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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 274, 18 November 1899, Page 1

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♦ —. — , . Still blowing-. i ; Bad weather outside. A British force ambushed. . , }. Steamer Eotokino disabled. ) Another sharp fight with the Boers. Second day of the Agricultural Show. Steamer Hilararoa arrives from Sydney to-morrow. Te s.s. Vivid will run an excursion; to Eiverhead to-morrow. The town of Estcourt, Northern Natal, is short of artillery. The Boers have once more taken a number of British prisoners. "La Poupee" will be performed at the Opera House this evening. The Auckland Society of Arts Exhibition .will be open again this evening. ! Sir W. Buller reports 100 missing in connection with the armoured train disaster. - Indirect evidence goes to show that General Joubert is alive, but possibly; wounded. A sharp engagement has taken place outside Lady smith, the Boers suffering; heavy loss. ' A tribal war has occurred ml New; Guinea, and a number of villages hay« been burned. • S.s. Botokino from Fiji was towed into port this morning with her steer-ing-gear broken. A British armoured train was attacked near Colenso by the Boers and suffered disaster. Heavy rifle fire and an explosion was heaifa in the direction of Ladysniitfti. on the 16th inst. . A Kussian gmnboat has sailed for the Persian Gulf, and is shadowed byj a British warship. A number of riding and driving competitions took place to-day at the Agricultural Show. Manjr Boers were bayonetted in Col. Baden Powell's night attack on the enemy at Mafeking.' The Auckland Infantry Battalionl of volunteers struck camp in the Domain this afternoon. A considerable number of British! were wounded, besides two killed, in,l the engagement near Colenso. ...'.• A specially attractive programmehas been arranged for the N.Z. Natives* All Nations Fair this evening. ' A Hungarian judge has got thrafej years' imprisonment for tarfcurimj a prisoner to extract a confession. " ;;'.. The Boers threaten that if Nathan, arrested as a spy at Ladysmith, is harmed six British 'Officers will be> put to death. .. ■'■■'.. A London war correspondent has behaved with conspicuous bravery in! the latest fight in Natal in the vicinity of Colenso. Mr Kane, the manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Oama.ru, has been appointed manager at Wellington, vice the late Mr Somerville. The charge against Wolfe of murdering his children at Petone has been postponed till next session, accused being too weak to stand the strain now. . ' : \ ...:.. ■■•..,' '■•': . -■• - /':' ' L A man jumped pyerbpaid^^rojii "the; sreamer Tainjii in t^e .Ea^Wonr. I yesterday afterhpon-, but't^j ■srteanj*j er.'s boat "was iaunchefl promptly] and' I the man was picked up feiafMy. The Premier addressed a big gather* I ing at Pal.mers.t6n North last night, and the proceedings at* he close of the meeting when Mr Pirani put in am appearance were very disorderly.? A Wellington telegram states that the Motor Car Cpinpany,f which was spoken of some time ago, is going oh, and propose to place motor cars oh the streets of the principal towns of tJhe colony, beginning with .Wellington. ~,■,, - The examination for Foundatdo» and John Williamson Scholarships takes place at the Grammar School on December 20. The winners will be entitled to free education at the school. Competitors for one class of scholarship take secondary _ subjects, while the others are open to pupils of the district schools only. Full particulars may be obtained; from the headmaster or from the secretary (Mr, W. Wallace Kidd), Victoria Arcade. . ' Dress Fabrics.—Smith and Caughej| are showing latest "novelties and colouring double width, all marked at specially low prices, lOfd, 1/oj, 2/2s. l/4£d, l/6i, 1/11*, 2/6 to 4/9. ".. :