diff -ur -X diff_ignore freeciv-cvs/client/options.c freeciv-build/client/options.c
--- freeciv-cvs/client/options.c	Wed Sep 13 19:45:00 2000
+++ freeciv-build/client/options.c	Thu Jan 11 17:54:00 2001
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
   N_("First Contact"),               /* E_FIRST_CONTACT */
   N_("City May Soon Grow"),          /* E_CITY_MAY_SOON_GROW */
   N_("Wonder Made Obsolete"),        /* E_WONDER_OBSOLETE */
+  N_("Famine may soon be feared in City"),   /* E_CITY_FAMINE_MAY_BE_FEARED */
+  N_("Wonder will be finished next turn"),   /* E_CITY_WONDER_WILL_BE_BUILT */
+  N_("Learned new government"),	     /* E_NEW_GOVERNMENT */
 };
 
 /**************************************************************************
diff -ur -X diff_ignore freeciv-cvs/common/events.h freeciv-build/common/events.h
--- freeciv-cvs/common/events.h	Fri Jul 28 00:28:08 2000
+++ freeciv-build/common/events.h	Thu Jan 11 17:54:00 2001
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
   E_FIRST_CONTACT,
   E_CITY_MAY_SOON_GROW,
   E_WONDER_OBSOLETE,
+  E_CITY_FAMINE_WILL_BE_FEARED,
+  E_CITY_WONDER_WILL_BE_BUILT,
+  E_NEW_GOVERNMENT,
   /* Note:  If you add a new event, make sure you make a similar change to
      message_text in client/options.c
      */
diff -ur -X diff_ignore freeciv-cvs/server/cityturn.c freeciv-build/server/cityturn.c
--- freeciv-cvs/server/cityturn.c	Thu Jan 11 17:21:20 2001
+++ freeciv-build/server/cityturn.c	Thu Jan 11 17:54:00 2001
@@ -763,6 +763,15 @@
 {
   int turns_growth, turns_granary;
 
+  if (!pcity->is_building_unit && is_wonder(pcity->currently_building) &&
+     (city_turns_to_build(pcity,pcity->currently_building,0) <= 1))
+  {
+	notify_conn_ex(dest, pcity->x, pcity->y,
+		E_CITY_WONDER_WILL_BE_BUILT,
+		_("Game: Notice: Wonder %s in %s will be finished next turn"), 
+			get_improvement_name(pcity->currently_building), pcity->name);
+  }
+	  
   if (pcity->food_surplus > 0) {
     turns_growth = (((pcity->size+1) * game.foodbox) - pcity->food_stock - 1)
 		   / pcity->food_surplus;
@@ -790,6 +799,16 @@
 		       pcity->name, pcity->size + 1);
     }
   }
+  else
+  {
+	if (pcity->food_stock + pcity->food_surplus <= 0) {
+      		notify_conn_ex(dest, pcity->x, pcity->y,
+			E_CITY_FAMINE_WILL_BE_FEARED,
+			_("Game: Warning: Famine may soon be feared in %s."),
+			pcity->name);
+	}
+  }
+  
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
diff -ur -X diff_ignore freeciv-cvs/server/plrhand.c freeciv-build/server/plrhand.c
--- freeciv-cvs/server/plrhand.c	Thu Jan 11 17:21:20 2001
+++ freeciv-build/server/plrhand.c	Thu Jan 11 17:54:00 2001
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 void found_new_tech(struct player *plr, int tech_found, char was_discovery,
 		    char saving_bulbs)
 {
+  int i;
   int philohack=0;
   int was_first=0;
   int saved_bulbs;
@@ -219,6 +220,17 @@
 	    get_nation_name_plural(plr->nation),
 	    advances[tech_found].name
 	    );
+    
+  for (i=0;i<=game.government_count;i++)
+  {
+	  if (tech_found == governments[i].required_tech)
+	  {
+		  notify_player_ex(plr,-1,-1, E_NEW_GOVERNMENT,
+		  _("Game: Discovery of %s contains a new government %s. You may want to start revolution."),
+		  advances[tech_found].name, get_government_name(i));
+	  }
+  }
+  
     /* Alert the owners of any wonders that have been made obsolete */
     for (wonder = 0; wonder < game.num_impr_types; wonder++)
       if (game.global_wonders[wonder] && is_wonder(wonder) &&