Page 1 Advertisements Column 8

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 210, 5 September 1899, Page 1

TABLE TALK. 4. War imminent. . . - Terrible ocean tragedy. Great exodus from Transvaal. To-day is the Jewish New Year. \ General panic in Johannesburg Steamer Elingamite.left for Sydney, S.s. Westralia arrived from Sydney. Martial law prevails in the Tran^ vaal. Great military activity in Soutli' Africa. Auckland Harbour Board met thjs afternoon. Many Boers talk of rushing to th« ' Isatal frontier. At Pretoria war with England is regarded as inevitable. The Capetown Conference re thei Transvaal has been declined. The Australian cricketers are playing- the last match of their tour. A find of good coal has been' made? near Cabbage Bay, Coromandel Peninsula. Six flax mills are now working irt the vicinity of Tuakau, Lower Waikato. Terrible distress and want of food supplies are reported from the Tranavaal. The British Admiralty has ordered twelve torpedo destroyers from private firms. A German corps of 900 men has been: formed at Johannesburg to fight for the Boers. Cathro, solicitor, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for em« bezzlement. Shipwrecked sailors from a Norwegian barque killed and ate one of their comrades. At the beginning of this week thertf were 157 male and 20 female prisoners in Mt, Eden Goal. Some lawyers have religions convictions, and let it be known, when not retained for the other side.The ignorance a. man fears t«( betray by asking pepper questions isi sure to betray himl^t the fix-st opportunity. A sensational tale, of the sea, whicft reads like one of Clark Kussell's; romances, is cabled to-day from Buenos Ayres. 1 The recommendations of ,the Board of Conciliation in the' Auckland butchers' dispute have been accepted byj both sides. ' v To-night at the Opera House-thef Auckland Banjo, Guitar and Maridoli* - Club give their first grand concert season 1899-1900. An adult has ordinarily "twentyeight pounds of blood, and at'each; pulsation the heart sends ten • pounds •through the veins and arteries. To-day Mr Chas. Bobmsbn, the pop* ular custodian of Government Buildings, Auckland, .►and Mrs Bflb r fo^fflfc-*~-~ — ings); the rest of humanity is desig* , nated as "schip^el" (creatures). - <:' IChe. Auckland iSeenery jGonseryatlon: " Society intends to endeavour to -stop destruction by the removal of scoria,of. the various volcanic hills surrounding. Auckland.: •-■ . " , • The king of the Belgians offers a prize of £1000 for the best £lan ofl supplying Brussels with drinking water. The competition is open to all Attention has been drawn at thai meeting of the Scenery Conservation! Society to the needless destruction of nikau palms for decorative purposes in churches, etc. j, j „* Thomas A. < Edison is very fond OS children. He delights to^showthein) through his workshops and to mystifJ! them with his magic. them he is the real wizard he is often called.. d The settlers at Tuakau, Onewhero, - and vicinity complaining of the CT eat need for a. bridge across th« Biver at Tuakau. The" punt has lately been frequently stuck or. a, £3srS|Ses ■ Beautiful ) carts at Turner's on Friday.— {A.a.) r «. S will .buzz next Friday at Sale.-(Ad.) -^ Lost tmA FtranA, -r^nQTorT Saturday morning last, a Black L Be??iever Do| with a white spot oni hrpast with a city collar on; answers to thfnameof Jack. Keward on returning! same tS J Skelton, Mountain Rd.. Be- : m^?a-Anyone detaining him after this flat* will be prosecuted. ■■■ .. ■ ■ ■■■■•;.• i; ?r?(OUND, St. George's Beach, Gold Ring^ ' j; !E Owner can. have same by paytagr cos^ of Idvertisement—Speechley, Windsor^ . Lane, Parnell. . , : ; SCOL-DING HUSBANDS .are anfenowßf where FLORA SOAP Is "sed^Wash--Ins is made easy, and dinner Is always oa ... -^jourt iJRoa. ARE SHOWING NOVEtITtES * ORGANDI AND OTHER; MTJSI.INB, . mO Accountants ana Gommeroiai MWbw IX. Wanted Seen: Our Special Pattetw Account Books facilitating time, spaca, and durability (strength, as^ per sped, mens, 30 years' usage).-Leithton and SO» 6 and 8. High-street Ist Award Ajick. land Exhibition, 1872.3. MB7, 1898-9 <2). YTtrALL. PAPER put on.lrom 6d pea . Wt piece by thoroiigb. tradesman.. -• . Leonard, opare J, Jainleabn,;-.^orertenp-Hall,,JKaiinfirlfaape Road. . .. ,sJ% ■■■.$ ' • . i