ELECTION NOTES.

« R Moss will address the electors in St. JUwrt School, Lower Symonds-street, Monday evening, at 8 o'clock. His com ittee meets at the same place half an hour

previously. most enthusiastic meeting of Mr wfthy" Committee was held in the Central ESttee-roo*, next St. George's Hall 00 nino- There was an exceptionally ite atSdanee, and reports from all g K>T 0 by the various members of the rtteee were of a satisfactory nature. fcSi adjourned at i late hour until KJfa" D 7.30, to complete unfinished business. . -vr T M Shera's election Committee Jete to-nightatbackof St. James's Hall at S o'clock. All supporters and friends a« specially invited to be in attendance. MrTole's Committee, which met in St. ,We's Hall last night, made further and progress with the necessary SS^Slfeday. The Committee £mcd until Monday evening at half past Sen o'clock to" the same place, at winch Sing all supporters are especially invited to attend. A special meeting of Mr Peacock s Com .nifU will be held in the Baptist school £>mon Monday, 19th inst., at 7 p.m Tarn The business being important, all JnpiJorters are requested to attend. I ■ Another large meeting of Mr C. S. \ Wrist's Committee was held in the Comtoittee-room, corner of Ponsonby Road, and Pompallier Terrace, last night, up wards of thirty being present. Satisfactory i "t3 were presented, and steps taken to Sure this candidate's return. The meet ing adjourned till Wednesday next, at 7.30 p.m.

Sir Maurice O'Rorke at Newmarket.

Sir Maurice O'Rorke addressed the •electors of Manukau in the Newmarket Tublio Hall last evening, Mr F. G. Clayton nresidino-. The speech was similar in etlect to those 0 previously declared, and &i the conclusion a number of questions were nut and answered. So sar as a change ot Government was concerned, he Bad only made up his mind that the present Ministry must go and not as to what was to follow. Mr Suiter proposed a vote of thanks and confidence, and Mr French a vote of thanks on W Quite a number hands were held up on both sides, and the Chairman declared the vote of confidence carried almost una jpinously.

Mr Morrison at the Foresters' Hall.

Mr E. W. Morrison addressed a large meeting of City West electors in the Foresters' Hall, Karangahape Road, last evening, Mr White presiding. The candidate spoke at considerable length on the question of protection of loial industries, which he promised to support in every possible way. Other ques tions of the day were referred to, and sub sequently a number of questions were asked Mr Morrison said he was not a Yoffelite, he was in favour of Mr Balance's land scheme, and he would not assist to abolish barmaids. A vote of confidence in the candidate was carried unanimously.

The Premier and the Coming Alan.

Dc>'edin t, this day. The Premier spoke at Naseby last night. •At the dose of his, address a vote of thanks and confidence in the Government was met ty an amendment of thanks to the Premier, botno.confidencein the Government. The amendment was carried by fully 2 to 1. #r McKeniie.had a discussioa with the ?retayHasting' till midnight. At the close Mr McKenzie received an ovation.

GLOVE FIGHT.

glove fight between E. Donovan and James Martin for the middle-weight cham pionship, stake of £20, and the "gate."re. ceipts, came off last night at the Agricul tural Hall. It proved a genuine set-to,and ended inDonovan being declared the victor, tnere.'was a large attendance of specta tors, and among those conspicuous in the front seats were a number of well-known .Aocklanders.' Previous to the real business ■of the evening, several displays of boxing took place between prominent amateurs. Soon after nine o'clock Mr R. Matthews came forward and asked the audience to appoint a referee and time-keeper, at the -same time stating that he strongly objected to holding either position Mr J. Chaafe was immediately chosen as time-keeper, but there was great trouble in getting a referee, and after a lot of time had been cut to waste Mr Matthews reluctantly consented to acb. Both men stripped in good condition, but Donovan looked the better man of the two. Martin scaled lOst 101b, and Donovan lOst *lb, the first-named being seconded by Pratt and Kirby, while Messrs Burns and Kirkland acted in ' a similar capacity for Donovan. In the trst round Donovan had slightly the best of it, but in the second round Martin had the advantage, and at the conclusion of the third round it' appeared as if he would defeat Donovan, for he gave him several heavy blows. The fourth round saw Mar tin very "groggy" on his pins, and as *c began to hit wildly it could be seen that he would not last. Donovan also flowed signs of great distress; in fact, ™th.men'appeared to have had enough, »nt in the fifth round Donovan rallied, and »c almost did as he liked with Martin, *(° I" 18 finislx WftS completely knocked <^t. This ended the contest, and Donovan tob declared- the winner. Subsequently Uonovan intimated that he had never *>u£fat a harder battle, and expressed his ™*'PPess to meet Murphy. The pro- orderly and well conducted throughout.

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MAIL NEWS.

PEB S-S. ZEALANDIA.

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(FROM OCR LON'DO.V COREESrOXDEN'T.)

LoxdoXj August 10,

Frozen 3lc«t

At the beginning of last week the frozen mutton market was firmer, and showed a rising tendency, but by Thursday things were dull again. The tendency of the holi day season, now commencing, is to restrict the demand. The total number of frozen sheep at present in London is about 70,000 colonial and 30,900 River Plate. There are also some 21,000 New Zealand lambs. Of the carcases that arrived in April 3,400 are still uusold. Current rates — New Zealand mutton, 2a 4d to 2s 8d ; New Zea land lamb, 3s to 3s 6d ; Falkland Island, 2a 2d to 2s 4d ; River Plate,2s 4d ; Scotch, 4b 4d to 4s 8d ; English (wethers), 4s to 4s 6d; English (ewes), 3s 4d to 3s 6d. A fine new steel-built steamer, especially constructed for the purpose of carrying frozen meat between Australia and New Zealand and this country, was launched by Swan ami Hunter at Wallseiid on the 28th. She was built to. the order of Turn bull, Martin, and Co., of Glasgow, is 355 ft. in length, 48ft. breadth, and will carry 5,000 tons dead-weight. The refrigerating machinery (Lightfoot's pater.t) is of the latest and most approved style, and there is excellent accommodation for some 50 saloon passengers. The vessel was christened the Fifeshire, and will be commanded by Captain W. A. Millar, late of the Elderslie. A new vessel, called the Port Denison, has also been added to Milburn's Aus stvalian line. . .

