TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 101, 29 April 1910, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Hoad Board elections next week. A—dual meeting of. Orphan.- Horns subscribers .this afternoon." .._ ._„ - Openingj.of "the hockey season to-mor-row. ;Car_;T_l at-Kemuera. Last day of the A.T.G's Attttuna Meeting at Epsom-to-morrow. Canada's trade last year increased byi £23,400,000--over the preceding Tear.* The estab__u_ent- of the -new- Wax Office system has cost sterling-. - - -■ --- „-. i Opening meet of the _____ng_ hounds at Pigeon Mountain-, Pakurang*. to-morrow. - ° Sir Ernest Shackleton may reside in Canada explore the unknown north and far west. The missing steamer Carpentaria -is safe. Her rudder' stock broke, and she is steering back to Durban. Newcastle won the:_ .English.: soccer; championship, . beating Barnsley in-.tha play-off. by jfcwo .goals to.one.". . >__' Big crowd at the opening of. tie Grafton bridge yesterday. Scramble by. souvenir.hunters for scraps of ribbon. A farmer- named John'Snell "was found dead". at "Henley, near - Dunedin, yesterday, with, a bulletin his temple;'' ' Sir John Dickson-Poyhdeir'-has- assumed! the title of Baron Dsington. He strongly advocates reciprocity within tho Empire, Paulhan won the racev&o_l- Londoa to Manchester,- White' being-unable'• -to reach the Cottonopolis owing to the 'wind, and-cold. —^—;—__ul .__..„ AF the Henry's : Mission at "Wellington lastnight, about 3,500 were present, and3oo- indicated that they were converted; .... -" "Hie _lbahian~ " revolt" -has assnhie— threatening:dhncnsidns,-and" the .TurkiHh; forces "under Shevket.Pasha are up againstia stiff proposition;■■--•--;- -7 --'• Kitchener <Mnks that A_»bra_a and New Zealand j»n very well bear -the cost of. ;the_ national defence;;, schemes - which he l has recommended..- -~ A railway fixeman named;M.tMcGfratli ■was run over by a truck during shunt- • ing opera—ions ■at Wanganui last even-, ing,, and died two hours lateiC"_.":..'.. It is stated that a-quarter of a .million 'of money „ shortly arriving front Australia, it o develop _;. the gold„ mining industry in the district.Brakes C^rnmission. investigatioa nea*ly. completed^-Fmal test at Welles-ley-street East at- 6 a_g on Sunday, ; Commissioners depart ;Sunday; night,':'-;■-A writ for :- r £7so damages.'has. been served on the Wellington. Ferries Company on behalf of the widow of a seaman Tvholost mVlife on the tug Duco.v • Thjs Federal referettdum voted <r N"o" to the fJTta.-mnal agreement, -providing/for tha return; of 25/; per capita to the; States, , and: 1 : Mi'sa May Yohe, formerly Lady- Fiancis Hope, has ;been granted a divorce front her soul-mate, Major Strong, from, whom she followed her-: farlier precedent and' • ran away. -....■' # . ".'•' - • The Auckland Faiarters-'v3feeP7nng>Coi-» • pany has exported 2,250 boxes of butter \ during.the past fortnight, as <x>mpaie& i -with 650 boxes for the corresponding period last year.- - . - -. \ •. -The Leader of the Opposition (Mr . W. T F.Massey, M—?.), who delivered'; aii" address at the. Princess Theatre, Hokitika, ' last evening, was played to the- build-i ing by the local band. - . '_ ... - The Trma.ru Hospital's provision hut has been cut'down by over .£sooin. tha ■past two years.- The Board has de-. cided to collect £3,000 less "from thai local bodies this year. The Marine; Court of Inquiry into thai loss of the Satara finds that' 'the" cap- - tarn was to br_me in allowing the pilot, whefifatot authorised to; take charge, to set a course which earned the vessel 7 on to the-reeL-- --_:^-^ ! .-General Sn_tli-I)orrien stopped-soldiers, ■ at _________ ___n__ri- cigarettes while under arms or on fatigue duty.. : Tha shooting became'- affectedj and the cHJn_ia__hg officers have been instructed to' use their discretion re- . .gardirig pip_C ......... ""._-...V." " .".. "-Lr. " The Jomiriib--". exports, ibr. the "past quarter totalled £'8,859,657,. and' iinportg" _ 3,911,795, excess of-exports bey ing £ 4,947,860. ;_6rV of last year the figures were:—-Exportsv • £7,031,134; imports, excess of exports, £2,804,39&. ' - , '-■.'- ~ The townsfolk-.of Napier are growing dubious "-'about'" the 'wisdom.-of there ' Council in declining the offer-of-the , State Advances Board to grant part . of.the-boroughloan, and in giving-it-alk • to'the Bank of-New- Zea__i -Tha 1 Bank's terms for floating it are not 1 yet known. : j ~~: '■ -_ ~- ■'__•[ Competition among Hamilfcoh - undertakers to bury paupers. One firm ten- : ' dered to carry out "adult funerals, at1/- each,"and'at'ed/*per cEildj^notheE . firm offered to do the woxkifor. noth-. ing; and a third funeral, with a bonus of £2 of- thrown j in to the Hospital Board, thus giving;; . the Board a bonus of £2 ' on' eac_ : funeral. The lowest tender was ac-" cepted. ' . . j Dress materials, in tweeds, all-wool, cjoths, serges, and fancy materials. Splendid value, newest designs; 1/0$ to 4/11! per yard.' J.-i_ Bradstreet, draperi-lara-: ' ngahape-Toad.—(Ad) . ' Ladies' -and maid 3' long coats,- an cloth* tweed, aid rubber, 14/11' to 95/. Hundreds to choose from. See window. J. A, Bradstreet, diaper, __rahgahape-road* \ -(Ad.).. , r ". ".:."■ ~:,v ■■..-: •