TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1901, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

-loyalties departed. Star of England arrived. Maori tangi at Botorua. De Wet has had "another escape." Big capture of cattle and ainmunitkC. Ministers have returned to WeUington.

Lord Banfurly has left for Wellington. v German casualties in China totalled 300.

Grafton and City are leading for t_t# senior football cup. France is adopting a modified old age pension scheme.

Belgian newspapers predict early; peace in South Africa .

Contact Hospital in the Domain was burned on Saturday night. Driving the first pile of Tuakau Bridge takes place to-morrow.

A terrible ferry boat disaster i__ -Sew York harbour is reported _»$ cable.

Inquest on the Grand Hotel fire started to-day. There are twenty-sis 'witnesses.

Total population of Queensland is 302,892, an "increase since 1891 of 109,174. " "

The Netherlands Liberal Party was defeated in the elections for the Secdnd Chamber.

"Half hours with humbugs" will be the subject discussed to-night at Prince Albert College.

Mr Arthur Ford sang "Star of Bethlehem" admirably at Beresfordstreet last night. Sailors Home accommodated about 30 of the men from the war vessels each night last week.

The question of sheer legs at Calliope Dock will be considered by the Harbour Board to-morrow.

A British capitalist is buying up American steel companies not included in Morgan's Trust.

The United Irish League has been held responsible for promoting incendiarism in Sligo.

A youth nineteen years of age, named Marquis Williamson, was drowned in the Awanui Biver last Saturday.

Bowling matches in mid-winter are unusual, but games were played on Saturday at Newmarket and Mount Eden greens.

"St. Cecilia's Day" and "The Flag of England" will be performed next Monday evening by Remuera Musical Society.

A company of Auckland volunteers and part of the Garrison Band go to Christchurch to assist in the Royal reception there.

The warships Archer, Torch, Py* lades, and Sparrow left for Lyttelton yesterday, where they will await tha arrival of the Royal squadron. .

The Royal Arthur arrived at Wei* lington yesterday from Auckland* The warships Wallaroo, Ringarooma, and Mildura are at Wellington pehd* ing the Boyal visit.

"Do the 'buses run on Sunday?" enquired a lady of a driver on Saturday night. "No, mum," he answered. "Our men has to go to church twice a day and Sunday school in the afternoon."

"It is fashionable now to talk of environment, poverty and ignorance aa the cause of crime, bv*t all the saints and holy men do not live in the West End of London."—Rev. John Wilkins.

"Close the hotels, if you like," remarked Rev. John Wilkins yesterday at' Beresford-street Congregational Church, "but you will not make all men total abstainers by Act of Parliament."

The mail steamer Sierra, which sailed for San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, had an unusually large mail. There were in all 324 bags for Eng-land. Of these there were no less than 121 from Auckland, the remaining 203 coming frdra the South. The mail from Auckland consisted o_ 17,115 letters, 2467 book packages and 25,150 newspapers. The mail . despatches are due in London on July 12.