IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6125, 11 March 1898, Page 2

IN A NUTSHELL.

The Earl of Bradford is dead. General Sir James (Outran, died March 11, 1863. Auckland City Council finance is in a bad way. College and Mounted Rifles at Bromley to-morrow. More north-east showers. Barometer falling slowly; There is a firmer feeling on the London Stock Exchange. The Golf Club's season opens to-morrow, at Hagley Park. First London daily paper published March 11, 1709. Linwood Cycling Club's race meeting to-morrow, at Lancaster Park. • Industrial scholarship entries due toM morrow, at Canterbury College. An exceedingly good programme for tha Army Sherwin concert to-night. The North Canterbury Eduoational In* stitute meets to-morrow, at the Normal School. The Chinese Foreign Office declares that Russia's demands are not regarded in the 1 light of an ultimatum. She frowned at him aiid called him Mr, Merely because he came and Kr. Thnt very nig it, just her to spite, ■ hat nnuglity Mr Kr. Sr. Prizes for table decorations at the Horticultural Society's Show yesterday were allotted by popiilar vote as follows :*— Mt*^ Boyle 1, Miss Graham 2, Misß Irving 3. • Thi-i morning Judge Williams ref liißfecl to grant the.application for the prosecution of: Messrs J. G. Ward and John' -Fisher in connection with the aifairs of the 'Ward Farmers' Association. Rioting of an alarming nature has occurred in Bombay in connection with, the suppression of the plague, many persons, Europeans and natives, being killed. The city is now in the hands of the military. Meetings to-night :— Educational Institute, Young Men's Christian Association Rooms, 7.30 pim. j Frangaise, Girton College, 8 p.m.; 'Chamber of Commerce Committee, 7.30 p.m. ; meeting of volunteer officers as to Garrison Band, Drillshed, 8 p.m.; Canterbury Women's Institute, Hobbs's Buildings, 8 p.m. ■Wi— rtw— l—^llM