TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 195, 19 August 1890, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Sunshine again. Good biz. on the Exchange. Grave situation in Armenia. Tarawera for Sydney this evening. Things still critical in the Argentine.' Kuaotunu mining stock is growing in de' mand. The Irish potato blight is the worst attack since 1879. San Francisco mail service is gravely, threatened. _ Carpenters and Joiners' meet in Foresters' Hall to-night. S.s. Pukaki from Fiji, and Wainuifrom Tonga to-day. Extensive naval depfita to be established at North Shore. Auckland shopkeepers meet) in Masonic Hall this evening. Mass meeting of trade unionists at City Hall to-morrow night. London dockers had a huge anniversary gathering in Hyde Park. How soon tho crying „aby in the house grows to bo a girl with a piano ! ' Wellington City Council has increased, the City Drainage Loan to £165,000. Sacred concert at Alexandra-streett Church to-night. His Worship the Mayor presides. Cattle and horse-straying nuisance has vexed tho souls of the Newton Borough; Councillors. A queer thing aboub a strike ia that itf always comes to an end as soon as it get? in working order. The display of the New Zealand gold trophies makes a fine show at the London: Mining Exhibition. " Ha," laughed Chappie. " When a mare is born over the sea he has seven or eighto berth days, hasn't he ?» Messrs Lane and Brown have justf ; launched their new three-masted schooner Rainbow at Whangaroa. A magnificent sapphire weighing Beveral - ounces, and estimated in value at £2,000, has been found in Tasmania. _ If there is anything more interesting in.' life than doing nothing it is another person hard at work. Dalton decided to make an attempt tor N swim from tho French coast to Jfolkstono (Kent), and started yesterday. Mr John Tutin, aged 60, a well-knownf settler, died suddenly at Mangawai, a few days ago, through heart disease. Auckland Railway Reform League have received several petitions from Hawke's Bay in favour of Vaile's scheme. Mr Hall-Jones has been elected member' of the House of Representatives for Timaru, in place of the late Mr R. Turnbull. The tailoresses will hold their ordinary meeting this evening in the Social Hall/ V.M.C.A. Buildings, at the usual hour. The Rabbit Bill introduced into-the New South Wales House of Assembly provides for the compulsory erection of wire fencing. .„ Mr C. E. Button delivers an address this evening at the V.M.C.A. Rooms on the , "Rotundity of tho. Earth." Admission free. A woman may meet her lord and with an assumed smile, and all the time have a coal shovel concealed under her apron. '■../■ I Some Aucklanders Are so impolite that if j a hen should get on a crowded tramcar and! , want to sit they would not get up and gi\ ether a chance. i It ib reported that Mr William Grey*; ' who formerly resided at the Kawau with' Sir George Grey, has succeeded to the title of the Earl of Stamford. Captain J. G. Baker, who died at Balmain, Sydney, on the 24th ult., was formerly Harbour Master at the Bay of Island. Hff' was well-known in New Zealand. She blushed when she went in bathing. And modestly tried to furl Her suitlet about her figure, i For she was a ballet girl. , . Mr H. R. Cooke, of Whangarei, has sold his ironmongery business to Mr Drummond, who for many years past has been manager , of the retail branch of Messrs T. and S» / 4 Morrin and Co.'s business.. '■£ Customer—Here, waiter, I give your." threepence for yourself. Now tell me what? you would recommend with a clear conscience ? Waiter (in a confidential whisper) —Go to another restaurant. • . "Now, children, who was the strongest, man ?'' asked the Yankee Sunday-school superintendent. " John L. Samson ♦!" ! yelled a little fellow, whose knowledge oE sacred and profane history was somewhat, mixed. Mrs Jones (of New York) —Why are yoot ! so anxious about the arrival of the steamer! , from Europe, Phyllis, dear ? Phyllis—Ob, : nothing much ; only papa ordered a. count* from Germany for me, and its about time ; he was here. ~ The Commission of the London Exhibi- ■ tion of 1851 is allotting annually two scienca '; scholarships of the value of £150, tenable for two or three years, to Sydney, MeK .., bourne, Adelaide, and New Zealand Univer- • sity students. . : Servant Girl (to master) —Go away and l ■. quit hugging me. I heard you tell your wife last night that she was all the world! . to you. Master—So she is, Katie, but yba know there are two worlds—tho old world) ,and the new world. .-...,,;, i.-.r Blathers (to Slathers,'.- whb> prepared "to - bow and was ignored)—l say, Slathers,; isn't Miss BJoqd like, ttyit yacht out there'? Slathers—How so .' Blathers—Oh, wellij l if you don't see it! But it strikes mo she's V something of a cutter. ; Humorist—•' You have no idea how tire*, some it is to be obliged to write jokes for at paper." Miss Blunt;—"Oh, yes, indeed I have !" Humorist—" What, do you, too, . write?" Miss Blunt—"No, bub I occasionally sacrifice my feelings and read your : column." , - j Latest London market quotations are :— Tallow: Medium beef, 23s 3d ; mutton, 255. The English wheat market is de-'. pressed, the Continental improving, anct the American advancing. There is in-. Creased firmness in Bpot New York red; winter wheat, which ia now quoted at 106_c. r Leather is quoted at Bd. Native Lands Court is sitting in Auckland to decide the title to the Pukapukablock of 94 acres, near Remuera, which was. originally presented in 1860 to Potatau, thei first Maori King, but afterwards recalled, by the Government. Tawhiao is stated to* ' be entitled to the land. Ex-Chief Judge Fen ton is to be examined before the Court this week. J. R. Simpson, Karangahape Road, is', holding a salvage sale of his stock of and general grapery. The goods are allnew and only slightly damaged by water, and smoke. Mr Simpson not having been. - insured is a considerable loser, but in face of this he has made a large reduction on ■ ■ every article, and as the whole of the stock. ■■ will be cleared ladies should avail them*.' selves of the bargains being offered. . _", In the Christchurch, Supreme Court yea-: terday, William Gow, for stealing jewellery from Charles Goldstone, was sentenced to. six months' hard labour, John Allen, for attempting to break into Mason, StruthersJ and Co.'s warehouse, was sentenced to. 12 months'. Davidßroun,for embezzling sums, belonging to the Bank of New Zealand,was sentenced to 12 months' hard labo up.V; Frederick Clapham.for forging a cheque for. £25, got 12 months'. Alfred Blyth pleaded! guilty to the forgery of two cheques for ; _50i ! ?J and £3. Sentence was deferred. >< j