TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 214, 7 September 1895, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Mail Day. Alameda leffa for 'Frisco. Liquor debate in the Houao. Auckland footballers returned. An Antarctic expedition is arranged. Football match Auckland v. Franklin at Pukekohe to-day. Several cases Btill remain on the Supreme Court criminal calendar. Mr Jackson Palmer left for Samoa by the R.M.B. Alameda co-day. Alameda's passage from Sydney to Atickland was 3 days 19 hours. Another large vessel has arrived at the Kaipara to load kauri for the doited Kingdom. s House of Representatives has decided oo a three-fiftba majority for colonial prohibition in the Liquor Bill. The charge againsb Fell and wife of Hltreating a child was again proceeding ao the Supreme Court to-day. The anniversary services of the Onehunga Congregational Sunday t -eehool will be held to-morrow. Particulars jare advertised. •.■; A boy named Maurice Mooney., was admitted to the Hospital yeefierdayi' having broken his arm accidentally near St. John's College.

Waters' Coffee Palace, Lower Queenstreet, has been lighted with electricity. The work was carried out by Mr E. J. Fenn, A.1.E.8.

Mr A. L. Smith, surgeon dentist, Hobson-streeb, has returned from his Australian trip, and may be consulted at his address as usual. ;

Mr C. J. Owen, who succeeds Mr Bell in the managemoub of the local branch of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, has arrived here from Christchurcb.

The Maritana Social Reunions are to be continued fortnightly. The next, which takes place in St. George's Hall on Wednesday, promises bo be a euccess.

Ibis said that since the Litble Barrier Island has been taken over by the Govern* menb native birds have been ehob and skinned and sent to Wellington. Yesterday afternoon and last evening Miss Reynolds gave religious addresses in the Y.M.O.A. Rooms in connection with the Young Women's Christian Association. The John Williane, the London Missionary Society's new steamer, is to visit Auckland about the middle of next month, on her way to the South Sea Islands from Sydney.

A cable message from London states thaa the splendid harvest weather ie causing a dulness in the wheab market). There is.nothing doing in cargoes on the passage or for shipment. \

The adjourned meeting of the Davonporb Borough Council was to have been held laeto evening, bub as only three members were present, the meeting waa adjourned till Tuesday next.

The Waitemata County Council intend hold a special meeting to consider the new Local Government Bill, and they desire the Government not to attempt to press the Bill this season. .•:

There are ab present in Mounfa Edea Gaol 118 male and 16 female prisoners.; Of these 32 men are doing penal servitude, and 74 males and 12 females are under* going sentences of hard labour.

The Waitemafca County Council intend calling for tenders for clearing the slip oft the New Lynn-Huia Road, and for .maintaining the read from the water trough at Titirangi to Mill Bay, When tbQ, road is formed: ' ■ .

The new schooner which Lane and Srown are bnilding at VVhangaroa for the New J Guinea Mission work will be finished about. the end of October. She will sail direct) 1 for New Guinea without coming down to ' Auckland.

A young man named Spence has been, arrested at Dunedin for attempting to commit suicide. At the last criminal sittings j Spence was charged with and was admitted to probation. He bought)'■ a clothes line and tried to hang himself. „• lie was cut down and taken into custody. } At the meeting of the Waitemata County ' Council yesterday afternoon, ex-Judge F. / D. Fenton wrote complaining strongly of • the road leading from Obakanini toAotea, ; Soubh Kaipara Heads, which he said was < only available for horsemen. The Chair- ! man said he would do his besb for the im- i provement "of the road. '

A t the tifth annual meeting of the Wanganui Freezing Company the report after. congratulating shareholders on the very, successful year, showed that after paying all working expenses, interest, maintenanoe, etc., there remains a neb profit of £3,211 4s Id, out of which ib is proposed to ' pay a dividend of 5 per cent. The Auckland volunteers are being partially armed with Martini-Henri rifles. •, in place of the obsolete Snidere. The "A " ! Battery last night took over a stand of 20 ;' Martini-Henrie, with sword bayonets, \ etc. They have now 40 riflee of this make. ' The Auckland, Ponsonby and Devonporb Navals have received 10 of the rifles each.

At a meeting of the Eight Hours Demonsfcration lasb evening, the Rev. Shirley Baker presiding:, it was resolved to, terminate the negotiations with "the Amateur Athletic Club, and to adopt a professional programme. A programme of 17 sport events was adopted. It was resolved to try and induce the Auckland Trotting Club to postpone its matches. " •" '"-* ■■<* The Manawatu Railway Company having decided to light) their express trains with electricity, and having the (installation of some of the carriages completed, a success* ful trial was made on Tburedny evening. The directors and a number of influential gentlemen were invited to a run to Porirua, some fourteen miles from Wellington. The cost of the new light compares favourably with oil.