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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 36, 10 February 1917, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

A number prisoners came up fo* sentence at the Supreme .Court this morning. • . [■. ■... The Antarctic relief chip Aurora arrived at Wellington last night with the survivors of the Rose Sea party. Regular work, over 200 yards of '■'obstacles" Trill form part of-future work at the military - training camps;--The Auckland .Acclimatisation Society is placing a premium of sixpence on the heads of all hawks killed within the district. - - ■• ■•. - ■ War regulations providing that tEe Government may ■fake over and control any wharf or wharves, -were- -gazetiEect last night. Over twenty -fur-th'er cases - "jire. "JsSt down for hearing before"~the "Military Appeal Board in Auckland the'"" week after next. . . — Arrangements have been■■: made ~. .to open two new Roman Catholic Schools, in Auckland at an early date, one in, Remuera, and the other in Grey Lynn: . ~_ All the siege- guns at the W«t Point' military, college have been shipped-ta Xew. York, for use -in the .forte protecting the city. • The House of Commons passed--a motion to the effect that only ••Government measures -be*>dealt with duririg-tte present session. The American schooner diaries K. Schull, bound "for- :Rotterdanv"-was sunk! by a German submarine in the GulT.of Mexico on Sunday!'T — r 7".~ ~:~~r.~:...,, ■-.'•■ The sole'survivor of the Belgian xellel ship Lars Kruse says that the vessel trac torpedoed without warning in rough wcv ther. The crew numbered ,18. ';■; _■■.; Tht terms of the. proposed. Australian ...-.; : coalition have been, agreed iipon. by: jbhe: Liberals and Ministerialists, but Jiave not yet been ratified by the two parties. -•-_ The capture of Grandccourt has beeni ; vigorously followed up,, and an important position on the summit of Sailly-Saillijel Hill, on the Sommc, has been secured. The Premier oFHollahd states that his Government" will oppose, by- force "of arms ; any violation of ate neutrality or bf-Tfe territory, front whichever side, it '.may come. - i ■ '.' '.. } The second.'.:officer., of 'the. torpedoed liner California states that two children, believed to" be. Americap-bopi,. ing, and that possibly a third American child is also missing. .— ••■• - '..■;:;.' < German papers -show come disappoint? v ' ment at the comparatively-poor TTSsultss of .the firet week of the newr.blpckade, and lay -a good deal of emphasis on the ".-.. elaborate British, safeguards.; ._ _-.j - . The three Scandinavian kingdoms hayo forwarded a joint Not<T"to Gerpiany, specially-protesting against the einkingj of vessels without-.varning, and without any effort-to save-their-crewßT" ~Z7Z2~ The SpaKsfi; reply ■to "Germany -aid Austria is couched in strong terms, arid states, that failing a cessation", of malpractices on the eeae Spain will take all measures' to safeguard her national dignity. - -.. •■ - --■.'■" ''. .-\: ..■"■ ■-_ ■ --• : Xew methods against subiniiriti& are stated Vt6 be remarkably'effective,..and <" are .expected, ultimately tp solve the pro-, blem.. The Admiralty is naturally keeping the details a complete eecret, and at. ' present is saying- nothing about the re- . SUItS.; '. -;': ■■-;■-- "■.■•.■■■■■. .-.■ ■" ;.' • :..■■: V ■ The Nationalists have authorised Mr. Redmond to ask for an early diecussion on a motion by. llr. T. P.'O'Connor;;to. the effect that Home Rule ie an urgent in --view of the. necessity : for hand: of the Allies in . defence of the independence of small nations./■■»} : ) ; , ', \ Scbneideman- Bros.' annual costume ~: and suit clearing sale commencee Monday. - Great rednetiona.— -215-219, Queen Street.—(Ad.) > Why.'does'Jbaby thriTe ra ; weU., : _oa Bycrdft's Milk; Arrowroot. ..Biacujfe? Becauee nothing- but ~tha;.c:&ieß.t. \jtt : ,. materials are used in their manufacturr, AD grocere.--{Ad.) '■ '■ . ■•' ■'