TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 250, 19 October 1908, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

The New Zealand bred horse Maranut won the Caulfield Cup on Saturday. , A sale of work in connection with the Waihi Presbyterian Church realised £200. The "Christmas Graphic" is acknowledged by aU to be the best ever produced. Mr Haldane, War Secretary, is satisfied with the enlistment in "the Territorials. The Australian League Footballers played a draw with Salford in their hfth match. General Nodzu r one of the leading generals of the-Japanese army in fee late war, is dead. I ',":. The Australian Amateur FootbaUers were beaten by LaneUy on Saturday by 8 points to 3. The loss to cotton operatives of Lancashire during the strike has been 3§ millions in wages. . . H.M.S. Encounter arrived at L-yttettoa from Akaroa on Sunday, and will remain there for about a week. " Easily First Again "—the universal verdkt with regard to the " Christmae Graphic," published to-dby. The city fathers of Buenos Ayies have prohibited the wearing of hats by ladiea in the stalls and.circles of theatres. The imposition of the reading test on Chinese immigrants wishing to settle in New Zealand will commence on .Friday: nest. ■ ' , ' The Turkish Ambassador in Paris is dissatisfied with the Anglo-Russian programme for the International Confer* ence. ..■ A direct mail, ~.,., , "per Earawa," to-morrow, at one-ten. Postage of the "Christmas Graphic" by this route is one penny. ' The s.s. Athenic, on arrival from London, paid off 41 stewards, and as a consequence, there is a surplus of hotel labour in Wellington. The laying of the foundation stones of the new hall in East-street, Newton, for the Auckland! Methodist Mission toot place on Saturday afternoon. The Commonwealth Bowling Association secretaries are conferring with the object of sending a representative team to tout New Zealand in January next, An enormous rush took place at the publishing office this niorning, when » record was established for the first day'a sale of the "Christmae Graphic/ Contrary to expectations, the postal business in Sydney and Melbourne showed a. falling-ofE during Fleet week, as compared with the corresponding week of 1907. 7 . "One pound out of every 51b of butter used in Christchurch during the winter comes from the North Island," said the secretary of the Canterbury Central Dairy Company. There-were'2l9 males and 29 females in Mt. Eden gaol' at the end of last week. During the week 22 males and 9r females were received, and 28 males and '3 females were discharged. A write for &' million and α-quartier. sterling damages has been served: on W-, P. Hearst bjjtfiovernor HaskeH, of Old*-: homayfor bis statement that Haskell was a tool oi the Standard Ofl Tyust. , ; V Tbere'^aye'-4Krai,a'|a^^iiuib|piKr''^E.d^t l ,i signs sent in-for ttte itemaion ooat of . arms. The list has been cat down to three, from which Cabinet, after securing expert advice, will make a final selection. Mr. Winston .Churchill (President of the Board of Trade) is committed to the ' opinion that only work which is absolutely necessary should;, be: performed by. the crews of British ships in port on Sunday. . .:;■..' '%■■ \ i.J A derailed train caught.fire' in Michigan, and the male passengers, becoming' panic stricken, .fled, leaving; the women axtd children to. take care L of• .jthemsetves. Fifteen -charred skeletons- - have been found. .--■».,, v ...---- There is no need of inflated language and fulsome self-praise and puffing in regard to the "Christmae Graphic." 16 sells by its own. intrinsic merits, and on*; questioned .superiority .to. all' pjflier pub* lications.. .... ._.." The Weetraliaj-whMi arrived at Aticfc. land from:•Sydney last.night, brought a, batch! of iiine CMnese, from whom it waa gathered that. a. number of their, countrymen were aboafc-to leave Australia fox; New Zealand.*"" Theoffiaaropeiiihgpf'the Mam TrunU, line will not'take place, .until the Ministerial special train can get through. This train leaves Wellington on Tuesday, November 3, and arrives at; Auckland on Not.' 4 at about 6 p.m. While riding on.a bicycle over the causeway bridge across the Swan Rivet! at Perth a young.man, David W. Ham-, mer, was run into by a milk cart, the shaft of which penetrated his body. Hi* condition is precarious. • *: The Commonwealtn Minister for De- ' fence .states. that, the cost, per head of militia -men, under the existing system, excluding arms' and' accoutrements, waa £29. [.'Members "of the' National Guard would! cost £5 per annum. * Small quantities' of strawberries are now 'being sent'in daily to the Auckland markejf from Bfrkenhead. If the present mild weather continues there is every prospect of a bountiful season, which will be - in full swing, in about a forfr nigfit's] 'time. On Thursday-morning .an. attempt mi made to resume operations in the Allandale coal mine, but on water being placed on the" Tjurning face" the men were driven back by steam and smoke, and it wa3 decided to permanently close the workings. 'The majority of the men are under notice of dismissal. In July Great. Britain exported 5,874,----948 tons of coal- (a decrease of 223,715 tons on July of last' year), and 1,-701,314 tons of bunkers (an increase of 48,78S Ions). In the.seven months.the coal exports have totalled 35,899,500 tons, aa increase of 125,063 tons' on the corresponding period of last year,] and 11,141,----974 tons of bunkers, an "increase of 386,625 tons.