TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 124, 29 May 1886, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Bootmakers' Steike settled. Last night of " My Partner." Shrewd Man.—Hen-pecked husbands. A Stream of Amusement. —A diverted river, Auckland Bowling Club closed for the Benson. Second reading of Home Rule Bill secured. List, list, O ! list! "In the Ranks "on Monday. Upwards of 700 attended the GoTernor'a Birthday Ball. Mr Noble holds a special meeting for working men at. the Theatre to-night. The German cruiser Adler has sailed for Australia. Wellington Woollen Factory starts operations next week. Albert Potter, of Auckland, has invented a rotary plough. It ia proposed to erect a new Governor Browne Hotel in Hobson-street. It is not true that gout runs in a family. No one ever caw gout make a decent attempt at walking even. The Anglo-Spanish Convention does not compel the colonies to modify their win© duties. __ . , Mr Francis R. Webb will act as United States Consul in Auckland till a permanent appointment is made. Auckland" Tobacco Company's plant machinery and stock are offered for sale by 6 Ralph Hood, the pianist, is playing at Brisbane under the name of Cyril de Valmency. The approach to Shelly Beach is to bo fenced to keep out the horse-swimming nuisance. Hon. Mr Waldegrave and Mr Trotter gave addresees at the Sailors' Rest last night to a large audience. Maoris still decreasing. There were 43,077 in 1881, and now there are bu6 41,132 in the colony. Good for the domestic husband.—J. R. Handy side, of Hamilton, has invented a new method of splitting firewood. At Rotokohu, Thamsa, a miner named Wilson has fallen over a cliff and broken four ribs while out pigeon shooting. Mr G. V. Shannon has resigned as a nominated member of the Central Board ot the Government Insurance Association. Tenders are to be called without delay tor constructing the Lichfield-Ohinemutu section of the Rotorua Railway. Con. for the sex.—Why should a poatcard be alluded to in the feminine gender Because it can't keep a secret. The P. and O. S.S. Company's freight revenue showa a diminution at the rate of £100,1)00 a year. Effects of the dull times i The transport Magellan arrived at New Caledonia on the Bth tost, with ft large number of passengers, 325 convicts and some free emigrants going to New Hebrides. In 1757, John Wolney, of Glasgow, died at the age of 124. He had eleven wives, and lived with each of them without a single quarrel! ! A new building which is being erected at Swanson is supposed to be meant for a Hotel. Great consternation of Blue Ribbonitea. Prof, Brown is to lecture on Tuesday next, on the subject of "telpherage," a new method of conveying clay minerals etc., over rough country. An invention for removing wool and hair from hides is being patented by John King, felltnonger. and H. S. Harold, labourer, both of Auckland district. A number ot miners have left Greymouth en route for Kimberley Others are selling their property in order to get away. The •• fever " is now about its height. Endean's Railway Terminus Hotel was entered on Thursday night by means of one of the windows, and 5s taken from the till. Footprints were found upon the window Bill, showing bow the entrance had been effected. Why go to Kimberley ? The "Otago Daily Times " is reliably informed that payable gold has been discovered in several places upon private property in the vicinity of Gore-east and west. In several cases it is stated that with ordinary everyday digging appliances £1 per day per man can be made. Of Mr Briggs, who was a member of the last Parliament, but was not re-elected, it is told that his one great speech was made in opposition to the Napoleon memorial in Westminster Abbey. He waxed eloquentover his subject. "Is there not," he demanded, " some eminent Englishman who might more fitly take a place in the National Abbey ?" Whereupon " Briggs ! Briggs 1" roared the House, with one voice, ana the speech was ended.