Diary of the Week.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 43, 15 February 1889, Page 19

Diary of the Week.

Wednesday. 6th. STDNKT capitaltst prevented by property tax from purchasing building lots in Auckland. — Meeting of f-jmpa hirers with Pa ceil at Hawera, Gordon Furlong in chbir.— Floods at Castlemain, Victoria, and Albury and Cooma, N.S.W. — Great fire at Buffalo, New York.— Thursday, 7tb. Largely attended Parnell Defence Fund m°eting held at Oaaaaru. — British consulate at Chinp-Kiang, China, burued during riot, — FItIDAY, Bth. To Kooti visits AnekUnd with intention of g> ing t<~> Poverty Bay. — Annouuoed tbat Pop>' presents golden chal cm as jibilse gift to Melbourne;— Coudoa, M.f'., Tipperary Kast Bentencel two months. — Satuhday. <»th. Successful tiialof Maxim gun at Melbourne. — '• Jack the Ripper " oommitfl three murders at Spanish Town, Jamaica. — Soriom i iota in R >me.— Seiioii ■ riots an 1 st ikes m B 'lgium. — Monday, lltb. B lulanger proposes for Fiauc* 1 election c f President as in America. — Afghan Ameer maiching with ">OOO troops on Turkestan. — Tuesday, 12th. Earthquake shocks in Lancashire, and at Naples. — U.S. Senate votes quarter million to protect Ameiican interests in P«naroa.