TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 134, 8 June 1891, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Wixtky days. Jennie Lee fare welled. Rotomahana in from South. Premier of Canada is dead. More conspiracies in Russia. Another rebel victory in Chili, Argentine financial crisis abating. Sir George Grey arrives to-morrow. Auckland Institute meets to-night. Auckland members left for the South. ■Mr H. W. Farnall's funeral to-morrow. Fire oif Mount Eden Road last evening. " Little Monte Christo " ab the Oper a House this evening. Anti-Poverty Society's lecture ab Wesley Eall Thursday evening. The census for London and suburbs shows the population to be 5,633,000. The Now Plymouth amateurs intend producingOfienbach'sopera, "Grand Duchess." Sir Walter Buller arrived here from Wellington via the Manukau on Saturday night. Rabbit poisoning is being carried on to a large extent on the runs in South Wairarapa. Sir George Grey will be presented with an address to-morrow by the Auckland liberal Association. Annual meeting British and Foreign Bible Society, Auckland Auxiliary, this evening in Tabernacle. Immense new Atlantic liners, costing nearly half-a-million each, are being builb by the Cunard Company. The next social in connection with the Druids will be held at St. George's Hall on Wednesday week, June I7th. During tho month of May English imports increased by £1,037,000, while the exports decreased by £3,196.000. It is stated that the unemployed at the Fahiatua relief works are being paid seven shillings a day by the Government. It is said that the Hon. W. P. Reeves, Minister for Education, has parted with hie interest in the "Lyttelton Times." Three of the Buenos Ayres banks which closed during the height of the financial crisis in the Argentine, have re-opened. The noble savage in the New Hebrides ia at present engaged in the pleasant relaxations of inter-tribal war and cannibalism. Steamers have been despatched both from Sydney and Melbourne to search for the missing coal-laden steamer Taramung. The Rev. Mr Bury, of Wolverhampton, intends to visit New Zealand for the benefit of his health, and leaves Home almost immediately. A gazette has been issued dissolving the Mew South Wales Parliament. The first election will be held on tho 17th inst., and the last on July 3rd. The young man Fred Wilkinson, who escaped from the Whau Lunatic Asylum a week ago, has been re-captured ab Dairy Elat and returned to Avondale.

The Rev. Hermann Adier, who has been acting provisionally as Chief Rabbi of London since the death of his father, has now Iteen duly appointed Chief Rabbi. Eperehama Motu Kapa, the Maori member for the Northern Maori district, severely bruised himself in town by a fall on Saturday night, but was nob seriously injured. Mr Joseph Hannington, brother of the martyred Bishop Hannington, of South Africa, is now in Auckland. He will conduct a series of V.M.C.A. services while in town.

A violent thunderstorm has been experienced at Vienna, during which twelve persons and many animals were killed. The Austrian crops sustained great damage, as well as fruib trees.

Madame Simonaen, who is in London arranging for an opera troupe to visit the colonies, has appointed twelve of the artists, all of whom are new to Australia, except one, Signor Cavalleri.

The Portuguese Minister of Finance declares that Portugal has expended a million sterling in protecting her rights in Mashonaland, and that the Government are absolutely satisfied with the Anglo-Portu-guese Convention. Since tenders closed in London for the Queensland loan, only £300 bave been subscribed, and ib is now rumoured thab the Bank of England is trying to arrange with a syndicate to take up the balance of the loan on favourable terms.

A conspiracy has been discovered involving thousands of sbudenbe of all the Russian Universities, aiming ab a peaceful reform of the absolutist system of Government, with a view of substituting a system of national liberty and religious equality.

The French press are very bitter againsb England, owing to the virtual admission made by Sir James Fergusson, Political Secretary of the Foreign Office, to the effecb that the Marquis of Salisbury had agreed that Greab Britain would protecb Italy ia the event of a French naval attack.

The evidence in the baccarab case concluded at London on Saturday. Lord Coventry corroborated the testimony of General Owen Williams. Sir Charles Russell was addressing the Court on behalf of the defendants when an adjournment waa made until Monday. The annual meeting of the Wellington branch of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Society was held on Saturday night. The report and balance-sheet showed the society to be in a flourishing position, and the roll of membership now numbers 102. The chairman, secretary, treasurer, auditors, and trustees were re-elected.

Mr Eddy, Chief Commissioner of Rail* ways in New South Wales, admits that ha has received large inducements to undertake the entire management of the Caledonian Company's railways, bub does nob feel satisfied to throw up his present commission until the term for which he waa appointed is completed. Ab a meeting of London bankere it waa resolved that atpresenbit is nob imperative to fix minimum rate of discount, though ib ia expedient to combine with the Bank of England in dealing with the matter. The "Times" considers thab some difficulty will be experienced in satisfactorily settling the question. , Nearly the whole of the employees of the London General Omnibus Company and lloyal Car Company sbruck at midnight on Saturday in London for twelve hours per day and an increase of wages. Sbrong pickets have been posted to endeavour to prevent others tilling the places of the men on strike.

On Saturday nighfc a twelve-roomed house in Tinakori Road, Wellington, was destroyed by fire. The property, which was unoccupied, was owned by Mrs T. Young, was uninsured, and had been on fire on two occasions last week. Nothing , ab present is known of the origin, and it ia atdributed to larrikins.

The Parnell Memorial Committee ab Wellington have resolved to adopt the suggestion that a demonstration similar to that which took place there on the Queen's Birfchnighb should be organised in other centres of population, the Central Committee assisting local sympathisers to carry out the celebrations. With this view Mr Potter, secretary of the Central Committee, has left for Christchurch:

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