TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 101, 30 April 1898, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

A pei'fcct day. -:, %. ■: * Further sensational \\ rariiews. . ; Cricket in tile Domain'tHis afternoon. . , Mrs Amelia Mat;son, of Parnell, is dead. Martial law: severely enforced at' Puerto Rico; •• i-1 '- ■-v: :v '-. .■*:'' ' ' :y '■'•'

American torpedo boat Ctisfiiing disabled in action.- . v

' c • "to be revived at the Opera House to-niwht:-..'.'.. *^| : w The American Pacific flee^is expected at Manilla to-day.. • . ■ \ .., ~-:..', Westralia' arrives.from Sout|iern ports to-morrow morriing. ■. ■ "■\?fpfc>'-,.-\V]Sest Australian mining Scrip <jiJ Lbndop * Exchange at a discount. ; * ; (•%. • ' ■■ • Shooting season for both injppited and game opens oij Monday. * The, work or pulling down",the 01,4 Police 'Barracks commences.on Monday. ...i ; '*^*'V:' _ The -Union steamers Manapouri and^ 'Rakanoaarelaid up atDunedin. • *$_' t Conciliation Board sits on Monday,«)vheri the bakers' dispute will be gone into. - Penguin with Southern.and Australian mails arrived at Onehunga this: afternoon. The Australian horse Newhaven has woo. a race at the NeAvinarket Spring Meeting.;" . S.S. and A. Steamship Company netted a profit of £26,793 for the year's operationa. Dr. Wallis, speaking on the old age pension scheme last'niglit," condemned the proposal. • " . ■•

jn. aid of the Chinese Mission funds was given in the Wesley Hall lasfc night. , ''•..'■ ..;. '■-

Austria contributes to the Spanish war fun.i, amj, allows her qflicers to tight for Spaiß. '-'/■' . ; ; ' " "'. ■. ■'■~• ..-.■;•,.

Final trial fours of the season at the West End Rowing Club sheds this after^ noon.' ; • ,\:. ~: :■'.:'-. ' '■< ..' '■ • •'■ '.■;-, ■ '•:':,''

Tlie May issue of "The Bible Standard f contains the usual number of well written articles. ■ ■'.'. . ,'.. \ ,

- The first of a 'series of entertainments wijl be held in St. Benedict's Hall on Monday next: ' .;' -• '. , \ ' ' - • • _ The results of. the degree' examinations .of .the 'New Zealand Uriivereity Senate axe published. '; ■' .

Conclusion of the matcli .between:Parn'ell and United for cricket cHampionsbip this afternoon.-'; ' ■' 1V ; •'; '••, The Rev. G. 1 Burgess! i Has accepted':» cpXl to the pastorate of the Timaru Congregational Church.- ■ ?

An Eight Hours' Bill.was discussed by a meeting in the Tailpresses' Hall, Cookstreety last night. "; ' ' . ' Lord Rahf urly is. due in Sydney on May Bth, and after,a few days spent there returns to Wellington. * ' " Numerous football practices this afternoon in view* of the opening of the Rugby season next Saturday. . - .The championship of the Auckland Golf Club was, fought 'out between Messr* >\ alker and Gillies this afternoon. The Spanish steamer Guido with ,400,009 dollars intended for payment of Spanish' troops in Cubahas been captured. , Mv T. "E. Taylor and Inspector Tjmbridge had a sharp altercation at the sitting of the Police Commission yesterday. ■','■*. Wesley Hall next Monday evening is the place and time of the practice for the Queen's Birthday gathering performers.•>> Several pi-osecutions have been instituted against Australian butter in. England owing to the bdracio'aeid used as" a'■preservative. ■ ■At- -the- ■.■Central Mission. Hall,' Alberf-sfcrc-eraPSf^^Rountre'e-^ Mi.lJi Roiiijtree, will :play a iinte pbjigato to morrow night. -.%•:-. • . ' ~' The : :We^t India, Panama Cable Company advises-" that all code and cypher messages for Porto-Rico are prohibited, diplomatic messages excepted. ;MrJ. Thornes advertises a landauction sale for next Friday of properties' in city, Mount,-Eden, Devonport, and a blockan Ppnsonby Road, to; close up an estate. Captain McDoug'all,' for some riionths in cqmmand; of the Arawa in the transport, of Snaxush troops, considers that America will not have an easy task in ■ defeating Spain. " " ".' - Mr Maskell, the Registrar of. the NewZealand University, is seriously ill, and is not expected to recover: : He underwent an operation some \yeeks ago, and is now comatose.,, ■': :'-. ■ '■■■' \ r ~'r' )"■ '■:■': •' ' ■•■,-:.: '■• .;' :;

The' Auckland Liedertafel, last night, resolved.that a: letter of condolence be sent to Mrs Fenton and family o'ni the,occasion "of the death of Judge Fenton, the late President of the Society. , - , A Spanish officer 'interviewed in Adelaide says that theruniour that a Spanish .warship,, waits outside... the Waite'mata for American mail boats, very .-likely con.tajns.a,;goQctdeal..Qf truth., The s.s. ]Vluritai has been chartered for a trip to the Great Barrier on'"Saturday next..'-. -Those wishing to -procure :berths should apply at once to members of the committee, whose names-will be found in our advei-tising columns. • • .»'■/■ An AucjdandeVproposes that America should use a highly-explosive shell lie has invented:' If'the offer 13 to be-accepted ib should, be closed with at once, for there are so many cases on record of inventors of explosives haying been hoisted by their own petards in such an nmcomfortable way as notto be capable of explaining anything when they returned to earth again.;' :

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