TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 196, 17 August 1895, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Intebprovincial football. Auckland v. Hawke's Bay. Taupo arrived from Fiji. Lady Glasgow returning to Auckland. Auckland v. Northern Wairoa footballer* , to-day. ,

The Emperor of Germany has returned to Berlin.

The new Metropolitan Hotel in Queen* streeb will be opened on Monday. During last year £404,567 worth of kauri' gum was exported from Auckland.

Wool to bha value of £4,827,016 was exported from New Zealand lasb year. An application will shortly be made for a new trial in the Chemis case, under the Bill passed on Thursday. Sir John Thuraton is expected fco return to Fiji from England by the Vancouver steamer early in November.

Sir Edward Clarke haa declined the Bribieh Solicitor-treneralsbip, owing bo the limitation of private practice.

Auckland Harbour , Board propose to raise.a local loan of £10,000 for repairing Queen.-streeb Wharf and dredging. A grand concerb will be given by bha ship's company of H.M.b. Pylades oa Thursday next ab St. George's Hall. Lecture on "Sacred Ton^a ; Paab and >Preßenb" in the Union Free Church; Wel« lesley-Btr,eet on Wednesday evening next. A Parliamentary Committee to investigate the affairs of the Bank New Zealand aud the Estates Company has been set) »p- ■ • -." ■. ■•,■'. >: ..'T,". ■'

While some watpr was being drawn from \ a,tap in a Ponsonby house yesterday some • ! insects like a small red worm of the genua chirononus were found in the water/ \ } The water police did nob succeed yesfcer- , day ia the search for the body of John Wall, \ drowned off Chelsea. To-day they made* a fresh search towards Eobsonville and the . Whau Creek.

On Saturday next and the .following , Saturday parades of the city school boys for jdrill instruction and inspection will be held in the Metropolitan Grounds by Lieub.Col. ©oring. ,/.,,.. The New Zealand portions of the Canadian mail by the s.s.<Miowera from Vancouver, arrived here last evening from Fiji . by the B.s. Taupo, bub. the dates have beea anticipated by the 'Frisco mail. • .- ,

Mr John Fuller's drawing-room, enter-; • taintnent will be given ab Onehunga on - Monday, D6vbnporb on Tuesday, and Pon- ■*• sonby on Wednesday.. ; Sullivan's opera , ■" Uox and Box" will be given at each place.. ... , j

; The Administrator of Fiji recently paid ' a vieibin H.M.s. Lizard to ■ the district" of i Macuata, in the Fiji Group, where there • had been some disaffection amongst the natives, and cautioned them against insub- ■ ordination. • , , ,

Ab- the Nelson-sbreeb school yesterday Mies E, C. Andrews, one of the teachers, was presented with a handsome fish knife and fork, ori the occasion of her leaving the school. B. Cronin, bhe headmaster, made the presentation on behalf of the teaching staff.

It is believed tnab there is a quantity of gold and eilver specie in oaken cheebe on • board bhe old vessel Boyd, ab Wbangaroa Harbour. An attempb will probably, be made eborbly in order bo ascertain whether ' any of the treasure is still there, or whether bhe Maoris took ib all before they burned.* the ship. • . ; Lasb (evening a cyclorama of the ■ "Pilgrim's - -Progress " was exhibited in . Ste Luke's ■ Presbyterian School-room, Remuora, bo a largei audience. .' Fity picbures were exhibited by Mr Cooper's limelight lantern, and Mr A. .Potter • described each Dicfcure. The choir and friends sang a number of selections during the performance. !

Aucklandere have ab the presenb time a rare opportunity which may nob be bheira again for many years, and therefore it demands immediate attention. Unfortunately we have totally neglected the arbs which relate to speech culture, and we strongly recommend all our readers bo carefully peruse Mr F. M. Alexander's announcements in oar columns. Testimonials from ladies and gentlemen well known in Auckland may be seen ab the studio. •