TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1892, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Changeable weather. Takapuna races to-day. Auckland athletes unsuccessful. Gumdigger missing from Waipu. Steam yacht White Heather gone. Foot and mouth disease in London. Cargo steamer Morayshire due this even? ing.

Mr Towsey ba3 commenced teaching in rooms above Hoffmann's. The police authorities have placed a large number of Socialists in Berlin under arrest. Doubts are expressed in Berlin regarding the success of the German three per cent, loan.

It is reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury will attend the late Mr Spurgeon's funeral. The Agent9-General will jointly apply to the British War Office for a military adviser for the Australasian colonies. Messrs H. Nicholson and Bailey will go South to represent Auckland at the Swimming Championship Meeting. The prizes won at the recent Judge's Bay Regatta will be paid over on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, at the British Hotel. Extraordinary bargains aro offered at P. Davison's, and people ask " how is it done ?" or " what does he meanjbyselling so cheap?' Messrs F. Kneebono and Co., Upper Symonds-street, announce an immense clearance sale of the balance of Bummer stock. The crops in Hawke's Bay have been in* jured by heavy showers and being left too long in stook owing to tho scarcity of labour. The Dunedin Public Library Association have decided to institute a system of canvass for subscriptions to secure a public library. The Hospital steward thanks Mrs J. P. Kidd, of Remuera, for a parcel of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazines for use of patients. The Auckland saddlers meet in the Foresters' Hall, Newton, on Monday night ab 7.30, to discuss matters concerning their annual picnic. In lieu of a Commission being set up in London the Local Government Board will inquire into the best means of averting the spread of influenza. A drift of ice caused upwards of thirty barges to break their moorings at Breslau (Germany). Some of the vessels were sunk, forty persons being drowned. So great was the success of Mr Frank Quick's last Sunday afternoon drive round the Lake in a four-horse drag that he announces another tomorrow afternoon. Three Maoris went fishing at the mouth of the Ngaruroro (Hawke's Bay) on Thursday. The boat upset, but two of tho occupants reached the shore, the third being drowned. The Rev. W. J. Mayer, who is travelling the colony on behalf of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, states that he has received donations amounting to £1,000 in the North Island alone. Dr. Burnaby announces a lecture for men only in the Wesley Hall on Monday evening next. Mrs Burnaby will lecture in the same hall to ladies only on Monday afternoon. Captain Whitney had an interview with the Premier yesterday respecting the supply of ammunition. It is understood the matter will be referred to the Defence Minister, who is in Nelson. The commercial travellers have sent a memorial to the Government, asking for legislation to the effect that as regards the suffrage they may be placed in tho same position as seamen who are absent from the electorate at sea. Tho date of sailing of the Messageries liner Polynesian has been altered. The vessel will leave Sydney on 26th February at d p.m., instead of 27th, leave Melbourne j on Ist March at noon, and Adolaide on 3rd I March at 1 p.m. ■ Repeated attempts have been made in | the Mediterranean to tow the ironclad | Victoria into deep water, but without sucj cess. All the available ships of the Mediterranean squadron will make a combined effort to remove the vessel from her dangerous position. The " St. James's Gazette" says that if { the colonial cricket team had shown the j same excellence during their visits to England as they have displayed against Lord Sheffield's team, no opposition would have been evinced to biennial visits of an Australian eleven. The seventh annual Show in connection with the Franklin Agricultural Society takes place at Pukekohe on Thursday, 17bh of March. Liberal prizes are offered, and copies of schedule can be had from the secretary, Mr R. F. Webster. Entries close on 4th of March. A gallant rescue from drowning occurred at Christchurch. A girl eleven years of age fell into tho Avon River, at Kilmoresbreet. Thomas Coulter, City Council carter, though unable to swim, plunged into ten feet of water, seized the girl, and struggled to land with her. She was almost gone when he seized her. Mr J. A. Bradstreet, who has been with Messrs Smith and Caughey for nearly five years, has commenced business in the premises recently occupied by Mr A. J. Macdonald, Dundee House, Karangahape Road, with an entirely new stock of drapery and new season's goods. Millinery is now a leading feature in the business. Yesterday afternoon Mr E. F. Tizard waited on tho Waitemata County Council in order to bring before them a proposed scheme for establishing a " New Zealand Settlers' League," a society which should have for its objects the promotion of agricultural, pastoral and orchardists' interests, politically, commercially and socially. Some discussion ensued on the subject, bub no official action could be taken. The following is the full text of the motion proposed by Mr W. J. Napier at the meeting of the Irish National Federation on Thursday evening : —" That this branch of the Irish National Federation earnestly deplores the employment of intemperate language by both sections of the Irish party in the political contest now going on, and trusts that Irish politicians will nob discredit the traditional character of Irishmen for chivalry and personal honour."