TABLE TALK.
, . 1 —•- —.. ••,,.. [ Better teeth at Ho wey Walker's <porcelits) 1 223 rd day of the -war. - -■'-'-, ■■-"' , ■ Cruiser Dresden sunk. r Blockade of Germany gazetted. . I St. Patrick's Day sports on the . Domain to-morrow.,. - . t Bishop Grimes,_ of Christ-inich. died -at Sydney yesterday.;..: „ 7 .. J; .;';;. • Xew Ly_n was illuminated by;gae last ■ night for the -first time: -•'• "V"'-'-;--. *. The situation k very grave in Mexico c- City, which is now-practically-isolated. *" Glen Curtis and two other Aimencan. _ airmen have joined the French.: Army. j The sentence on "F. E. NY Gaudin las T been; reduced by the Governor to six ' > months' imprisonment. ! - --. ...-' -• ' i Two hundred Germans, who wanted to '. surrender at Hazebrouek, were shot down . by. their own.machine guns. .7.' -. ";T _■ Monsignor, Gillan sustained slight injuries on Sunday by the capsizing of his motor car near Xgaruawahia.. • steamer Taniwha, a-sailor and a wharf 'hand''W»e''yes^rda_f n - ". " 'John McKenzie and''Charles"-Morris c were fined £30 and £20 respieetively at ;- .Napier' yesterday, for, street: betting.,~ . Germany will,.he r opinion of Admiral Bowles," formerly 'mi s structor in the United States Navy. -.' 1 Public opinion - concerning the war 7 is desperately' complicated in Italy, says' r the Borne, correspondent of the -''Times.? > Albert./ Manning;; a. college boy, ,wa« __ severely, injured in.Symonds Street yes- - terday afternoon byl being struck on the . ." head by a passing tram car. I - Two sergeant-majors and three civijj liana have been committed for trial in c Sydney on charges of stealing military i clothing andother property. - - -' ' 1 During aa epidemic of typhaß in. Serviav j after the Austrians had been, driven, out, - many of the. doctors died, included among I- the number'being some 'Americans. ;.".' | ; A Japanese squadron convoying about j. 30,000 men . for China. - Thai 7 Boldiers wHI- be", distributed 7 in* ij&e'piro--; rr. vracjes of Manchnria, Shantung, Kerr&in,- ■; i. and Hankow.';.-- ',:" • I'Jbhii-; Melndoe, a_- labourer, aged 4* : years, -was-foun^'-dead-on-Siimday -in':» : paddock at Awakino VaUeyJ -with one l. side of his head blown away by a shot from Ms'own gun.. ,/ 7 There was a riot in"a picture -theatre ; at "Prague when some of the (audience - hissed the;picture,of— tbe .Emperor of k Austria. Two people were killed . and ;' many others injured.."" .'.:". i." 7 .'"".' ;"* 7 ".'",,. . In' order to comply with ■ftne 7 demands £ of jthe jhe jbig_ ' AnKrican" concern,' the; Ddpeint ..Powder 7 - - <T Company,~fo spending -£1,000,000 2l put-.. ting down additional piant. ~. :.„ ._. J ..:.. The Hon. Jas.; ADen,infonned;a depn^ tatipn : yestierday:"--tlMit.- 4e:, was 7 still ?■ considering, the quterion- 7 '' verrity College site, but-declined to be drawn regarding hi 3, decision. -Si-, - - - "A further £40,000, the eighth instai-; . ment,.haaJbeen.s.ent^by..the;N^ 'r Wales- .Government;to •ffie'AgeirJWiensmlJ j in London.- This- sum.presents coirtiri** " butions from New South Wales, Auck« • land and Christchurch. .'. : ; _.'£_; 7 ;_■„.,_". The sinking of the American Steamer^ William -P v '.l^e..-.l^-..the..Oarni^V>M^ , . chant cruiser Prinz Eitel has caused per-; 1 turbation- m German official circles. Int '■ Washington-: it- is thought that an 7 apology-will-be.offered,-and,tha£-»_aenday V: llz'T.Sl, '.-.%"--TL-, .' Ten. tiousand old rneri, women an 3 J" .thenv suffering "from . horrible diseases, have been driven out ~ of Bosnia- and;-Herzegovina ; >. negro. It is thought-in Cettinge that . the idea of the Auetrians was to'intro--5 duce virulent disease" into Montenegro. During;the next fortnight Now South, '■ Wales expects to send 100,000 carcase* *- of;mutton fpr the-use--t>f-the-Imperial authorities. - Probably- the. consignment s wiU go direct to d«----0 mand for meat has greatly increased in - the army since the men have been fighting alongside the Tommi&. , " The organisations in England, which 1 are looking after the/Belgian refugees, state that -they are. still'- in 7 need- oi ~ foodstuffs and money. This information was el'jited in response to an inquiry from New South Wales, as to whether ' in view «f~the Belgian| Commissions' • special appeal,, it would.be wise to conr. centrate the colonial, energies on helping the people -left in" Belgium. In a few years there will arise a new ' .generation, whicji has not known the • horrors and -miseries of the -war, and '. it "will revert_ to the fallacy of buying in the cheapest market, said "th'e'vice- . president-of the Chamber of Commerce Congress in Hobart. He nrged; that some form of preferential trade within the iEmpire should be aimed at, in order to prevent Germany amassing, the -' wealth -without which she could not have embarked on the war: :■. - ; - Meilr_s's Sale «ndb Rriday. Coats and costumes furthser reduced by TO" per cent. Also 'remnants and oddments and all ; dress tweeds.—(Ad.)- ---' We made it good. . ;■ . ' ' : 1 The people made it famous.- ■'-.• ".-•; --- "Boyal Standard": Tobacco.—(Ad.) the conyeni- > ence- of- those—wishing. ;40.-inspect/-the ; ; property, our-representative; ■■•_. practical fruitgrower, will on Wednesday aneet-tW ! 8 -20. a.m. express , at. Kumeu Railway I r [Stetion. and the 10.50 ajn. train at Hu*; nai Station. Plans: and full particulara . may Tie' obtained, and arrahgeinents made personally by 7 letter or"'phone'"at"Gray and Cpckroft, sole agents, Smeetcn'»".' 'Buildings,; Queen Street. Auckland. 'Phone 3641,—(Air - "V - - LTD. ANOTHER lA)T OP __BE STOOIL Karangahape Koad.—(Ai).'- "-*•',... 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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 64, 16 March 1915, Page 1
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