TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 8, 11 January 1899, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

A perfect summer's day. 'Graphic' published to-day. A* Melbourne waxworks to*-night. Magistrate's Court sits to-morrow. - Trade dispute in the plumbing-* trade. . .:.-', ,• . .- ...... :_z_ Destructive bush fires reported from , Victoria. " The Exhibition still proves an attraction. '. ( - Natives' Asociation picnic at Pine' Island on Saturday. : > Frisco mail steamer expected to' arrive on Tuesday next. * 'The French Maid' at the Opera; House is a great draw. ; ~ - ; \ The Hon. A. J. Cad man is expectedback in town to-morrow night. ■ Z • During last year the Auckland Fire' Brigade responded to 66 alarms. A. A destructive, storm in Canterbury has done damage to the crops. ,' . '_; . Annual meeting of subscribers to-' . the Institute for the Blind to-morrow.': It is understood the Exhibition season closes in about, three weeks time.. The 5.6. Havre's arrived from Fijiearly this morning with, a cargo of. .sugar. "., ■ i - J:A The barque Sfar of, the East arriyed" from New York to-day with general: merchandise., " ;: _■ <j_ l The 'Standard' says there is a desire*' for friendly relations between Franca and England. • < ■ Presentation of prizes; won at ;ibeJ Caledonian Sports at St. George's Hall to-night. ..:" x .._ ?-v i Lordßanfufly has left Wellington: in the Government -'steamer bit- J&-. Southern trip. ' 'A ' '• The Board of Conciliation meets W ■ a dispute in the pliiinbihg trade oh F _ Wednesday next. , ' : :' . - -. - The first meeting of the City Coun-j' cil for the new year,takes place-to-morrow evening. ', ; , '",';.■' N.Z. Insurance Co. annual meetingi held this afternoon. Eeport of proceedings elsewhere. ' *

A fire broke out on the , schobhet. - Medora lying at fhe > Queen-st wharf,' > early this morning. , ; . . .At ■■>■■ A French submarine torpedo,bopit has made the voj'age froip. Toulon ,to Marseilles, about 5p miles. Mr D. W. Duthie,'the popular local manager of the National- Bank,- ia holiday making at Rotbr.ua. • The Harbour Board the question of dredging; at' a special meeting on Tuiesday afternoon next. The Devonport Borough Council dei'i sire to get more complete control over the Lake so as to keep the DevonpOri Water supply pure. ■'■:..' •■ ■ ', Mr Ai E. Coomber, who for- some tvvo years has been a "member/of-the Haitnilton Post-office staff,' has been, transferred to Auckland. r Still another record in the long oat Hue,, this time, from Mr W. Hayes, of .'.-Hamilton East.' His sample me'a'supes 7ft 10_Jin in lefcgth. ~,'„ , ; 'Tj}e annual session of the PresbyJterijip Assembly of New. Zealand is to be-held in Wellington during the second week of next month. _'• ' " By a majority of one the Qu'pen's Statue .Committee were last evening voted £ 27Q. 15/,', the balance of, the. ■;.-;: Military Tournament- fundSn A-start has been, made with-putting in the foundations:of the big block of buildings to be erected in Ctistoms-st. . for Messrs P. Hayman and Co. Manager in a draper's shop to new apprentice, during a heavy shower of rain: 'Hey, boy, take in the waterproof coats, or they'll be wet through:'

The Queen's statue-was landed on the Auckland wharf free of charge. The took-Jtlie Statue from the hold of the Waikato to the wharf without payment. • - v'-'-^A ; •"_• x-

Pictures of the Exhibition, ihfi North Shore Nktive v:\Regatta1 and Sports, the Eiying Chess- Totirjia/' ment, and the * landing of J the ' Austrians in'this week's 'Graphic.' Mr E. Bell, as a member of the Ex* hibition Executive .Corfl"mittee,' protested. last night against ;Sa,bbatj. desecration in the shape of a- fishingexcursion tendered to the f visiting volunteers. Ar... . , 'I used to have a^terrible titdiij finding the things I put away,' said Mrs Stnythe, 'till recently I have overcome The difficulty by keeping a note book, in which I entered ythe place %vhenever an article was _p.ut away/ 'Why, that se^ms_ just perfect,' twittered Sirs Tomkins, 'but- \ what's the matter now?' 'Why, I've, put away that horrid note book, too!■' Ladies should inspect Smith: and. Caughey's stock of cotton and woollen . dress fabrics; 'they.hold- the 'largest assortment and sell at the lowest cash, prices.—(Advt.) : -i t Sale now on.-4-Men's mercery, and underclothing- (suitable for the sea'sob');:an immense assortment aF a great reduction in price at R. Hbbbsl* "