Lord Buckinghamshire and Mr Broad hurst (late M.P. tor St. Aastell) aie pas sengers by the s.s. Clyde, sailing to morrow.

Mr Henniker Heaton. left London for Sydney on Tuesday last. The " Saturday Review" rather cruelly remarks that if inquiring into the desirability of an Anglo-Australasian penny post would only keep Mr Heaton in Australia for a few year's there would be much to be said in favour of the scheme.

Lord and Lady Vaux will be pas sengers .by the P. and 0. Carthage, sailing October 7th.

Booked for Auckland per same steamer : Mr Hussey, Mrs Hobson, Mrs Sneliing. For Lyttelton : Rev. and Mrs Wrightson. Booked per Massilia, sailing October 21st: For Port Chalmers—Mrs W. Wood, Mr Hamilton.

Amongst those going out with the Eng lish eleven to Australia are Messrs Braun and Newham. These are two of the masters of Ardingley College, Sussex, and their presence will be much missed in the school as well as in the county, as they are both excellent all-round cricketers, and have been playing well during the season, while I learn it is their intention to remain in Australia.

So Mrs Langtry is not going to Australia after all. Her change oi mind arises from the fact that she finds she will loose her American citizenship, if out of the States for so long as the trip would require. When, however, she has been in the States 5 years Mrs L. will be free to roam as in days of yore. Mr Gladstone ib most anxious to learn all about; Lord Aberdeen's colonial experi ences, and with this end in -view has pro mised to visit the Earl and Countess at Haddo some time in October.'

Sir George Bowen having quite recently resigned the governorship of Hong Kong, and retired upon a stiff pension on the ground of .ill-healthi it is somewhat sur* prising to leaf n final; h"6 Contemplate"s forth with entering English political life and the Ho'tise of Commons.

The " Westminster Review " for August contains a luminous article on " Young Australia," which is attributed either to Mr Twopenny of the " Otago Daily Times " or Mr Gisborne.

Lord and Lady Aberdeen entertained most of the Australasian and American saloon passengers who crossed with them a few weeks back in the Servia at a garden party at Dollis Hill, last Saturday. Miss Amy Sherwin will once again be the "star" of promenade concerts at Covent Garden this autumn.

The "St. Stephens Review" says the A'uß -traliau colonies are to be " much patron ised" by "society" folks during the coming autumn and winter.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

(Dates from Europe up to August 25th.]

A despatch of August 2 says the Govern ment has decided to subsidise the Cana dian Pacific route for the transportation of the British t'rans*Paeific mails.

The Queen left for Balmoral on August 22nd", to be there on the 26th, the anniver sary of the Prince Consort's birthday. The move is, under present circumstances, a troublesome one for the Cabinet.

The Cecil-Wilbraham wedding—the son of the Prime Minister to tho daughter of the Lord Chamberlain—on August 15th, is yet the talk of London aristocratic circles. An open-air meeting was held at West minster on the evening of August 24th for the purpose of denouncing the Government's aecion in proclaiming the Irish Na tioual League. Sir Vernon Harcourt addressed the meeting, and after dealing severely with Messrs Chamberlain and Col lings as to their relation to the coercion movement, closed with a reference to Lord Harrington. He regretted to hear, he said that Hartington's absorption by the Tory party had already been arranged for, but hoped he would be warned in time by the sad fate of Mr Goschen.

All the Parnellites returned to London and were present at the debate in the Com mons on August 25th, when Gladstone moved an address to the Queen on the subject of the proclamation of the National League, and praying that such proclama tion shall not continue in force. Gladstone's speech'in support of the motion, in which he characterized the1 action of the Govern ment as a mere farce, was -a powerful one. Balfour refused to' submit documents asked for on the ground that they were confidential.

John Palgrave Simpson, eminent as an author and playwright, died in London, August 19th. William S. Came, M.P., the Libra! Unionist whip,-left London August 21st, for a tour around the world. His colleague, Craig Sellar, has also gone abroad, for his health. Young Lord Welmer, Earl Sel borne's son, who married Lord Salisbury's daughter, will act as a substitute. Thunderstorms were general throughout England on August' 17th. In London dis trict, the storm was of great severity, the thunder pealing and lightning flashing con stantly for two hours. The Metropolitan Road was flooded, and traffic interrupted. English detectives have been despatched to New York to quietly find out the facts of the recent attempt to dynamite the Ocean steamer Queen.

The London lawyers are laughing at the anomaly of Mrs Langtry's attempting to become a citoyenne of the United States, being at the same time the wife of a subject of Queen Victoria. Gladstone has declared in favour of Sir Edward Watkins's channell tunnel scheme, which, till this declaration by the ex-Premier, was regarded as dead and buried.

In the bicycle contest at Shields on August 23rd, Woodside, of Philadelphia, beat Beatterely by 25 yards in a mile race. Time, 2.45. Temple, of Chicago, beat Wood in a 2-mile race. Time, 4.45. The bodies of six persons drowned in the Thames by an accident at a boat race, were recovered on August 25th, next day. The Prince of Wales has made a tour of the Continent. The marriage of Frederick Cavendish Beutinck to Ruth St. Maur took place recently iv. Henry VII. Chapel, London. It ; is_ described as the most picturesque " social function " of the season. Meier Goldschmidt, Danish poet, novel ist and journalist, died on the 16th accord ing to a London despatch. He was born in 1319. A French woman named Mile Drum was arrested on the Isle of Wight.August 12th, on suspicion of being a dynamiter, and imprisoned from Saturday till the following Wednesday, when it was discovered that the supposed explosive in her possession was only modeling clay which she carried in her satchel. The local superintendent and the police who made the arrest will be prosecuted. Lord and Lady Churchill are living in re tirement near Vienna. The British Government has made an arrangement with the P. and O. S.S. Com pany by which the Company would have three new steamers and seven others ready for use as armed cruisers. For this service the company will be paid £75,000 an nually.

A London dispatch cf August 25th says the Argentine Republic 5 per cent, loan of 10,291,000 pesos was introduced on the Berlin Bourse at date. Sales at 91 per cent, were brisk. The loan was ofiered at 90.

