TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Tlie lire on The WaimaU" ha* Iwen extinguished. A Gorman rtiunur h.is been arrested for conveying arm* to Mexico. Atsevero shock of fart lnjuaJce was experienvrd. ;it Adelaidv laot night. A heat \vaw it fitting the li-mspitalK of (*:ii<> «ml liio Jliseitciippi Suites. Tin , Ksn.z's horw. FriiLr (Marcus, won the Ureal Surrey l'oal Sta-kes at Eftom yivterday. Tlip "' rinjr" scnrivl j bijt win ovpt t.li« victory t>! the r'ren<-ii i-nlt Durbar 11. ill the Uerbv. Sewn , earthquake elinvke were frit in Col<>:i y.->U'nlay. hut no damage wa<s caused o t!n» canal. A (Ipnrein nernpiano was fired at foy Ru?.*i:iii troirticr siinrri- in Poland. ao<» thi> piloih were arnvtnl. I. (hiimrl. tin , Ameri.an golfer, won the Knw.h ainalour rhanipionKliip. dofpntin!.' T.vpimr. 4 and :i. Dirrinv the pj>t tin , innrrthe 1.600 <lofrs won- Ti-pKtvrml in fhi- City—llo moro than in tin- who!,' of 1 !>!:!. (Kvr r>o.ollo railway wpre ilcstrovod In- fin- »i Ardrrissan. The iliimasrn amounts to t'iO.UOO. Tin' qlipistion of tin- ; >tl<>£Pil oveircT»>w<iin<x ;<r t!u> Town Hull waif ."oneidered by tin- (it\- t'ouiK-il I;im THjrht. A yonnjs wom.ni w;i> kmi«ted on thfi ln>;iil in .i Oppy Lynn last niirhi, mid !wr trotidhupr «•«« siolen. Thy -v.lni-y Building TraJw T«ler»iioii intcjiUts tn fon-c the (]ueKtion of the 4t-hoiir vifk :■> linaJity. The aerial mail l*rw»'"n Sydney and Mi'lboumi? l*f-n *;k*c pone.d to an accidnit to ."*1<)IM?'!» .i eroplano. A 4xrttl«*-ca-;-! itvfcrt -U*v- sf>» 400-mifes S.E. of Adelaide on Uoixmilw-r 7,1012. Tias been pic-koil ii[i <jii tin' 11-au-exa. beach. tfoOvl projrn-* t*>in«r made in th« peace nejrotiations. :ind it is expected th-j't a prntoor! -vvil! he .-.ipned a week. The remain.* oi a Ualloou. supposed to he iliat \i-*-A by Andre.- nn his iLI-fated-l'oliir expedition, have Wn found, in It now ninioured that the liamonds taid to Itave been loiind by an Opatiki reeidiMit, werp disoovereil on White Island.. Mr. T. Mi-Kenzie i< iirprin<r upon maniiiaeturprs and importers the de--ir.l-l>len«:ri of increasing tVreir trade ■with. New Z^land. Tlie t'itv t'oirncil has decided to interview xhf- Mine Minister regarding the condition of the asphalt in front of the Auckland C.T.I). The W'luuijßirei Clianibe.r oF Oommerce is ma-kin<; a delinite move towards Tnakinj; the. port suitable to accommoda'tc overse-i eteampr^. A reduction in tire premium rates in Parnel) will be <onsiden>d by fflie Underwriterg' .-Vs-sociaikm when th<? water supply i> in -Uw-ler wrder. The proportion of b.ul in 'the city electricity deparlnrrart is α-bout one qirariur y»tT tvirt of I/he income, I>at s.te|*. art- to lie ta-kotito reduce that proportion *till further. At ihi- cont-liirtiun of an inquest held this nioriiiiiu: on ihe body of a iwwly born child. Mury Browa, a single woman, wa.-. arresteil <m a charge of corneal merit o' (birtli. The Acclimatisation S.xietyl am offerPti the Cjh - i 'ouncil the m:i MaTd on theUomain pontic .Itn-inpr fhp Exhibition. The Council Irai agreed io take churjrf of tiie birvli fur thref months. C-iimprelieiinive trials were oarried out by --ir (Ernest Shix-kl'-tmi in of ;i now lent <-up.il)le of hokiirr» six men, eivcl it in tine wealiier and turee in :v Owin? Io what. is. cr>iißid'Pre<f to-ibetlw multiplieitv of Act.< jroveniinjr )ocai eler. tiorip. the" Auckland City Conne.il will iirjc. at the muniti|>al <onfeTenop in July, the npre.-fiity for eonsolithafckm of it.he electoral Ja.W. The City <.'our.-il lia.=. Tefilse* tb<- Oi.o----trii-i. llfaith Officer's on .bfhalf of Mount Rlen and Monrrt Albert Borough Council* ioriease of a jwrtion of the Councifa property at itotions-Crept for sewage diunpinfr. The Anglican Bieliop of A-uckiand condemns "the present *yxte.m of appoirrtiii!? texrttorial chaplains atoordins to milVi.ary rpnk. aixl a.-k.s that tW bishop should la- given charpe of ±h».Anglican I chaplains in liiti diocese. I A motor lorry i.s to be fnr I the city water department to <tuny tools and four cwr iive men. and w> proiridff 1 quick ransit wh>?n re-prdars are necessary in the mains at Waitakere, iNThotupii and eurroundinjr districts. The Domain l>ive w to lx> lit -wrtl) IS electric lamps <n 100 carvd]empower and two of '200 candle-power. Th,. drive from Stanley !*trert to the jumrtion anrt th» path leadirts down hill to tho AncV--13114 bowlhrjr gwn »t1! al-so be lifted. Todd. .lames, and Co.. tailors and ontfitfers. Waketield-st... specialise in raincoats, first-class quality, moderate prk*J>.— Arf. "Result of bilKaTd taJ>le draw: Xo. B*l. Mrs. Charles (luthrey, Rawvne, Hofeian^ra. —(Ad.)