TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 288, 10 December 1906, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

- » '■■ -«; ,'■"■ i' 3lanuka leaves for Sydney. , .'.*-, M.C.G. cricketers in Auckland.- ' ~. Imperial Conference will meet" cut April 16. •" " Sir John Gorst leaves by the "Sydney-" boat to-riight.- - --- - ■ • • The Westport Coal Company's output last week was 11.065.t0n's TlewtV" '.'," Ht. Jainesou:adrises following-, the Ifnea of Canada iii the federation of South. Africa. ' . / = -* "The Reichstag lias" adopted the Algeeinis Convention with regard to Morocco. —■ . ..' . Dr. Clifford ..thinks that the House', of Commons. will dispose .of the Educa? tiou Bill again in two days. ; Four students were burned to death.' and three firemen killed in n fire at-. Cornell University (U.5.A..) ' •_ ''Times'" spec-hit correspondent in San Fxaneisco says that "the situation, through -the friction with' the Japanese, is hiow dangerous; ■ "_•""' " -^ army and navy is befng supplied with a new and powerful propellant .which -is expected to place- them, at" a great advantage. / Germany is iVslabirshing"a"'great-nayal : station at Sonrterbtirgv on Alsent Island. Other indications.point'to. an. agrceincnlt - with Denmark in. regard to the Baltic;' Parapara Iron Co., for ironsand- and' other prospecting in that district of New' Zealand,' is only awaiting the :ar- : : rival of documents from New Zealand". Eight shops at Ka tanning: near' Perth* were destroyed by fire last week. The damage, cstimateVT'at £5000, is coyeretf by-insurance in ths Commercial Union ~ ofiiee. ■ 'An American confidence man has sent" to -Christchurt'li no less tl(p.n six persons' whom lie has-misled into believing that. they have received appointments at the Exhibition. ... : f An exciting . scene was witnessed. at Onehuugo yesterday afternoon .through thei"capsizing of the yacht Dispute. The ' crew of youths were rescued with some difficulty. .-. Mr. Lyttelton lias great misgivings with regard to. selfrgpyerninent ill the new South African colonies. He thinEs : that federation audi other steps should • have been taken" first. • ".Times' " special ■}. correspondent ', says - that the Japanese in-San-'Francisco: are/ •; 5 being humiliated in' "a thousand ways.'; . Some are losing their tempers-and as-.. ■ ' saults oh whites are frequent. ! The four incendiaries, who were ; : ar-'■ ' rested in connection'with fires at Groy i don" (London -PlW.j_, last month, have becii. sentenced-to terms of penal seryi-. " ttide ranging from 'three to eight years. . The weekly return of the Mt. Eden.. V gaol shows that. the. total number of ": prisoners at'the close of the week, was ' - 248.:^ineri : and- 3(5--women,--;of ,whom-23.'.. - .niehjand...one woman were received iiur-;' fag;! the week. '" t_/ Vln the cricket match. 2fe,>v . South'. r versus Queensland,-the former, in | " their,'lirst. innings.'made 548 (Hopkins; : lilt Melutyre, not out 36j: Queena-;/ P land; lost two wickets for 161, : (Brown >. ; 70, Hartigan .uS). - . . . • ;'. - ..'.ITUat Canada will-l>e to. the t\vcntietK : ! V century .what -the States Jiiiy.c.-beenH;i> ■■ .-'■ is a proposition which;. g most; eulightenetl. Americans, believe yrill \ lie .verified. —Ne\v York correspondent of"The' Daily Telegraph" (Loudon!) >\ ilf3laiuler.3liH.il... states that the ' %I'ooo vote 'placed-on'the Estimates for . . - t'Jie new Post . buice at Whangarei. is ," " o'\»ly a preliminary*' grant, t§iv Joseph * "\\'>jiriil haying stated in the House that . - thcjttptal sum allocated was £5000. v '. x r l\iere very few . domestic servants . rauo.% tiie immigrants by the Corinthic. j l OuefXif them stated that if it were <- :■:' - known in England and Ireland tba-t such. hi"h v\tages manyf! - more girls. vvould."coiue'.::out"to"'"tlie col--o'nyvj . ' v ." " .",,'■"" -~ r Qhe oiL the niost-interesting feature*'. of tiie neV. municipal dwellings at Chel- ' : . r sea (Lon«i\>n)»-is" a'natentrgrate, the de- ' sigh'of wuiclt-was - suggested by the \ . Prince -of Wales.. By an ingenious con--; - trivance of -sliding panels the kitchen ' grate and firt\can: be transferred to the ' sitting-rooiH, 'for- tiie bread-winner's home-coming it\ the the evening.