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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 278, 23 November 1899, Page 1

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N.Z. Contingent arrived. They disembark at-the Cape. Ketch Envy pronounced seaworthy. Captain's certificate returned. Outward 'Frisco mail on Monday. Westerly winds and unsettled weather. "Star" monthly summary published !to-day. i Te Anau arrived from the South this. i morning-. | The Art Society's exhibition closed i yesterday. !' A political crisis has arisen in South' j Australia. i Horticultural Society's Show open-to-morrow. Influenza is becoming epidemic in Wellington. We.leyan Synod continues its sitting this evening. Gat-acre's force is moving on Coles- • birg and Aliwal North. Major-General Clery's relieving force numbers 14.000 troops. "Girofle Girofla" :t success at the' Opera House last night. A magnificent- banquet,was given the German Kaiser at Windsor. The Queen next spring- visits Northern Italy instead of the Riviera. Mr Garrett. A. Hobart, Vice-Presi-dent of the United States, is dead. Hnddart Parker steamer Westralia left. Sydney for this port last-evening. Little hope is entertained of the schooner Wolverene turning up safely; Amateur Athletic Sports on Saturday promise to be of unusual interest. The Queensland Government had a narrow escape of being- defeated las. night. A very great number of cases of influenza have been reported during the last few days. . . All Nations' Fair which closed last, evening' is expected to show a net profit of £500. i The main" body of the Boer army has apparently ' moved south frotas around Ladysmith. Tor every* bottle of wine drunk by an Englishman, a German drinks __. and a Frenchman 70. The surplus of the Australasian wheat crop, it is estimated, will be. this ; year 24,000,000 bushels. Mr James J. Shaldriek was yesterday elected to fill the vacancy on the Onehunga Borough Council. Captain Matthew; of the cutter Ettlej White, died at sea- recently while the ves.se] was en route for Samoa. In New South Wales during the pas. 12 months, sheep decreased* 2,700,000, cattle SO,OOO, and horses 17,000. Z Messrs Nathans' horses were successful at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting-j'esterday. - , The final concert of the season of the Musical Union takes place in the Choral Hall on Monday night next. . A poll in Christchurch authorising the borrowing of £.5,000 for city improvements was carried by a majority,: of 100. Discussion took place at the Wesleyan Syhbd yesterday on the question' ■',' of the appointment of lady missionaries to the Maoris. " ' At the Soitth Aiis'tralian dinner ir. London, Lord; Wolesley will speak as " a compliment to the Australasian contingents now eu route td the ■w_r.T ;- •'.;_ On behalf of the various colonies, the Agents-General in London haxre combined in tendering sympathy ta : the Marquis of Salisbury in his bereavement. '..'";■ A special concert in aid of the Sunday School Library will be given by} the Church of Christ Band of Hope tomorrow evening in the Foresters'' --; Hall, Newton. - ' ' '"" .■■—*-