TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1892, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Easter holidays begun. ?, Holiday to-morrow. Sir George Grey ffited. " Money " again fco-nighfc. Race meeting on MeadejChurch services to-morrow. Excursions for Good Friday. Trotting races on Saturday. " Othello " on Saturday night. Sir George Grey's SObh birthday. Anarchist plots are multiplying. Methodist Convention to-morrow. S.s. Munapouri went South to-day. The Maori does nob like the doer tax. Drapers' picnic ab Motubapu to-morrow. .School Easter holidays begin from tCKFighting in the South American repub* lies. \Vellesley-stre6t School sports in DomaiK to-day. _. The land tax returns are all in ab Wei"Lantern .lecture in Sfe. Paul's Church this evening. S.s. Upolu for Tonga and Samoa tbis evening. ~ , . , Special services in .Auckland churchea to-morrow. Farewell benefit to Mr T. M. Jackson next Thursday. Calodonian Society's sports at Lake Takapuna to-morrow. Five Arawa chiefs are in gnol for refusing to pay the dog-tax. Mrs Shaw, the whistling specialist, 13 coming to Australia. m Burns Club Assembly in Masonic Hall, Newton, this evening. Newmarket Fishing Club's annual picnic at Motutapu to-morrow. Sunday hours will be observed ab the telegraph offices to-morrow. Lantern lecture at St. Paul's Church tonight on " Our Lord's Passion." There is no truth in the rumoured New Zealand new loan of half a million. Auckland Post-office and Telephone Exchango will be closed to-morrow. Kuaotunu Quartz Crushing Company ofter their plant and battery for sale as a going concern. The members of the Auckland Bowling Club will meet on the greeu to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock. During 1891 no less than 1,896 persona were anrestheticised in the Sydney hospitals. Only two died of the drug. There is great excitement amongst the Bay of Plenty natives over tho arrests for non-payment of the dog-tax. The Hauraki Steamship Company's special holiday trips to the Thames commenced to-day by the s.s. Paeroa. Professor Thomas gave the first of Ma lectures on biological Ecienco last evening in tho Auckland University Buildings. It is reported that the Government are considering the question of making our Justices of the Peace elective in future. A dish of what were thought to be mnshrooms, nearly poieoned Mr Lipscombe, of Lower Hepburn-street, and some members of his family, on Tuesday evening. Lieutenant de la Chappeile (of England) lately took the step of resigning bis commission in the Welsh Regiment and transferring hiinsolf to the French army. A lad named Middleton, age 15, had one of his middle fingers amputated ab the Auckland Hospital, having had it mutilated by a circular saw at a local sawmill. The latest American battle-ship is a triple-screw steamer of 7,400 tons, well armoured, with a 22-knot speed, and a coal endurance equal to 25,000 milee 1 straightaway steaming. Mr Josiah Martin, photographer, has jusb returned from a photographing tour to the Bay of Islands, Whangaroa, and Mangonui, having secured some splendid views of the beautiful Northern scenery. JVir W. Duncan, inspecting assessor under the Land Tax Act, is back from a visit to the Waikato. He will be ab hie office, Government Life Insurance Buildings, on Saturday and Monday. It has been decided to allow the captains of certain of Her Majesty's ships to celebrate marriages on board their vessels when the services of a clergyman cannot be procured, as was the custom somo years

airo. "A Broken-Hill man made £80,000 out of a boom in certain shares, in consequence of iuformation supplied him by one man who was "in the know." The lucky one refused to give the tipster a cent out of hi 3 haul.

Prince George of Wales, who now holda the rank of commander, will shortly retire from the Royal Navy. The latest is thab the Queen intends to confer a dukedom upon him, and that his title will be Duke of York. Millionaire Shaw, who died in London a few weeks ago, was the most renowned proprietor of "bucket-shops." lie made £200,000 a year by sbare-gambling houses. People speculated with him in future time purchases—cash down. In Adelaide, when remarks unflattering to W. O. Grace were being made, one of tho English cricket team, RadclifTe, is alleged to have said, " Why do you growl ab the Doctor ? He has only been out here twice ; tee have to put up with his manners every year !" „. f; The "Broad Arrow " decidedly objects to tho regulations under which colonial candidates for commissions are now admitted to the British army, on 'the ground. that they will not have to face "anything like the competition which i≤ tho lot of an English candidate. By purchasing their umbrellas from Smith and Caughey, ladies save the duty—• which is 20 per cent.—and encourage a growing local indusrry. Smith and Caughey import the necessary materials, which are admitted free of duty, and have the umbrellas manufactured in Auckland. Splendid assortment just now to select from ; prices from 5s lid to 21s each. Guaranteed much cheaper and superior in every way to the imported article.—(Advfc.)