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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 177, 28 July 1888, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

— o All sorts of weather. Lovely sunshine in Auckland. .Storm and floods in the South. " The Sunny South )! appears to be a misnomer. .John Lundon on the Village Settlement "stump." ( Annual meeting of Auckland Bowling Club to-night. The P. K. of the Fair.—The marriage ring. West Australian Parliament is to meeb on 10th of October next. ; Applications for Kauri Timber shares . close in Auckland to-day. i ; The grumbler grumbles most when he finds there is nothing to grumble about. The invention of the organ is attributed to Archimedes about 220 v.c. The above doubtless refers to the barrel organ, which is fitted to " move the world." The time for receiving tenders for the Otago Dock Loan in London has been extended. " Pastor" Bfame, if you please ? Ex-prin-ter Brame, of Auckland, is now a Baptist parson in Queensland. An inquiry into the fire on Goodwill's premises will be held at Newmarket on, Monday next. James Bailey has been arrested in Auckland on the charge of deserting from H. M.a. Nelson. Lord Lealie, a poverty-striken Irish peer, i;s travelling agent for a sewing machina company. Kauri gum in London is " flat." Aft latest accounts ifc was fetching from £3 to £11 10s per cvrt. Isn't somebody else "flat?" The Lawrence (Otago) Mining Inspector, has declined to co-operate in a testimonial to Mr Larnach, as suggested by Boatman's Mining Association. Among recent additions to Auckland Free Library is an original copy of the "London Gazette" of September, 1666, containing an account of the great iire. "Cheer up, Sam !" —A young lady in Parnell is said to have had live lovers, all named Samuel. Her photograph album must be a book of Sams. Vincent Pyke, the veteran button-holer, is disgusted at the stonewalling tactics, and says he will, never introduce another Bill. Meanwhile, Hobbs is amply revenged. One of the belligerents in the recent Maori warfare at Poroti bears the classic name of " Wellington." He has come down to Auckland Hospital to be treated for a bullet wound. Mr J. 11. Potts, an old resident cf Canterbury, dropped dead at Mrs Shirland's fancy goods shop, Colombo-street, Christchurch, yesterday afternoon. He was about 60 year* old, and was widely known as a naturalist. Four months' hard labour seems rather "hard" on a poor bankrupt, but that ia the sentence just pronounced in Dunedin upon Geo. Duthie for failing to deliver all his property to the Deputy Assignee, with intent to defraud his creditors. Copies of J. L. Kelly's poems, " Tarawera, or the Curse of Tuhotu," and " Tahiti, the Land of Love and Beauty," have this week been presented fcp Auckland Public Library. Mr Gladstone's golden wedding has not been marked by a " romantic " incident like the following :—An old couple in Lichiures. after celebrating their golden wedding, took to quarrelling, and the man finally threw his wife into the fire, killed her with a heart stab, and then cut his own throat. " Inquirer." —No ; the poultry show a* the Drill-shed is not "a paltry affair;" it is a very good show indeed —something %a crow over I Messrs S. Vaile, W. Aitken, A. Beetham, F. G. Ewingtou, C. Tottle and Stone (solicitor) have arrived at Dargaville as arbitrators in land disputes between native owners and the Kaihu Railway Company. Dr. Sydney Howard Vines, who has just been appointed Professor of Botany in the University of Oxford, is a son of Mr W. K. Vines, of Auckland. A man on relief work may get a different kind of " relief" than he bargained for. Mr Stevens, who is foreman on the relief works at Waikomiti,has lately been relieved of a quantity of clothing, which some thief, took from his whare. Concretepaths.cost. —Wilson& Co. —(Ad.) Country people and buyers of Drapery and Clothing would do well to read Fenton'a lists of advertisements in the Wanted Column. Great bargains.—[Advt.]