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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 71, 23 March 1908, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Wimmera leaving £or. Sydney. . Air. Carroli left for Kotorua this morning. incoming vessels report heavy weather on the West Coast. . .

Mr. Farmaa traversed a distance of 1J miles in his aeroplane over a circular course', and lan.d.ed gently.

Japanese Government has invited the American fleet-to visit Japan, and the invitation has been accepted. The.English,mail, via Suez, ■which left Wellington 14th February; arrived Lon.don, afternoon ' 20th: iii St."" ~ . Opening of 'Messrs.". jSjacMahon's;season of .living pictures-has been postponed owing -to,the late arrival of the "Victoria,

A small boy_ named Andrew's was rescued from drowning by his father" and a bystander, name unknown, at Onehunga •wharf -yesterday.' ;":■•••

The 'Motor 'Bus Company has decided to. discontinne running, its 'buses - as- they are -not- sufficiently -well patronised jto jay. Fro'ip returns carefully prepared it nan been ascertained that-at the present time there-are no-f erwer than 3800 vrell-knovn, Anarchists in liohdonl •■••_■■

The. .N.D.L. liner Laeisz, from Sydney to Hamburg, struck a rock in the Red Sea and foundered. All hands were res* cued and: landed' at Aden. * ■ :

It is reported that-the cordial invitation, to the American fleet to visit Japans ■was due;to'British diplomacy. The tation- has had an- excellent effect in America.. *"■

A scheme,is". befp.re! .the.municipality ot. Paris. for improving the city at a cosfc of 24 • millions • sterling, including two millions to be'dey6ted to the extinction of ....*.."..'.

The."North -Otago - Times" is credibly informed that,- -contrary to the strict regulations . framed'by the. Government, j "ragging" is sjill' going, on .'in! one of the large .South Island- workshops. > •..-..■ 1 Thomas Fitzgerald;-gardener; -was'thia morning brought uj> ;on a' charge' of incendiarism in. connection wits- anotb.e.i> fire at Mr. Leo- Myers' residence-at Newmarket?, early 'yesterday "morning, : The'weekly return of !the Mt. Edfen gaol ?ho\vs. that .the...total number ofprisoners on Saturday- was- 200 men' and 29 women, *>f whom- 28 -nTtfnaii{l five women were received' during.' the" /\veek. ■■ ■ The| fithleteg [who .so.successfully represented.New Zeala-nd-at the recent meet- * ings in Tasmania: and - ■Australia- returned to Wellington liy'flieTVlaitai yesterday. They !-\Vere injpj-nnaiiy." .-welcomed at the wharf-by a number-of'enthusiasts.

•We - are the , slaves -of -the clock! Our distant ancestors were'satisfied with the hour Band, our. wore, immediate predecessors -were contented-.with the occasional clock -oa churches -and - public buildings, we musthaye'a'wafcli-in.'the'pocket find in every! iiopm", "and they have "to be obeyed.—"Truth."

• Mr.- Basil McCrea; ■ of- 50, Cliftonville? road, Belfast,' contractor,"who left personal . .estate .in., the..United. Kingdom valued, at £61 ; 078; -bequeathed the ultimate residue Of his 1 •estate (subject to his sister's, life to 'the. Magee Presbyterian College, -Londonderry. The--English •have-in.-Tajeflt" years developed the inost'extraordinary colour! maniaV They who, a century ago, imposed upon the'world the masculine fashion of using grey and black-coloured material only are now wearing" the most fantastic and "loudest" of neckties and mplti-col-oured "fancy - waistcoats."—-"Tribune," Kome. '' ' ' ' .

The story about the Maori boys who appropriated the ■water-ihelons presented to the Hon. G. Fowlds, in the belief that they'Svere intended for' the youth of the community, has only been partly tola, says, the "Poverty Bay, Herald." It now; transpires: that the; children were qvts with the good things provided, and passed some onto; distinguished pake'has,. who relished' both'the melons "and; the joke. • ■_■■ ■' ■ '