TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 109, 11 May 1896, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Glorious weather.

Tarawera arrived from Sydney. Star Summary on Thursday next. English mail via Suez came to band t*» day. Change of programme ab the Opera House to-night. Chamber of Commerce meets ab 3 p.m. to-morrow.

Board of Education meeti Again oa Wednesday. Dr. Walker reburned from Dunedin on Saturday nighb. Exciting shooting case in High-street oa Saturday nighb. . Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club at tha City Hall to-night. . Mr John Fuller's limelighb concert ab the City Hall to-morrow night. £500 deposit paid on the Maori, Dream purchase by London syndicate. . A. H. Holder broke bhe world . 4.0 yards hurdle record ab Napier on Saturday.

The Greymouth coal expert last week waa 4,246 tons 17 cwt; timber, 104,062 feet.

Large attendance of spectators at the football matches ab Epsom on Saturday.

Steamer Takapuna grounded ab Onahunga on Saturday night and remained fasi all Sunday. ' . '* Parnell, City and Grafton were the successful teams in the senior football conteston Saturday. . Petty officer G. Spinley won Mr Teutonberg's medal in the Ponsonby Navala shooting match.

Mr W. Crowtherwill address the electors of bhe city of Auckland, en Thursday evening, in tbe City Hall. The remains of the late Mr W. R. Willi were interred in the Anglican Cemetery, Otahuhu, yesterday.

A Sydney paper suggests 'that tha murder confessed by Hareford may be that for which Chemis is serving.

Mrs Greene declares tbab her husband ie jusb liko fire. When he goes oub there's no. knowing where he goes to.

Mr Duncan,'Chief Inspector of Machinery, is in Auckland at present on business connected with bis department).

Gonb: Ib would be a good thing if soma barbers were like their razors. Barber: How, sir? Gent: Underground.

The lecture announced to be given ia tbe Wesley Hall by Mrs Dr. Bnrnaby. has beea postponed from the 14th to the _Qtb inst. Wool: £ don't make a practice of borrowing trouble, but——' Van Pelt: Don't menbiea it, old fellow; your quite welcome to mine. There was a " golden oflaring " yesterday at the service, of the Ponsonby Baptist Church, in reduction of the church debtlb amounted to £26 5s 2d. At Customary Rates.—• He forged my fetters,' said bbc melodramatic complainant i_ a divorce case. • I will file them/ answered her lawyer, briskly. - His Excellency the Governor, fcheCountees of Glasgow and some members of the ViceRegal party attended the meet of tha Pakuranga hounds on Saturday. Miss Lilian Edger lectured on the " Theoeophical Idea of Prayer" at tha Tli6oHopkical Rooms, Mutual Life Association Buildings, lasb evening. The time for receiving applications for ' enrolment on bhe main electoral rolls of tha ' city and suburbs terminated oa Saturday. ' Supplementary rolls will be issued beiora bbc general electioa; Baron Alderso* once released from hia dubiea a juror who abated thab ho was deaf in one ear. ' You may leave the box,' said • his lordship, • since ib is necessary that you ' should hear both sides.' The Westporb coal export lasb week waa 5,428 tons 10 cwt., made up as follow* :— '.' Westport Coal Company, 3.258 tons 6 cwb.;. Cardiff Company, -1,322 tons 15 cwt.;,' Mokibinui Company, 817 tans 9 cwt. Rev. E. Walker, of the New Zealand Alliance, is in Auckland for a week on.two, ab bhe residence of Mr E. Withy, Parnell, and has jusb completed a four months' visitation of bhe counbry districts throughout the Auckland province. ■Say, Chimmy,' he eaid, thoughtfully, as he gazed at the golf players, • dere'a no tellin'what dese swells'll'do.' • Wat's da matter wit.m now V 'Look at'em and see. Dey're playin' Bhinny. Dey'll ba shootin' marbles an flyin' kites next.' * I have been looking for you all the evening,' he said, as "he approached her in the conservatory; 'I want you to be my partner ' ' This is so sudden !' Bhe gasped. * at whist,' he concluded, and now bhere is a coolness bebween them. Cheerup (bo Tom Hardup, who has a lot of bad debts and no money, but who is the only heir of a very old, very healthy, and very wealthy aunt): Now, don'b get discouraged. Tommy; there is yonr An-b Maria. Tom Hardup: Yes, there she is. that's the trouble. Lovely porcelain tea sots, vases, cups and ' saucers, tortoise shell, bamboo, and basket ware, etc., jusb arrived from Japan at Smith and Caughey's. Ladies and gentlemen are invited to inspect without being pressed to purchase.—-(Advt.) \