TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 305, 22 December 1894, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Splendid h olid ay weather. » ' ■ r. The " New Boy" on Boxing night. Auckland Racing Club Meeting on Btttr'j ing Day.' - ■■ Mr John Fuller givos a grand sacred, , concert on! Christmas nighb. * . The s.B. Vivid will run an excor«ion*iw^s, Riverheadab 11 a.m. to-morrow. " ?j ; Public performance of the " Messiah " io l % the ChoralHaUto-morrow afternoon. : >, ' \'. :■■■ The law'.Vacationi commenced yesterd&yi";,^ andwill laat-till the 31st of January. r "T^ Messrs Conrb Bros, have purchased, tbaK;, stock of Mr G. Boon, fancy draper, Queeo* A! street. : . ~'• ~-.-.' V V.".. ".-'. /''^ '.-..;,,'t's •'.' ;, Messrs Mantoll, Tiavere, and Ma.Bkell,,.| • are appointed Governors of New Ze'al^noi';"-. Institute.1,:;;., '.•" ~■■■.,■;■■■ >'.. '.'■'.'■■■.,' :'■■■'■ -.'"■'■'• xtij^'---.'"'': His Excellency Lord Glasgow is erpfcfcoa,:^ bo arrive in Auckland towards the endof^,'. Jatfuary. , » i '■- ': ■'■■i A number o! the patients in the Asylum "y----are to be transferred to the Motnihi quaran-• i tine station. " ~» . "' "' " Brough and Boucicaulb have made » , ( ,; presentation of £50',! to the Walrwajwft:.] Relief Fund. . , ■ - ' McNeill-Burke mißßion continues oneefe-j. ings in the City Hall.td:morrow'ftfterboon* v£ and evening. . . ''■-.-"•*" '■'*';; The consecration of Dr. "Wallis, new;^ bishop of Wellington, will take plabe on" ■< January 25th; ' •? ■ ; • •■ ..;' '■ ■> --■» The Leader of the Opposition, Captain - Raseell, will probably address a meeting in Auckland shortly. ' , ". '. Tho American graziers ara -''afraid;l bhit Ausbralia will beab bliem'in thei tinhed m<KMr| . ' trade on the Continent. " ': ■ . -^1 Picked 'crewe- from H.hf.s. Ringdove and 1 fcho Auckland Naval Artillery will comptbo ' in a boat race thisftfternoon. . ', Services will be held as ugual to-tnbrrow;; in the foresters', Hall Newton, the^ fire .not '■? having reached the body of the bull. : ' Cheap fares to Rocorua. Special excursion train on Saturday nexb. "'Retttirji*? fare, £1 firab-cla»s; and second-class, 10a. : r! A farmer of VVaimatuku, itf'the Soubhi, has been fined £6 for failing to provida , ( reasonable accommodation for four shearers\.... in his service. ' -'•'-■"■" ' 4, '; .'" ■,S:;V/:.A The mombera of the Brokers' AjHOciatioß > will close their offices from the evening of the 24bh inßt. and re-open on the morning ' of January 3rd. ■•„ M r James Coatea, the" general manager of f' the National Bank,- arrives from; the South , by tha s.B. Takapuna, duo iv the Manukau ■,■- ---to-morrow morning. *'• ' x Afc the reunion of musicalißbudentßini the r Choral Hall yesterday afternoon, Herr.Schmitb waß presented with an illuminated,' address by the students. . ... A fire broke outlast evening abont eight b'clock in a-shop occupied^by'»Mies■ fearsou ,\: ; in Kniangahape Road, bubwas extinguished before much damage had been done. ■ A number of volunteer recruits \ belong-,^ i ing to various companiosworei instructed . laab night;by SergeantrMajpr'ScuUy and r § non-commissioned officer belonging to the ] 'Permanent Force. , , iThe - "Gazotto" contains regulations j amending the terms and conditions, of sale ■ of the ;Pomahaka t eatate^ by^which holdings may..be, enlarged, 'to coma,;■into^j " ' force bn January Bth. ... , The . libsarffin: of the Auckland, lrw»i|; Public Library, reports 'the loss oi;^is";j volumes during. tho/-yeari;Vt"hab-:^unafoit2]r having been> removed Irom the Library by , some person .on persons.,^ • ,>.'->, -•• In., th'q, Duncdin; Polica JDpur ' % ; jFyfe.and Ci|Epmitigirand;,Slollißon';(and Otf^/J ■.:'■'{ drapers, were tiheol 5« "ahd^ftsts on .efc^eft; ■ • '• several charges-bf not lilloiyin^' .iuetr em« ployees a weekly half-holiday. .', ■'■■; The "Qovernmenb, has, granted, £400^;jbov; wardq the expenses, incurred-in the removal'! of the Thames' Old, Men's ifpme'jto V and in the purchase of tlio adjoining nrt>- f \, perty;for an Old Homo.. , v: .: A ch^ap excursion train will be run on * ' Saturday*, next tq^otorua, and' fcickets will' v be available 'for, return on either Monday, t December Jl. or Wednosday January ,2nd.' - t The faros will, be 20a. first • class and 10» j / second-class. . ■ , .-^ J ■•}.]- -l\, ■■>». ' ? The posbmeii^ in the city and eaburbe ijujs:^: leaving a small, Christmas, card afc the houses they visife, which will remind the 4 inmates of the email gratuity which ,Ua usually given to these useful public bgt^A. , vantfl afc this season. ..'. v i ,i;v >i The Home Press describe tha Victory ,01 -'\ the Englishmon over thei Australians at.*] unparalleled in the' bieto'ry of crickeb^a*, 1 battle of. Homeric dimensions and • triumph thab makes the blood of EngliaU-,, men tingle wif.h iexultation. , ».-;.. Mr, John Ewan," .Becretary of the,A|glc»-; i • land Caledonian J Society's /sports, regaests'/^ us to state that the handicaps, for fchs, different bicycle and running events hav<j been postponed until Monday next. Ac- : ceptances will close on Wednesday.njg^t } nexb instead of Monday. . , -i ■ J. R.Wakelin, of Christeburch, hag made a world's record ab the Christchurch ■ shooting. He scored ,101 'ab 4 500,^eOdifinFii^| 700, out of a .possible 105. Hii scorel of; 341| at 700 in believed to be a colonial record..], He used a Wobley Martini, and ammunition • manufactured by the Colonial Ammunition . Company. ■""'■'; ■" ,' , ' The sacred cantata, " Hadassah, Queete of Persia," was performed in Sb. lja^id'«i Church lasb night .by the church 'choir. Tho soloists were Missea Taylor an(i| : Harley, and Messrs,, rjKarcein,'■Eß,ge,,,;';,Bjj [ tieii;\ and Harley.,; Mr J/ H. .Phillpotvacted *ast organist and conductor, and Miss F. Hnrper presided at tlie piano. ' "- . Yesterday afternoon Mr Louio Sbeelei'.fcKo-'i ■■...- well-known 'artisb^i as the recipienb;pfjOTki^ illuminated address from the pliriebionera^ of Sb, Benedict's' Church, .Newton, 88»^ memorial of their appreciation of hie' generous gifb to the church, of his paintlniji of the ''Crucifixiori." The address waVrea'S;! and presented by the Very Rev. Dr. Egan, ,i rector tho church. The address is an. ' excellehb specimen of the'art of illaminaV^ tion, and its value, enhanced by reason pt{ its being the handiwork of a lady member . of Ac congregation. ' r .*