TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 242, 11 October 1902, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Auckland rowing season opened this afternoon. The inward 'Frisco mail is due here by the Ventura next Tuesday. A discovery of gold is reported to have been made on native land in the "I_3ng"- Country, near t'i.e West Coast, south of Kawlrin. The Rritish volunteers are a most efficient body, and a good investment, and the nation should spend move money on them, says the Kaiser. August Tisler is to be hanged at Melbourne on the 20th inst., aud Mrs. Sangal at a date yet to be fixed, for the murder of the latter's husband at Dandenong. The Kaiser has ordered a report to be prepared us io the advisability of introducing- the English system of voluntary army enlistment into Germany. The Boer officials at the Hague are dunning Kruger for their salaries, and threaten to bring an action to i compel him to account for the Transvaal State fiuuls. A lecture on the subject of the "Costley Home and the Charitable Aid j Board." will be delivered in the Fed- | eral Hall on Friday evening next by ; Mr. Moss, late manager of the Home. i Mr. Moss announces that "startling ; disclosures" will be made. | A charge of wholesale grave rob-. ; bevy has been made against a proi fossor of anatomy and two assistants in Indianapolis, U.S.A. Thirty corpses, alleged to have been resurrected for anatomical purposes, have been found in a freezing chamber. The following dates have been chosen for the North Shore Yacht, i Club's fixtures for the coming seaison:—Opening cruise, November 8,9, and 10; first- races. Dec-ember 6; second races, January 10; third races. January 31; ocean race, Febvaary 7; club picnic. February 14: race for Mr. Dunning's cup, February if; race for Mr. Jenny's cup. March 14. To-day Mr. Charles J. Pharazm. of Wellington, attained his hnndredth yea,r. Mr. Pharazyn was ,-born on October 11, 1802. On May 24. IS4I, he landed in Wellington from the "ship Jane, and went into business in the embryo capital as a storekeeper. In 1869 Sir Edward Stafford asked Mr. Pharazyn to accept a seat in the Legislative Council, which position he held from June 17 in that year till March 17, 1885, when he retired from the Council, and his son. the Hon. Robert Phavazyn, was appointed tr* that, honourable, position. Sine© then Mr. Pharazyn has lived an exceedingly quiet life, and is still iv good health. Show Day, Monday. Inspection invited. Owing 'to the great success of our promenade show we have decided to continue same to Monday next.—-McCullagh and Gower. | Xo' one pressed to purchase.—Ad.