TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 240, 11 October 1888, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Newton Socialists to-night. Inspector Broham ac Te Aroha. Manapouri went South to-day. " Evening with Wordsworth." A Friend to read is a friend indeed. Call of ls in the New Prince Imperial. Ritter reward has been reduced to £10. Newton Congregational concert this even-

ing. l Clerk of Court at Helensville Court shot himself.

House robbery has occurred in Liverpoolstreet.

Meeting of • Champion sympathisers tonight. Bowling season to be opened on Saturday week. Crusaders outward cargo is valued at £25,000. Agitation for territorial separation, in Queensland. Hon. G. Fisher has. gone to Lytteiton from Wellington. Tatteisall's holds its annual meeting on Thursday week. Didinond sailors defeated the City Guards by 39 points. Body of Thomas Alexander, drowned ab Pahi, not yet recovered. Charitable relief returns for past month show a slight increase. Mr J. A. Connell on " Evolution "at St, Sepulchre's to-night. Steamer Taiyuan left Hongkong for Auckland direct on October 9th.

Bank of New Zealand shareholders discussing the disclosures this afternoon. Thomas Wells is the successful tenderer for Messrs Houghton's stock at Cambridge. Mr Laird is being requisitionised to stand for the Wanganui Mayoralty for a third time. Scripture Gift Association has now eleven infant schools, with a total of 400 children on the roll. Mr J. S. Buckland conducts the weekly horse sales during the absence of Mr A. •Buckland. Ten or eleven dogs, including a couple of ladies' pets, are to be sold at the kennels to-morrow. The stonebreakers employed by Government are to be pub to work at roadmaking some distance from town. Two blocks of Crown laud on ManukauAvondale road are to be cut up into fiveacre sections for small settlers. Dress circle prices were charged for stalls seats at Mis 3 voti Finkelstein's last lecture at Wanganui, in consequence of the crush. The stables belonging to Mr W. J. Keith, at the back of the racecourse, aboufe a mile and a-half from Wanganui, were burnt down last night. Messrs Ralph, Lawrence, Vivian, Campbell, Redfern and two or three miners have gone from Thames to inspect the "Great; Barrier copper mine and to obtain further samples of ore. Charitable aid outdoor relief was afforded at Christchurch in 512 different'cases during September, as against 519 in August. As compared with September, 1887, the result shows an increase of 30.

Annual meeting of the shareholders of the Kihikihi Public Hall lapsed for want of a quorum. There is some talk of the hall - being sold, as some £40 of interest on the . f mortgaged ,£2OO remains unpaid. . H.M.s. Diamond will sail in a day or two, for England. Kind friends, please remember"Our Jack's Going Home." Books or papers sent to Captain H. F. Anderson will be thankfully received. City Council Finance Committee have recommended that the stonebreakers be kept); on, and thai 3s 3d per yard l?e offered for? the metal, being 3d per yard above what, the Government are paying the men on the ■ relief works.

James Wilson, Jl. Bryant and R. J. Martin, Salvationists,, were fined 10s' and costs for obstructing Princes street, Christchurch, by their meeting. The street was only half-a-chain wide and .80 Salvationists wore present. V. Exertions will be made throughout tbe colony to send exhibits which shall be worthy of New Zealand to Melbourne Wool Show in January, and thus demonstrate beyond question the excellence of the quality of our wools of various classes. The damage done at Moisley's fire at Cambridge is greatly in, excess of insurances, the house being insured for only £150 in the Royal, while there was no insurance on the furniture. Moisley's loss, therefore, is considerable. Dr. Campbell says it is deeply to be regretted that the Bank of New Zealand Committee report, otherwise valuable and able, should be so utterly wanting in a characteristic which is held in estimation bj' all right-minded men—manliness. Cropping at Kihikihi this season is; being nearly doubled on that of last year. Oats,' wheat, and potatoes are being largely planted. Between Te Awamutu and Orakau, along tbe river line, fully 600 acres of wheat have been sown, and the planting of other crops is being vigorously pushed forward.