TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 77, 31 March 1924, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Knees at Pukekohe to-day. All Fools' Day in the morning. Marama arrives from Sydney at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The steamer Atholl is due on Wednesday from Xew York. the Tofua is taking to-day to buva the Auckland cricket tourists for the Fiji trip. A talk by Sir Frederick \oung on "Sea laiilvage" at the Rotary Club luncheon to-day. Efforts by local listeners-in to hear radio messages last night from Chicago only partially successful. Eocky Nook won tho Centre's interclub pennant competition on Saturday, beating Epsom in the final. Fire in ten-roomed house at Mt. Eden early this morning. The roof was practically burnt off the building. Trentham Gold Cup won on Saturday by Ballymena, which beat last years winner, Rapine, by two lengths. Frederick Booth, a school teacher, seventy-two, who had been relieving at Waikino recently, died suddenly last night. Inquest concerning death of Patrick Ryan, who was fatally injured in motor car accident at Penrose on Friday, opened this morning and adjourned sine die. A German lord of the Manor, catching peasants stealing corn, stripped them naked and chased them with a revolver in the snow, firing at them. One froze to death. A single woman of thirty-two years, Minnie Bertha Arndt, cut her throat at her home in Parneli on Saturday night with her father's razor. She had suffered from ill-health all her life. English company to exploit invention of German professor who has made a sun motor generating enormous heat by the use of mirrors. It will be of great use to farmers in hot countries. United States ex Air Office official, in evidence, declared thnt many aircraft companies had been paid millions of dollars for work they did not do during the war. He made the unusual remark that he thought the companies ought to pay the money back. Mr. Cochran, promoter of the Wild West Show to be held at Wembley, wants five New Zealand roughriders to go Home. He will pay expenses and find "outlaws." Apparently the first to offer will get the chances. Canadian settled in Aberdeen nine years ago said he was the only Canadian Boer War V.C. King conferred the supreme distinction in haste. Lately man died. Military funeraL Transpires man was a fraud. A correspondent to a London paper who has apparently seen all the Rugby football there is to see says that the All Blacks will just about beat England. If England beats the All Backs "great" will be an inadequate word to describe them. Watermelons —Buy direct from grower, launch Pacific, Prince's wharf steps, Tuesdan and Wednesday. Prices 6d to 2/, (Ad). Big clearance samples, wool costumes, Yelour Coats, Raincoats, Marabout Furs. Warren's, Strand Arcade.— (Ad.) Not many of Sanford's shares available at 9.30 to-day. They are sure to be oversubscribed. To-morrow the final rush sets in. Be in time! —(Ad.) Gigantic Sale at David Silk, Jeweller, Queen St. The bankrupt stock of H. Seymour, Jeweller, Gisborne, and tha balance of the stock of H. Davidson, Jeweller (late Strand Arcade, Auckland). We cordially invite your inspection. Ad.