TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 148, 25 June 1887, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

SKATING rink at the City Hall. ', Last three "nights of.the'B.C.'O.p., , / .';«,«. pirates of Penzance" to-night., . ■■.: . ;... Ovation to the G.O.M. last night. ' ■' ;.; His scheme of retrenchment ■ the very . thing. ~. „■( . -;,. .. ■. '■■. . r .','>, .-v; Reduce members and Ministers in num- r j ber arid.salary. I-.'; -.-.' '-, c m "< To which should be added the Governor >j. and the "Lords." r ■ ; ■■' ; ' A 1 further excellent reform would'; be!tilu£ Hare system of voting/whicfi would securethe return of better, men. .Major Atkinson 'iis \ still in 'Wellington .;;] but he may be expected in Auckland soon. . ' The member for Kaihiv Valley Railway is - : also in the Empire City; he is hot likely to, i appear in.Auckland in a huiTy. ..''.,.■■-;• Our own weather .projjh'et .was riglit. .... Its'! !is cold and windy'at, Greynaouth and' warm. ! I and genial:in Auckland..^ -,■' ;'. !< ;■.;■■ ; ■ :.'' : '■ Si,r' George Grey, intends • presenting' ajj lifeboat to, Napier Harbour Board. , '■ ; , '[■',• ■,' ' Practical benevolence for )the Jubilee :• ridth'ing'bf the ■' Visionary "about that.! .<v '/There was quite, a Jubileefeost.of wecU.': dings in. Kavvakawa on,Tuesda,y lasfc, when;; , no less'than three couple's were' joined ,to:;" gether within half-an-hour by Mr O'Hal; lorari, postmaster,and registrar.'.,..,,. 'Here is a Jubilee item'of more' than j ordinary interest. ,' ; ..' ( ' . ~ \ ' There is an old lady.living at Mangere who is older,than Qu.een Victoria, and. wild, on Jubilee Day wore the' same dressas she^ did on the. Queen's Coronation -Day, , : .fifty_; year's .ago., , ; . .; [ . '~,.•;' The dress is of silk, and is 150 years old r ,; ' and its quality may be guessed 'by 'the fact):, I that it has not a-crack"in.it. ; , • ..'" ' This old lady writes to the Stab stating that, she has, in her possession a book on '' The Twelve Tribes of. Israel," lin old. black letter type, "which was, printed in : 1662. She isable to read this book withoub i the'aid of spectacles., -, ' , ~ ! Bully,. ;for. her.! Wouldn't .the AngloIsraelites like, to get hold of that book ? . .-,.,. . The " stormy Petrel" again !.' ~. , ,■;>■. Mission schooner Southern-Cross has' brought the crew; of this famous Yankee ' whaler into Auckland, from an .island in the Pacific: ~..;■■ V- ■'■■-"■ -.. :-'! .'■•' ■'-'-; -'j Perhaps, they ran away for fearof the J cooper's ghost, or maybe "they,wept and' they whaled as the ,big ship sailed for jbHe I shores of Amerikee'!" .~. -,i" j ■•) ■, , ,Qh, bother, your " maybes ;". read the/ account of the facts.elsewhere. ~,,., . ,;^ V,Mr- Gladstone .is {lipw to.be, known- £ra| "Anti-Coercion Bill." . ,'.-,.>. And Garrard; as.; the • ." Dog Registration . Bill," or, the Grand Old Muzzier ! /■'The' fastest' torpedo'boat'in1 the''world,; 24 knots an hour,'has just been'completea jby English builders for the Chinese Go---1 verriment.: ' i -There is aplace in New Zealand called' '- Muddleville. ;:",,":. ';; ; ' /:"; v - .Considering its, present condition, the name'Bf'the' colony might very appropriately, be changed to" Muddleland.": '':-''■.-, '.. Jubilee rißts '.in"lreland ; serious sign of thetinie, eh?'. ' '.'" . ''■:•■- |.' ■ r ' "'Not a bit of it! An irishman is never, at '■ peace except when He's fighting !''A sign of over:exuberant loyalty merely." ■' '. : .;''- ';. Talk of,'exuberant irishmen!; You should have 'heard'Mr O'Meagher; in his. speech to" the 1 jury in fclte lnanslaqghter cake yesterday./ _ !:\^r '■ '' >;._ ;: f*?.' A slashing speech,arid got^bff the accused•'; but rather rough on an elderly female witf ness.'.' .';.,'' . ■ '. ■, . .'... •■: Oh, but she took it qufj of the learne:d counsel afterwards. ,The indignant" old lady attacked hirh with, a large gingham ■ umbrella in presence of several J other iacly ■ \vitriesses in the.hall of.the Court. ''",'/■ \ : l ] 'And Josepniled,'l suppose.''; '. :,,,.'