NEWS OF THE WEEK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 28, 12 November 1897, Page 15

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Thursday, November 4

In the municipal election just completed in London, the Liberals gained 68 and the Conservatives 31 seats. Chief Justice A. Van Wych, the Tamany Hall candidace, has been elected to the mayoralty ofGreater New York, defeating S^th Low, the Citizens' Union candidate, who was second, and Henry George (-.on of the late Henry George). A force of Egytiaas numbering 2000, and a battery of artillery will occupy Kas-ala, recently ceded by Italy. President Kruger's five years term as President of the Transvaal Republic expires in April 18i)S ; he intends to seek re-election. The casualties on the side of the expedition on the Indian Frontier during fighting against the tribesmen up to October 2!) were, British 247 killed, 843 wounded; Natives 370 killed, 51)5 wounded. The convention entered into between Russia, America, and Japan, by which pelagic sealing is to be suspended will be signed on Friday.

Friday, November 5.

Mr. T. J. Byrnes, Attorney-General of Queensland, visited Mr. Gladstone at Hawarden ; the ex-Premier, in the course of the interview, said that the progress of Australia under Home Rule was the strongest argument in favour of his policy with regard to Ireland. A steamer reports having passed the German squadron engaged in surveying Tonsther, 30 miles from Fuchan. China. At the Australasian Axemen's Carnival in Melbourne, Mitchell, of New Zealand, won the £100 handicap for under-hand chopping. Professor Koch, who was invited to visit Queensland to experiment with the tick pest, declined, owing to his services being retained by the German Government. Harvesting prospects in Victoria and South Australia are not now so good as they were some time ago, owing to the continual dry weather, and in some pirts the failure of the wheit crop is admitted ; in the Goulbum Valley and Murray districts the outlook is more promising. Owing to danger of the introduction of the rinderpest into New Zealand, the importation of stock from Java and adjacent islands is absolutely prohibited to-night.

Saturday, November 6,

Out of a total of IXOO cases of typhoid at Maid-stone 12.") have resulted fatally. The French Government have given orders for the immediate supply of 2<)o torpedoes from the Fiuuu (in Croatia) manufacturing depot One hundred anl twelve Anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Throwing of a bomb in Ihe cathedral at Barcelona in June List, when six persons were killed have been released. It is expected that half a million Americans will rush the Yukon goldfields early in the spring, the White Pass route to the fields is abandoned, being strewn with dead horse-. 3200 having perished. The Orient line intend to make Marseilles a port of call for outward and inward steamers fro'n the 2Gth inst. Alluvial gold has been struck at two feet sinking near Mount Robinson, West Australia. At a special sitting of the Invercargill District Court, held by Judge Ward, in bankruptcy, the Hon. J. G. Ward applied for his final discharge, which was granted.

Monday, November s.

Sir Julian Pauncefote. liritisli Ambissa.lor at Washington is conferring with Mr. Sherman, secretary of State, with a view to re-opening the qu.e-.tion of an Arbitration Treaty between Great Britain and the United Stites. Thee arc still ruui nir-f of war between Spain and the Unite 1 States over the Cuban difficulty. The French forces have evacuated Saki, in the "Vigor company's territory in West Africa, which they recently took possession of. Sir Alfred Milner (Governor of Cape Colony) opened the railway to Bulawayo, South Africa, there being a l.irgj assemblage present, blatters are looking quieter on the Indian Frontier and the British troops nr* 1 going into winter quarters. The Victorian branch of the Fjii'/ineers" Association have up to date forwarded £"0')0 to the English engineers' strike. Stoddart's cricket team commenced their match against Victoria on Saturday at Melbourne, over 17.00.) people were present, when the stumps wero drawn for the day Victoria had scored 273 for six wickets, Bruce. SS. and Me Leo 1 (it, being the highest scorers At Greymonth it has rained almost continuously for the last five weeks. Professor Parker of Otigo University died yesterday. This year-," carnival wck in Christchurch promises to eclipse all former one-, and large numbers of people are arriving there from all parts of the Coluny. Durin* his two years visit to England. McDonald Molnto-.li. the eh iinpion Victorian p.geon shot (now on his return to Melbourne) won money an 1 trophies to the value of £3750. The Premier his given notice to add the nime of the Hon. J. G. Ward to the Public Accounts Committee in place of one of the Government supporters previously proposed. Tui:s,day, N(n km her ;t. Prince of Wales Birthday The shipment of pruduce from Victoria to the Transvaal proved a failure ; the goods yielded no profit. Two motor cars have been ordered in Wellington, and are expected to arrive shortly. A sealing treaty has been formed between America, Russia, and Japan. Mr, Barnes, secretary of Engineers'

Association, states that the men will not surrender until the battle for eight hours has been won ; the prospects of victory are getting rosier every day.

Wednesday, November 10.

The Prussinn Government propose to spend 100,000,000 marks in buying out Polish landowners and substituting Germans in their stead. The Victorians' first innings closed for 306 ; Stoddart's Team have nine wickets down for 242 runs ; Worrall 83, made the highest score for the Englishmen. Waiuku won the New Zealand Cup yesterday ; the attendance at the Christchurch races yesterday was a record one. Three tons of whitebait arrived in Nelson from Mohieka last week.