Cyclone at Mauritius.

Port Loots, February 25. Mauritius has again been devastated by a cyclone. A train near Port Louis was blown into the river and fifty people killed.

CABLE NEWS

The Sultan has presented the Khe dive with a palace on the Bosphorus. Russia has arranged for a naval station and ports in th« Mediterranean. The football match under Associa tion rules between Wales and Ireland was won by the former by four goals to one. It is rumoured that the Shipping Companies are inclined to reduce the gross freights on butter but not net. Owing to the increase in the wheat duty in Italy, the Russian Government has refused to enter into a reciprocal treaty. i Bellamy's granaries at Rotherbithe ; were destroyed by fire. An immense i amount of damage was done, and the I dock is piled 50f fc high with debris. The head cashier of the Austrian State Department, who absconded with 100,000 florins, committed suicide in order to avoid arrest. In default of a quorum on Mr Bland's Silver Bill many members of the American House of Representa tives have been arrested for absenting. M. Loizollon, ex-Minister of War, speaking in the French Chamber, said the French Alpine defences are superior to those of Italy, but the transport service was Inferior to Germany's, The " Investors' Review " considers the cheap money proposals of the New Zealand Government worthless, and that unless Public Works are con tinued the people will cease paying taxes. Eleven lives were lost in various parts of New South Wales on feunday by drowning. Through the capsizing of a punt at Nyngan four Chinamen Were drowned, while two women were drowned at Hay in a similar manner. Eight American Democratic Sena tors are in favor of duties on wool, coal, and iron. A caucus has been convened to settle what line of action shall be followed, Further amendment in the tariff is proposed in order to conciliate the sugar and coal interests. The "Daily News" states that Lord Hopetoun has informed the Secretary of State for the Colonies that he desires to return. The Colonial Office, however, denies this, and ex plains that Lord Hopetoun is expected to remain for the full term of six years. The shareholders in Bayley's Reward claim at Coolgardie have decided to wind up affairs and form a new com pany under the Limited Liability Act, which can be placed on the register of the London Stock Exchange. The capital of the new company will be .£480,000, and shares will be divided pro rata amongst the present share holders.

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THE PEEL PAPER.

London, February 26 The "Daily Chronicle" condemns the minute on Australian finances written by |Mr P?el, and adds that nothing could afford more just provo cation for the entire separation of the colonies than the lecturing of respon sible statesmen by junior clerks.

THE MELBOURNE CITY LOAN.

The " Times " thinks the decision of the Melbourne Board of Works to borrow locally will have a got»d effect in the city.

FIRE.

Oarbutt's rice mills at Bermondsey have been burned down.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received Feburary 26, 7.80 p.m.)

THE STEAMBOAT COLLISION.

Sydney, February 26. The damage to the steamer Fiado, which was run into at one of the wharves by the s.s. Adelaide is very slight.

MEDIEVAL LAND LAWS.

Cardinal Moran, in the course of a speech, said he favored a return to medieval laws prohibiting any man t hold more than 300 acres of land, or receive more than five per cent interest on money lent.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS LOAN.

Melbotjenb, February 26. The Metropolitan Board of Works loan ia unfavorably viewed in financial circles, and it is thought with money ao plentiful in London the loan would be more easily floated on the English market.

(Received February 27,11.60 a.m.)

NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIA MENT.

Sydney, February 2?« Government have received no mvi tatiop to the Canadian Conference in June, and it is likely that the general election will interfere with a leading man going at that time.

AURORA AUSTRALIS.

An unusually brilliant aurora aus tralis was Tisible in many parts qf the colony on Sunday.

WHALING.

Melbourne, February 27. The Norwegian steam whaler An tarctic has arrived. She will leave Shortly on a whaling cruise in the southern Polar regions,

THE DROUGHT.

Beisbane, February 27. Heavy rains have now fallen in the drought stricken districts. Three and a half inches are registered at Oharle ville, where the want of rain was most fjAvflrelv felt.

TASMANIAN FOLITICS.

* Hobab'jj, February 27. Sir B. 0. N. Braddon, ex Agent- General, was elected leader of the Opposition, and Mr Bird wasnominated by the Oppoaition lor the Speakership.

LABOR ITEMS.

.London, February 25. The War Office recoups the loss entailed through the adoption of the eight hour system in the dockyards by reducing sick pay and overtime and abolishing payment on Bank holidays. f Sydney, February 27. The directors of the Stockton mine have declined the men's terms, and employed other labor. They refuse to treat with the miners as a body.

THE ANARCHISTS.

Pakis, February 26. The police have made further arrests of Anarchists in the city. Another bomb has been found in Lyons. Numbers of Anarchists, fearing arrest, are leaving London for the Continent, Jean Grave, a well-known French writer, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of 1000 francs for the authorship of a book extolling anarchy. London, February 26. ' Bombs were thrown into a small hotel in Paris, and into the theatre at Pisa, in Italy. In each case the bomb exploded without loss of life.

