TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 94, 21 April 1924, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Kaster cricket tournament concluded at Men Park this afternoon. Record number of holiday inebriates before the Police Court this morning. Auckland llarist Football Club has decided to adhere to the Rugby code. Suburban and A.C.A. rival teams met to-day in the Easter cricket tournament. First round of the Auckland golf championship at Middlemore links to-day. Intersection play in Easter fours bowling tournament at Auckland Green tomorrow. Serious hitch in the railway negotiations, and another special meeting of Cabinet called. Body of an unknown man of about 50 years found floating at Stanley Bay yesterday morning. Cabinet has voted £1000 towards the expenses of the New Zealand rifle team for Bisley this year. Capsize of a motor car near Timaru resulted in May Black (17) being killed and her father seriously injured. The Ruahine was the only vessel working cargo on the waterfront to-day. All other steamers observed a close holiday. Possibility of railway strike did not interfere with passenger traffic out of Auckland this Easter. All accommodation reported to be fully taxed. Maheno, which arrived at Wellington this morning from Sydney, will sail again this week on Thursday. No boat between Sydney and Auckland this -week. Two young men arrested on Saturday night and charged at Police Court to-day with having broken into the Kaipara Wine Company's store. Remanded for a week. The totalisator figures for the first day of the A.R.C. meeting at EUerslie on Saturday were £88,054. an increase of £10,395 10/ on the opening day of the autumn meeting last year. Extraordinary special value for keen buyers. Genuine white-handled Firtb stainless knives, table, 15/ half dozen; dessert, 12/6 half dozen, at David Silk, Jeweller, Queen Street.—(Ad.)