TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 31, 6 February 1911, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Prisoners ~ sentenced to-day. '. ... Wimmera from Sydney yesterday. ,;."-.' Civd sessions' Supreme Court coa* tinued.., /- ,yiy:ZZ;'■■;<■ "-'''■•'•'. l - >' ■'•■ •- '.-■ v-.;-'"" " -English and; Australian mails by Waar , rMra-yesterday. V ; ~'.'.■.',•.,■■ 1 ??- 6 Minister-left for -Wellington by, e*pre__ last night ;.''.; ~.. ';.-: ..' -.' Public -schools resumed to-day after, Christmas holidays. ■-■■■■'.'■ '.-•,.', - Petroleum boring:' operations .at. Gis-" -Orao'.more 'encouraging. Continuied dry .weather affecting milk supply;_n, dating- district..,,-,.-'' I.'larg*' gathering Maori/mormons Mr sembled in- Whangarei district.- ---■ Railway 'rerturns show an increase sins last nine months of £ 200,000. :'■ ' Southern portion English mails, 171 out of 490, _y last night's expressa.;. Young man at Ihmedin took poisott yesterday, but is likely to- recover. ■'■•■' ..Cottage'.;in Morton-street partly * d__ ; stroyed :by'ire yesterday morning.' ;,, r :.' - ■ ; Eire at'TeAwamutu this morning J stroyed the;residence of Dr. Henderson.; .'•'■ The Hull railway strike haseoUapsedri lie men were off duty! for one day only. ■ -.'-, lire« Chinamen were ,"Snur_'_'red' "bjr' Meidcan-smugglers in an',Ajizo-_- desert."!" -'_-he"s price of' soap "for -the .'Navy.,,hat;, been .Wins .for "Ponsonby, University .• and Parnell in clubcricket* matches,on _atur? ; . day. Zi t -•-. {Z '■', ...';'.'."; Z.'/\ - 'Z': ■'; ':■'■ .'■' ' ... A; bather, in _.;the\surf,._._'- Dunedin -w—t gallantly rescued from drowning yestejfc day.- ■ - ■_■-.-•, ,--,'. .. ■■ :_ ■ ■■' ..-■'., North -Island United Ancient- Order "of Druids'- open "conference: : at Newtbn' r today;- > • ' ( j-~ j '~,■. ■■•. Mining-engineers due from"' the igohfc* fields to-day to -atch'Sydney boat this evening.:. - ; , • 'v.* '• "' 1 'Concessions ''- iir-second-class railway)-, ;fates ■ Minister- ' _o_next year.,;";. t . •-'. .'...,','," 't,'.".'■.'; .".?.'"" Goveriinlent"has advanced 1 £220,350 at 3_-per. cent, to local bodies' ill"the -Aiick*'-.-;■-.; land.'diafcrict. -y •- ■ '-> - - ." '.Mr/J. proprietor of 'tteStaie, Hotel, Otahuhu, fou_kt'!d___l in bed,y-S» terday,:mornihg. , t" Z.'.'.'.t'Z. 'Z'"Z"i'Z ':"" Spirited speech by and ceptibn of -Sir Joseph. Ward at: Choral HaUypnt Saturdaynight., . '"'.,,■ ■. A 'sleeping, child in "the .Gisborne ; -di»» trict was attacked by a large rat, and* \Z'Z~ -V evA first-class French cruiser.. struck ~m rock during -team.- trials.;'_,•_. tLorient, and steamed into port for repairs. ' t •■The 'Mexican Rebellion sib gaining in strength, and apparently, the regular army is unable to cope with it. • .The, King has approved' of : a proposal to send a contingent from India to paurt in the" Coronation festivities. ''." Auxiliary cutter Kiwi towed into har* bovir Saturday night, the' damage being confined tot carrying away of topmast. Practical work done by country teachers in North Canterbury district."at let-so-Ui in agzie-lturc during the holidays. - • Vlfork is to be commenced at once on "tie ___quimault'dry dock, which is to be ujud by the war-hips of Canada's Pacifia fleet, •'•'--""".--'. '_ •Mrs. Jackson, a young married woman, committed suicide by taking lysol on Satsurday, 'ascribing the deed. to her loneliness. ■, '•':.-.-.'... _'■ ■■■_■ ,: .■'■.■■:■..-■■'._•"-. . Two men narrowly escaped death at Christchurch yesterday through Limp -falling into tin of benzine, and causing an explosion.' ■'•'-'ZZ ZZZ-Z 'Z '.-■ ™.f'_Cay.-<vi-a_ r who is able "and willing to . ,wdrk-ia '2-ew Zea-ahd at \ the tprias.nt-.tuneT^.decided. Sir :Josep_rt on.Satarday. j-Jght:" 1 *: "■""."" ~ : •""' " " '~t • ■_ '' ' .. .There..i~tere.;2l2.-.males and, 14 females imprisonediin Mt. Eden gaol at the end of last week. Forty prisoners were received, and 42 discharged during- tho \ Iweeki- ''■'-;■ i "".'\ .- ';. in land and income tax been responsible ,'fort "decrease :_a,reTenue .in, I that department to the extent of £1307, j-tlio- former -^'uu_g'';iuge'.','u^ies > '..'£p.;;_«.,' icutfup.; '.; '""'"'","'."... i The .absence:,of the bookmakers wai ! responsible for large..increase' lav-this | totalisator,.returns at urday.the record sum.-of; through the machine. ; '• [. Continued : . dry 'weather ■"■' is'- l»_rvying.i j. ■ marked- effect ; on the:"supply, of- milk -to the Cambridge Dairy : C-inpany'at-facto-r iesji the? supply/beisng ordyt.hajf of wb?tt;it. was in the flushtof the season. , . Capt. Bichards, manager "of the Mount Morgan. mine, predicts a great' future.' for New Zealand in the development of her mineral wealth. The Dominion, he believes will prove sjio ..be a great copper-, producing country. Mr. IJaiTy Hope, M.P, Unfusrl-d • at Rothesay School,- neai" Glasgow, a flag which had been presented school by the chUaren-of-the Rothesay.district .of ■ Dunedin. '-.--AThe flag : was a beautiful casket- of native wood. other' flag; is to, be. sent -to ,'ltoedin, ;iB exchange by the-Rothesay children; , s , , ;