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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 211, 6 September 1899, Page 1

■ TABLE TALK y * _ I War excitement continues. - i "Graphic" published to-day. _ I England is becoming impatient. 2.;. British Cabinet Council imminent. Hoard of Education met this afteri. noon. ■ • , ■■■ *• More news of the broken-down s.s. —, Wailcato. ■~ More sensational evidence in the Dreyfus case. j Boers say they do not intend to a make any political arrests. I Opposition blocked the Bill to s amend the Old Age Pensions Act last i-1 night. _ j Sir C. J. Parr addresses the Poni ■ sonby ratepayers and residents this ' evening. The Australian Eleven netted £1900 '; as their share of the fourth test " | match. fj. The South of England scored 183 r, in their first innings against the Australians. - • The proudest moment of a man's - life is when he is telling all about it _ afterward. 1 • The Danish lock-out, involving 80,000 men engaged in the building trades, has terminated. Mr P. Marshall lectures at Epsom this evening on "Lake Taupo and Neighbourhood." The amount of the contracts let for the equipment of the Calliope Dock is £14,032 10/6. Tn the West-street Church to-night Mr Aldridge lectures on "The Massacre of St. Bartholomew." The disabled steamer Waikato has again been sighted in the Southern Ocean, this time by the barque Menalope. The Governor and Lady Ranfurly are on a visit to the Marlborou'gh Sounds in the Government s.s. Tutanekai. Would you like to be a Georgia Magnet? Then read the profusely illustrated article in this week's "Graphic." Mr W. Richardson delivers an address at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, McKelvie-street, Ponsonby Road, this evening. A serial story of absorbing interest entitled "On the Edge of a Precipice," by that writer of world-wide fame, Mary Angela Dickens, is commenced in this week's "Graphic." At a meeting of the Auckland Carters' Union it was decided to hold a social gathering at an early date, particulars of which will be advertised. The whole of last night's proceed* irgs in the Hou.se of Representatives consisted of a debate in committee on the Old Age Pensions Act Amendin cut Bill. I Prance is believed to be preparing to send an expedition to Tripoli to divert attention from, the Dreyfus case, the decision in which will be given, very soon, A Yorkshire Gossip.—First Gossip: "So you was nivver axed tut funeral?" Second Gossip: "Nivver as much as inside t'house. But nobbut wait till A proposal if? being mooted at Northcote and Birkenhead to form a Cricket Union on that side of the harbour. The various clubs interested have appointed delegates to consider the matter. At Karitane (Otago) on Arbor Day, over 2000 trees were planted, Maori and pakeha working side by side front 8 a.m. till mid-day, old and young entering into the tree-planting with the greatest zest. A petition is being circulated at Northcote, Birkenhead, etc., and is being largely signed asking the Hon, Thompson to appoint a permanent police officer for these districts. T|a recent robberies show that one is greatly needed. News from Kihikihi, Waikato, states that on last "Rabbit Day," there was a great revival in the rabbit skin trade, and very nearly twelve thousand skins were handled and paid for by the Stock Department. The rabbi?* are killed by the natives in the vicinity of Kihikihi. , A man charged at Waipawa with having been drunk three times within the last six months, candidly admitted the soft impeachment and attributed, the offences to his dread of prohibition being carried at/the next poll, which had caused him to consume too much liquor in a short period. He was then ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. A large gathering of Maoris and visitors took place at Karitane, Otago, lately, when a tangi was held over th« remains of the late chief Rawiri te Maire, who died at Waihao, aged 91. The funeral took place in the presence of a large number of visitors, natives from Nelson to the Bluff being present to take part in the ceremonies. The deceased was the oldest remaining chief in this district, and his rrmains were brought down to be interred with those of his family, all of whom are buried at Karitane. While a "Wild West Show" performance at Summerville, on Lake Ontario, was going" on recently, the Tuscarora Indians, who had been giving an entertainment there, fired into the crowd that had assembled to watch their antics, and'wounded three persons. It took place in that part of the programme during which the Indians fire a log cabin and the whites were obliged to fight the attacking party in the open. 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