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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9639, 14 January 1903, Page 3

An epidemic of scarlet fever is threatened m Auckland. It is reported that m certain parts of the Ashburton, county land values have nearly doubled during the last few years. Mr Charles Arnold, the well-known ac-tor-manager, who \played through the colony last year, writes that lie has bought the rights of several new American comedies, whiph. he is forwarding toi Mr George Willougbby, of the WilloughbyUeadi. Company, for .performance m Australia and New Zealand this year. A new bank is to be incorporated m New York with, a capital of five million dollars, to be operated exclusively by women and to have only women depositors. The presidency of the institution!, according to the Morning Post's correspondent, has been offered to Mrs Sarah Dick, cashier of tlie First National Bank of Huntingdon, Indiana, who for the past 20 -years has been the only woman bank cashier m the United States. The London correspondent of the San Francisco Examiner is responsible fur the statement that Mr Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of Mr Joseph Chamberlain, "is m love with Princess Victoria, second daughter of King Edward of England, and that the Princess Victoria of Waltjs is m love with Austen Chamberlain. At various times the Princess was reported to be engaged to' Prince George of the Hellenes, Governor of Crete, but he is her first cousin; to John Baring, Baron Revelstoke, but he is only wealthy. Austen Chamberlain is Postinaster-Geue-ral, 39 years old, handsome, serious, ambitious, heir to a fortune, and intelligent. It is also said that the King regards him with affectionate interest. Tlie Princess Victoria is remarkable for the .simplicity of her tastes and her love of manual labor. She is 34 years old."