TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 99, 30 April 1897, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Nob'-eastbk blowing,

Bad weather browing. Serious rioting in Athens.. The King of Greece is in hob water. More news of the Amberlev murder. The Powers want to atop the Turbo Grecian war. .

The German warship Falke, from Syd« ney, is outside.

Direct steamsr Kuahine lefb Lyfefeelton to day for London. Many Greeks were trampled to death in tbe night from Larisaa. , Tho Friendly Islands Parliament is to meet ab Nukualofa (Tonga) next month.

; Ib is.suggested that New Zsalaod. should have "control OTer the New Hebrides Group. • ;■'■''■

The Union Company's new cargo steamer Hawea will arrive hero from the South tomorrow. • ■

There were clear evidences of oafcraga on the body of the young girl murdered, at Amborley

A proclamation brings the Oamaru Harbour Board Leasing Act into operation, on May let. Mr A. Me Vicar is gazetted • surveyor, engineer, examiner and inspector of machinery. Eighb knife wounds were discovered on bhe body of the girl Lawcock, murdered at Amberley.

The New Zealand military contingent and the Bisloy rifle team left Lybtelton today for London. The Northern Steamship Company expect their new steamer, the Bellinger, from Tasmania on Sunday. About 30 or 40 subscribers have lofts fche Wellington telephone exchange in. consequence of the increased rates. A young man named Hugh Fraser, 22 years of age, is in custody on suspicion of being concerned in the Amberley murder. .^ Bread as a daily article of tood is used by only about oae-third of the 1,500,000,000 people tbato constitute the present population of the earth.

The Cunard Steamship Company is probably the only line of steamers in the world thab can boasb of never having lost a passensror at ton. The steamer Kuahine could not pot outo from Lyttelton Wharf last night, owing to the low tide. And this is the much-praised Lyttelton Harbour ! i

The s.s. Taviuui made the return passage hero from Nukualofa (Tonga) in the record time of 3 days 20i hours, beating her previous record of 3 days 21 boars.

A ton of lead is fired for' every man killed in battle. Statistics of Kuwpaan wars show that from 3000 to 10,000 ahotß are fired tor every person disabled. Burns Club dance in the Masonic Hall, • Karangahape Road, waa well patronised last night. Mr Dunn acted as M.C and Marriage's band provided the dance music.

A public meeting was held in Invarcargill appainted a Committee to collect information as to the advieabilicy. of starting a woollen mill in the vicinity of thab town.

At a meeting held in Christchnrch lacS ni^ht, attended by about 140 persons, a motion favouring the abolition of capital punishmenb was carried, with five dissentients.

Major Steward, Mr George Fisher, and Mr Tregear, ef the Labour Department, have been appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into the petition of private benefit) societies.

Mr Justice Williams has made an order temporarily winding up the Joint! Stock Bank, for the purpose of carrying out the ro-arrangemont scheme. The order is a purely formal one. The following are declared to be Crown lands subject to the Land Settlements Act: —Pouparae, Mawko'» Bay, 337 acrea ; Makaraeo, Otago, 2,535 acres ; Tokaraki, Otsgo, 11.05 L acres. Since February tho selectors in arrear in the Wellington districb decreased from 1,379 to 674, and tho amount owing from £14.100 to £6,343. Of those still in debb 408 owe only one payment.

A lecture on " God and Man " was given last evening at the meeting of the Auckland Metaphysical Society, held in the Lome-street Hall. This was the firsb lecture of a series begum by the Society.

A tannery at Albion Park, near Sydney, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Eoar men who were sleeping on tho too storey had a narrow escape. They jumped from a window 15 feet from the ground. One fractured his ankle.

A tender of 8* in the £ was accepted by the Official Liquidator oi tho Walter Guthrie Company- (Limited), of Imrercargill. The purchaEo money has been paid, and the stock is now being realised on by Thomson, Bridger and Co.

The Board of Conciliation's award in the dispute between the Christchurch Bootmakers' Union and the unaffiliafced employers recommend* the parties to accept the award of the Uourb of Arbitration in the dispute between the union and the boot manufacturers.

The balance-sheet of the Kaifcangafca Relief Fund, published by the Public Trustee, shows that 21 beneficiaries received during tho year £946. The fund has still cash in hand to theamount of £3,677, besides two mortgage securities in default, representing £4,100.

Tho Board of Health of New York have decided bo include consumption in kbe fust of infectious diseases. This will necessitate its compulsory notification by medical nien and by the public, and tho employmout of precautions against tho eontugiou or spread of the disease.

The Finauce Gommifefcee of tho Ciby Council have wrirbon to the Government regarding the question of tho recenb city licensing expenses, and asking that a competent officer be appoinbod to examine all the accounts which have been rendered, and the correspondence which has taken place on the subject.

The Maoris living ab Wbafeiwhafeihoa and Kopu, on the Waipa, near Alexandra, recently started a co-operative store, with a small cspital in £1 shares. A dividend. of 6s 2d par share was recently paid to the shareholders. The natives afe Otorobanga, iv che King Country, have bow stertod a store on the same lines.

Mr W. Jl Courtney has been asked by gome friends to stand for tho mayoralty of the city of Auckland, bab he eayß be will nob accept nomination unless the election of Mr P. JDign&n is opposedr in other quartets. Mr James Adame is obtaining signatures to a petition asking the Hon. W. McCulionph to accept nomination. Two Turks wore at a French banqnab. Towards tho conclusion of the feast a Frenchman selected n toothpick from the tray near him, and politely passed the tray on to hia neighbour,; who, however, peremtorily declined the offer, exclaiming, "No, thank you !■ I have already oaten two of tho accuraed things, and I waat no more."