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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 251, 1 November 1901, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Strong- southerly winds. Two more Boer rebels e2_ecdtc.ll. _ lore Trajisvaal fighting- is. reported, The trout ftsihing- season opened to**; day. "Florodora" in the Opera House to* night. Terrible, famine exists in Easter* Russia. The Ophir is passing- up the English Channel. An Italian horque is ashore near Port Cha Liners. A Boer commando has been surprised and a number captured. A squadron of cavalry leaves for South Africa during the month. The sensational Ariadne ease was continued at Christchurch to-day. Earl Russell is at last safely and legally married to Molly Somerville. The Ophir and her Royal passenger* are ho_n<_ again from their world's -tour. The "Ponsonby Naval Artillery go into camp of instruction at Devonport this, evening.

.A meeting* of the Auckland Master Carters' Association is called for Tuesday next.

The new Maori Lands Administration Bill was debated in the House of Representatives last night.

Saturday, November 9, is fixed as the general holiday in Auckland in celebration of the King's Birthday.

A French squadron has left Toulou with every apearance of making a naval demonstration against Turkey.

A New Zealander, who was sentenced to three years' gaol for sleeping at his post, is to be released next, January by, order of the King.

Tenders for the paving of Queenstreet were received at the City Council meeting last night and referred to the Streets Committee.

The West End Tennis Club's lawns will be formally opened for the season to-morrow afternoon at 3 p.m. by the president (Mr C. J. Parr).

Ninety-one thousand horses hava been shipped to South Africa during the war. English bred horses cost £75 delivered in South Africa, Argentine only £25.

Members of the Ponsonby Naval Artillery will parade in heavy marching order at the Drill Hall parade ground at 7.45 p.m., and proceed to the camp at Devonport.

The customary annual services for the dead interred in the Catholia cemetery, Symonds-street, will take place on Sunday next, when His Lordship the Bishop will preside.

One discharged contingenter (says a Southern paper) has gone back to the Cape to set up as a money lender. He possesses plenty of capital and says he knows what he is about.

Australia's mint record beat all others. In the past fifty years she has coined £55 a head of her population. Holland, which comes next, made, only £ 15 per head in the .same time.

Owing to the Mpkoja's mails for the Unite*} Kingdom having missed the Au-tral at Melbom_ie, they, are being forwarded by the Arniand Behic, and should reach London on December 3.

Mr Bagnall, of Tamahere, was brought in to the Waikato Hospital, Hamiliton, on Wednesday, suffering from the effects of a broken arm, the injury having been sustained in falling off a waggon.

The K..surreotion proceedings in connection with Chinese bodies from the Greymouth cemetery have been completed (says the Greymouth "Star"), and the remains are now stored,in a shed awaiting a ship to convey them to China.

Captain J. Reid, District Adjutant, returned this week from Whangarei, where he inspected the local Rifle Volunteers. Lieut.-Colonel Davies is expected to visit Whangarei shortly.and go through the northern portion of the ovlunteer district.

Some moa bones were discovered at Onewhero, Waikato, the other day, by men who were bush felling on Mr C. J. Lindberg's property. The largest bone is two feet ten inches long. The remains were found in the bed of a creek (amongst limestone, in the midst- of a dense bush).

There is, says the Waimate (South Island) "Advertiser," a great demand for poultry just now for South Africa, and Waimate is sending away its share, it i- thought that it was to fill an oi-der for that country that all the fowls belonging to the Rev A. S. Morrison were stolen the other night.

A Seventh Contingenter, writing from Kroonstadt recently, said his column is capturing Boers every day, and every other day a train load of prisoners is sent to the coast. "All we catch," s&jfs fiii writer, "are pretty low in condition, and only half clothed, and one or two have been actually caught drps. Ed **h skins." A fire occurred yesterday forenoon in a four-roomed cottage, owned by Mr B. Rieley, of Avondale, and occupied by Mr Prank Martin. The furniture was destroyed. Mr Martin had no insurance on it. The building was insured for £75 in the New Zealand Insurance Company, but the damage done is estimated to be no more than £25.