IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6305, 27 September 1898, Page 2

IN A NUTSHELL.

Bombardment of Algiers, Sept. 27, 1&C. Meeting of the Hospital Board at 2 pan, to-morrow. The Selwyn County Council will meet "tomorrow morning. ...... The San Francisco xiail steamer arrived' at Auckland this mornings The Floral 'F.ete executive will meet tomorrow night, in the City_ Council Chamber. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Boßton, said that the federation of the Anglo-Saxon- race was drawing near. The. annual general meeting of the Christchurch Swimming Club will be held to-mor-row night, at the Clarendon. The Emperor of China is now reported t© be in excellent health, and eager for British, intervention- io restore him.; to pov7er, .- ,_ ; Profes'sbi; Bickerton's:. course, of. popular .; science lectures will be commenced at .8 "p.rru ,■ ■ to-morrow, at- the Canterbury College.. The leaders of the Christians in Crete haver • _the foreign; admirals .. ihas.rtheijr -yilt.-; c . disarm immediately the Turkish trtiopa with- -?■.;. ■ draw; ifrom- : the islands "; .' - : • .-• ••■•■■'•• ' ;•,'• ? .At* the .^meeting of the^City. Council • last>. evening it was decided i; 6 ftgain endeavour to\ - induce the Government to allow the morgiie at the Police Station to bo used as a public morgue. Fashoda and Sobat, in the Soudan, have been occupied by Sir H. Kitchener, and the British and Egyptian colours hoisted. A „( strong puard is protecting the " Union Jack [ of Old England." • His Joy "was rot yet full.— First: One thing I've fpund out, anyhow ; this comic paper gush, about mothers-in-law is all rot. Why, mjne|s a perfect angel! Second: Lucky dogt Mine's not dead yet. » One of " Nature's Laws." — Fond Parent or new Infant (tor the fiftieth time, to male friend): And isn't the darling like his 'pa. don't you think? Male Friend (absently 'anrl rather tired): Yes; if he isn't, ho ought to o be! j The City Council, at 'its meeting last night, ! resolved to suggest several amendments in the Slaughtering and Inspection Bill now before Parliament, and Messrs Hanson and Forres--1 ter, who are also representing the butchers, i were empowered to lay these amendments bei fore the Minister in charge of the Bill. I An. inspector, examining a boy's written answers to a series of questions upon elementery physiology, lighted' upon a. sentence, " The liver is an infernal organ. Hft poised his blue pencil over the sentence, ana was about to swoop down upon it, when he paused, and speaking with %hat_ sincerity which comes from personal experience, said, with a sad smile upon bis face, "Sso; let the word stand. The boy is right— quite right!