TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 222, 20 September 1888, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

' "Savages'' on exhibition to-night. ;• 1 City without aMayor.v .-.•'■■, •■•■.• • jjl ; Police Court clock still missing." ' * The Coloni&l SecreUryi is in Danedin. '; Lotof little entertainments to-night;1 '/» A "striking "argument—grape shot for the miners.-':";"'' ''-.. ■ ''"■■■■ ",,"!:--- .*"■■'/ '■■ 'V-\V.--" Fire at) Newmarket Railway Workshop - last night. . , ;,.;;, ■ .- •/ Interesting talk'with an emigration agenfi' in to-night's .Stab. ; ~-■■ ■: • .•;■ ■■-.. > , '■? '. ' ■' I £10,000 has been voted to repair Nelson's^ - , old flag-ship,-the Victory. -^ V-VKo "drunks" this morning. Depression'■■■■' must indeed be bad. - ■ ... .^ , TheLegielativeCouncil of South Auetralia > has passed the TotalieatorJ Bill through v , committee. - ■■' : '"■ ,■ ■■ " •' >""'■" • ■' ":: ; They are talking of having a Protection, ' banquet in Auckland. Better have an Intercolonial Industrial Exhibition. ! '' _ •Admiral Eairfax is'expected io visit,'Bfovr '■'< Zealandthis summer with;his new flagship*;! the Orlando. : . : '.■'■•'' ' ;v iMr Patoh,.representing^the -Emigratibav Office, is favourably impressed- with ther * ■ Tauranga district. ' . •Hon. Mr Mitchelson, Minister of Public!' Works, arrived at Wellington yeßterday.'?:! A lucky Mann ! Mr J. ;rMann, formerly ;■ porter lat the Napier Hospital^ isi> 6& \ to sl England to receive a legacy of £130,Q00. ;r ■Palmerston, a district in the-NortbCTn-Territory of Australia,: has, beencreated » Roman Catholic Bishopric^ . ; -It is^reported that ; Un'dabuko, Diniznla's > uncled has given himself up to the British. '1 ■ authorities..^:.,^ ■;-:'■■■■. ' >•'■',; In South Dunedin one:,of the town cpuncillors was nominated by two lady ratepayers. He was returned unopposed. _ /iAilith'^/iWom'en'-i/'iinnr^ere^y^d^difienir;^ bowelled by the * Whitechapel fiend belonged to the class known "as; " unfortan-| ates.' r . ■' .'■ , " ,: .., , t \.. The importation of cabbages into Kapier is still going on, and, the/'HAwke's Bay;. Herald " thinks that^S;cannot be stopped; \-\ \. Every Sunday 200 children are instructed.;-, i in Anarchist dpctrines;in a room.connected!; with a drinking saloon in Chicago. • Referririg to the late football match with; ■ Auckland visitors, the i V Bay of: Plenty'; Times "says :^-TheTaurangateami though,:; I nominally beaten, had^the best of the game,; especially in the second apell. J. L. Sullivan,. the' pugilist, has, it ap-:. pears,i; bue good point;;;.. London " Spotting;; Life " cays: ■No matter what : Sullivarfjhay!» : say or do, he looks aftei? his t mother; aha.;; father. ■ ■ ■ • ■ / > { The report of a millionanda half of Vie-:: torian; money: being-open j1 f or, investment in, > New Zealand is fully confirmed.-, .Several-; large prbperties- in Waikato are lalready ; under offeri.to the syndicate. " \ -■. .> r If'theiTarahaki hftrbour^ cbntinuesltosiliij up as it has been doing lately, it is thought pfobahle" that Opunake will become the port for the district. Opnnake has a very fair*harbour; which might'easily be improved at a very light expense. , ; Onehunga has two skating rinks in full swingj/'iihree brass bands, and two pqlitieal faetibhsi ancKstill k>me will roata&buli the * depression- "'.'•» Apropos!oi the poefii ''Heimweh,'l and -; ,the longings for the "land of: the thiatle , and heather " expressed therein, a corresppndehttgetsoff the ; following; joke, jrl^ich ■ ought to be charged for as an advertise-: ment:— .... ,- • , ~.- ■. / ■ ■ • Why copy the tui's sadjwhistlo? '■,'■ •' : ■;: -,:. ' y J?OTta,t-&w&pHcatheryrhy"gre&t?'. i \ , Why pine for the festive old Thistle ?; Am t "man" and " pub" both in Queen-street? Mr T. O'Driscoll, secretary to the-com-mittee of the Evicted Tenants' Fund; at ' Timaru forwarded a cheque, yesterday'for . £100, as -contributions'from friende ab; r Timaru, to the. secretary of the fand at •: Dublin. ': An unoccupied brewery■-.. at Gisborne, owned by Mr Robert:^Enox, and lately oc- ? cupied by Mr/Hook^'was' burnt;down,Jon;, Tuesday night: ' Insurance, ;£«350 in -the ; Phcenix. ■'■ ' ' ' "| .. Two performing bears have been attract- *' ing,; a.dlniring audiences in ■, the streets of Wellington during the past few days. Now that Parliament is not sitting, this will be a welcome diversion to the people o£ therEmpire City. - \ Justice to Ireland ! There is an O'Leary,. an O'Kejly, and an Q'Sullivan <m. the Onehursgh, Racing Committee. "The poets, the- ■■;. great O^Mar, Q'Magee and O'Ranerty'are ,-,.■' only wanted to make their meetings lively.; Hooray ! The '!• depression" has; indeed, gone when.,-people are joking about it., Here is; a cheerful effusion just to hand from | a;correspondent:—'"First-annual bonsbla-i tioni meeting of the unempldyed will toerbeld.*;, in Incurable Rooms, Forlorn Place,; Melancholy- street;' on the 34th" February, 1901 j, Scavenger Mick in the chair. Those who are sick of life admilited free. tThe platform will be reserved for intending suicides. Tears on the table during the evening. _ ! Ropes, poison and razors.J gratis. Coffins, willarrivei'a'6 11p.m."