TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

i ! . Maunday Thursday. L Qifbid won. lhi> 'lioai-r.twi. .-.•.. ;..: ■ a, No , tram service to-morrow. •■ - -- I. ; IThc las±-of"the summerholidays....-. v.; . : ' Drawn- game between Australia, : ane .■:■/ > Taranaki. - ' - ■ • ? y Tramway 'employees'.; annual; picnic to-. ■: " morrow atJlotutapu. ' s ;, ; '\^.; .p v.". ,<. ; }.. The "sympathetic" strikers in. Pihiladel-. - phiai have gone t>ack to 'work. ■■.-.-. .'..;■..•■ '■' , Sacred .cantata. "Oliyet tp. CalTaTj" at ?; 3 St. .'Mary's Cathedra! to-night.•./ .;^-•■ ■:;.. - t First day of the'AJR-C-'s autumn meet-.: 1 :ing:_on'Saturday —Easter Handicap. ,' ; v [ . Auckland. Proviacial.Bowling Aseooa- - tioh's tournament; begins to-morrow. -~ ' ■''". The V j Government cannot '' reopen- the- * Enyvett case, is the decision of Cabinet. I : . Advanced Radicals are well satisfied ' t with -the Goternmenf 5 veto:resolutions. <• 5 , . The district electors' , revised roll lor' J the- : City .of Auckland contains '19,235' - names.- • •'.',*"' ; ■'■■ ' ■.'■■■*; '~--■'■■.■■:■■■.-■■■..-,■•.■...,■»,•. ': .Aα official' opening ~6f the Graftbtf' \ ? bridge, probably take" place"--at" " •'-. i- end ,of April., V - ; ■": .-- '■■•■■•. 2 '."/ "idle LaJxmr ' members "wiIIJn move to-. .^ - kmend Mt : isquit3i's-iesolirtions. by abo- l :';j..*! ! ' .. \ fishing the, Lords.""---—- •• . ■ v '. ■■ ■'-.■ ■■=■ ■ t' .' The passage of the Budget is ! regarded i' as practically assured, althtragih.,no coin- - pact iias yet 'been made. ...■■..■. ■ -ji • 1 - Tbe^Ws/^Manaponrii collided- "wiih, and ■ . f sank, the :,tug^Griidtude^',off^th'e'.Newi- , ; >' '.. South Wale's coast "yesterday. ■ ' '■; '•*--[ TV •'. ..Etna, is eriq>tnig laiva. and stones, and >. j.. frequent .eafthqualce' shocks are .being : experienced; in Catania and Messina. :"*" .:' -~. A trial of the . ; 1.8 new:, : 2000 candle-• ' power>arc;flanipssiii.;.Kara3Q:gahaE_e-road 1 will probably Hake , ; place'" on ; Saturday,.-', ' • r ■evening:;, ' ?•;.~:.-,.;"■'. -x- .'-:. . .■".■ .-""'.''. ......, -',;t ' ' ' ' George's Victoria Hotel at Nasebywa? > almost destroyed . : by-fire, last nighty ! onl7; ' the:"kitchen,'' billiardroom, and one bed- .-/ ■ room escaping. . ' ■' . _ii-- ».. ,_ ; -.v' . 5 '; J The: steamer Papaioa" arrived at \NeH ; ; son- last evening'tovload;the first' ship-." ' ment- of Nelspa fruit to ■ England—soo9 %! ; • ' eases of apples. ■' ■■• . ;..' ..■...:.'"...• ;' The Treasury - received £170^)00,iin- : ,: •■ come tax during;the past 'Week, compared: ' with !-,' £,i,427,000. ifor the- corresponding;-.,; '■ j: ■ ; -week last year. - - ..-■-..- — . . .„ '■ ';Aspecial meeting of the Grey Lyntt:. .; : ;- Borough ; Council-was ■ held for the pur- : . pose; of approving and signing, • I trict electors-list; • ~ ■ - •• ■•: ••- ---■ ' Taft -lias' 1 informed Canada; that the N f :■ attasiniuni -tariff '- iwiil-foe'iiniposed. against ' her unless she grants- intermediate ''"!'