TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 241, 11 October 1893, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Agreeable weather,

Inward 'Frisco mail on Friday. S.s. Upolu arrived from the Islands. Pillaging going on in Rio de Janeiro S.s. Star of England arrived from Lon* don.

South British Insurance Company met to-day. De Lesseps is reported to be dying ia France.

The English coal strike is apparently nearly over,

Discussion on dredging at bhe Harbou. Board yesterday.

People's Popular Concerb in the Opera House this evening.

H.M.e. Tauranga leaves here for tho Islands in about a fortnight's time.

South British Insurance Company have declared a dividend of ten per cenb. H.M.s. Curaeoa is expected to arrive here from Sydney about Sunday nexb.

A requisition is being signed requesting Mr A. H. Nathan to stand for the mayoralty of Auckland.

Mr S. Adams' pupils annual concerb will be held in Abbott's Opera House, Tuesday, October 24tb.

Mr J. H. Phillpot waa musical director of the Old Colonists' Concert, ab tha Choral Hall, on Monday night. > Mr Peter Dignan, who has been very ill for tbe last four months, is now aboub in town again, being convalescent.

The Sb. George's Quadrille Assembly close their season to-night, with a-plain and fancy dress ball in Sb. George's Hall. Tho musical programme prepared for Mr McAliater's lecture ab Sb. James' Hall on Monday evening nexb is published in another column.

The Devonporb Borough Council laBU evening appointed Mr Jas. Mays Clerk of Workß in connection with the Devonpor. Waterworks, aba salary of £3 per week.

Mrs May, relict of the late Mr Joseph May, of Mount Roßkill, is dead. She waa a very old colonist, having, having arrived here in IS4O by tho ship Delhi, from Glasgow. She had attained tbe age of 69 years.

Ab the meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday afternoon ib was abated thab one man in the fish trade was in the habib of depositing twelve cart loads of fishheads and other refuse each week in the harbour.

The Auckland Harbour Board yesterday afternoon decided to take steps to prosecute persons guilty of depositing fish-heads and other refuse in Auckland Harbour, and to prevenb the nuisance in future. Ib was also decided bo erecb notice boards on the foreshore forbidding bhis practice.

At bhe meeting of bhe Auckland Harbour Board yesterday afternoon, Mr Niccol moved, " Thab provision be made for lighting tho landing steps ab Victoria Wharf, Devonport, either by moving one of the existing lamps or supplying another." The motion was agreed bo, and ib was decided to erect a new lamp in order to obviate accidents.

Esam and Arthur will sell on Monday next unredeemed pledges from bhe Monte do Feite Loan Office.— (Advb.)