TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 146, 20 June 1906, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Fu»er»l to-mori'ww •fiera*«u» Freak ouMuore& of Jews are feared ia. Russia. Further large surrenders et Zuhe »r* announced. Official instigator of the Bielostok massacre of Jews has beea promoted. London tinned meat buyer* have stopped purchasing from all sources. Russian State employees threaten a general strike if the Douma is dissolved. France fears a revolution ia Russia, and possibly the repudiation of her debts. The Auckland Shakespeare Society appear in "Macbeth" at the V.M.C.A. Hall to-night. The estimated value of the wreaths at-the funeral of tae late Premier ia between £7000 and £8000. A large number of shops remain upen to-day owing te the desire to close fer Mr Seddon's funeral to-morrow. Bourna eommSssieners found in tae Bielostok Hospital a Jew whose 4j.es had been literally driven in with large nails. ; . : It is intended to place control of all fire brigades in New South Wales under the Metropolitan (Sydney) Fire Brigades Board. ' • A report advocating municipal central 1 of theatres and. other places s>l public amusement, was adopted by the Sydney, City Council last week. Mr Dealdn>' stated inf-the Federal House that the reciprocity treaty with. New Zealand would 1 not* ordinarily,' 4e reopened tiy'the deitfiof Mr Sed.don. The Federal general election.cannot be held in Octo-ber,.as the reprinting of the rolls and the Departmental arrangements could notr be'completed in. time. There ia a, strong nio¥em#nt_tp further the despatch to the colonies of : educated women to undertake ' th*' fighter kinds of agricultural and other I work. . , .. Sir EL Campbell-Bannennan said that it would b* unnecessary "to hold » memorial service at 'St. MargartVs,' Westminster, as-.well as Si." St. Paula Cathedral. ' The Federal Pvime Minister ia. *waiting a reply "from South Australia regarding the Northern^Territory,"before submitting propbsals to secdre whit : e setr. tiers for Australia. ' ' ''*" ✓ '

The Sydney medical wfflcer of ktaJtii advocated that children should get milk as fresh froni the cow as possible, and lie supported suburban dairies.. Subur- « ban dairies beingf closer together th*a. in the country, he said they were capable of better »ud uioie m*p«tion. • , : '. Ketail grocers represented to the Kβ , * , ', South Wales Premier 'the injustice of iia- - posing a fine on; them for selling adulterated foods ip. sealed packets. CarnitHers -' proxdised' legislation next ~ session to minimise 'the grocers' troubles, holding .the iiiauufactiirer and retailer ' liable for the sale-of adulterated ioodi, : ; .At. the meeting in London to further, the- .despatch to.. the: colonies of large | nirabera of .women, it : 'Trtt& o\ifc ■' •mat 2&OQ\ more' meli'than'SFonieni "and it : wae stated by, Mr, Napier.T (ot. Auckland) that 54,000 women were needed: for New Zealand. .•• :.' '■■ .1 :■> ; . "'■ ■As. a mark. of., respect in c-onaeatien witk. memorial services ito be held, t&'e warehouse of the' Tohson, Garlick. C*.","' will be closed. all Thursday . afier-JMan.. from one o'clock, aad the factory. »U day;— Ad. l J . :' • . Our premises will cloa* to-mesx«w at one., o'clock.. Suiitk ',*»&■ Ltd.—rAd:. .' : ./■',.'' ','.'■■':'. Special line of ladies' ■yrin.ter jackets, from ; 5/11, tf/Tl, 8/9, te 35/*-Sf*. window. -Smith, and Caughey, lit<U— Ad, : .','..■■'. Heavy-t willed striped flanaelette, Si 4, 6M; 36in heavy-fcwilletf &6. t TJd, BilJ, heavy white flannelette, 4%d, Hid, 6£d; 36in Tfd,- B|dj 9Jd; Union; enirtings, l/2i. l/J&.>-l/6if alliwpol ahirtmt, • 1/91. up. At »nd Gdwet's.— Ad."