TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 245, 15 October 1889, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Ruapehu's mail arrived. Weather is still gloomy. Mataafa ia King of Samoa. j Mrs Turner's concert to-night. Mararoa for Sydney this evening. Wainui in from Samoa and Tonga. Harbour Board met this afternoon. Borough Council meetings last night. Rev. Shirley Baker arrived from Tonga 1 , King George of Tonga still hale and hearty. ._ . Free lending library has now 65 sub* sc__r__faf.i"'S * * Licenses for public halls require to be *'■ renewed.- _ ~-' . . ■ Hon. T. Fergus, Defence Minister, is in Auckland. '.*..<." H.M.s. Egeria arrives here from Tonga l !next month. „. . < Court of Appeal opens at Wellington on . October 29th.

Dunedin Exhibition definitely opens on 26th proximo. .:.;'! Tongau exhibits for Dunedin Exhibition up by Wainui. , Several animated discussions at) the Synuci last night. First rehearsal of tho West End Musical Reunion last evening. Black silk stockings are in good taste with any kind of a dress. fc Large, loose bishop sleeves of lace are fr_« quently seen on silk bodices. Financial position of Devonport Borough is not so glpomy as was supposed. , * Shoes are worn both pointed and square, but pointed ones are the more in vogue. " Cannibalism at Raglan " was discussed by the .Auckland Institute last evening. The ''-Pension Fund" was the subject of a lively discussion at the Synod last night.! Pal,e blue is fashionably combined with; darlc. green, and pale green with dark blue, __paulettes and shoulder knots grow mora : aid more fashionable as the season advances.

It is reported that H.M.B. Marathea will' replace H.M.s. Calliope on the Australian!; station. * i Shares in the Moanataiari Company on' which there are overdue calls are liable to forfeiture. ■■'.-•■ y - Shakir Pasha, who was recently appointed, Governor of Crete, has asked the Porte to, recall him. . . '. ,

Prince Dalgeronkoff has been expelled; from Bulgaria for plotting the overthrow of' the Government. ' V

The Synod rejected a resolution requiring candidates for the ministry to pass "an examination in extempore preaching. At the Dunedin City Court John Ros§, on the charge of indecently assaulting, a child of tender years, was committed for trial. ■

A general meeting of the Waitemata Boating Club was to have been held lash evening, but owing the weather was postponed till Thursday. The correspondents of the London "Daily News" and the "Standard" have been expelled from Servia owing to their comments on the political situation.

The Defence Minister has promisee Lieutenant Dacre that ho will have the floor of the'present gun-shed at the rear of the Drill- shed put in proper order, .";■'•". "'.%,-. ' 'A committee of the whole Parnell Borough Council are now inspecting tho Parnell Borough" With a view to bringing' up a complete scheme of drainage works.' ' All the lovely tints of lilac, mauve and heliotrope are suddenly restored to their old-time popularity. Some of the new dyes shade exquisitely into faint tints of old! rose. "'.'" '..'■ ■*.".. " '-.fu

Thesailor hat has had its day in England/ \ '!_ and is succeeded by the.hat which turns up * at the back and has illusion, fastened down! with little velvet bows, drawn over .'the crown. ' . ■.■ '•..■"..:' i; ''..;.;. /n Mr Clapperton, manager for Messrs W»! >' McArthur and Co. at Tongatabu, arrived in! , v town last evening from Tonga by the: ,/! steamer Wainui. Mr Clapperton is accotn-: v panied by his wife and child. ' ; It is doubtful whether Lord Carringtbn . . will be present at the opening of' the New • Zealand Exhibition, owing to the reas-! sembling of Parliament in' November.! Ho. j. \ will probably visit Dunedin later on. * The Island Kingdom of Tonga.hasgotf ■ ! rid of all its base-silver currency of Chilian ■ dollars, and Samoa is endeavouring to ,dof the same. In Tonga now the current coin- ' , age is English, American, and German." ; !'*' Black laces and white laces are beauti- '• - fully combined in some of the new Covd6i,y. , and Marie Antoinette fichus, ancVcapes and; gowns formed of this magpie 5 mixture are among some of the most elegant dresses of the season.

A football match was played at Tarawa!*: , Thames, on Saturday between the Thames , Club and a team from the Wairoa, called the Rangers. The former won by 6 tries to nil. The visitors; were entertained at a- < dinner in the. evening. * ' j '

In the course of a speech at Bradford ..,-■* yesterday, Sir Charles Dilke said that the" ; system adopted in Australia of paying; * ? members "of Parliament was a great success, * and he supposed it would not belong before the system was adopted by England. ■ - A certain country newspaper has a compositor who is a, treasure, 'f They wpnld strain at a gnat and swallow ii- camel, "was the expression he had to set a short tim© ago, and this is how it appeared : " They would .strain-ab- ■»:; ■' swatlloW canal!"" ■ •_''''• ■' *«'""■""•' "■*.-. ■; i

Information has been received at Napieft ..■'.■' that the school bdilding grant will be dis ; * tributed on the population basis as hitherto. The Hawke's Bay Board's share will be juste * half the overdraft, yet several new school are required, and many old ones need en! largement.

Mr Burns claims that the recent strike has resulted in increasing the number of \ Trade Unionists by Over 10,000 in London alone. He asserts that the, workers" at 160 trades have gained a 10 per"cent.-.'* increase of wages, and 15 per cent, reduction in the number of hours worked.

A child, named Ethel 0 waV burned to death yesterday, at Ngapara/ near Oamaru. In the absence of its mother the - child obtained possession of some matches, and one.of these, having ignited/ set fire to its clothing. Before the child;* was noticed it was burned so severely thaii it died. . ■ "

A dead body was found yesterday near Frenchmen's, at Whangarei, supposed to be that of Chas. Adams, who was knocked overboard from the cutter Mary Ann about three weeks ago. The face is disfigured and one arm is _rone* Constable Abrams has been sent for to take charge and arrange for an inquest. • To-morrow evening the <service of song " Little Nell," from '«. The Old Curiosity Shop " of Dickens', wiir.be performed in the Avondale Presbyterian Church;; ■'• The service has been rehearsed by the children and others for some time pasfy and the performance should be well given. The Rev. C. ' Worboys will preside. As inquiries have been received from other provinces as to the probability of the ' opening, of the Dunedin Exhibition being postponed, theCommissionersannouhcetnlti thedateon the official programme, Tuesday, 26th November, will certainly be adhereto, and they have every reason to believe that everything will be in readiness by thab date, the work inmost of the courtß being unusually advapcetj, ■■'■■*' ■ •'■'■•'-. ■ - - <-J&m