An English Company has recently been organised in London to buy the famous Real del Monte Mines, celebrated in the history of Mexico. The price to be paid is stated to be from £800,000 to £1,000.000.

The Welsh " Eistedofodd," held in Lon don this year, is described as not a success financially, and not very lively in its exer cise. The chief ceremony of one day was the chairing of the bard whose ode won the Queen's prize of £50.

A collision between the British steamer Norbiton and the Greek steamer Andera Vagliano off Lizard Point on August 13th resulted in the drowning of seven persons. ' Lord and Lady Aberdeen propose to pnb lish a book descriptive of their recent tour in Australia and the United States.

The Irex has been declared winner of the Jubilee yacht race.

The centeunary services to commemorate the establishment of the first episcopate in America were given in Westminster Abbey on August 12th. The sermon was delivered by the Bishop of lowa. He reviewed at length the ecclesiastical work of Dr. Ingles, whose earnestness, he said, had greatly ad vanced the position of the Church.

On the night of August Bth, in the Com mons, the Government was questioned a3 to the reason of its refusal to submit a return showing the number of royal princes or per sons allied to royalty by marriage who had posts in the public service and drew money from public funds, and how many officers have been passed over by such appointments. Smith replied that, in the judgment of the Government, such a return would be of an individual chai-acter and ought not to be granted, [Radical cries of "Oh, but it must be granted."] What provoked the question was the ap pointment of Prince Louis of Batenberg to command the British ironclad Dreadnought over the heads of scores of his seniors.

John Bright signed the American Peace Memorial on August Bth. In all, 173 signed it, and nine of them have consented to join the deputation that will take the Memorial to the United States.

A Murderer Hanged.

The Hebrew, Lipski, condemned to be hanged for murdering a Jewess," was granted a respite by the Home Secretary at the last moment. The "Pall Mall Gazette." sa-ys.'bis lawyer privately con vinced Judge Stevens, who sent* need the man, of his innocence, but the Secretary was with difficulty brought to stay the execution. Eventually, Lipski made a full confession of his guilt, and was hanged on August 22nd.

European Wheat Crop.

The Mark Lane Express of August Bth, in its review of the British grain trade, says : Throughout the south of England, the har vesting of wheat has been rapid, and. the farmers are busy threshing. A large num ber of new samples, good in quality, had been offered in London, and old wheat had declined Is 6d in a fortnight. So rapid has the season advanced, that quotations for new wheat are three' weeks earlier than usual. The wheat crop of France is good. Estimated to be 110,000,000 hectoliters againrt 105,000,000 in 1886. The Russian harvest reports are satisfactory, especially from Bewsarabia and Podolia, doubtful in Volhyna, Minsk and Moghilev, owing to excessive rain, fair in the Provinces border ing on the Sea of Azov and River Don, and exceptionally fine in Kjiaikoff and Pultowa. The price of wheat in the Vienna market fell to a lower point- on August 6th than had been known in 25 years.

The Murderer Maxwell.

In the case of Hugh M. Biooks,alias Max well, under sentence of death in St. Louisi Mo., for the murder of Preller, a writ of error has been obtained from Justice Miller, of the United States Supreme Court, and the execution stayed. Brooks's father had arrived from England, and declares he . will move heaven and earth to save his son Hugh, whom he believes more unfortunate than criminal. The people of St. Louis are incensed at what they call " legal tricks " in Brooks's case, after he has been fairly tried and con victed.

The prohibition amendment to the State constitution was defeated in Texas on the 16th August, by over 100,000 votes The temperance people, however, do not feel discouraged, and will enter the question in the Presidential race next election.

Thomas Woolfolk, son of Captain Wool folk by a first wife, living near Macon, Georgia, deliberately murdered Mb father, stepmother, six children, and Mrs Woolfolk's aunt on the night of August 6th. His object was to get possession of his father's property for himself and two sisters.

Pacific Cables.

The New York "Herald's" Ottawa (Ontario) correspondent, under date Aug. 15th, says a cable from London, received by the Minister of Railways, is to thefol lowing effect: — "The Pacific cable question stands thus: Sanford Flem ing proposed that the Imperial and Colonial Governments subsidise • new cable from Vancouver. • The Imperial" Government intimated that they could not by subsidy become parties to a concern which must compete with existing independent concerns. The Australasian Governments thereupon declared they could not subsidise a cable unless the Imperial Government co-operated. There is a eug festion now before the Australasian and muerial Governments for a joint Govern ment purchase of the Eastern telegraph and other systems, and the joint construction of -a Pacific cable, thus erecting a system of Government cables throughout the Empire. It is calculated that an annual payment of £50,000,. made up of contributions from eaoh colony interested would suffice. In connection with this subject," the correspondent adds, "it may be stated that Sir George Stephens, Sir Donald Smith, and some friends have left on an official visit to Winnipeg and British Columbia. They will spend some time in Winnipeg, and then make an inspection of the British Columbia section of the Tran continental line, A cable connection with

Asia, and an Imperial subsidy to the Canadian P.B.S.S. Service, will also be con sidered."

Total Eclipse of the Sun.

There was a total eclipse of the sun on August 19th, the line passing across Europe and Aeia. In Berlin the occultation, as seen, was preceded by deeply coloured clouds. The eclipse was not observed at St. Petersburg owing to the clouded con dition of the sky. At Klin, the sun was obscured, but an aged professor, named Mendeleff, made a balloon ascension alone, :so as to get above the clouds and take an observation. As there had been a hitch in filling the balloon there was considerable doubt as to its ability to carry the teronaut, but the ascension was successfully made, and tlie Professor descended safely near Moscow, forty miles distant. At Dartmoor and Toquay, England, the eclipse was •observed for a few minutes. Clouds inter fered at Paris and Vienna. At Jergevvitz on the Volga, where professor Vogel was stationed, the sky was overcast. The Russian observers were more successful, their various stations obtaining numerous drawings of the corona and its spectrum.

The Fishery Question.

