TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 136, 10 June 1898, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Americans invading Cuba. I. Another Cuban port bombarded. Outward 'Friscomail to-motrow. America is discussing war revenue. R.M.s: A lamed a'from Sydney to-day.' Yankee troops land in Cuba to-morrow. The Spanish fleet is to be attacked nexi week. " ' ■ London wheat market is dull, and prices declining. _ Defence Commission are still inspecting tlie^ Auckland forts. Twenty-seven thousand American troopf have sailed for Cuba. To-day is the anniversary of theeruptiorof Jarawerain 1886. The entire Philippine group is in revolt against the Spanish. The Premier leaves Wellirgton for jOhnstehurch to-morrow. I It is stated that the gas appliances for Railway trains will.cosfc £30,000. I Americans have successefully bombarded Caimamera, on the Cuban coast. ! I A small'boy was1 sent to gaol to-day for ja week, for stealing newspapers. • One of Sargood and Son's commercial travel lers.bas shot himself at Dunedin. It is reported by cable that all AngloI rench Niger disputes have been settled. ' Kauri Timber Company's capita! is to b« written down from £1,200,000 to £900,000. Insurgents in the Philippines have got 300 Spanish soldiers cooped up in a church. A force of dragoons restored order amongst the riotous Orangemen in Belfast Ihe Governor of the Philippines is reported to have taken refuge in Manila Castle. ■ : The American feeling is in favour of depriving.Spain of all her possessions outwide Cuba. At the Police Court to-day John Foss was fined £25, with costs, for having uncustomed goods in his possession. The barquentine Sydney Belle is expected here shortly from Wellington tc take Miss Hastie and her yachting party to tbe South Sea Islands. One reason the United States battleship the Spanish reported aground was not injured seems to be that the battle-ship wasn't there.— San Fi ancisco paper. Last evening the Auckland Naval Artillery Volunteers paraded at Fort Cautley for gun drill. There was an excellent muster of over fifty, under Lieuteaants hahnon, Grant and Earle. Spain declares she will not issue letters of marque unless her war fleets shall be destroyed. This being the ' case (says an American paper), she might as well behaving a rough draft of the letters prepared. The "A" Battery of Artillery Volunteers paraded at the Drill-shed last evening, under Captain O'Brien and Lieutenant Bosworth, and mustered sixty all told, with five guns. They were inspected byCaptain Grant, District Adjutant, and went through the usual gun drill. " When the Spanish capture a coal ship and tow it into the Philippine Islands they are going to unnecessary trouble. Th« United States will merely'take the islands, and any collier tied to them will naturallj be included in the haul."—"San Francisc* Call." In the "T'uipeit'u,"a Chinese book writ* ten aboutsooyearsa«o, and esteemedsodangerous a possession that not a printed copy is to be had now, there is a prophesy that in the new year beginning for China on January L»-2th, 1808, China is to be partitioned among five people. And in their pigeonEnglish Chinese men are .saying, "Russia. have take topside, Frenchman hewantche« more Tonguin side, now German man he take Chow-chow Bay, Mellican man and Englishman must wantchee something. S« fashion live people." Just opened ladies' coloured jacket^ usual price 40s to ;»os, for 27b 6d at Wilson MeCullagh and Co.'s, Queen-street.—(Ad.| Job line ofplush.and matalasse mantle* marked at less thalr half price to clear a£ Wilson,McCullaghandCo.'s,Queer-.-st. Ad.