IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6074, 11 January 1898, Page 2

IN A NUTSHELL.

Temple of Truth re-named "The Choral Hall." Westerly gales predicted by Captain Edwin. Theatre Royal to-moirw night, The Sign of the Cross. The bubonic plague is alarmingly on the increase in Bombay. Meeting of the Charitable Aid Board at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. Many companies are being formed in Germany to trade with China. Board, of Conciliation meets to-morrow to consider the engineering award. The Cashmere Hills Domain Board will meet to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock. 'The Hon William Gisborne, a prominent figure in New Zealand politics some years ago, is dead. News from China states that two German priests were murdered on Nov. 1 in the Shantung district, under circumstances of great atrocity. Sixty engineering firms have locked out their employes since the termination of the conference. The strike is having a serious effect upon trade. Mr C. Lewis, one of the members for Christchurch City,, addressed his constituents last evening, and a vote of thanks and confidence was declared carried, as against an amendment disapproving of his action in connection with the Old Age Pensions Bill. " What ! Do you mean to contradict yourself ?" began Naggem, the lawyer for the plaintiff, to the defendant. "After stating on direct examination that the plumbers worked three whole days at your house, do yon mean to turn round here and say they didn't ?" " But I didn't state that they worked three days at my house." "Yes, you did!" " No, I didn't !" "What did you say, then?" "I said they were there three days."