TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 70, 23 March 1910, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

City Council to-night."" "' [ UnseafeoEaiile cold«nap- ." :•■ ; : i&tocatioh Boardto-day." *""' _' "'• BelensTalle mineral toatlis^-opened-to-XaranaH made 166 yesterday.-in." _rstdnningsjagamst Australia.-' • "'.'''• • The House Of Lords;.las adopted two • ,f Lord Kosebery's resolutions. _-•• ...:._- ---■ The' second test between-Australia and Cew Zealand; .begins at Wellington'on 5 Saturday."-'^'-;"... ■ ■;•- v " 1 .~-"' •---:■-:■■■ . : >■, :. An." English- -.and-Vancouver- mail re* ■■ peetitTd are ;due here-on Sunday next.. ier s.s.'Maheno.— ~.-.-; .-'-'V"— rv ..rJ-■ .Mr Allan Thompson, first;'New-. Zeii- ; and 'iihbdes: Scholar, -joins: &s&*}&&£. lition as geologist, • ___ "' . During -the iortroglit ended • March .Is ;"he "- Dominion exported- rgoods ,: to ther/alue of "M&t£&•■'•■ '■'■ ' The' Conservatives V are , preparing to jght every which they::cott-^ tested last"" campaign/."' '. "'" '.'^~~ - < Mr. Asquith has submitted his Teso--lirtioiis STf or the ; limitation of the * veto • in the He-use of Lords.'. '. 'v, "' ."' ■"* Popular temper in. Canada is; strong" against, yielding .to the- United States;.. tariff, negotiations.' .'"\\ -" "j-r. '■ Devonport'Council have:decided to>mjuire . into -the complaints ,a.gainst ;the■_ oyerchajges drivera.'-•"... '.". ,_ :JX\:"'-"?_ ' Tie ■ Minister" "Internal Affairs 1 '"will"; idvise ■ the".'Governor to annex -Aramoho - to the Jborqugh of Wanganui. *— '-- : The ?• electrical' generating "plant >at Qlcere is-to :be extended, and the! supply of "wires to Rotpnia. dotrHed. ; •/ The Chicago Grand ; Jury has indicted. the Meat -Trust and its component companies for .« violating- . iKe anti-trust law. ' -. v; Chief -Peferie' ihas tendere4 : his to the * Board ■ of. Ednca-. tion, andit has been-accepted T^itH-re* « gret. . •-:;.■■ ■■■.-_•'■■•' -'■-' ■■'■'; '"-' -'-. ■- a. is considered ■.: probaiblc ,' ■; -that '/ ; ; the,' WangajHii <jarrisojii- Band TyilL.-compete ait Ballarat contest, statesv&'.Press. Asso- ' eiatioh wire. .-"-.-... ', -- ,■ - ■•• -• *' A Royal Goinmission iasMbeen appointed to - inquire -info ".the" Ohinenmri " silting question and ' canrpeitsatioii ''; claims / made "\ ■ ■by;land<rvvnei9. [ " ," } :■■ The ' fciiildinj; activity 'in ■ Devonport •was pointed :to by tlie Msijdf laSpnigirtiV as evidence. of-the increasing':.popularity; of : "the-marine suimrb. - -■■ .■-.........,-.. '. ; . ; The"Nationalists : -mil not say what ■ they think, of the Government's" propes-j; als till they learn"Ti6w'"it r is proposed, to £ive effect to them. /:' '-' '■' """ f."f '"■•?&. mutiny has "occurfed on Irr.e-' sistible;-all- the-gunsights being . thrown ; overboard.- );¥ The;; cause., of • the'troniile ;: -_ • has; .not ; been' discovered;:."'?;.' '_'..1'."~ An lowa, ;expres3;.was derailed "whil , * .Tonnding' a- curve,""two; cats, being , telescoped; -"with "the vTesnlt': '- 4-5' "jpasaexh' gers : were..killed..and,.2l Jinjured:...-." ..;."' ■i Ah American , '. named. Zimmerinaaha.3 been.;;sent :to gaol. for five 1 --years for; '. swearingibef ore hjs ; tvyenty-fourth wed-' ding •: that he had not" teen'married be- , fore. " --■ - ~ . .Newton !