!' ' ' Yes ; but the, wily Hibernian, whilst' hi j rapid retreat, laughinglyremarked':'"Ah!: were it dark you'd. .be.Tassing me." .. '^';■■■',',' Wellington Wppileri Manufacturing'..Conit j "\ pany show "a credit-balance for the year of j i34i4s2d_";■;.■;.';:'::.: \^x■'.-'.'<) -X'- <'1t.:.'.: v .The Wingatui. '..viaduct. ori':'the." .Otago i ■ Central Railvvay is^t'o be opened,to-day.', / , Dog' pest, in; the,Waikato ; ■ lob of sheep being worried and-luljed.., .•..',,*,., I Shows the " dog "one cussed'ness'of. the brutes. Why ~{lon't- they attack jlthe , rabbits ?. .. ." ,'. *" ." , .' -f : -It is proposed.' to. .Appoint''an assistant R. M.; at Auckland. ;! !" \' v- '■-' :. ;'.': ;' i A Ladies' Rovvirig Club is to be'started in ! Wellington/ ,•''■" -,• J- "> •' i " William •Hunter is in': custody at: Bal-; ; elutha on the charge, of shooting at' James J Young./, :;:, ■"''.■•:■ : '-"'*'" •'■'■''■''. "^ Xj^ •'-■■-' '" :The;' hunter was baulked ' by; his1 :p'reyy, however, aiid'ha's doubtless.'as good an ex-' cuse as other'sportsriian^who miss their: , mark. '•' :''. \/' / '"';;".' il: ;'"■ ■: ' ■';--; ■,•■": r Sk\Robert Htout going to 'contest Napier' j seaß^-' -■■'-/, :"' •'- ' " "•■;, "•*■•<■. -■-';/■■: 1 .J^Bon'fr you .belieA-e'it!.: ;He, would' M&< ■ I wbllenpligli to ha'vea slap'at:o]mbnd,s buti-i j l'h*e -knows bettei: than''risk defeat. ■; Take ■ I nly.'tip:for it—he'll stick to Dunediri East. ' QueryT-^WiJlDunediri Eaststipk to himV j The', "Traveller ".who wrote .about the" ; 1 wretched,state of the Mount Roskill : ' j | atHocky^Nopk requires, a guide book.' 11 The < \ Mount Kpskill Road has nothing to do with. that^road'. ~,-. 4 _.' ' ' v/. ■; [ Hf, "Traveller "is oris, of thp j tiumerbus'.'carididates fpr^Edenj^airing'liia % j local knowledge", -arid anxious to' do some-l* I thing for the electorate? ■-'~; <r . . ;,,' I I. ;No doubt.'},,:but,tlie• electors will tell-such'•' ■■i JQandidates ,td keep c^travelling :',fol| I tlio~ 1 improvement of their,.minds.',. '.. ':' . ■'■ -'";', ; Tiinaru Wppll'en, $lills,"destroy.e'd by )■ fire the other day, were insured for L4,0(30.'' ; : Ah, but..they weren't quite destroyed —, tlie. five being confined to the office and store. . ; . ''. • ,/",".'■'" "' ' : .-. " ,'■ . . '-•-. '< ; There,; are; 144 .•' male:'. and 18 female i prisoners, t inMount Eden Gaol.', Jubilee or. ■ no .-Jubilee,.the'; : iiumber does not varY '1 much.. ;>:;.;.■;; , '•';.;,. ; ;';, ; .':,"..".;- s "t .•.-■:; f v-,?-".^ , The .Jubilee .outrage .'.at'..'.Lytteiton — ■ I placing a fia"sk ; of powder,in a Maori oven— 1 ym the .work of two d.runken jokers, whoriil $ the ;( localmagistratesdismissed withitcau-* : tion., : , ..,.,. '...., .;;•'.' '"; ;-;*':;i :h 4"e^ '^^S .^Pinpatiy,is beingstartet I at,lfapieriiii opposition.toTSTelson Brothers.: f .Another .big .sale.pfMariaiwatuRailway, 1 Wellington yesterday;, agncultu-; ■ rali-lots averaged £2. 4s 3d per acre, and ] Igwnship sections ,£4B per acre.' " ■■ J .gHeigho,!.,.Auckland is.in. need of a visit I °^. Macdbnaid, to send ,up the I price .of her land, again ! ' Ji ,j :; i ?u£*^> Artillery Band of ;20^members I S--ii«!i§™ feounteselectiorisat'tHe Cifcv if HairSlTatmg Riiik to-night.', ' ' .;. " y ; fi vA man named.Cramp ds.under arrest mil New South ;W.ales..ori a charge.of ,sheep?-M: steajing,. twenty 'years/ago. .Ko^i.of feh« witnesses arejdead, but the depositions,are available, ,- •■■ - ' '; '■; ■ , : .T^he " Northern [Luminary" does SJofc'apj '..■ Pr,9' v9 of:!JvibiJ.ee .illuminations...".',',ln',',its ' US of last it', said/: -"Kawa- ' ; Aa;ckb6ne, > ;hav; ing-no money .to '.'throw away r '; nor time, to i spare,: was ".lasj.,iiight,- is to-day, and'cvcr SUall {be,, quite. ivinoste'ntatious, ; therefore on. i behalf of our, birthplace-Bay s of Islands— and .the wli'ole;', North", **,we .«bid, a lasticff :j adieunto,:Jubilee,; ( with-God "..Sivir Tin- 1 .Queex.!'/,;„,,/;■'./;■',,/,. ''■,:,'„■.-,. '..; * I ..,^2O dozen ladies' silk,handkerchiefs at l s Md. ; ;Special lot;pf ladies' fine cashmere hose « w 3d mt pair, ab Smith and Caughey's,': r" k : ■-.