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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 78, 2 April 1913, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Tie local oyster season -will open on MayJ. ' ■ . South Africa-is raising a four million! loan at four per cent. The historic capture of Orakau Pa occurred 40 years ago to-day. It -Ss reported that Turkey has accepted the Powers' terms of peace. A brilliant Turkish victory is reported at Ghataldja, the Bulgars Ix.-sino- 4 000 men. ■ " ' The steamer Atfila, from Sydney, has arrived at Ban, Italy, (with her No. 1 hold on fire. " ■.'.; Eleven slips will he available in England this year for the construction of Dreadnoughts. iPierpont Morgan's fortune is estimated at £20,000,000. He left large sums to charities. Pour candidates ' from. Eemaera are •announced , to stand for eeats on the Auckland City Council. Mr. OrviHe Wright, the noted American airman, had a. narrow escape from ~ death in the Dayton floods. " : The annual meetings of householders . for the election of school committees -will be held on Monday, 28th ApriL The "Wellington marriage registrar officiated at mine Easter weddings' in hie ; office the day before Good Friday. A sharp controversy is' proceeding between Servda and Bulgaria as to -whom the honours of capturing Adrianople helong. • ■ ■'■'-'■ Newa- of Herpont Morgan's death Was concealed for hours in order to prevent . it reaching New York before the' Stock Exchange opened. Two Paeroa yesterday, and as a y result one of them, has been arrested on a charge of having ■threatened to shoot the other. The "Daily Mail "offers a priae of > £5,000 for a flight round England and Ireland" in hydroplane, and £10,000 ior a flight -across .the Ailan tic --. -P. Bickson, clerk in the money order department at ithe-' Tiina ru" post 'office, was -lolled -yesterday by colliding"when cycling, against a motor car. : \ ;' ■" Devon-port 'Borough conncillqrs are .be- ■ ; tp'fear that the tea Jcioslc, being . erected under" the- aegisofthVborough, /■'.'. ) at is encroaching illegally " on the. beach. ' . " ' '■_•■. " ' I ■ '■ Thos. M-es,a railway .•nrorfcer in Otago, ■is iin the hospital because he threw a. ' lighted match -in some powder. Has burns are severey and the ; 'ehock fruin ' -fright is also severe. - "i '"X V . 1 - Applications are to ibe invited by the Auckland; Education Board for. the position of a second agricultural instructor, with salary beginning •at '£350 per year, and. travelling- expenses. ■ •' 'A young man named IWinger was wWrled found the shaft at a eawmill at Tauniaru'nui as a -result' of .his clothes being caflght in. a belt'pulley, but" lie eecaped with a tfe , w ,hruis&3. • ' John 'Drew, a VsaTpenter from New--when, cutting wood on Queen Street w]»arf-yesterday etruclc liis foot. He was taken to the hospital, and had . to h-ive two toes amputated.. During."tUe r siege"of Adrianople" Gliiikri, Paslyi.,- maintained the , courage.; ?pf -Ma ' men: by: daily ; reports k)f victofies at'the ' ! chie| points/iff the Balkans, and by stones of a general Turkish advance. ■ 'JJhe -capture of; Adrianople*' has ■ reyealed,that , the alleged modern'defences were ""another Turkish anyth. The' whole of-the defences :were miserable primitive •works, and. the guns .'-were of an' old type. . (";-. - i .■: .' : ■" .•" : ■ Capt. Christian, of the s.s. -SgatoTO, who.ie neaTly\ 80' years/of age; and con- . isidered the oldest :ehipniaster ■> in ' "tlie coastal trade, jjhtid. .a_eevjere> falL.._at .Wellington yesterday; and: 'was -jta'ken- to~;a private, hospital.-- - ~-.f ■>-'■•■ -~-:- r . ■-■ A iPa-eroa; resident reports that when, he. 'was "out"inb , £onrig aVdraiigfaif liorse .ran ,4,t. the car,and..got;its.two.forelegs into, the vehicle, ismashing-, the y wind screen and; pecasionirig: considerable sfiock' from'fright to two lady paeeengere. -. ;i ■ Just opened! iblankets!' size, 25/6 and 29/6.' Really; and" ForS, EtdV Karangahape Koad.—C4<W. .. .:. . •'.' •