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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 65, 17 March 1919, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Paeroa races continued to-day. Nearly an inch, of rain fell on Satntvl day night. The Auckland cutter Jannett _a_ __*»_:' lost with all hands. George Brand, a farmer, cut ' !_»■-_ throat at Stirling, Otago. * ;....;" H.-VI.S. New Zealand has arr_.*ed_f,__ . Port Said. Sir John Jellicoe has gone tigj Cairo. - " •'- •- _\ There were 223 male and 12 fematt. prisoners in Mount Eden gaol at the ■MySJ of last-week. 2.. The Waikato coal mines are reported;.to be still suffering from a shortage of 1 railway trucks. Proceedings at the last armistice dia- :: cussion were of the most concise and..; frigid character. The Defence Department has issued-»Vg reply to the complaints of delays "boarding" and landing of troops. ' ;.' The Waikato sub-proyjneial executiy«' ; of the Farmers' Union favours the i o_.■.-■ ■nation of a farmers' political party. Soldiers in uniform may now attend political meetings, but may not institute or take an active part in such meeting*. Six fully-qualified British army ___..'■ seuses are being sent out to New __*•-, land to instruct for a period of thre* years. The "Express" Berlin correspondent* | says that Government troops executed 1500 in four days, including a number of women. The transport Hororata, with a num- | __r of Main Body men alboard, was ex»- - pected to reach Auckland from Welling,-; ton at 4 p.m. to-day. fA carnival was held on Saturday afternoon by the Orakei Maoris t _ .•_§§§ come members of their tribe who hay*'; returned, from active service. gSal Fire caused some damage in tha Academy Theatre at Waihi on Saturday ~ night. A large crowd dispersed in good time on being * quietly warned of their danger. . : The grave of Dr. Andrew St. Clair, __ early New Zealand botanist, who waa.drowned in 1861, has been discovered ia the bed of the Ran git at a River, and to to be placed in proper order. ; The French believe that the plan to-; permit Germany to organise a voluntary army of 100,000 for twelve years ____.-; result in Germany having within '_«•;:' years a well-officered army of several mi. lion men. Returned soldiers' civic suits, he_S. style and value at Postle's, Tailor, A__VP. Buildings, Victoria Street.- i(Ad;)^ There are no coupons or Tree ct____y books given away with Connon's Kilriag Powder. It is made by bakers and wH on merit)— (Ad.) "How lovely!" "What a wonderi_d difference!" "How clever of y___f£. Ladies' exclamations on .getting back their old furs from Empire Furriers, opf. Town Hall.—(Ad.) . ...,___