The Deputy Minister of the Canadian fisheries announced on August 3rd that an order had been issued releasing, on pay ment of a nominal fine, all the American fishing schooners recently seized within the three-mile limit of the New Dominion Coast. Developments toward an amicable settlement of the fishing troubles are daily bein"1 received by the officials of the de partment. The British Government has been urging the Government of Can ada to relax, and, in fact, are insisting on certain concessions, which have nitherto been refused, being made by the Canadians to American fisher men,' as the only means of Great Britain's being able to hold her friendly relations with the United States. A Canadian Cabinet Minister said on August sth that the Government would not modify the stand already taken by Canada. Fleets of American fishing-vessels art now broach ing in Canadian waters despite the boasted protection of the coast. One hunched were reported off Prince Edward Island. The British warships now in the North American waters are to take a hand, it would appear, in settling the fishery trouble. They will not act as patrols merely to keep American fishermen outside the forbidden waters, but will make seizure when they cross the line. The Bellerophon, Canada and Pleiades, have been ordered from Hali fax, U.S., to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to reinforce the Canadian cruisers there already. Admiral Luce, Commander of the United States naval forces in North Atlantic waters, has authorised the statement that his ships were not sent to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to prevent by force the seizure of American fishermen by the Dominion cruisers, but rather to render such moral support as the mere presence of Federal ships might afford. Luce, it may be stated, has been sharply written to by Whitney, U.S. Secretary of the navy, for comparing notes with the Dominion officials. All information on the subject, he is re minded, must come to him through the de partment at Washington. In consequence of Whitney's note, Admiral Luce has requested to be relieved of the command of the U. S. North Atlantic squadron, and Commodore Benhan, at present in charge of the third district lighthouse, will relieve him.

MISCELLANEOUS.

A shell exploded at Wakholm Port, which commands the approach to Stockholm, August 11, and killed nineteen men besides wounding many others. Two petards were exploded on the morn of August 11th on the staircase leading to the office of the Minister of the Interior, Madrid. Fortunately no damage was done. A gang of murderers have been arrested at Pierot, European Turkey, according to a Belgrade despatch of August 13. Their victims during the past two years number sixty. Disguised as gensilarmes, the assassins pretended to arrest travellers for various offences and robbed and killed them. A deputy of the Prefect of Pierot was the first person arrested for complicity in these crimes. It v belioved that political motives led to the commission of the murders. Two French newspaper men and Prince Alex ander's groom were among those killed. . The death was announced at Constanti nople on August 14th of Bhzam Agba, the Sultan's chief eunuch and confidential adviser, who virtually directed the State affairs of Turkey. A great conflagration occured at Scutari, August 10th, and before it was controlled and extinguished one thousand houses and two churches were destroyed, and two women and a child burned to death. Thousands of persons are homeless. The population of Scutari, which is a suburb of Constantinople, is estimated at 60,000. The condition of the Servian finances is deplorable. A commission appointed to in vestigate has advised the Finance Minister to order the sequestration of the property' of his predecessor. 1250 members of theOerman War Veterans Association arrived in Metz on August 17th, and proceeded to the battle field of 1870, where they decorated the graves of their slain corm-ades.

A despatch from Bombay, August 19th, says Taimur Shall and two officers at Herat have been executed by the Ameer of Af ghanistan in consequence of having con ducted' secret negotiations with Ayoub Khan, the cousin of Abdurrahman, the Ameer. Therealis, his old General-in-Chief, and for some time past a pensioner on the Ameer's bounty, has been placed under arrest, charged with a similar offence. The Ameer ha,s ordered the compulsory enlist ment of able-bodied men among the Canda haris who have refused to render volunteer servioes.

The Archduchess Marie-Joseph-Louise- Philipine-Elizabeth-Pie-Angeliquo-Margue rite of Austria died August 25, of puerperal fever, at Vienna. Belgian and English fishermen engaged in a riot at Ostend on August 23rd. The gensddarmes quelled the disturbance, seriously wounding several persons in doing

The '' Cologne Gazette " says negotiations will shortly be opened between Germany and France regarding expulsions. France reserves the .right to retaliate for expulsions from Alsace-Lorraine.

The west-bound passenger train of the Southern Pacific railway was " held up" and robbed' on August 10th, near Papago, Arizona, by four men. The train was par tially wrecked, the engine thrown_ off the track, and firemen *ad engineer injured. The express oar w»» blown open by giant powder, and the robbers secured about §3,000.

Bulgaria.

Despatches from Sofia, August 12th, say all the garrisons in that town have fired salutes to announce the presence of Prince Ferdinand in Bulgaria ; but the French agents have been instructed to avoid all intercourse with the Prince and his Go vernment. A vast multitude assembled at Rustchuk on the 13th to meet Ferdinand. At the banquet in the evening, M. Nekiferoff, who was one of the leaders of the con spiracy which resulted in the deposi tion of Prince Alexander, said, "We will cover the Balkans with corpses rather than allow our enemies to enter our country. At Tiernova, on August 14th, he was bril liantly received. The Sobranje vrw in ses sion, 'and when the Prince entered he was greeted with prolonged cheering. The Metropolitan delivered an address and ad ministered the oath to the Prince, who thereupon, signed tf>e constitution, M,

Stoiloffthen read the Prince's proclamation : " We, Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, and the will of the people, Prince of Bulgaria, an nounce to our wellrbeloved people that we assume the government of the country. We will rule in accordance with the con stitution, with the intent to promote its glory, greatness and development. We will always be ready to sacrifice our life for its happiness." The Prince thanked the people for the election, and the Regents and Ministers for their safe conduct of affairs during a difficult crisis. He pays a tribute to the patriotism and bravery of the people during the recent events and concludes: " Long live free and independent Bul garia."

The Porte has asked the Powers to advise as to his course. Austria, England and Italy have notified the Sultan that their agents will remain in Bulgaria, and con tinue relations with that Government. Russia insists that the commission of Artin, Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria, be can celled, and protests against Ferdinand's occupancy of the throne. The German agent at Sofia has been instructed to con-, tinue administrative but not official rela tions with the new Government. The French are instructed to discontinue re lations altogether. The Russian circular ta-the Powers which appeared on August 24th is explicit enough, but in London it is-not thought to denote any real purpose to take hostile steps against Ferdinand. M. Vulkovitch, the Bulgarian agent, handed the Poste a telegram from the new Prince, expressing his devotion to the Sultan, and asking per mission to come to Constantinople to pay homage in person. The Sultan could not accede to the proposition, and Ferdinand was telegraphed the disapproval of the Po6te of his entry into Bulgaria without the sanction of the Powers.

