TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 136, 10 June 1891, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

» Jennie Lee gone. Terrible Australian gales. Address to Sir George Grey. S.s. Rotomahana lefb for Sydney. Members assembling ab Wellington. Extraordinary high tides ab Dunedin. Big shipbuilding sbrike on the Clyde. London 'bus-owners threaten lock-out. Rae-Greenway case still on at Supreme Courb. Greab strike of European compositors is feared. Prince of Wales censured in Courb io London. Hugo Minstrels open at the Opera Houso Saturday night. The merry Turkish brigand releaseth the Cockney tourist. "Little Monte Christo" will be repeated at the Opera House to-night. To-day is the anniversary of the memorable eruption of Tarawera, 1886. Harbour Board ara having some bother over their loan conversion scheme. Harbour Board have decided to build a new Northcofce ferry jetty near the Queeusbreeb wharf to cost £1,000. Tho second performance of "Ali Baba" given by the Devonport school children ab North Shore last evening was very successful. A mission party of Seventh Day Advontists from San Francisco are now cruising in the South Seas in a schooner, and are to visib Auckland before long. Ib is sbated that 74 men taken from the ranks of the Wellington unemployed are engaged on the works ab Bealey, and that they are earning on an average 7s a day. The House Steward of the Hospital thanks Mrs W. Bennebb, of Symondsstreet, and Miss Alice Kells, of Panmure, for a gift of illustrated and obher papers for use of patients. The lithograph pictures of actresses are ideal portraits, and when you have seen tho lithograph and afterwards the actress you will understand how difficult ib is for the actress to live up to her ideal. The Salvationists ab Otahuhu who paraded dressed in "War Crys," last nighb, meb with a rough time of it in their Barracks. The young colonials took possession of the meeting aud carried on a service of their own. Ab the annual meeting of the Christchurch Kennel Club, Mr XV. H. Wynn Williams was re-elecbed presidenb. The balance-sheet showed a small credib balance after paying all expenses. The assets amount to £26 ; the liabilities are nil. At the annual meeting of the Perpetual Trustees' Estate aud Agency Company at Dunedin, a reporb recommending 8 per cent dividend was declared. The chairman said the company had 200 clients, whose administered property was valued ab £550,000, yielding a return in interesb and renb per annum of £35,000. Judge Richmond and a jury of "four have been in the Supreme Courb ab Wellington for the past bwo days heariug an action broughb by Neil Hendry, formerly of bhe sbeamer Rowena, against Captain Lambert, of the Rowena, and W. F. Jenkins, claiming £481 damages for assault. Tho jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Ie seems thafc American builders of warships are rivalling those of Greac Bribain in " scamped " work. Somo months ago repairs wero completed upon the United States sbeamer Alert afc the Mare Island Navy Yard, and the vessel pub in commission, when the boiler fell through her bottom. She was then patched up, bub ib ia now reported thab the repairs are fao unsubstantial in character thab ib will bo dangerous for fche vessel fco go bo sea. John Howard Wallace, one of bhe oldesb idenbities in Wellington, died yesterday, from heart disease, aged 75. Mr Wallace arrived in Wellington in 1840, and took an active parfc in drawing up a petition fco the House of Commons, praying thafc a Constitution should be framed for New Zealand. The deceased acted as an auctioneer for many years, and was the principal author of " The Early History of New Zealand." Rev. E. O. Perry is to deliver his lecture entitled "Memory Marvels" fco-morrow evening in the Pitt-sfcreefc schoolroom, commencing afc 7.30 p.m. Tbe lecture, which is given under the außpices of the Pitfcstreefc Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society, will be full of useful hints on " How bo Remember," and will describa how this wonderful memory power is obtained. Admission is free and there will be no collection. All are invited. A black wedding in high life took place ab Port Townsend (Queensland) lafcely, when the Prince of Wales, eldest son of the late Duke of York, head chief of the Clallam tribe, and Princess Bessie Jackson, of the royal house of Clallam, were united in holy matrimony by Roy. Myron Eels. Queen Victoria, the groom's mobher was expected to grace the festivities, bub she was so busy digging clams thafc she sent her regrets. The Trades and Labour Council of Wellington, afber considering the Industrial Conciliation Bill, passed the following resolution : —" Thab this Council, whilst reserving the right to suggest; alterations as fco details, highly approves of the Industrial Conciliation Bill drafted by the Government, and pledges ifcselt to help the Government in every way possible to have ifc placed on fche statute book of the colony. The Green Island Hotel, Dunedin, owned by J. Toomey, and occupied by D. Richardson, was burnt down yesterday. The occupants had some difficulty in making their escape, children having to be taken by a ladder from fche balcony. The fire is supposed fco have been caused by the high wind blowing the embers of a fire in the bar parlour on to the floor. The building, etc., were insured for £650 in the Standard office and the stock and furniture for £400 in the National. If two shillings or half-a-crown Provides one pound, the best in town, And money cannot bebter buy, Then Arthur Nathan's Tea I'll try. (Advfc.)