TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 153, 29 June 1911, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Milne and Choyce's sale starts Monday, Crown Lands Board met'to-day. The newest British, submarines are"b4* ing armed with quick-firer*.. Dock labourers are" joining tho"Btrik» • ing seamen in- British" ports.. . .„.:•_. Shipowners in London favour. incre«s« ing seamen's wage and recognising theit • Union. "\ ; The New" Zealand League footballers heat, the Hunter' River District yesterday by 21 points to 20. " ' •..'.*. The" steamer Tangihua, which sank at Dargaville while raiting logs, has been pumped out and refloated. - Country clubs are protesting against deprivations under :the recommendations of the Kacing Commission. James Henderson received injuries to the 'face while 'blasting, at a Mt. "Eden quarry yesterday afternoon. .; "_ Carpenters and joiners in Wellington are asking -for an "increase of wages to 1/8 an hour and. a week of 40 hours. The board of inquiry in connection, with the gun accident at! Albert Park on, Goronation Day- resumed this morning. The Sheffield Choir gave Sts _final performance at Auckland last night, and left by speciaL train afterwards, for Wellington. ,_._;%. _' ." "Mr Balfour• declares that the Declaration" of London is equivalent to the destruction of Great. Britain|s great - naval power. The Overseas .Club, .whose headquarters are in London, has a membership of fifty thousand', and SOO tranches "have been formed.- . -The. Drainage Board -last" riigb.6 let a contract:ior ~a further - section •of .the drainage scheme- in the Ponsonby district costing over £31,000. .. •. '■■■■: John Bowron pleaded guilty in London, to -three charges-, of -fraud, .and was acquitted on the- others. Sydney Bowroa was acquitted- oii alt the charges.'-' %--: ' . Daniel Pinlayson,. a dredge-hand at Dunedin, was drowned yesterday~~art"ir--noon, arid it is'surmised he slipped ofi some steps and fell into the -water. "Censorship of picture" shows Waa asked.by a -deputation- of. N7ew.South Wales women yesterday. The Minister of"Education promised"actioa r after'"full enquiries. " , - : The executive of the North Canterbury, Fanners' .Union decided to, give 10 .guineas towards :Mr. Sedgwick's Expenses iv connection' with the:importation: of boj labour for farms.. Christchurch. Board of Education, decided to inform school---committees, that they must insure school ■■■■< buildings against fire,-when used for amusementa or entertainments. __. v ■_____ ~'.:. '■ ■ Australian maii at Wellington by-the Warrimoo yesterday, hut failed to connect with the 3lain Trunk express and the. Auckland port,. and will hot" arrive tiir to-morrow-morning. .__;. „.:._'... The survey of the Stratford-tJngarue railway has been commenced front the lOngarue end. It is, stated that a large number of men will be employed on the -works in .about three months."

There' is. a •* possibility of the -N.SfvV';.: ■ Labour Government "being .defeated .on. ita Arbitration Bill'"by the defection of +M Independents,-the loss of whose, support., ■would leave them without a. working majority.- ' , • . .".-:-...■',-, The ootball. match between ". Christ's - College /and the Boys' ' High School' Christchurch, resulted, after an exciting and splendid exhibition of tha game, in a draw, each side scoring six points.' : V . . <- At a .meeting of the Chfistchureh Anglican Synod a motion was passed, urg- - ing the .Government" to .give effect,;to tha New Zealand University Senate's motion in favour. Of the conferring of degrees in divinity. Associations are-being formed in vaxi- ' ous districts "fop acquisition" of. land under the Land' Settlement Finance Acti Already; a number;;of" areas-have -been . settled, f and negotiations are. proceeding for" othersr- —— r-' ——- , : . — ;, Dunedin branch-of the-Labour" party,. condemns the granting of 7 titles for poli- . tical purposes, especially""" hereditary titles, and is "disgusted" with the Prima Minister : for inffoducihg : class"' distinc- • tions into this country. """-" Charles" McDonald "Agnew, a, plasterer • engaged on the new ferry huUdings, fell from a .height .of about 60ft yesterday afternoon, and, landing on.a stack, of. timber sustained injuries to which he succumbed two .hours . later..' __..'_....'._._ The ornamental,.arches at.both. .sides of the new Post Office, about which there was some dispute, with the Railway_Department, are to be erected, the ohjec-' tion. that they, would interfere with the traffic jo and from the station having apparently been overcome. The -Hospital Board's "Conference'"'favours the question of maternity and. infant mortality- amongst Maoris .Tieihg dealt with directly by--responsible'officers of hospital hoards, and-to apply the Registration Act in regard to deaths, births" and marriages to the native race.'...'.:.,.. ■ ['. In view.of the promise that .Govern?, ment will not give, further assistance to. the importation of boyi until the..pre;'! sent batch has been 12. months in the Dominion, the council of .the -New Zea-' land Labour., party has' decided..not.'.to.* take action at this juncture,, but as. a general principle is' opposed to tho-im- ' portation of cheap - labour.. Milne and Choyce'-s winter and: stock; taking'sale commences on Monday.—(Ad) . All-wool, plain colours, French twill , flannels, 1/ yard, wrfjrth 1/11. Bargains in all-ove'f laces' and-'tucked" net's.—At" Histed's, Ponsonby-road.—(Ad.) '