A Ballooning Feat.

A San Francisco aeronaut, T. S. Baldwin, made a successful descent by parachute from a balloon at Rockaway Beach on August 9th. He dropped 1,000 feet, and was 84 seconds in doing so, bringing up in shallow water, from whence he was taken by boats. The distance of descent was announced to be 5,000 feet, but the bal loonist's courage failed him, and he re duced it one-fifth.

Scene in A Chicago Court.

Assistant District Attorney Walker made the O2iening speech for the prosecution, on August 3rd, in the case of the boodlers (can't name for office-holders who '■■ accept bribes.) In the course of his remarks he alluded to each of the eleven accused, and when he came to Dan Wren, who, despite his name, weighe about three hundred, Mr Walker said, " He is the most contemptible swindler of the sang. He has neither soul nor heart; he is all body, from feet to • head, and, big as he is, he is corrupt every pound of him and every drop of blood in him. Three hundred pounds of corruption ! —an astonishing moment of turpitude. He ap proached Robinson and got/ a bribe. He got fine payments as Chairman of the Charities Committee. He is the greatest falsifier and denier-in-chief of the whole gang of thieves. He has admitted nothing practically in his record ; he has denied everything. He has had more stealing on his side than any one of the others."

Walker continued in this strain for some time, and finally accused Wren of having perjured himself on the stand, " You're a liar !" came thundering from the defen dant's corner, and the ponderous commis sioner rose, steaming with passion, from his chair. Instantly all was commotion, Walker's face turned crimson ; his eyes sparkled like fire. "Yes," he cried, "I repeat it. Dan Wren, you're a perjurer." You'ie a liar!" yelled Wren, as with clenched hands and teeth he made a step towards the State's advocate. It was a moment of suspense. Then tho mea faced each other a moment, and again Wren shouted "You're a liar!" "Cease this," commanded the judge ; "don't let me hear another word out of your head, Wren," and, in another moment, Wren was forced into his seat by a couple of bailiffs. His counsel took exception to Walker's remarks. Walker, continuing, said: " Everybody knows Dan Wren ; the record skows him to be the meanest criminal of this mean lot." Wren, who had struggled to his feet in spite of the bailiffs, and was glaring savagely at Walker, again ex claimed, " You're a liar, and you know it," and then rushed out of the court room.

The eleven defendants were convicted of conspiracy on August sth, and received sentence —eight were sentenced to two years' imprisonment in Joliet penetentiary and three to pay $1,000 fine. The trial and its result created a profound sensation in Chicago, as it was thought the commis sioners on trial, were, from their political affiliations outside the reach of law.

An "Offensive" Partisan

A crazy individual tried to burn up the British Ocean steamer Queen, of the National line, in New York Harbour, on the afternoon of August 3rd. He rowed up in a small boat alongside, and threw a bottle containing some kind of explosive on board. An explosion followed which set fire to the steamer ; but luckily the flames were soon extinguished. The police captured the man. He said he was one of a band of men who have effected an or ganisation having for its object the destruction with explosives of every vessel carrying the British flag. The broken bottle was1 brought to the police head quarters. It contained kerosene, naphtha, and rags soaked in chemicals. The prisoner took the matter coolly. "I am thwarted in this," he said, " but there are plenty of others at work who will avenge the insult to American vessels and burn every ship carrying the British flag." In court, the man gave his name as Conrad Mooney, and had a pistol, ammunition, and a dagger in his pockets, which were also stuffed with incendiaiy proclamations, and clippings about the fishery troubles.

Curious Fun.

According to the Boston " Evening Re cord " of August 10th, a horrible desecra tion of the graves of the dead in the heart of that city has been going on for nearly a week. An electric company were digging a trench along Boylston-street, for the pur pose of layine their wires. As the work men ascended the hill, they encountered the tops of graves and vaults, which extend from the burial grounds on the Common, under the wall, into Boylston-street. The roofs of'the graves were broken in and their contents thrown out on the side of the street. With the earth, brick, and stone? scattered all along the side of the trench, says the "Record," could be seen the leg, thigh, arm-bones, ribs, portions of skulls, ancf other parts of human skeletons. Some of these bones were hung upon the fence of the common, where they were the subject of scurrilous jests, and pointed out to the passers-by. The workmen sold skulls to whoever wished to purchase them.

By the riiail steamer Zealandia this morning, Mr Jesse King, of King, Walker, and Co,, received a t-racTof American bronze turkeys from San Francisco. The cock is a magnificent bird, standing, we should say, about 2ft. 6in. in height. The coop in which we saw him is nearly that height, and the back of the bird pressed so hard against the top of it as to visibly raise the thin battens when he turned round in his confined quarters. The turkeys are all in first-class condition, and the estab lishing of this splendid breed in New Zea land will be a public benefit. By the same steamer Mr Waddel received a handsome pair of pigeons of the variety known as Barbs.

SAMOA.

SUBMISSION TO TA3IASESE

DEMANDED

A Native Village Bnrned

KAXIETOA SUMMONED TO

SURRENDER.

(FROM A CORRESrOXDEKT.)

Apia, September 5. Sistcte I concluded my last letter, the Ger mans have been behaving as badly as ever. The German Commodore has issued a pro clamation to the effect that Tamasese is the rightful King of Samoa, and that all the natives must swear their allegiance to him by the 15th inst. Two of the German gun boats were sent round the islands to post up these proclamations. At one place, Satupatia, the natives told them they would not have Tamasese as king on any account, and after they (the' Germans) had posted the notices up the natives tore them down. However* as punishment for this the warship Sophie proceeded last Friday to the village named and burned 160 houses, 80 boats and canoes, shot 300 pigs, and cut down all the breadfruit and cocoanut trees and bananas in the village. The natives retreated to the bush. In one house a man had just died. The natives asked to be allowed time to bury him. This was refused, and the corpse was carried out of the house and laid under a tree while the house was burned. In another house, a woman and child were lying ill; they were also carried out and laid under a tree while the work of destruction went on.