Meeting of Sovereigns.

Vienna, February 25, It is reported that a meeting is being arranged between the Emperors ; of Austria and Germany at Abbazia on i the Adriatic. February 26. The Czar, the Emperors of Germany and Austria, and the King of Italy have arranged a meeting at Abazzia towards the end of uext month.

IMPERIAL POLITICS

London, February 25. The Duke of Devonshire said the Lords would impair their strength by insisting oa detailed amendments. They should provide due safeguards for great principles, but it was inex pedient and imprudent to risk the loss of the Bill. Lord Salisbury thought they should leave the defects to be remedied at a future date. The "Daily Chronicle" says the Queen and Prince of Wales show much nervousness aad anxiety about the present state of frictioo, and have urged the Lords to prevent a conflict with the House of Commons and the people.

Disaster in West Africa.

London, February 25. The British troops were entrapped into an ambush near Bathurst. It is reported that another detachment under Oolonel Oorbett is missing. February 26. News from the West Coast of Africa states that the British party which was landed from the gunboats after the defeat of Captain Gamble's de tachment was also repulsed by the slave dealers. Later particulars show that Captain Gamble's force consisted of: 225 blue jackets. The detachment was caught iv an ambush, and after a vain attempt |to withstand the withering fire of the [ enemy, retreated to the boats. The Arabs captured the field pieces and I 6000 cartridges, and also carried off the bodies of the slain, with the excep tion of those of Lieuts. Arnold and Meister. The total number wounded on the British side was fifty-two. On receipt of the news of the defeat at Bathurst the gunboat Alecto pro ceeded to Ganjor and landed a party of blue jackets, who were unable to make any headway, and had to beat a re treat before the heavy fire of the enemy. A detachment of the West India regiment, 300 strong, will be sent to reinforce Admiral Bedford's expedition. London, February 26. f.A strong draft of marines will be sent from Chatham to reinforce the troops at Bathurst. -.'^^ Sydney, February 27 ---* Lieutenant Arnold, killed at Bath urst, was well known here. He had served on the Diamond and Nelson, ftud married a Sydney lady.

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HTpgrloctetl Children. Wellington, February 27. The Minister of Education has under consideration a plan for developing and enlarging the boarding out system for children committed to industrial schools. WU« JFroi* Industry. Government are collecting information about the production of fruit in New Zea-; land, and charges for its carriage by rail, with a view to laying it before the Con> missioned to see whether the rates cannot be reduced to allow New Zealand growers to compete on better terms with Australia. Hairy Prcdiice. The Premier has written to the shipping companies aboub the alleged de* lay in forwarding dairy produce, and has received a reply that every provision will be made for prqmpt despatch. Hie Supreme Court. Seventeen cases are on the criminal calendar including infanticide and two cases of attempted suicide. Obitu»ry. Alfred King, well known as a sporting writer under the name of "Vigilant," died suddenly just after midnight of disease of th« heart. He had been ailing for some time. He came to the colony in 1872 and joined the staff of the Auckland " Star/ In 1878 he removed to Welling ton where for seven yeara he was sub editor of the ' Post " Since then he had been attached to the New Zealand "Times." _______

The Missing scow.

Hokitika, February 26. The scow Whangaroa, Captain Burns, reported by to-day's Gisborne telegram as missing, arrived here yesterday with a general cargo from Lyttelfcon and Tunaru. Ihe had previously sailed from Gisborne to Lyttelton, and though encountering rough weather the vessel behaved admirably.

BRAZIL.

■ Rio de Janieko February 25, The loyalist troops,conveyed in boats and launches, attacked the rebels at Villegaignon on the shores of the harbor. The boats were sunk by the fire from the fort, md 400 soldiers perished.

Two Scottish Festivals.

