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Evening Star, Issue 11266, 13 June 1900, Page 5

The meetiDgof ladies called by the Southern Band for the purpose of arrangiug a, bazaar in aid of the bmd's funds'was held lost, evening in the band room, when between thirty asd forty ladfcs responded lo the invitation of the band. Mr Jackson oeeupird the chair. It was resolved that the b'ziar be held in Naumanti'a Hall, South Daoedia, in the second week of September. Coasiderthe number of energetic worker*, aad their enthusiasm, there is every reason to believe that the affair will prove an und übted success.

The meeting of the Central Mission Young Men's Club was held in the club room, Stafford street, on Monday evening, the president (Rev. W. Sinclair) in the chair. Mr H. M. Ewing wrote resigning hi-; position as officer, and it was resolved that the K'Mgnation stand over in the meantime. Vote* of thanks were passed to Mr Esquilanl for gift of photo oi' cricket team ; to Messrs Thompson and Beck for gifts of hooks and magazines. A challenge was received freni the Cargill road Club to play a friuuily game of draughts, arid was referred to Ihe Draughts Committee to act. The Trinity Literary Society were invited lo take partin the debate on ' Intemperance v. Gambling-' Apropos of sessional prospects the Dunedin correspondent of the ' Argus," who is generally credited with a knowledge of what is going on behind the scenes, informs that paper that " not only the Ministerial party, but the Opposition, huve_ their troubles as to leadership Before the last Central Election I told your readers that the Opposition had lost all confidence in Captain Russell as the head of a lighting force, and the ' debacle' which then occurred has absolutely killed his last rentn»nt of support. It was hoped that he himself would resign before the session—a course for which the state of his health would have given sufficient warrant—but it seems likely now that nothing definite will be done until -fhe House meets. If Captain Russell is continued in the leadership after that, it will, simply be because the party feels that they are numerically so small ihsit it dors not very jiucli matter who is their leader, or whether there is any leader at aii. In fact, many of them deliberately argue that by far the best- policy—or at- any '.ate the most embarrassing to (lie Coveviiment—wouid be to have no leader, but to adopt the 'frondeur' system, making no organised attacks, but allowing any individual member on either side of the House to make such criticisms as he might feel moved to offer.''

A Natal newspaper is responsible for the following curiou-, story of President Kruger:— - "Seme years n;ro the President bought from an old half-breed'"female pedlar a meerschaum pipe to which she ascribed a power of forecasting the future. The old woman predicted that three important changes in \m life would be foretold by accidents befalling flic pipe. Early in the year 3881, before the'retrocession ar.d the qualified independence of the Transvaal, the s tern came to pieces; a little before tho Jameson raid ho shipijed a piece off' the bowl; and just before his" departure for the Bloemfcntein Conference the pips fell to the ground, and was smashed to fragment?." For the second of the matinee chamber concerts, to be held on Saturday afternoon, a specially interesting Dregramme h;i= hren n-r> pared. Mrs Bhmdford playing a portion of the beautiful Waltlstein Sonata, and Ilerr Zinmieriiißiin contributing Leonard's arrangement of the 'Austrian hymn to the Emperor. p which we have pleasant rccelleelinns of OvMe Mucin's nlayni?. Tn addition to these items, mntiv will be glad to welcome back their old friend iM*noni Vcnobta, who has just returned from" tVc JNorth; and Mv Herbert Moss, who is a new addition to our list of concert soloists, should receive ;i suitable welcome. The • instrumental portion of the programme includes a quartet for piano and strings, and altogether if - Mie best so far put forward by the manage-