The Germans have threatened to punish every village occupied by Malietoa's ad herents, unless Malietoa surrenders. Malietoa, however, declines, trusting when the mail arrives to find that England and America have not proved traitors, and sold him to the Germans after all their specious promises. A very small proportion of the natives are supporting Tamasese, and had it not been for blindly following the no doubt well-meant, advice of the English and American Consuls, Malietoa could have swept the whole party off the islands, which would have effectually solved the difficulty. The defections from the rebel party still continue.

It is to be hoped that, if not too late, the colonies will wake up and try to prevent the final occupation by Germany of these islands, as such a result would be fatal to the island trade with the colonies. The next mail is looked forward to with great anxiety, as it is hoped that the German proceedings may be explained satisfactorily, and not be so bad as they look for English and American interests here.

A SAMOAN RESIDENT INTERVIEWED.

German Version of the Affair.

NO ANNEXATION INTENDED.

Among the passengers by the mail steamer Zealandia was Mr August Frings, re presentative of a large Samoan trading firm, who embarked at Tutuila. This gentle man is evidently acting in a semi-official capacity on behalf of the German authorities at Samoa in connection With the recent de position of King Malietoa and the raising to power of the so-called rebel chief Tamasese. Mr Frings v. ras met on his arrival by Mr Brown, the German Consul of Auckland, and after despatching a very lengthy cable graphic message, proceeded to that gentle man's office iv Elliott-street. Here Mr .Firings was. ..interviewed by one of our represtntatives and asked to give a statement respecting recent events at Samoa, as viewed from a German's stand point. Mr FriDgs. promptly stated that he could make no statement, and Mr Brown explained that he was under strict orders to that effect.

Our representative then inquired whether the " annexation " of Samoa was the result of instructions issued by the conference at Washington. Mr Frings replied : — " There was no 'annexation.' That is a mis-statement. The conference is still sitting at Washing ton, and you will know the result probably before we will in Samoa."

Reporter: "Itis a mistake, then, to sup pose that an agreement had been entered into by England, Germany and America by which Germany was" to annex Samoa, and that England would establish a protectorate over Tonga ?" Mr Frings : "There was nothing of the kind.. Germany was simply dissatisfied with Malietoa, who is a mere child, and who has no power or influence. He would not protect our interests, and he was deposed and Tamasese appointed king in his stead. Tamasese is a great chief, and is the right man to hold that position. Malietoa had refused to make good the losses sustained by German residents, and could not be put up with any longer." Reporter: "Have you seen the reports of the Samoan trouble published in the Auckland papers?" Mr Frings : " No I have not, but I know the correspondents. They do not under stand our business."

Reporter: " Has there been any fighting since the deposition of Malietoa ?" Mr Frings :." No ; Malietoa was a mere nobody. Ido not know where he was when I left."

In course of further conversation Mr Frings stated that the German fleet was still at Samoa when he left, and he did not know the intentions of the Admiral. There were no British men of-war there, and there was no likelihood of fiq-hting between the opposing factions on the island.

On the whole, Mr Frings treated the matter in an off-hand manner, being cvi dently firmly convinced that the German Admiral had done only what was right, and acted in accordance with instructions. In deed, he could not imagine how anyone could maintain the contrary.

After some further conversation of a general character our represntative thanked Mr Frings for his courtesy and withdrew.

Mr Campbell, American Consul at Auck land received communications from Samoa per Zealandia. He is informed that mat ters remain as previously reported, and has also received reports confirming the truth of statements previously published re Ger man aggression.

Mr David Syrae, . proprietor of Mel bourne " Age," was a through passenger to Sydney by the Zealandia to-day. He has just returned from a nine months' tour of Europe and the United States, Mrs and Miss Syme accompanying him.

A correspondent, "Light," writes:— " From the statistical returns of the last few months Auckland city is the healthiest in this colony. How does this bear on Dr. Girdler's statements ?"

The following tenders were opened to day at noon by Messrs Paul and Fripp, architects, for erection of the Bridge Hotel, Coromandel. The Auckland tenders are as follows:—J. Wickham, £220 ; Chalmers, £225; Johnston and Holman, £231; Jones and O'Connor, £254; McPherson, £266; Gedye and Calver, £269; Mills, £275; Hansen, £288 ; J. Duder, £293; Lee and Smith. £309; C. Rhodes, £317; Holmes, £320 ; C. Colham, £370 ; J. Colham, £385. Tenders were also received at Coromandel, but result is not yet known here. See 1 Monday's Star,

EDWARD HANLAN.

HIS MATCH AGAINST BEACH.

By the steamship Zealandia, which ar rived in harbour to-day, the oarsman, Edward Hanlan, was a passenger, on his way to Sydney to have a second contest with Beach for the world's championship, and stakes £5,000. He looked in good form. Hanlan admitted to an interviewer that Beach is by far the best man he ever rowed with. "My chances ?" he returned to a question : "well, Beach defeated me last time ; but I hope to do better when I meet him again, though, of course, the change of climate and lengthy voyage across the ocean are against me. The 28th of next November will tell the tale. We row this time on the Nepean River, some twenty-six miles inland. There we will not be interrupted nor disturbed by steamers and barges, as was the case the last time on the Paramatta." Hanlan ad mitted he had been fairly beaten by Gandaur, bub had retrieved himself on a second trial. He considered Gaudaur a better man than Teemer, both splendid oarsmen. Hanlan carries his own boat with him, a shell 31 feet in length and 10^ inches in width, with a depth in the centre of s!f inches; bow, 3 inches ; stern, 2£ inches; weight, 27 pounds. He will row at a weight of 156 pounds, at which he finds he can do his best work.

In conversation with a Star reporter to day, Hanlan said he was not yet decided whether he will remain in Australia or not.

LATE CABLES.

IRISH LANDLORDS' CON FERENCE.

THEY LOOK FOE GOVERNMENT AID.

(SPECUL TO TRESS ASSOCIATION.)

London, September 16. The Irish Landlords' Conference, now sitting here, have repudiated any inten tion of insisting upon a system of exces sive rents for their lands. They have also resolved to apply to the Govern ment for compensation for the loss of exclusive ownership of lands, and for a reduction in taxes and other charges on that description of property.