[ The 30th of November and the 25th of January, dates which possess no speciarl significance to others, hold a high place in [i he calendar of every loyal Scot, St: An drew, the patron saint of Scotland, is wor shipped on the former date, and on the latter "St. Robin." It strikes one as curious (says a writer in an English paper) that beyond the Tweed comparatively little fuss should be made abouc St. Andrew. A dinner in Glasgow every year, and another held not quite so regularly in Edinburgh, appear to exhaust the outward and visible signs of rejoicing on Scottish soil. In England and in Ireland and in lands beyond the seas it is very different. Ab sence seems to make the heart grow fonder of the national saint, and in what ever part of the world two or three Scotchmen are to be found there may also be found a society to do honor to his memory. I have seen it stated that in Australia alone there are as ! many as twelve St. Andrew's societies. Afe the annual dinner held to com- i memorate the patron saint—a dinner is the orthodox form of the celebration—an interesting feature is the procession into , the banqueting hall The procession is I headed bj a piper playing some populer sScoe ish air, such as " The Campbells are coming," this year specially appropriate for Manchester, where the Marquis of Lome is presiding. The "skirling" of the bagpipes always has the effect of drawing out into the corridors everybody who is in the hotel, and they look on with interest not unmixed with awe as the pro cession passes along. The menu is always specially prepared for the occasion, and includes such dishes as cockie leekie, sheep's head kail, Glas gow magistrates (by which is meant salt herrings), haggis, haunch of venison a la Braemar, ice a la St. Andrew, and other j| fearful and wonderful things unfamiliar on the dinner table of the pool Sassenach. Chief amongst all, however, is tha. haggis, " chieftain o' the puddin' race," as the poet has described it. This is brought into the room with a great flourish of trumpets—or, to be literally correct, of bagpipes. Steaming hot, it is carried in shoulder high by one of the waiters, while the other waiters walk In Indian file behind. In front of the haggis-bearer walks the piper hard at work, followed by a small boy holding alo*t a bottle of whisky as large as himself. So they go J marching alonp, always once and some-1 times twice round the dining-hall, the' company standing the while to show proper respect to the " great chieftain." For the Manchester dinner, and also for a great many of the other dinners in England, the haggis fa specially made by a firm in Edinburgh, who have a great reputation for its manufacture. And what, it may be asked, ia this wonderful haggis '(■ A lady friend informs me that it is composed of " oatmeal, suet, onions, and things." That it is very toothsome I can personally testify, bub I should judge that a little of it goes a long way, The kfte'-dinner speeches are generally brimful of patriotism, and, despite the tradition to tho contrary, show not seldom that Scotchmen can joke without " deefe culty." The Earl of Wemyss, then Lord Elcho, made on one of these occasions a fine speech, one passage in which I recall. "There is much cry nowadays," he said, "about Home Rule. On an occasion like this, gentlemen, our cry is not that. We do not ask for Scotland for the Scotch. Our cry is : ' England for the Scotch.' " It is needless to say that loud applause followed. Another interestingitem is the exchange of greetings with kindred societies up and down the country, with a message to some out-of-the way place, sush as the observa tory on Ben Nevis. The telegrams sent and the replies received, nearly always couched in rhyme, are real amidst much hilarity, varied with aa occasional ironical shout as a prosy little message is read such as : " Kind regards from Glasgow, hoping that you are having a pleasant evening. 1 And so the night wears on, with speeches and song.3 and telegrams, and finishes with " A.nld lang syne." Tha Burn 1? anniversary dinners have much in common with the St. Andrew's dinners, except that the speeches and the songs are almost exclusively devoted to the praisesof the great ploughman-poet. For grace before dinner Burns's words are often used : Some ha'e meat that canna eat, And some would eat that want it; But we ha'e meat, and we can eat, Sac let the Lord be thankit. The entrance of the haggis is often greeted - with the recitation ot Burn's " Address to the HaggiV Judged by tho number of oluba called by his name, the Scottish national poet is more popular to-day than ever he was.

The Jessie Readman.

THE ENQUIRY.

Wellington, February 26. The enquiry into the stranding of the ship Jessie Readman at the Chatham Islands in December last was resumed this afternoon. Oaptain Romerill, master of the steamer Kahu, which trades fco the Chatham Islands, gave evidence as the currents in the vicinity of the Islands. There was a local current stated not shown on any of the charts, and which would on an average carry a vessel nineteen miles out of her course on the trip from New Zealand t© the Islands. If he wanted to clear the south end of the island on a trip from Napier, he would allow about twenty miles for the current. Captain Burton, recalled, stated that in steering his course lw had arranged to pass about twenty-eight or thirty miles to the south of the Inlands. This closed the evidence, and Mr J. C. Martin, R,M,, delivered the judgment of the court, as follows :—I am of opinion that the master of the ship committed an error of judgment in continuing when he found he was unable fco verify his posi tion by observation —a course, which as originally laid down, without making any allowance for an ocean ~set to north and east, only left a margin of safety of some twenty-five miles. The master was on deck daring the night proceeding the casuality ; was the first to see the danger, and he did all a seamen could on discover ing the dangerous position that his ship was in ; and he landed his crew in safety. Tho evidence shows that a current of con siderable and varying strength sets to wards the Chathams, and that on the coast of the islands the current^ are most dangeroas ; and it is very desirable that attention of mariners should be drawn to these facts. The decision of the Court is that the Master's certificate should be re turned to him, bufe he should pay the costs of this enquiry,

THB ABHBOBTOK tftfAßbttH : TUESDAY, fIKBttUAB* 27, 1894.



A later telegram from Giaborna states that news of the Whangaroa's arrival at Lyttelton has been received, The vessel reached Lyttelton on February 2, sailed for Timaru on the Bth, arriving on the Uth, and leaving again for Hokitika on the 16th. She was in Port during the .gale of which the Margaret Galbraith had so unpleasant an experience.



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