TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 55, 6 March 1901, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

,—* Budget of mail news to-day. Mail steamer passed through. ■Dreamland, won the Australian Cu^ Auckland Regatta entries close to* night. 0.8. Ovalau arrived from Easter* i'aciiic. Supreme Court criminal session* continued to-day. The lion. J. (i. Ward left this morn. ing .or Te Awanfutu. De Wet is near' Pauresmith, in tint Orange liiver Colony. The Franklin Agricultural Show wa* held at Pukekohe to-day. * It is said that De Wet intends t<a» continue the guerilla war. More interesting evidence before the Federation Commission. Lansdowne and Wolseley have had a rather sensational encounter in tha House of Lords. There will be a new trial in tha Miranda Maori murder case, the jurjf] having disagreed. A referendum on the federatiou, question is to be taken simultaneously with the census. Late rains have given six months** supply of water for the Mount Morgan mine, which is in full Bwing; again. . * * , , The death is announced of Mrs St. Hill, wife of Colonel St. Hill, who dis r tinguished himself in the New Zealand war. Mr J. D. Spreckels says there ia going to be a marked increase in tho tourist traffic to New Zealand by-way, of America. .-■'.*•• Altogether 2,000,000 tons of .shipping were required-last year to carry, troops, arms, ammunition, ahd supplies to South Africa in connection: with the war. ■ -. . ■ .* The R.M.S. Ventura's best day's ruix on her passage to Axicklahd from San Francisco was made last Monday, when she logged 403 miles, which was at the rate of almost 17 miles,an hour. Mr Philp, the Queensland Premier, sails ih the troopship Templemorei for a three months' holiday to South - Africa. Mr Routledge,, the AttorneyGeneral, will be Acting-Premier during his absence. 7 _ , ■ v Last week the three-year-old son ot Mr W. Cossill, of Whangarei,* was so badly scalded that he died. A pot ot boiling milk was accidentally upset over him- from the stove, and scfildedt him from the shoulders to the feet. The City Schools Committee met last evening and arranged M programme for the public schools -.vimttiing carnival, with races for botli boys and girls. The balance-sheet'of last- year's swimming carnival ' waa read, showing a balance in'hand of £4 1/4. - . • * .h'r-i ;'•''*: " ■ ' .Mr John-Parsons, senior, of. Paparoa, died suddenly in a field near his house on Monday last.- He .waft out* after some sheep, and, did inptreturfl. to dinner. Towards evening one of his granddaughters was crossing the paddock, when she found him * Vyin£ on his face deads He had fatfy .degeneration of the, heart.. An inquest was held; and -theu verdict wai; tfiat-ha died from syncope,, arising from tear- ;*. disease. '. .".- ,7 _7..* ..,,..,'. 7.7.■.-.' 7., Amongst the passengers to Sydney by the s.s.,Zealandia on- Monday were Mr A. Skeates, of Skeate_ Pro s,,jewellrs, and Mr P. Skeates, of tlie.Skeatea Cycle' Manufacturing. Co.. ,'On^ 'artival.'■ at Sydney they join the's.S. JTriectf-ich;• de Grosse, en route for I.i_£land. Europe and America, wliere 'they, intend touring on bicycles. Th^ tour; will occupy about seven fnohths, » portion of the time being devoted to business. ' v., , . r >