AMERICAN-JUBILATION.

A CENTENARY CELEBRATION

(SPECIAL TO ASSOCIATION.)

London, September 16.

The Centenary of the signature of the Constitution of the United States Avas celebrated at Philadelphia yesterday. There was a monster procession on the occasion. The festivities are to be continued on Friday and Saturday.

RAILWAY DISASTER AT DONCASTER.

TWENTY KILLED AN© FOKTY

WOUNDED.

[reuter]

Londox, September 16.

A disastrous railway accident oc curred near Doncaster, two excursion trains having come into collision. So far as is known, 20 persons have been killed, and fully .70 injured.

LATEST SPORTING-

THE A.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

[SPECIAL MESSAGE.]

Sydney, this day. Tiie weather continues fine, and the usual number of horses were out this morning. Spade Quinea and Pasha did a great trial to-day over the Great Metropolitan Stakes distance two miles, the last mile being finished in lmin. 53secs. Spade Guinea had the best of the spin. Derrett was up on Pasha. Cardigan and Acolyte did a strong gallop over two miles. Dunlop did a serviceable gallop, and Cross fire had a flutter over a mile, finishing in splendid style. Silver Prince was sent three miles at half-pace. Kitawa and the Jewel went twice round splendidly. First Chester, Phaon, Aberdeen, and Upper Cut put in useful work.

Business M ras pretty well suspended at bhe office of the Official Assignee, on ac count of creditors not attending1 meet ings, because of the political nominations and the arrival of the English mail. Three meetings of creditors were called for to-day, but not one was held. The first meeting in Mrs Brown's estate lapsed : the adjourned meeting of McDonald's creditors was further adjourned ; and the meeting of O. M. Creagh's creditors was adjourned till Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, 1887,

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Ecclesiastical. T. PAUL'S — Sunday Services, 8 a.m.. Holy Communion; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer, Holy Communion, and Sermon, ""Mam mon ;" 6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer and Sermon, 'Tho Love of God." QT~ MATTHEW'S CHURCH. — O 11 a.m. t Morning Prayer, with Holy Communion and Sermon, " The Israel of God;" 6.30 p.m., Evening Prayer with Sermon. QT. SEPULCHRE'S, Kyber Pass.- O Services To-morrow: 8, Holy Communion; 11, Morning Prayer and Sermon; 2.30, Bap tisms; 6.50, Evening Prayer and Sermon. ST. JOHN'S WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL, PONSONBY, ANNIVERSARY. TO-MORROW, SEPTEMBER 18. Sermons will he Preached as Under: Morning at 11—Rev. H. J. Lewis Af tern o.oi at s—Rev. C. H. Garland Evening at 6.3o—Rev. C. H. Garland Special Hymns will be Sung by the Scholars. Collections in Aidof Sunday-School Funds. THE ANNUAL SOIREE AND PUBLIC MEETING will be held on TUESDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 20. Chairman : Win. Thornc, Esq. Address by the Revs. Jas. Chew, J. D. Gilmore T. G. Garr. MUSIC BY THE CHURCH CHOIR. Tea ox Table at 6.30 o'clock. Tickets Is- DEVON PORT PKESBYTEKIAN CHURCH, Church-street. -: Services To-morrow Morning at 11, and Evening.at 6.30. B*v- A. M. MacCaUiun. Stxannere are invited.



Ecclesiastical. "\TOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO. X CIATION NEW BUILDING, CORNER OF WELLESLEY AND ALBERT STREETS. -THIS (Saturday) EVENING, at half-past seven. Wee tins iv Lecture Hall, for United j_rayer and Bible Reading. All are invited. P~ITT-STREET WESLEY AN CHURCH —Morning at 11. Mr H. Field. Even ing at b.Zd, Rev. H. Bull. Subject, " Tho general Election." No. 11., "Tho Colony's Hope. p^¥s BYTE B lAN CHURCH. EVANGELISTIC~SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING CHURCHES: Howick— From Sabbath, ISth September, to Wednesday, 28th Sept. iAMAKi-From Sabbath, 25th September to Wednesday. 28th September MANGERE-From Sabbath, 25th September, to h nday, 30th September Otahuhu <Otara)-From Sabbath, 2nd October, to Friday, 7th October N.B.—The Services on Sabbath Evenings will nence at6-30«and on other evenings at 7.30. All are earnestly invited. . * G. B. MONRO, Convener. CJT. JA M E S'S PRESBYTERIAN \vl f CSJJRUH.-Morninsrat 11, Rev. R. Scott o v; e- ■>* (Minister-elect of St. David's). •Evening gj6jy__v__R. F. Macniccol. OT PETER'S PRESBYTERIAN tTt? HY. R9P' Surrey Hills. — Morning at1 re § U& B< Monro. Evening at 6.30, Rev. jj^ggjjW^s^Minister-elect of St. David's. A VONDALE PRESBYTERIAN w^ CHURCH.-]!, and 6 30, Rev. C. Wor- S?/ 8 > subjects : Morning " The Cloud with a wat LmiDS;; Evening: " The Spirits of Just Men made Perfect." S^SP^ PRESBYTERIAN 11 p.yRSH> Symonds-strect.—Morning at IX r\°J'pß- f- Macniccol. Evening at b.dO, Rev. R. Sonimerville. ST^FO^ pbesbytelsTan. ii CHU,RCH' REMUERA. - Services at Aif «;? n fd &3U p>m- Pastor- Rev- G- B- Monro. All seats free on Sabbath Evening. IP NE L L CONGREGATIONAL ii orS v R9H (Oddfellows' HallJ.-Morning at 11. and Evening at 6 30, Rev. H. M. Livens. ■ MotofFeden congregational tn TiSW 0?1 TIEW ROAD.-Morning m^ T' a^w? <JJi? tewart-. at 6.50, Rev.: H. Laishley. Strangers invited. All seats free. IST ™J ° N CONGREGATIONAL JLI CHURCH.-September 18—Morning at. 11, Rev. C.H. Garland. Evening at 6.20, JUev. a..). Lewis, visitors invited and wolccir.ed. i DEVONPOET CONGREGATIONAL! - r fiMH'T Moriling at n> and Evening' at 6.30, Mr G-. H. Jond3. | B E£ESFORD-STREET CONGKEGA n rfP^r CHURCH.-Rev. Jas. Chew will preach Morning at 11, "A Thine of Beamy, and Evening at 6.30, "The Final Test. TTNITED METHODIST FREE *J CHURCHES.