•'. Moore, Premier of Westralia, , .who is. visiting '"England, is; acting■;as an immigrafcioii; agent, address- , ' ing;'meetings ■-• on- the ■: facilities■ offered; , jinmigtants by his yij-lit ' - '" ~. .revenue of the" United : States ' for ■: tlie fiscal year 1909 was f one. million iesa :. from "whisky arid ■ five Ihundred , : thousand V" pounds less ifr.oia Ibeer, though tie' popu- \, lation increased half a ? million. , ;"'"Hr-if ~ THe Leader of the Opposition. (Sir "W. F.JVtassey.jlMJ?,) .'.expresses Ms intentionr ■:• -of delivering a ; number.of. political ad*. dressea 1 in. different Jiarts of ibo Domi- ; nion "shortly; after the Easter "holidays. ' ■ ■ During' , the "first half of the. present , month ; New ; Zealand exported; wool tori j -value of • £860,077, butter |'£ 172,808,"' •dheeses%v£i^ x eo2,i>- muttou ' J ';. and I '■£.-. beef £149,138; lanib £162,874, £61,940. ' Gollettj of .Collett aiid."Son>nSsseV - I yixke; and Taiimsiitmiiij i was7supex2rEeii&-" ing the; icompletion rof vaT; sawmill at~TajcingaorutUj -when a piece of iron fell ; one pis leg,. 'breaking, it 'below-. the knee. • Hβ isl now iii the I^raniarun-ai~Hrospital. •.. Caibinet decided to authorise the erecof J quarters^,or matron at; Christchureh,..and new j>ost offices air 'Waisu . ..r. (Canterbury) "V aird'. ."-'Pii;t»tahi ■ : (near Crisbome)..- ■£ Eaihsay constractiott vbfes ' tofaliing r £l4,i[)oo were" ' The ILeader of the Opposition coiisidere - proposal "to : increase- the - age •for -;<:orpipulajry fxom. -21 years'.;; -to .; 25 0r"26, " siigijesteid Jbjri-lLbiA • Kit- ■■ chener,.,would ibe j sure jto canse a-, revul-- . sioii'of r_ puHac - T feeling, ■which, mdght-' en-. . danger; ifiie - of had been made. ; .."'^.._....:.: '".. //.. ._.. - In'.<»ngra-tula.ting.Dr. Gkunness on.hia. relection. to_the:;Hospita.l and Oharitaible . Aid. Board, the. 'Mayor of Deycnrp<jr/t■ last ; nigiit lemarked. Vsince'; hie;election v .to. the-Cpuncil 'between '- £ 70(MKend v £ 8000 f ;irad ..been . used or.. charitable;' aid pur- i, •poses, and fit-was time the borough hadi. .'adequate' representation. ■•■-■-. ■/■->; is? The .Government's motions for-limita- ) ; tion ;of. ; tie.veto proposal to- disable.*bjr; liw, \ instead * of ' hy custom, the i; House :of :;vLords - from ' rejecting -or -amending ■; . money bills, = and; -.thatj a ' bill," on"; being passed by , the Commons in three succes- • ■■ sive : sessions, and -rejected; by the '• Lords,; > shall '-became' ■ la-w- upon. tHe/lflfbyal' assent" . ri3ie .ehinanan' ,of the Welipigt on Edu-' cation Board, in. hisannual rtjjKirt, statee ■ that \ -'tthe" Board is strongly ■■;. of opuiibii: . thi>t'- : -iTxmt ; ■'■humanitarian, , .:; educational, '' national, and ecdnbmic consideralaons, the. establishment of a State system" of: inedi-. caT mepection'of school -childrsn is highly. arivisa.bie, and ■; the. Board is convinced" ■&a,t Jit will cost less- to undertake thi3 TSK>rk : not.-to;-undertei'ke it.. ..-, .-,' -■ . -:■ -A .wagoner- named,Joseph.Haare. .had at. rmiracakras . escape:- from. .death_on ihe ■.'pa&ora-road. while talcing a load of wool "to" feisbarne yesterday. Has team anil : wagon fell over a ibank, pinning i iHim. under the load.- Two of the horses were Jtilled, but -wKeni " some '■.•time- afterwards, lie ..■was extricated ?he was so little irir 'juxedvtha.t_he jwas able to .assist in the recovery of, the, -wagon and' its load. ■ ' Ladies' new coats. Now opened," a, splendid assortment : , huitdreds. to ': choose from.' "See ';window";,..■■,; J. ."A;--draper, 'KarangaEape-rbad.- : (Xd.y ;; -r:~--