TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 258, 5 November 1906, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Guy l'awkc's Day. Suez mail delivered, .Victoria from Sycney arrived. Zoulandia leaving for Sydney. Madame Dolores arrived by the Vie* toria last night. The attendance at the Exhibition oq Saturday was 14,352. Mr Kirkbride, M.H.R, for aiannkau, died yesterday afternoou. There is still a large amount of accommodation in Christehurch. Lieut. Peary's expedition beat tha hitherto "farthest north." An alleged Japanese spy has been ax* rested by the Americans at Manila. The assassin of M. M. Sipiaquine and de Plehve has escaped from, prison in Siberia. •Six youths were arrested at Chrktchurch Kxhibitiou on Saturday on charges of pilfering. An English mail, via 'Frisco, which left here on 2!Jth September, arrived in London on the 3rd inst. Moderates scored immense victories in London, where 974 were returned aa against. 257 Progressives. A Wellington tram-driver, named William Wilson, in removing a wire from the roadway, received a, fatal shock. I Orangemen celebrated the anniveri sary of Gunpowder Plot yesterday with! a. thanksgiving service and procession. ; Owing to their communications having been destroyed by a gale, the Peary) expedition had to kill and cat eight of their dogs.

\Mr Roosevelt's intervention in the York elections, which has caused' a>. tremendous is likely tot cluse Mr Hearst's defeat. (In a chapter of accidents caused by a" great muster of London fire-engirjes at a'Holboni fire, one was caused by a brigade motor car in collision '-with- a cyclist. The weekly return of the Mount Eden gaol shows that the total number, of prisoners at the. close of the woek was 244 men and 21 women, of whom 21 men and five women were received during the week. Important.—Our assistants are instructed to offer every facility to ladies desirous of inspecting any special line, as owing to limited space it is impossible to display sane, without placing our patrons under any obligation to purchase. A glance will convince you of the value we give.—MeCullagh and Gower, importers.— (Ad.) Tor the Holiday.—The new "Helmet" hat, trimmed and untriniined, in different straws. Showing for the first time by.. Milne and Choyee, Ltd.—(Ad.) ' .Smith and Caughey, Ltd., hare much pleasure in announcing that Madame Kcmiy, the famous expert corset fitter, will be in attendance daily in their fit-tipg-rooni) to demonstrate and lit .La Villa and W.B. corsets, from to-morrow. (Tuesday), Oth inst.. till following Saturday, 10th inst.—(Ad.)