TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 172, 20 July 1907, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

The Land BiH. Harbour disaster. Loss of three lives. Wellington races to-day. New Zealand v. Australia, peror of Korea abdicated. ' j-.ie football matcli in Sydney. Cable communication with Shanghai and Nagaski has been restored. .■ An additional grant of £100 has beetf made to the Goromandel Hospital. Rat-sized dog 3 have been found, in jffia north-west of Western Australia, - ) A branch of the National Delenm League has been formed at Napier. Mr Koosevelt gave no order to the___vy Board to send a battle fleet to the Pact, fie. Federal Postmaster-General aniacti pated a reduction in the Pacific cable* rate for messages of all classes.., ... Cutter Flora sank off Devonport this morning. It is supposed that twr» lives were lost. English mail via Suez and Canadian and United States mails via Vancouver are due to-morrow. It is stated that, the American Presi-i dent has not at any time regarded tnej Japanese question as serious. "New York Herald" and Viscount Hayashi have interchanged expressions) of American-Japanese goodwill. A recent mild outbreak of ptomainel poisoning in Sydney was attributed to» phosphorescence in butcher's meat. The Home Secretary has refused any; further investigation into the :Edaij| case with a view to further redress.. Harbour Board decided to proceed! with the Ponsonby esplanade, provided that the C&v Council' halS the cost of instruction. ' By another Socialist victory in the by-election for the Colne Division of Yorkshire, Labour has; gained two further seats within a fortnight. • • •• ■>.' John Donnelly, groom at the Commercial Hotel, Lithgow, drank carbolic acldi in mistake for beer, and was taken tot the hospital in a serious .condition.''.- -. i Mr. John Burton, of Falmouth (Conn wall), whose death.at the age. of 67 has been announced, was the author o£ "How to Live One Hundred Years." John Jones, who had his right hand shattered by the accidental discharge of. his gun at Cabbage Bay- on Wednesday, had his hand amputated at the Core* raandel Hospital yesterday. i There are signs of -change :in the sentiments of California, with -regard- to the Japanese." It is: even announced that Japanese are " absolutely neces* sary" for the picking of -the fruit. '" i Some excitement' was ; caused in St* Georges-terrace, Perth (WA.):one daylast week, by two well known; stock-* brokers engaging in a bout of fisticuffa, One sustained considerable • damage. ' Alfred Taylor' (46)" was a few days ago admitted the Melbourne .Hospital after having,taken an overdose of eucalyptus. He.:,-was in- ah extremely lowi state '■' and; was not expected!-to recoyerj Wellirigf on City Council 'is sending t» Australia for a mate for the solitary). Hon in T the--Wellington "" Zoo;'* con* sideraMe nuanb'er" oi'_ .smaller aidmals, have been added, to the collec-i tibn. '''.-- ' "" "/;.-. '"'""'•'.'':':'.[■;_ A peculiar incident. is - said, to havehappened at" a house near Leal (England). • . During -a thunderstorm the lightning- imprinted a perfect photograph, of a vase oh,, a mirror, before; which it stoocl.' '■;'. Mr. Lock* the Independent candidatei for Waverley. .(Sydney), in tha coming election, advocates a ' sys-. tern' of "Young" Age' Pensions" 5 as, in his opinion, lack of population, is a men." ace to Australia. . ._-' •'__._';.. . '": '. '•■_._; William Sealey, drove .into the middle of a Salvation'Armybandin High-street, Bendigo, Victoriai_6catter' ing the players and 1 their instruments in, all directions. One of tie band wad taken to- the hospital -with" injuries tot the legs. • ■ ■/". - ' "'- Boys' clothing; good value. Sale'at Geo. Fowlds, Victoria-arcade.^(Aa.) Out - they -go . prices in . ; toques - and bonnets, - 2/11, 3/11, 4/11, 5/11, -6/11, 8/11. Our high-class goods reduced to clear, at McCullaghl and Gower's sale:— - • ;; . ...... j J. A. Bradstreet's sale now on. Flan-' nelette blouses, 1/11J; children's long cloaks, 3/11 ; ladies' silk coatees, 15|ttlr; ladies' good tweed jackets, 3/11 up. Ali ledncedi Karangahape-roadl-r-(Ad.) '.. ~l