IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6344, 25 November 1898, Page 2

IN A NUTSHELL.

Sir Henry Havelock died on Nov. 25, 1857. Entries for the Floral Fete close to-inonow night. „,.,'■ i. x'he garrisons in Russian China have been greatly strengthened. Obituary: the Hon. W. D. Stewart, this morning, from heart disease. The Engineers will have a military display at New Brighton to-morrow. The New Brighton people are. agitating to ,-. secure a resident constable. Bank of New South Wales, paying a .dividend at the rate of 9 per cent per annum. The Floral Fete on Thursday in next week promises to be a brilliant spectacle. The sum of £7734 was put througli the totalisator at the Hutt Racecourse yesterday. The Corean Government has invited Japan to restore order, political riots having occurred. . Sensational disclosures in, connection witli American army administration have been made by General Roosevelt. A dividend of £32 7s was paid on Osborne in the Flying Handicap at the Wellington Racing Club's meeting yesterday. The amateur performance of Pmero s comedy " The Magistrate " at the Theatre Royal last night was a decided success. I Drainage matters to be further talked about at Papanui to-night. It is time that a deterI mination to do something practical was arm Sir Michael Hicks-Beach holds that the danger of a conflict with France is more reI mote than has been the case for years past. At a theatre and hotel fire in San Francisco twenty lives were lost.' _ . Results at the Wellington Racing Club s meeting yesterday : -Snorts Handicap Jabber, Chasseur, Victoria Cross; First Hack Handicap, Gobo, Stockade, Rochester; First Welter Handicao, Hillstone and Voltigeur a dead heat ; Flvin^ Handicap, Osborne, Chasseur. Whiritea. The balloon takes a. first place, ascended in its hieheH flight to an altitude of 60.720H, vA«\st the highest flight of birds is 43!000ft. The highest balloon ascent was 29.000 ft above the earth's surface, the highest mountain climb 23,000 ft. The dwellings occupying the -ereatert altitude above tti* %e» Wei ptflid at 15,500 ft, and ,the highest railroad is 13,200 ft. ______ •