TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 42, 18 February 1905, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

: 'Assassination. . . ■ ..'■ .' • Grand Duke Sergius. More about the Orizaba. . .Obituary: Mr James* Russell. - Expected great wheat corner. . Band marching contest in Domain thi« afternoon. { '. The Grand Duke was lulled instantaneously. Assassins threw bomb at Grand Ouk« . from a sledge. Taylor-Carrington Co. stages "Horn* Rule" tp : night. ..'.-.': Shocking anti-Jewish brutalities .at Mqhileff, in Russia. . . . :...:■ Orizaba's passengers, luggage' and mails were safely landed. Mr Asquith's fiscal amendment wae defeated by 311 votes" to 248. ■Mr and Mrs Mitelielsoa are.'entertain? ing Lady Onslow iv a harbour trip thi3 afternoon. Twenty-five factories in Lodz. Poland, have been closed indefinitely, and 40,000 workers dismissed. The Auckland, Fanners', Freezing Works- are now : nearing completion, and the. directors anticipate opening on or about March 15 next., , The waistcoat, as it'is being made at present, is being generally condemned by hygienic authorities. The thin lining, at the back they regard as nothing less than a "death trap." '. "If yoii let mc off," exclaimed a minor offender to the Christchurch Bench of ". Justices, "I will promise it will be the ' last time I will come before you. At any rate," he added, "it will be a long ;time before 1 come before you." These are times (says a contemporary) ■when the man who can't sail a boat goes- . on the water; when the unaccustomed hunter sees a bird in the bush and wings his best friend; : when the would-be • funny man of the rowing party rocks the boat and relatives of the family roll them all , on barrels when they ares brought to shore. But worst of all are the picnic and camp fiends who leave. ■ smouldering fires behind them to induce", forest eohllagratioiis under the impetu»' of the first fresh wind!" Big clearing line -.of;mercerized Yaklaces and insertions on Monday next,; at 3d, Cd dud Od'per yard;usual .prices from 9d to 2/9 per yard at Milne and Choyce's sale.—r-Ad. • . • -. At Bradstreet's sale:: Cotton and linen ■• dress goods, 3|d, 4|d, 6|d per yard, half-half-price. See window. J. A. Bradstreet, draper, KaTaiiganape-road. —Ad.. ' Best quality black silk belts, 45 dozen , in all, at 1/C, 1/9, 1/11, 2/6, on Monday; ■ at Milne and Clioyce's sale.-—Ad. ' • Messrs Postles and Palmer's; gent's '• tailors and outfitters, are holding their ■; first cash sale; genuine reductions in all / lines. —Ad. , I ,-■' .. Black.silk belt bargain: Over 20 of the > I newest shapes to select from on Monday.' : next at Milne and Choyce ? s sals; prices- ;- . from 1/G ea^.— Ad. .v ,';