TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 3 February 1905, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

I Czar yielding. :| Whole of Warsaw to face the troops. Sensational boating accident at Waihi* Reported assassination of Governor of Warsaw. Czar is likely to grant the freedom of the press and other reforms. Mayor favoured special caution ia granting , licenses to cabmen. Tree-planting Committee was appointed by the City Council last night. ijalt-water reservoir scheme will cost! £5149. and was adopted last night. American alleged poisoner Hock 19 found to have had sis more wives, or 26 in all. The Mayor said last night that the state of the Domain was a disgrace ta the city. The Japanese returns show that tlieitf health in the field, breaks all previous records. Salaries question Teas referred hack te the Finance. Committee for further con- , sideration. City Council is inviting tenders for the asphalting of the lower portion of Shortland-street. M. Anatole France and 1500 others in Paris met to protest against the FrancoRussian Alliance. Czar suddenly authorised preparation of conciliatory ukase, developing principles of reform by M. de Witte. City Council decided to take steps for , the raisins: of the destructor loan, and to take a poll as to the £6000 balance. It is expected that General Trepoff will shortly be ordered to Manchuria, and that all recent reform prisoners will ba released. Russian Ministers are conferring upoa the pacific proposals of M. Yenoolofij Minister of Agriculture, for the granting of reforms. Japanese seizure of positions on Kuropat-kin's right renders necessary; a complete rearrangement of sian army. Auckland carters have filed a reference with the clerk of awards, in which, their claim on the weekly scale of weges varies from £2 5/ to £2 12/. In opposing Mr Parr's tree-plaarfan* motion Mr Eagnall pointed ou± that ra the past "butcher boys had tied their horses to the trees, and the animals-bad made meals oft the foliage." The removal of a building from Ksia* poi by floating it down the river to the beach attracted much attention last" Saturday. The building was launched: above the bridge, and buoyed with empty; oil casks. A cargo of 140,000 hardwood sleepers arrived at the Thames per hartraentine St. Kilda from Newcastle for the WalhiPaeroa railway ■works. Over a million feet of timber have been despatched from Australian ports during the week. Bradstreet's Sale. —10.000 yaras allwool dress materials (a new line), selling 1/ to 1/3* per yard, much under half-price.— J. A. Bradstreet, Draper, Karangahape-road. —(Ad.)