TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 8 March 1912, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

The Mexican revolt is still spreading. The loss by the strike in Sooth Wales is estimated at £400,000 a week. Xatianil insurance is estimated to cost Britain £2,661,000 a rear. Seven hundred American troops have been ordered from China to llamla. The British coal strike is slowly tightening its grip om erery branch of industry. Bombs dropped from Tffian dirigibles drove the Turks frvwn ttwir trenches at Zanzan, Tripoli The striking miner* are feeling the pressure of other unions, whose fundi are being depleted. Two men were committed for trial at Auckland to-day for passing a gilded farthing on a cab driver. The City Council has decided that a roadway from Ourran-street to Point Erin Park shall be formed, at a cost ol £630. Amundsen has returned from his attack on the Sooth Pole. It is stated that he brings news that Capt Scots rearhed the Pole. F-out men held up the occupants of i jockey* house in Sydney yestirday. and secured £7O in money, in addition to a quantity of jewellery. Liberal member* of the House of Commons state that they will not support the Suffrage Conciliation Bill if the militant tactics continue. Six sew electric can are being fitted op at Yrangama to eawe with the additional traffic that will follow the opening of the line to the Heads. Sir John Tenniel, the artist, whose many years' work as chief cartoonist for "London Paneh' r made win worldfamous, celebrated his 32nd birthday os Wednesday.

The City Council's eUrtrnia] plant generated 101350 units daring the fortnight ended the 23rd uit. In the me period eijjjht nex oaatomers were connected, bringing the total t© 866. Chi Sunday afternoon at 2.30 Pcofauof IClis wiß speak at tie King's Theatre, discussing at length his fighting programme for avoiding a strike and securing justice to the general labourers. At last nizht's meeting of the City Council Sir. -T. S. Dickson suggested the Chinaman's garden*. Stanley-street aa as exhibition site to meet the combined requirements of space and centra! «ituation.

The ifinister for Bail-way* state* that duplication of the ParneH railway taar tM vill be necessary after the removal of the railway engine -shed front Auckland station to Newmarket, and that £BO.OOO has been authorised for tie combined work.

The Finance Committee of the CSty Council recommended, last night, that the Auckland Harboor Board be aeked to meet the Council is •conferenee. -wttti a vie-or to seeinz vrhaX can be done in prmridin? farijities fox the disposal o* fish in the city. The 'sntamittee'j recommendation wa.* adepted.

Special warehouse job line—so dozen ?i<rc--.' longrloth nightdresses. '2-6. •?.!!, S'll. 4/11.5/11. fi/11. Great bargain at Pnnsonfoyroad.— (Ad.t Bo not fiiil to see onr windows tonight! Ri<rger harwa'ns than ever tomorrow, at our Sale Extraordinary.— Grev and Ford. Ltd.. Newton.—(Ad.'