Diary of the Week.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 14, 26 July 1889, Page 19

Diary of the Week.

Wednesday, 17th.

Maxim gun tried with success at Auckland.— lrish citizens of Christchurch elect reception committee for Irish delegates.— Mutilated victim of Jack the Ripper found in street at Whitechapel.

Thursday, 18th

Aucklanders returned from Sydney report labour market fully supplied.— Several claims pegged off at new goldfield, Ruatolu, Coromandel.—Nuggetof pure gold, 461 oz.,found at Tarnagulla, Victoria.— Premier states in Assembly at Syduey over 100 recidivists in New South Wales — Unsuccessful attempt made by Portuguese at Rio to shoot Dom Pedro.

Friday, 19th

Burglar who shot Constable Sutherland sentenced to death at Sydney.— Aeronaut killed by collapse of balloon at Manchester.

Satubday, 20th

Morgan (Home Ruler) defeats Drummond (Conservative) for Brixton, London, by majority of 1719.— Members of committee of Clan-na-Gael, at solicitation of Catholic priest, confess Croniu'a murder.

Monday, 22nd.

Coal miners at Kamo, Auckland, strike against reduction of wages.— Boys hunting mice at Williamstown pier, Melbourne, find plant of 4000 sovereigns, probably stolen from s.s. Iberia. — Bulnois (Conservative) defeats Leveson-Gower (Home Ruler) for Marylebone, London, by majority of 419.

Tuesday, 23rd.

Kamo miners return to work at former wages. — Meeting at Wellington invites Irish delegates to addrsss public meeting on Irish politics. — Salisbury sreak^ in favour of Imperial Federation. — Reported that Dowager Kmpreis Augusta his entered Catholic Church,