TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 142, 14 June 1912, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

■ . . ■■ ■" '• The Prime Minister' arrived in Ancle* land this morning. Steamer' Tofua due from Sydney and the Islands to-morrow. Rugby football competitions on'Alex- ■ andra Park to_no_Tow. ' , • .' . Roosevelt has declared his imecruivocal support for -women's suffrage - ■ Hockey, "soccer and lacrosse competitions "continue to-morrow -afternoon. New Zealand v. Auckland under League football rules at Eden' Park to-marrow. Lancashire made 146 runs against the Australians, who have lost five wickets ; for. 130, ;. . ._ ... Canada's Premier is visiting _ngl_nd to discuss naval policy with the Admiralty. ■Branch of Auckland Mutual Sports' ; Protection Association formed last night . at Onehunga".' The suffragettes have started smashing- in Dublin, where eight have ' been arrested. "'" "' " ■"-"*- Auckland City Council's contribution, to. hospital and charitable, aid this year is over £5000. - The English -mail, via Vancouver, ' which left here on May 10, arrived in ' London on.June 11. - The Turks in. Tripoli delivered a surprise, attack on Wednesday, 'but weia repulsed with heavy loss. The first generator .of the new dacfcri.- ---; cal power station is. now' rnnnin^. and fisting the city supply." i Cabmen want Auckland City Co_r__l to_ prqMbit_.c__bowners. letting out tbeir cabs on the sharq.-system-. Tender of £2.794. accepted, last night, by the City Council.for the. erection.of the ' branch library at Mount Eden: ~ (Five of the fifteen watersidexs charged wi.tb being parties tp the Papa.roa strike were fined;, they have ",, The . .prisoners at the Camorra trial grew weary of their counsel's _peee_ when-it had lasted three weeks-. The Remuera Road -Board's debated balance sheet was adopted last night, after an item of £1000 had 'been deleted. - The British Government declines to intervene, in the dock strike, which must therefore. he fought out between tha parties. ._'._. .'. .' " : The' '■'Financial Times" says that the reception to tho New . _fea.la,hd, loan shows that - the investmeu- market "is overfed. Evidence, at the Titanic inquiry showed. : that, there- has been no change in the regulations in regard to life-savcing. at sea for. IS years. . ■ A motion of censure against the British Government for its ■ action in connection with the dock strike was lost by 337 votes-to" 260. .... A farm cadet, Samuel. Airie. whose horse- fell with him, was -'brought toAuckland hospital from Waiuit. yester- : day with a broken leg. Widening of High-street advocated by the Mayor last night, '■ in-view of-the ; fact that-it must eventually become oho of-our main, thoroughfares." .»..,-* . G_bada is faking steps, to join Great ; Britain and the United States" in c'eleV ; hrating the 100 years' peace thai; has ■ existed between these countries. > ■ •.-- ---; Parneli wants' Mr. Pearson-to-lay off :, avxeserve-.-but this ' being, the City's "busy season; the- Council has beencompelled to-decline the request." A. "R. Phillips,' a discharged bankrupt, ha_ been committed to ' the Supreme Court for trial on' a- charge of failing to disclose his full assets when be filed. The Christchurch branch of tbe Post : and Telegraph Association has carried a resolution expressing indignation at the Postmaster-General's circular regarding gambling, and requesting its withdrawal. . Additional lockers are to be erected at the Domain pavilion, .and let at a'small charge, the object being to do away with the petty thieving frequently complained of to the City Council. In urging a vote of £50,000,000 for the Russian navy, M. Sagan off; declared' that there was a possibility of a, Swedish attack, while Russia- had also to consider the possibility of a coalition against her. __ .''.-•• As the result of the Te Kaha- tragedy the native Tamehana. Wirepa. has been committed to the Supreme" Court for trial on a charge of murder. Evidence was given that the natives concerned had been supplied with whiskey by -a white man.. " " ' Tho Auckland Garrison "Band was- mafused permission last night, by the City Council,, to give a- performance in the Domain gardensr on the- 30th in aid of the band's library .fund, the ground of refusal being that the object rorasnofc * . charitable one. " - . The value of the subdivision of a ship's hull into small watertight compartments was demonstrated last week, when the ' battleship Arkansas, whue travelling at ' full speed near Rockland, Maine, bumped along a reef in a' way similar to t_a_ : in which the Titanic struck the iceberg that brought her to grief- The hull of the Arkansas was seriously damaged for ' a iength of 44ft, but the closing of tho •watertight doors kept her afloat. ■ To-morrow, Sat., double width tweeds. I/,. 1/3, 1/6, 1/9, 1/11 yard, and 2/ in the £ returned,on all purchases of 10/ and over.—Grey and Eord, Ltd., Karan- ■ gahape-road. —-(Ad.) Lee 3 Bros., the English tailors, of ' Queen-Street, have opened a- branch shop ! at 137, ___rang_bape-ro_d. where jthey will give the same style, fit, and .-K_>rk.maaship that has made them the leading tailors in the city. A large range of the latest materials .now showing at both establishments. —'(Ad.)— . ... 1