TABLE TALK

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 3 February 1900, Page 1

TABLE TALK

All well at Mafeking. Bowlers still hard at work. Public schools re-a'sseinble oq,-Mon-day.

Auckland contingent scheme goin^ ahead.

The. Governor and, party are, at Whan.o-aroa.

Bland Holt's farewell' performance this evening-.

Newmarket team has won the bowling- championship. One of the New Zealand troopers in South Africa is seriously liL In a few days there will be 180,0' dO British troops in South Africa. The concluding- races of the Takapuna J.C. meeting- took place to-day North Shore Sailing- Club's yacht races were proceeding- this.after-noon. It is said that ten thousand grained European soldiers axe assisting the Boers. ' '■ " ■

General Buller's "Ladysmith-in-a-week" speech is confirmed by to-day's cables. ...■-."■ :

Over two- hundred Aucklanders have now offered for the third con* tinsrent

British volunteers are disgusted at the general wooden-headedness of the War Office.

Mr Moss Davis was sworn in before Mr Justice Conolly yesterday "as a Justice of the Peace. -

The English authorities promise to give the colonial troops an immediate place at the front.

Over two hundred British soldiers are missing as the result, of the recent Spionkop battle. The Northern 'Rowing. Union, intend holding a rowing- regatta on Lake Takapuna on March 10.

Edison's Theatrophdne, a perfected phonograph, will open at ihe Opera House next -Monday night. ' ! The Devonport Coastguard Artillery, Volunteers are now in caiixp of in*. struction at the North Shore ' So far the British forces :in South? Africa have lost . 9600 men, dead: wounded, and missing, in the present war.

-Reference has been made .'by the British Under-Secretory for War to the splendid patriotism of the colonies. ■

_ Large bush fires are burning in tha lairua and Marototo districts,' and considerable injury has been'caused by them to the country roads '- j An entire street, has disappeared, its Pretoria. The Boers first Command, eered the • goods in the stores," an Z then carted away the buildings ■ j. . Otag-o and Southland have offered' 100 men and horses for the . fourth ftew Zealand Contingent, > and' th>: Premier has accepted the offer. : "; Mr A. Crump, late of King's. College, has been appointed one of the assist', ant masters at Prince Albert 'College/ in place of Mr McLennan,, resigned. . During the month of January tcp births and two deaths occurred in the Thames borough, arid nine births and three deaths in the-Thames county. The R.M.s. Moana, with-the English mails of London date Jan. 13 left Sac Francisco on January 25, one' day late, and is due at Auckland on the;^ 14th inst. '..,..... , , ■': The Auckland champion yacht Rainbow was to race, again at Sydney to-i day in a general handicap eveni against the Boha, White Wings, anc other1 j^achts. , ' ' .. "

The poll for a boroT7gh loan of £28,000.f0r water drainage, streetinv provement, etc., was carried at Stratford, Taranalri, on Thursday" by/ at large majority

One of the attractions at Tussaud'tf Waxworks Exhibition in the; Agricultural Hall this evening- will ; ,,ber th<; Muto-Biograph, the latest and ■ mos? perfect living-picture machine.'.-' '-' ■ The anmial picnic of" the Auck' land bakers and millers is to/be held at Home Bay, Motutapu, on-the--14t-lw inst. The p.s. Eagle will leave the Queen-street wharf- at 9.30 aim. ::an3' 1.30 p.m. on that date. I , ' : The Rev. S. G. Fielding, rector of St. Matthias', Windsor, N.S.W., .who.;w,a4 recently nominated by the parishioners of Ellerslie to the Primate' plj New Zealand as their vicar, has de* clined the appointment. ' ' '' ? Ot Thursday, near Ohaupo, Waikato,, Mr James McNicol met with'a'paihftiX accident. He was driving some cattle,kind •sr^Hoping' after one his horse* fell and rolled, over him. He was con< siderably bruised by the occurrence. :

At the Police Court yesterday :after< noon a charge against a youth ; nametjj Thomas Jackson of stealing. a ; gol<2 ring, value 10/, from Lewis Mazzolini* was dismissed, Mr Hutchison regard^ ing the evidence as insufficient to convict upon. . : ..■" ....,..,..}'

At the fight at Talana, a. DubliC, Fusilier had secured a prisoner, _ancj avus naturally not too polite in his re-: quest that he should turn out his pockets. "Do you know who I am? 7 asked the Boer. "Be gob, .and Oi don't," replied Pat. 'Tm a field <?oft« net. "Well, I don't care'if you arenas field cornet or a penny whistle. Fovlt out!" '. -.■."■-

The large sale of kauri timbeir standing on Blocks IV. and V., O.tama Surrey District (uoromandel County), is to take place by ;public auction ab the District Land and Survey Office, Auckland, on I'riday, 23rd February. The total upset pice is £5257 10/ i The timber totals about 7,010,000! superficial feet, nearly, all sound green timber, situated on Kuaotunu No. 111. Block, having a southerly slope to Mercury Bay. distant between one and two miles. .

The annual picnic of the children of St. Peter's Sunday School,, Onehunga^ was held on Thursday at St. Johti'i College, Tamaki, there being about 250 children, teachers and parents present. The children were in charge bC the Vicar (Canon Haselden) and the. teachers. Captain Kichardsoh, Mb Doble, airs Haselden, Misses Jeffrey, Mills, McLeod, Mclntosh, Smith, N, Smith, Coldham, Pitt, Vernon, Barnes, and others. A most enjoyable : day was spent, and the chHcJren and theirfriends had a pleasant holiday. Smith and Caughey's tender of" 10/5 in the £ for cash having been accepted by the Official Assignee, they are sell» ing muslins at such prices„.,as-'-.Ja^sj effect, a speedy clearance. 10yds foi 1/11$, .2/11, 3/11 up; French muslins 1/2J, reduced to SJd.—Ad. ■ ' -

Eon Marche stock bought for 10/t in £. Stripe Japanese silk S|d ane lO.^d, Daley's price, 1/9; coloured Jap anese silk, Hid, Daley's price 1/9: "sif) plush 1/11 i, Daley's price 3/6,™Smiti and Cau^hey.—Ad.