TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 139, 12 June 1917, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Dr. Hope Lewis died suddenly this morning. ) It is reported that the Italians have captured the town of Janina, in Greece. The second annual meeting of the Auckland Patriotic Association svili be held to-morrow afternoon. To the New Zealanders fell the honour of recapturing the first Belgian, towns since trench warfare started. five hundred men of the Twentyeighth Reinforcements will arrive at Auckland on final leave on Friday morning. The boys of Wellington College are growing potatoes and other vegetables which they hope to sell in aid of the Patriotic Funds. A young man named Thomas R. J. Massey was arrested at PaJnrranga yesterday, and charged with burglary at the post office there. Most of the Germans captured in last week's assault are said to be youths and middle-aged men, all well pleased to be safely out of the war. More than a year had been spent by turmellers from Australia, New Zealand, and England in mining Messines Ridge in preparation for the great attack. Some new shipping regulations have been made, including one prohibiting the transfer of any ship from the New Zealand registry, or the sale of any such ship. The Admiralty announces that the latest reconnaissances over Ostend show that all large vesssls have been removed and that the harbour appears to be deserted. One of the Canterbury Military Service Boards yesterday adjourned appeals of behalf of two Marist brothers, subject to review when the First DtVisioD is exhausted. A new war horror known, as "mils: cans," or boiling oil, was -used by the British in the recent assault, prisoners saving that it caused terror and did immense damage. A congress of delegates representing the whole of Russia's peasantry passed a resolution favouring a federal republic, and proposing the granting of the franchise to voters 18 years old. Some wonderful service was performed by the air squadrons during the Messines battle, one air brigade sending in 390 calls, enabling the British gunners to obtain at least 390 direct hits. The Westport and Stockton Coal Companies have made an agreeanemt with aU their employees and the unions for the ■maximum output at increased pay extending till six months after the war ends. Abraham Te Whero, hushand of the Maori woman who was killed wrth air axe at Gisborae, was arrested yesterday, butdied soon after, apparently from the effects of poison. He made a full confession. Mr. P. Robinson, London "Times" correspondent, states that the German wireless-, messages ahout the Messines 'battle are a vyeb of falsehood. He "adds that when the first of those messages were issued the. British casualties did not exceed 10,000, while the Germans must have lost XuHy 30,000. A big raisitake. It is a foolish mistake to delay buying your boots until a late hour on Friday night. Pearson and. Co, the boot people, of Newton, again urge you to shop early.—(Ad.) ' Job' purchase of , casement curtains, Sid, B}d, 9fd, 1/3; 100 pairs lace curtains, soiled, .12/6, for_S/lI; ; 13/11, for 9/6; 3yds long; splendid value.—At Grey and Newton.—(Ad.)