TABLE TALK.
•TVestralia left for the South,
Hough nor'-easterly weather. v The dry season appears to be over. •_ Suez mail delivered this morning-. . liain has fallen all over the colony. Manapouri arrived from the Islands. Maf eking was "all well' on the, 13th. inst.
A great fire is reported from Capetown.
Dixs Gaiety Company contiaues to do gooc] business. There axe 159 males and 11 females in Mount Eden prison.
Offoua ,bea.t Christchurch in the final for the Savile Polo Cup.
About 400 persons are shut up in the plague infected area at Sydney. VaWares' circus opens at Princesstreet, near the Museum, on Friday, next. „
Nurse Leonards, "who has been'in the Auckland hospital for seven, years, has resigned. .■'-■ ■■ ■■ ■'•.-. ' Five cases of typhoid fever have beea admitted to the hospital during the past fortnight. Mr E. Hobbs has definitely. decided to stand for the city" seat in the Opposition interest. Lord Boberts' proclamation offering clemency to Boerswho surrender does not apply to rebels. ,— 1 "Reports from Ladybraaid state" that the enemy are flying wildly, with Gatacre's cavalry "in .hot pursuit.. . ; Dr. Alice Woodward "been appointed hon. pathologist; and: bacterioloo'ist at the Auckland, hospital.- i The Waihora brought 200 bags of English' and Australian. ■ mails..,vfrani Sydney,, which were duly fumigated at Motuihi. . The Ponsonby Druids intend holding social re-unions .during- the -.winter months in St.. George's Hall,, commencing April IS. • >'-',.■ •■; ... . A committee of,the Liberal Association has been formed, to further the candidature of Mr J. J. Holiand.-in. the city bye-election. ~..'."', ■ The branch of -the Bank, of New Zealand in. Karangahape Road is now conducted in fine new premises., .Mr Frank ~K. Templer ismanager. ' . " ; ■ Tenders for the Auckland; city, loan of £ 50,000 are to be received at'the City Council office till Saturday. Some tenders have already been received. , Mr Chas. Major, who left for South. Africa, has resigned his seat on the University College Council. Nominations for a- new member are; due on i A conference will be held shortly in Wellington, to discuss a proposal for fixing the hour of closing of hotels by law throughout the whole colony, at eleven o'clock. ;' ' ■■.. ' The members ci the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board gave a tacit pledge that they would support the eight hours' system upon the enlargement of,the nurses' home. _ The University College Council yesterdaydeclined to allow smokmgm the men's commoii-r.oom, Sir Maurice O'Eorke stating it would detract;from the dignity of the institution. }-■
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 73, 27 March 1900, Page 1
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