.' ; : on selecie'd articles. : • : . : -rV, . I New Zealand is ;well i -papered. -There 1 are 67" dailies, 32 thrice weekly, 26 twice ; 68- weekly-, 4 -fortnightly J ..and : 3* - monthly newspapers: - -':-:'—— -^-~- —— *; - "Tie Wellington-HarbOTr^B^d^y^sterj. -\ ; ; '. day adopted-a- new scale-of—port ehargea^ '~. ' . 1 by.wHicH^the"-Board's-revenue will°be ' i increased by about £17,640. ' ' i \2iliss/A. s ''W".'; : Wihitelaw J ; h«adm9stress of V } tie/.Auckland Girls' Grammar-School, jhaa ; " .been/appanit'ed headmistress of the Wy- ' '■ ■ comhe Abbey School; iEingland. ; - '-vTlie-native Piirua., who shot Horoman^- . his'relative; Wajngaro> on the , 14lh \ inst,~haa "been committed to the "Supreme * Court rfor-trhtl. on a charge: of - murder. l. In- the annual inter-Varsity boat-race i yesterday, Osfchrd Tron i>y 3* lengths o£- ■ ter the lio'ht iblues had led to Harrod's: - ' ) : Over. 200' "cases were: set f down, for ■'-■ hearing- at the Magistrate's j Court this - morning. Naturally there was a bar in attendance, several ' ! legal" gentle" . men. being /unable: find ' seats, , - ' '.'■ The Railway Department is construct-, ' ' mg- tour self-contained motor carriages which- will probably be first tried on suburban ■ lines, arid eventually used in , sparsely settled :: country 'districts'/ , --'"y'-i. ■■-- , ' The conference of 1 ifew 'Zealand : Tradsa '■'■ and Labour Councils, to have been opened ' in Auckland next Toesday, has beenpost- \ '■■' -■ poned. The conference -will, probably take ■ ■ - place.therweefc.be&re Parlianieht _ opens.; An : engine. driver ;; named Henry s M^- i- - Carthy, residing- a Birkenhead, was -■ nammerjng.a;piece-of cast.iron. yesterday % ■. when a splinter flew; up and jo iuinred one of his , eyes - that its removal waa v~ '• necessary. . ■ •"■>;^-''<-*■■',- ::, , ''~\'X\'-; : : ,v- "'i- .-. y. - . The' Napier Harbour Board's proposal to boirpw £300,Q00 for .the 'completion of ' ; tbß - °™»%water , harbour yAs [ ligt at the - poll yesterday, the votes being 1&63 for'and 1486 against. A three-fifths majority was requited. '■ ,; : r*""'-'" ' v -I'v-i'v^i*" ~' e l la st : °fTtlie-£25,000 worth :of deben-tures-raised by the . Hospital Board 35 . yeara ago, with whicb. build the . land Hospital. jiU be paid "off on April ' ■ : 11—when the '-.remaining; 13 >: debentures, '' . representing £1300, will "released ' '>* Ix),bby rumour, ' says ; : :'li9.t "Asquitk ::; .TOll.resjgn Lords' Ejection <^ ! ■ toe .resolutions.'- If Balfour takes "office < the Commone wm tfien; rifuse - suppliea, .Asqmtn-mll decline "office" 'wlthoat " : assurances that•", the'W&o Bill will" "be passed. -■-...--. < -- ! M^lM ll^'? / !sale, loVely VSBi ~ clas P^ [ 3d., ?d.9d,;;,1/--;up ; tweed costumes . SS£ ■■$#%) : "«Mioo embroidery, .2/6, ' 2/11, ig^^P^jt^^nghtered: