IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6126, 12 March 1898, Page 4

IN A NUTSHELL.

— — o I Barometer falling slowly. | Polling foi' the St Albans loan on Monday. Miss Amy Sherwin's last concert tonight. The City Council will meet on Monday night. Prince Alfred shot at in Sydney, March 12, 186 S. Civil sittings of the Supreme Court on Monday. Harvest festivals at various churches to-raorrow. New Brighton Trot handicaps and acceptances due on Monday. Anniversary to-raorrow of the murder of the Czar Alexander 11., March 13, 1881. American newspapers propose an alliance between that country, Great Britain and Japan. The Transvaal Government is asking the Volksraad to sanction a loan of six millions. Nearly thirteen hundred deaths from the bubonic plague occurred at Bombay last week. Mr " Wet " Wragge says that bad weather is approaching Now Zealand from the westward. In the Harapepe murder case, the jury returned a verdict of " Not guilty," on the ground of insanity. An important speech— outlined by cable —was made by Mr Goschen in introducing the navy estimates in the Ilouse of Commons. „ n j Interviews between the Queen and Premier Faure and Lord Salisbury and M. Hanotaux, with respect to the international outlook, will probably he arranged. Stoddart's team began tbe return match against Victoria yesterday When stumps : were drawn for tbe day the Victorians, m : their first innings, had lost nine wickets for 283 runs.