IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6133, 21 March 1898, Page 2

IN A NUTSHELL.

North*weßt weather. A gale blowing at Wellington to-day. PrinceßS Louise married March 21,---1871. The E Battery will hold a smoke concert to-morrow night. • The. Rimutaka; left Hobart ' morning for New Zealand.; ; than 2 16' deathß • I rptft plague '■-. ; > are rpjlortecl)dai|y in Bofcjb&y/v < ; : : \ 'Bj -an explosion in' a 'wine at Corddyft^ :. '■' Spain; seventy men wort ; killed* \;<\ ■:■'■'■ ."•'■ :' ...■'. '•-,, ■ .It iß reported from ; Cairo .that friendly •" '<'■ } natives have occupied Metenineh. Teams match at Oatnaru won by Christchurch Reserve Corps No. 1 team. ■ ; ; • The Technical Committee of the Industrial Association will meet to-morrow . night. . • ' J The Society of Arts* exhibition opens tomorrow night, in the (Gallery, Armagh Street H ■<■■■:■ •■■ ■„■■• f ■..-.-. : . ■ : Mr Cecil Rhodes has sised for England,., but is expected to return to the Cape shortly. Russia has agreed to the postponement by Turkey of the payment of the balancer of the war indemnity. Tenders for the Chinese loan, which is being favourably received by London and , Berlin financiers, will be opened to-morrow. In Melbourne a world's cricket record of 928 runs for seven wickets has been made by the University team playing against/ Essendon. In response to pressure from Japan, Russia has withdrawn from the control of Corea, and the Russian financial agent has been recalled. • .. ■ • • The man Philpott, who is under sentence at Wellington for the Silverstream murder, is to be executed at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning. Mr Gladstone's health has been unimproved by his Bojourn at Bournemouth, and the veteran statesman has determined to return to Hawarden. The extensive additions recently made by the Chrißtchurch Meat Company to its Smithfield works, near Tiniaru, were formally opened on Saturday. The French Ambassador at Pekin threatened the Chinese Council -of. Foreign... ', Affairs that r aotive" operations would b& taken to enforce the Republic's demands. • 'The -death is announced in Brisbane of ' •■■ Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer v KiC>M.(i./ who '.„. ■■: has' taken an active part in Queensland ' public affairs during the past thirty yiearaj at the age of seventy-nine. The London 2'tmes, in referring to the French demands, Bays.it is necessary to make China understand that a worse thing « than the occupation of Hainan would happen if they were conceded. Smythe: "Did you hear what Kiely's : little boy said when they showed him tho triplets ?" Browne : " No ; what was it P" Smythe: "He said, 'There! Mamma's been gettin's bargains again.' " France has demanded that China shall not alienate the territory south of the Yang-tse-kiang River. It is understood that this has been done to block British extension from Eowloon, and to obstruct the construction of the railway through Yunnan. The Athens correspondent of the London Standard states that Prince George's appointment as Governor of Crete iB virtually ' assured.. Russia is urging Great Britain and France to co-operate in a loan to cover Prince George's expenses in the Governorship. The return cricket match between Stoddard's team and South Australia was commenced at Adelaide on Saturday. At the conclusion of the day's play the Englishmen had all been disposed of for 222 runs, and the South Australians had made 64 without the loss of a wicket. Mr Goschen, the First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking in the House of Commons, said it was extraordinary that the colonies contributed so little towards Imperial naval defence. He believed, however, that the idea of helping the Mother Country had taken root and would grow.