GENERAL NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4781, 24 July 1894, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

"Women arc occupying positions in nearly every trade una profession, but I never heard of a female billstiekcr until the oilier day," writes a contributor to ilio Birmingham Mail. She was scon at Aston a few days ago armed with the well-known brush and receptacle for paste, affixing bills to every suitable spot which she could find. A police officer who saw her affirms that she did her work in a manner which would have put many an old billsficker to the Mush,"

The trial of the officials who were responsible for the terrible railway accident in Spain in 1801 when, it will bo remembered two Englishmen were killed and several severtainjured, including the distinguished painter,' Mr Seymour Lucas, lias been concluded at Burgos. The station waster at Quintunillejo was sentenced tosixteen months' imprisonment and the telegraph clerk to six months. Various sums were awarded as compensation !o the injured and to the relatives of those who were killed, Latest news from Samoa states that the war still goes on in a desultory and intermittent manner, A petition to the German Emperor praying him to annex Samoa was sent Home by the last mail. It was signed by 02 persons, a considerable proportion ot them being German elerksand subordinates, by one American citizen and two British subjects. An overwhelming majority could ho obtained in favour of British annexation, but the general opinion seems to be that the petition will not have the slightest effect.

A passenger boat returning to WestQuay from Achil Island on June 14th, having onboard 110 passengers, 80 of whom were harvesters, to be shipped to Scotland, capsized off Aiinaght Head, while attempting to make a turn without lowering the sail. Fifty of the harvesters lost their lives. Host of the victims were kept under water by the sails,which were all set when the vessel wcut.over. Eighteen bodies were recovered. The relations of the Irienils of the ill-fated harvesters were gathered on the shore, and the scenes of sorrow as the bodies were brought to land were terrible. The Mntabclclandjtfciro and Mining Accord is the name of the first public journal issued at Buluwayo in this newly acquired territory of South Africa. It is rather unique, being a small cycloslylcd paper, but informs its patrons that in about three months from dateithopes to appear in all the glory of type.