IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6136, 24 March 1898, Page 2

IN A NUTSHELL.

Longfellow died March 24, 1882. Eussia is supporting French demands in China. Dunedin Cup dividends yesterday, .£2l 8s and £36 11s. Loss of H.M.S. Eurydice, with 330 lives, March 24, 1878. Annual meeting of the Kaiapoi Eifles to-morrow night. Northerly gales, with rain, anticipated by Captain Edwin. Every other generation knows how to bring up children properly. A total of ,£9569 put through the totalisators at Dunedin yesterday. Canterbury Jockey Club acceptances and general entries due to-morrow. . Halswell drainage scheme to be discussed at Tai Tapu to-morrow night. Success which mafyes a man humble is succesa.of the finest perfection. Charity often covers a multitude of sins which ought not to be covered. It is bad form t© confide financial prosperity to your family doctor. It affects his bills. " When a man finds fault with his coffee his wife safely infers that the batter cakes are all right. : . . " Sir GeorgerNewnes, the proprietor of Tit--.Bftg'an~i other ptiblidattons/is Mjuipging an ;f Antarctic, expeditions -iy ., ', ■"'•'^. "" r ' . v The. British Government .has protested^ against, the French occupation of B.oussa and Nikki in West Africa. • Mr Gladstone's health has not improved. It is expected that the venerable statesman will have to undergo an operation. There is a revival of the war scare in Washington. The chairman of the Senate's Naval Committee stated that war was inevitable. Later news from the New Hebrides shows that Dr Lamb's mission station was not so seriously damaged by the recent hurricane as was at first reported. The Otago Jubilee was celebrated in Dunedin yesterday with a number of ceremonies and festivities. The weather was very favourable, and the extensive programme appears to have been carried out with great success. The cricket match between Stoddart's team and South Australia was continued at Adelaide yesterday. The Englishmen completed their second innings for 399 ; thus leaving the Australians 335 to make to win, and when the stumps and the match were drawn they had compiled 267 for - the loss of only t-wo wickets. The Englishmen leave Adelaide en route, for Hometo-dav.