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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1888, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

■ —■ —» .— Regatta Day is near at hand. Hope the clerk of the weather will nota the fact. . See " Coming Events " column for excur sions, &c, on Monday. ' Mississippi Minstrels open to-night at the Opera House. ; The French war-ship Fabert arrived ag Wellington yesterday. ', She is expected to" arrive at Auckland in the course of next week. : : Wrf Hhe r t Wanfc t0 be docked > i*> *a cem>her pc Dock may befit *° re" ke^infoltv U-S3awiseffiauiiasttia During the.Jast month 1,500 dogs hava T desfc f°yed by the Sydney authorities. ,- o « fT owner of the schooner Louie, s 'rustyforwantofabatin'." Hechal! lenges any trading vessel to a race round iin or the Watchman. The inquiry into Mrs McCaul's claim foi compensation against the Railway Depart.ment.has been, completed,.and the arbitrators report will be forwarded to, Welling-; Captain W. Farquhar reports the recent occurrence of a deep fissure in Percy. Island, off Cape Brett. The appointments of M. J. Moore as Lieutenant of the Auckland Navals, C. C.^ Dacre as Lieutenant in the Devonport' Navals, Lieutenant J. Robertson as captain of the Newton Rifles are gazetted. i A proclamation in the " Gazette '*• further prorogues Parliament to the 28tbv of March. , Mr W. I. Robinson delivers a lecture afr the Museum on Thursday next to car-; penters, builders and others, on the respective merits of Baltic pine and New Zealand timber. A thanksgiving service is to be held at St. Mary's Church, Parnell, to-tffcrow The Government do not intend to publish the report of the Seacliffe Asylum Commission, . ~ • The swimming races to be held at Hamilton on Monday promise to be very successful. , .:.-. •' ; ;•■ Sir James Hector has cabled to jffl| Secret tary of the Melbourne Exhibition interest in the Exhibition warrants Commia; sioners increasing application to 20,000 feet: floor space, excluding fernery and ad' gallery." The Puhipuhi. forest is again in danger from fire. A fire is also raging in the Kahakaharoa Bush, belonging to the Union Sash and Door Company, The Wellington City Council intend to take Bteps # to prevent overcrowding of boarding-hoiises. l- . V • The Primitive Mechodist Conference hag resolved that in view.,of. the greivous evils, inflicted upon society, by gambling houses,: racing, social impurity, and1 intemperance,' the Conference pledges itself to do the! utmost in every possible way to suppresa! them. ' > „>. - At the Blenheim'R.M. Court yesterday afternoon the man Gardner, charged with shooting with intent to kill at BircbiU; Marlborough, was remanded to Nelson.--The N.S. W. Government icahnot 'spare the extra 50 Martini-Henri Rifles required by,the N.Z. Riflie Association;•' , .At a trial .of reapers,, and .bindei-s at. Oamaru' yesterday, Reid 'anS Gray we^ro placed first with 100 'points, McCormick second with 99, Wood" third with 94, and Howard fourth with 80. The Lynch Family of Bellringers made £3,000 during their New > Zealand tour. They have postponed their American tour in consequence of the serious illness of Mr Henry Lynch, senior, who is new living retired. at. Melbourne. A son of Mr Carter, of the Miranda coal mines, fell from his horse and fractured his arm. ; Sir George Grey is at Kawau.and still too. weak to come to town. H* writes to the Mayor that he is preparing another case of. books. and manuscripts to mmd, containing, some very interesting matters, and occupy-! ing himself by arranging great masses,of modern letters from the leading literary and scientific men of the present century. ■ :; ■ (. • While the churches are generally falling behind hand in the matter of finance, .the Auckland Law Society has a credit balanceof nearly £250. How true it is that, the deil'B bairns have aye their daddy's luck ! How to make a " rise f these hard tirce3 —Go to the sale by Short's executors and win £50 by finding theni out in a little mistake. Sure to catch them tripping in some little item! Mr Gordon, Mining Inspector, has returned from Coromandel.to Thames. Gospel Temperance meetings at Karangahape Road and on Wharf this evening. Bay of Islands annual regatta has been f fixed to take place on. Wednesday, 15tji Febniary. Have the Canadians got a rabbit plague, that Mr Chamberlain is to be Governor-, General of that Dominion ? Some low scoundrel has broken the drinking trough at the bottom of Grey-Street. It nas evidently been done by a blow from a hammer. The perpetrator richly deserves a good dose of the "cat."