TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 155, 30 June 1916, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Fourth week of the Rua trial, commenced. Splendid rains have fallen in Oamaru, and the farming outlook is 'bright, . The City Council has decided to alter the name of Coburg Street -to Kitchener Street. William Irwin, a middle-aged man. was killed at the "Waikino battery this morning. The thunder of the guns on the British front is unparalleled, says a Butch, message. British guns have been bombarding the German lines, continuously since-fche 26th instant. Sinn Peinism 13 said to be spreading in Dublin, the colours being freely worn, in the streets. German losses before Verdun are put down at hatf-a-million by the Paris, newspaper "Le Matin." Dread of the British fire has caused German soldiers to desert when they are sent to the Ypres sector. The percentage of police offences to' the population increased slightly last year, the aggregate net increase being 849. " r,: - _ Many of'the Canadians prefer,to bey ■ killedrather than surrender is the Ger? man summing-up of the soldier from the Dominion. ■ &_—■'' The Alexandra Home for aged'people at Nelson was totally destroyed-by fire last night. The 377 inmates were removed safely. The free use of the Town Hall is to be given in future for patriotic purposes only. Charitable organisations will have to pay the scale rates. Hamilton Fire Board has accepted the tender of Mr. H. M. Hollow for a new. central fire brigade station, to be erected in Anglesea Street at a cost of .£3,194. The City Council last night" granted permission for the holding of a street collection on August 4, on behalf of the Serbian War Relief Fund. _' - - The Prime Minister has undertaken to* see that the wives of Crown tenants -oh active service receive"remission.'of-renfc till the end of the war. ' . ' . ' -/■ Another attempt to rescue Shackleton's men is to be made •by "the TJru-f guayan steamer, now at Punta Arenas, in 'the Straits of Magellan. • The annual police report-shows that the force waa five men, stronger on March 31 than it was. a year previously,' thfe total strength being 916.':... \. ?'.-.., Reports upon his inquiries into muni-, cipal matters in Australia were.givenby the' Mayor (Mr. J. H. Gunson) at the City Council's meeting last night. The Germans have never •Mtberto.been obliged to reply to assaults of: this violence, says the "Lokal Anzeiger's" correspondent on /the Eastern front: ' - In order to co-ordinate the work of the V.M.C.A. throughout the world, the •London general-secretary is about to take-a.- tour of the various branches. The Land and Income Tax Bill was discussed at length in committee bjy the House yesterday, when an attempt, was ..made to have, the tax. rein- : stated.. . .'', '--. ''"J'" ",' " --' ; :'\- v 'r.', Half the lost territory in-the Trentino . iias been regained by. the Italians. The task took two days, -while/it represented ■.' forty-five days' work on the.part of the Austrians. ' Mexico has ; agreed to America's demand to release the prisoners recently taken at Carrizal, and an immediate •■break between the two cwmtrkss has thus been averted. ; ' ' ' *"."..'. The Auckland. Harbour Board" Em-: powering Bill was read a second time Jn the House of Representatives without, discussion yesterday afternoon, 'oh-the motion of Mr. Glover.. ." America has told. Austria, that the submarine attack on the. American steamer Petrol.ite, /in- December-j last, •was "a deliberate insult," and a prompt apology is requested. '-'•', '■ : •" '■-' ■■ ' .'■. Mr. A. E. Day,-a Hamilton- school teacher, was thrown' from .his horse at Devonport last" evening,' and received', a compound fracture of. the; left leg.. He is now }n.the. hospital; ...... . . ..;„.,..;., The .chief, .engineer of thesteamer Putiki, Mr. Graham,' ;had t^o. : fingerj badly- crushed by the machinery yesterday, and the vessel put hack to Anckland to have his injury, attended to. -:" -, "™'. An offer of' residents, through:,, .the Civic League, to supply trees for planting in Warrington Road,'Remuera, waa •accepted by the City Council last night, the Council to have the trees planted; - .So violent- is the British bombard- . ment of the German lines that not'only has the village where the local German - headquarters were situated been 'Moim away, but the very wood" which snrrounded it has gone.- ■■'■'- ...'.. Mr. Massey does hot see how"•*■s» American meat trust can benefit to any extent by any alleged . operations in Taranaki, seeing -that the "Imperial .a'u- -, thorities are taking-the whole" of "the. Dominion's meat .output., :.r..,..;. ; Under cover of repeated .strong: ibursts of artillery, mine, and ••» smoke clouds, the enemy made .reconnaissance attacks which were easily repulsed, says the- German (winnjjumrue, speaking of the- activity,, on -Hie. front. .""..'., ..... ;.;... . .„ : _>_,•...-. „'. '^ Mr. Massey says that the Government is not to be blamed for : inaction regarding the early closing of bars, « all the petitions bo far have been addressed: to the House, and must be considered by the Committee-before the. Government can iact.Owing to.the fact that the Germans have repeatedly dropped bombs "on" open towns in France, the beeh compelled to resort to reprisals. "They ' will suffer reprisals which theyforce ; on us to take," says an official French statement on the subject. — .-...; Liebknechtj the late leader . of'"'the German Socialist Party, who ht.s been making himself - obnoxious to" the ' authorities in Germany, has-been'sen-tenced to two and a-half' years' imprisonment. At the instigation 'of the authorities the Court inflicted the: minlmum.penalty. '■'.;■ -*.—-: Gents' Bostock boots welted for 21/ at Pearson's Boot Store, Karangahape Boad, Newton.—(Ad.) Ready-to-wear suits, fit, style", and quality best obtainable at the price — Todd, James and Co., Wakefield St.—Ad. Tudehope's sale starts Monday -Riobargains in every department. "Felt hats from 1/,-velvet hjyts from 1/6' knit sports coats 12/6 now 5/il, onr sneciai white towels nowOfd, i/OJ.—Top-o' Si* monds Street.-r(Ad.). .. ."" "