TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 191, 12 August 1895, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Weather milder.

Our footballera go South this week. Auckland footballers beab Wanganui. Auckland • Tauranga football match a draw.

Financial debate continued this after* * noon.

Auckland Liberal Association meets tonighfc. i,

Macedonian insurgents havo suffered a defeat. .-• ;■

R.M.s. Warrimoo ran ashore near Vancouver.

Five thousand Armenians are said to be starving.

Variety entertainment) in the City Hall this evening. ..;"., - h

Steamers Rotokino and Flora due from the South to-day. A Sydney fireman was killed on the way to a boot factory fire. ,

Lady passengers on the Catfcerthun were drowned in the saloon.

American marines ordered to Shanghai to protecb Europeans. Tkere were about 4,000 spectators ab Saturday's football match.

English mission societies are demanding protection for Chinese missionaries. The man who invested all his monoy in a bank which failed quite lost his balance. -# Verdict of " nob guilbyj" on. the ground of insanity, returned in the Masterbon murder case.

Rumours are afloat of impending legislation in connection with the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company. Thomas Cleaby, the centenerian, whose death was announced on Saturday, belonged to Avoca, Tasmania.

Countryman (to his wife, who sees a steam roller for the first time): "Ah, this is the way they warm the streets." The North Head Artillery Recruit: "This constant firing of big guns gives me a headache." Sergoafib: "Shootingpains, I suppose !'

She: "Did my voice fill the drawingroom !" He : «• Yes, and it filled the conservatory and garden—everyone went oub there.

Freda—lt's always the best way to make light of your troubles, Jimmie. Jim I do, dear. Wheherer a tradesman sends me a bill I burn it.

The teachers and inspectors of the South Canterbury district have resolved to combine to erecb a memorial to the late J. J. Col borne Veel. '.'•*.

On Saturday, the Pakuranga hounde^had a run acrosa country between Otahuhu and Gray's farm, a large number of horsemen taking part in the hunt.

Up to one o'clock on Saturday at Wellington 76 married men and 33 single men made application for employment on the unemployed relief works.

Since its establishment, the Salvation Army night shelter, Albert-street, has furnished some 150 beds and 300 mealß bo thosa in want of shelter and food.

Wife—Can you spare me a little change this morning 1 Husband—Certainly. Go oub and dine with your mother. The change will do us both good. Mr W. R. Bloomfield, of Parnell, fractured his coilar-bone through a fall from his horse on Saturday, while out with the Pakuranga hounds, near Otahuhu. 4

And Was Speedily Shorn.—"You used to do a libtle trading on 'Change; didn'tr you, Hiegs ?"..;«' Yes.'4, "Were you a bulL , or a bear?" Blbbbsif. I wa'^a lamb." \ _■'.."-

A five-roomed house near New Brighton (Canterbury) waß destroyed by fire yesterday. It was insured for £150 in the New Zealand; furniture, £100 in the Manchester.

One hundred and fifty sailors, from R.M.s. Riogarooma and H.M.s. Pylades attended church at' Sb. Paul's yesterday morning headed by the brass band from the Pylades.

Burke always prepared for a speech by reading everything ho could find bearing on the subjecb on which'he was to speak. Ha said than he generally read '* with; a business purpoee,"

The elder Pibb liked Shakespeare, but nob tho labour of reading plays, He enjoyed hearing them, and once said that he had learned more English history at the bheabra than at the university. Gibbon read nothing thab did not have a,, bearing on his history, bub every bhing he 2 could find thab, even remotely had reference to his work. He said he had no time for miscellaneous reading. Captain and Mrs Tillbrook, the new; officers of the Salvation Army in Auckland, were given a reception ab the Albert-stroeb Barracks yesterday. Mrs Tillbrook led the meebings throughout the day. Dr. Lamb, Presbyterian missionary in the New Hebrides, proposes to return to the station ab Dip Point, Ambrym Island, where the volcanic eruption recently occurred. The volcano is still Bbeaming, and Earthquakes are frequent. Mr G. H. BridgmaUi who recently passed the dental examination at Dunedin, was a passenger to America by the Monowai last Saturday. Mr Bridgman intends going to Chicago, in order to pursue his studies at the leading Dental College in thaccity.

The Miss Newcombe who waa killed in the Kucheng massacre was the niece of Mr C. P. Newcombe, late of Auckland, who conducted a school in Symonds-atreeb for some years. One of her sisters is Mrs Driver, formerly of the Thamee," and now of Dunedin.

The member for North-south Blankshlre: «' Gentlemen, you twib me with haying turned my coat. Years ago I supported thia measure. Then I had a reason. Bub now, gentlemen I have lost my reason." And he wondered at the deafening smile thab pervaded the meeting. The death is announced of Mrs Kelly, relicb of the late Edward Kelly, of Epsom, in her 81st. year. The deceased lady arrived in Auckland in 1045, and her late husband built the Royal Oak Hotel, Epsom, and conducted it till his .death. Mrs-Kelly leaves a large grown-up family. • This year there are six parties in the North Polar regious—two American, Wellman's and Peary's (the latter in Greenland), Nanseu's in the Fram, and the English party led by Mr Jackson and financed by Mr Harmsworbb. From the Norse era down to the present generation sailors have been active in the frozen North.

A fire broke oub in the greengrocer's shop of Mrs Hester Beattie, Vtctoria-streeb, bub was suppressed by some passers-by before bhe Fire Brigade arrived. The fire apparently originated in a cupboard where some kerosene was kept with some kindling wood. The damage amounted to about £4. The house is owned by Mr James, of Mounb Albert, and is insured in the South British Office. Cavour Cigars. Smoke Cavour Cigars. Froßaard's Cavour Cigars, S for 1/3,—(Ad.J