PITT AND VINCENT STREETS-Morniag at \\' UJ ?• A> Whlte- Evening at 6.30, Rev. S. Macfarlane. MOUNT EDEN - Morning at 11. Rev. S. Mac- D min?T eVr,S!f nil!? at 6-30. Mr Douglas. ST. HELIER'S BAY-Evening atikSO Mr G Knight. Hr PITT AND VINCENT STREETS^Monday at 7.30 Service of i-on?, "'Little Dot." Acollec tion will be made. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCHES. FRANKLIN ROAD - Morning ac 11, Rev. 0. X Ward, "Christ on His Own Death." Evening at 6.30, Rev. C. E. Ward, " Our Common Humanity." t^EPSP** at 6-30-Quarterly Social Soiree. RICHMOND ROAD-Afternoon at 3. Rev. 0. E, Ward. Evening at 6.30, Mr R. Mark ham WATERVIEW CHURCH ANNIVERSARY— Afternoon at 2.30, Rev. A. J. Smith. Even ing at 6.30, Mr H. Field. Annual Soiree-Tuesday, 6.30. We invite you. A book. A seat. A •welcome. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCHES. SERVICES TO-MORROW AS FOLLOWS :- ALEXANDRA STREET—Morning at 11, Miss Malcolm (Evangelist). Evening at 6.30, Rev. A. J. Smith. Evangelistic Service ; Subject, " Hope for the Worst.'1 Firebell at 6. PITT AND EDWIN STREETS-Morning at 11, Rev A J. Smith. Evening at 6.30, Miss Malcolm (Evangelist). "Xxfc"KTLAND TABERNACLE. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES, SUNDAY, September 18, 1887. Morning, 11 o'clocki; Evening, 6.45 o'clock. Sermons by Pastor T. Spurgeon. PUBLIC SOIREE AND MEETING, TUESDAY, Septembrb 20. Tea, 6.30 p.m. Public Meeting-, 7.30 pm. Addresses by Ministers and frienda. Tickets Is. ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. —Geo. Aldridge will lecture; subject, " The Holy Oblation," illustrated by a chart. Service to commence at 6.46. Morning Meeting in the Foresters' Hall. SEVEN TH- DA V ADVENTIST CHURCH (Mackelvie-street, Surrey Hillsf. —Pastor A. G-. Daniells will preach to-morrow at 3. and 6.45 o'clock. Subject, "Which istho Seventh Day of the Week? Has Timebeen Lost? The Different Calendars." Seats free. "VTEW CHURCH SERVICES, Foresters' .131 Hall, Karangahape Road.—Morning at 11. " npHE BRIGHTER SIDE OF THINGS" I w ill bo the subject of Rev J. S. Hill's Ad dress to Young Men, To-morrow (Sunday) After noon, at Three o'clock, in tlio Lecture Hall, Young Men's Christian Association. Come and bring a friend. Gallepflßfeervetl for ladies. ■ ■ f^ITY HALL SUNDAY EVENING \_> EVANGELISTIC. SERVICES, conducted by the Young Men's Christian Association, to morrow (Sunday) at eight o'clock. Doors open ai half-past seven. Seats all free. Come early. SSOCIATION for the Teachingjjjif Divine Healing, through faith inthol3M| Jesus Christ. Usual weekly meeting on MoriUP Evening, at 7.30. Social Hall, V.M.C.A., WelleS ley-street. Readings from Report of Inter national Conference on Divine Healing aad Holiness. Members and friends invited. __ R A. G. DANIELLS will Deliver the Temperance Lecture at the Newmarket Hall • To-morrow Niaht. Ten line, charts will be exhibited illustrating the terrible effects of alcohol on the human body. TShRISTADELPHIANS meft in the \y Mount Eden Hall, Summer-street, every Sunday morning, at 11, for Fellowship and the Breaking of Bread. Sunday-school at 9.30; Evening at 6.30. Biblo Class; subject, •' The Nature of Man." "; LORNE-STREET HALL. — Sunday Night Lectures by Professor Chainy, the Great Orator and Dramatic Reader. Subject: "ASearch for Truth through the Worlds of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy." At the close of lecture Mrs Chainy will give some Psycho metric Readings to persons selected, by tlw audience—Admission, One Shilling; Gallerjj, Sixpence. Doors open at 7.30; commence at n o'clock, /CHRISTIANS' MEETING HOUSS! \j Cook-street.—Subjsct to-morrow at 6.20 p.m.: '• The Wages of Sin, arid the Gift pf God.1 * All are invited. _■ . A UCKLAND HEBREW CONGREGA- J\. TION.—The Secretary will attend at the Board Room on Snnday from 12 to 2 o'clock to Allot Seats for the Holidays. • QVUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT. Mr Pooley's Choir will Give the Usual Cont cert at the Teaching Chambers, To-M0HP097,9* 3 o'clock. Open to the Public. Reserved GlitiSS for subscribers.



COMING EVENTS. Meetings, &c, To-night. Abbott's Opera House—Moore and Ashton'a Mammoth Minstrels, 8 Bell's Buildings. Wyndham-street — Industrial Association's Exhibition, 7.20 to 10 Olympia Hall, Grey-street—Skating Kink, 7.30 to 10. V.M.C.A. Rooms-Evangelistic Service. 7.30 Temperance Hall—Free Entertainment, 7.30 Choral Hall-Skating Kink, 2 to 5 - G'assworks, Freeman's Bay-Exhibition Glass- Eota of Justices at Police Court. September 19-Messrs C. Laßoche andT.B. Lewis _ Auction Sales on Monday. G. W. Binney & Sons-Produce, 11 Arthur and Buddie, Hobson-street—HoosehoS* Furniture and Effects, 11 B. Tonks and Co.-Oamaru Potatoes 1?. • -