englishman. v .. Tho Standard says :—lt is ' hot an exaggeration to say that one of the grea'est names iu tl)e history of the two chufjhe? js. now enrolled among the deathless dead.

The Tiinos says: A great man has passed, away, and a great link with tbe past has been broken. In the obscurity of the almost'private home tho most interesting chapter in our history closed with his death,

The remains laid in state in the oratory of St Phillip until Tuesday, thy 19th, when the funeral.took place. Tbere wevo special services in 411 Ilia Catholic Churches fqi' dead Cardinal on Sunday, the 17th. At Hawarden, Mr Gladstone read the lessons. oardiual. Manning delivered a funeral oration in'the Bronipton Oratory on Wednesday. The ttev Mr Masßie, the American Episcopalian pastor of Paris, declined to make special mention of the Cardinal's dealt, Hojing he could never forgive Newman's secession. On the day of the funeral, Tuesday, August 19th, a solemn requiem mast Was celebrated in the oratory at Edgbsston, Birmingham, The church was draped in black, The. coin containing the body rested on ,a patafalque in front of the high altar, Over the coffin was a pall ot violet velvet, and around the catafalque numerous candelabra. The Cardinal's lmc and red biretta with the Cardinal's heraldic arms were on a pedestal below. The Bishop of-fiirmingbam celebrated the mass,

The German Imperial yacht, with the Emperor Williatij and his brother Heiry :pn board, arrived at Osborne at 10 ain on. August 3rd. The Queen signalled a welcome to the party from Osborne House, her palace on the Isle of Wight, - As the yacht entered Co.wea Bokds the Prince of Wales and Ddkeof Connaught, on board the Boyal yacht, wnnt out to meet the Emperor, A number of other's of the Boyal Family awaited his arrival on tho private landing stage, A German ironclad accompanied the Emperor, who waß also escorted into the harbour by five British torpedo boats. The Emperor wore a British Admiral's uniform.: . :

Ono of tho results of the interview at Osborne between tho Queen, the Emperor, tbeErjhce of Wales, and Lord Salisbury is the withdrawal of tho candidature of Prince Waldeaar for the Bulgarian throne, The protest of the King of Greece notably influenced this decision, • ~ -

The London Ppst points to a project of the Kaiser to obtain the Czar'f went to apotjier Bprlin Conference, aiming at a general European; peace compact, implying the limitation ol armaments.

In more than half the railroad stations here says a Calcutta despatch of August 9, huge placards are, displayed warning tiavellers against accepting hospitality from the natives, or purchasing drinks or edibles of any kind, Organised bands infest" the stations peddling poisoned fruit, cakes, dnnks,'M to travellers. Tbe inhabitant?j)f the villages rob and plunder .thpse/whoiii tbey receive as guests. The mania for such crimea is spreading. : The' Committee of, the Servian Progressist Party, who attended the banquet at Topollon August 19th, worp all phoned with arsenic, placed in the tootj, it is supposed, by their political opponents, The first steamship flf the:direct jipe between New Yofk and Aus : tralian from' the plice first named on Augjist 20t|i, with •; i| pargoof §O9O toq'si ; of | uerolundise; and will soon befollowed