TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 117, 26 May 1885, Page 2

TABLE TALK.

Minks are now laid in our harbour. 'Frisco outward mail left to-day. Mr Howard Vincent has turned Consorvativo. Plethora of amusements tonight—Opera House, Oriental Fair, Circus, and two church soirees. There was a big review of troops at Melbonrno yosterday. No poor in Scrvia bucauso ovorybody has land. About ."00 Volunteers took part In a sham fight at Wellington yesterday. The Star of Bethlehom, which was visible in the noonday sun in 1572, will toon be due again. Big birthday parade at Chnstchurch yesterday, no fewer than 70-1 Volunteers being present. There woro USO on parade at Dunedin. Rev. Mr Rico has been inducted into the pastorate of Tynto-strcet Baptist Church, Adelaide. It is alleged that an Auckland Inspector of Schools sometimes playfully brandishes a knife and threatens to cut oil1 the children's heads to make thorn say their lessons better. A Russian lady, writing to a friend in Australia.says if war does break out it can't bo ended for tbroo or four yoarp. Melbourne unotinakoifl' strike 003t over £9,000. Insurance Companies Imvo lost so much of late by fires in Canterbury that one leading English Company ha=) resolved to withdraw. A Roman Catholic bazaar just closed at Christchurch, realised £1,024 on behalf of a convent building. Money being plentiful in tha London market, the million-and-a-half loan for this colouy will be floated ;ifc once. Last night Bi»ho,n • Cowrie lectured atHamilton on " &ff>buni«taii r " anil presented crises to the DUDils of St. Peter's Sunday-