TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1886, Page 2

TABLE TALK.

" SroONH " at the Opera Houso,

Zulu Thompson is bankrupt. Hoavy rainfall over North Islund. Gold ut Papatoitoi. Whore next ? The toinperanco candidates have boen de fented at Timaru.

Sir Goorgo Grey comes to town next weok.

Why should not swimming bo tought to all the boys and girls at tho public schools ? Agricultural show at Warkworth yestordoy was not successful; rain foil nearly all day.

Symonds-streot cemotoriee will bo closod after 3rd March next,

Te Kiri, a well-known Rotorua chief, is doad. Big " tangi" in progress. Company drills have been suspended for a fortnight, on account of the Fanny Fair occupying the Drill-ehed. Mr D. Dougherty, who has for years been in tho Union Steamship Company's offlce here, has left to take the position of manager for the Company at Gisborno.

On dil that people were brought from Tauranga to voto in the recent City South Licensing election.

New Zealand wheat is selling at 3b 8d Eer bushel in Sydney; oats, 2s 5d per ushel; and maize 3s (id per 661b. A large number of the people who joined tho Volunteers during tho recent war scare are now resigning because thero is no fighting to do Mr A. J. Vogan, of Tauranga, states that ho leaves in November next with a fresh New Guinea expedition to be sent out by tho New South Wales Government, or by it and the Queensland Government jointly. On dil that Sir Georgo Grey haß prepared a telling indictment against the Colonial Treasurer, which he will deliver a few days after the address of the latter.

In Great Britain the surplus of labourers' earnings over the cost of food is quoted at 65 per oent,, in the United States 67 per cent,, in Australasia 70 per cent. The officers of Lodge Te Aroha No. 967, of the Masonic Ordor, were installed on Thursday night by Bro. F. Pavitt. Private F. L. Vogol, second Bon of the Colonial Treasurer, is a splendid shot with tbe ride. Recently at 500 yards he mado ton consecutive bulls'-oyos. He scored 59 with twelve shots, the' highest possible scoro being 60.

The Chairman of Christchurch Chamber of Commerce thinks a rise in tho price of wheat doubtful, but considers that reliable English authorities are unanimous in their opinion that in the near future thero will be a splendid market, in Europe for all the meat New Zealand ia likely to bo able to produce for many years to come. In the course of an address at Wellington yesterday, Cardinal Moran said, referring to Catholic efforts in tho cause of education:—"l havo during the past fortnight, visited several parochial places in Canterbury and throughout Otago, and I do not know that even in the old churches of Christendom moro noble monuments could be found of the devotednees and piety of tho faithful people."