TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 167, 16 July 1924, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Oat Malt Stout. Is a pure food beverage. (Ad) Auckland v. Hamilton at Carlaw Park i this afternoon. Charlton beat Borg'fn the 1500 metres' swim at the Olympiad in record time. Third Test between the All Blacks and New South Wales at Sydney this afternoon. Want of confidence amendment disposed of and Address-in-Reply debate concluded in the House last night.' Chinese footballers play their first match of the New Zealand tour at Masterton to-morrow against Warrarapa. The gate takings for the five big matches played by the English league footballers in Sydney amounted to £16,30 G. For the great Empire pageant .\t Wembley half the seats in the enormous stadium are to be free for the whole six weeks. Solicitor' pleaded guilty at Chrisftehurch of having failed to account for £15, and was admitted to probation | for two years. Ex-conductor of the famous Besses o' the Barn Band appointed as bandmaster of the Auckland Municipal Band, to be established this year. Floods threaten to destroy Tientsin. The Peking Government has decided to cut dj'kes. Many villages will be destroyed to save the city. Observations of a recent New Zealand visitor to Europe are to the effect that the central European States are steadirv stabilising their currencies. The Trevorian, from Montreal, radios that she will reacli Auckland on Saturday at midnight, while the Suffolk expects to make port from Liverpool on Monday next. , An auctioneer's shop at Hamilton had some unusual visitors yesterday afternoon, a number of toullocks breaking away from a herd being driven past and dashing through the building. Case of the jockey, H. N. Wiggins, who was recently deprived of his Civil rights, brought up for rehearing at the Poßee Court to-day. The magistrate adjourned the ease for one year. , Charlton, the Australian swimmer, won the fifteen hundred metres race at the Olympic Games, establishing a world's record with 20m C 3-ss. Borg (breaking the existing record) was second. Three members, representing each section of the House of Representatives, and one member of the Legislative Council, leave for South Africa this week as New Zealand delegates to the Empire Parliamentary Conference! Varicose ulcers and veins cured by Healy's Varex Treatment.- —Vane-Wal-lace,*over Snedden's, Symonds St. —Ad. 54/ padded silk gowns for 29/6; jackets, 19/6; marl ho-se, 3/9; costumes, coats, at slaughter prices to clearWarren's, Strand Arcade.—(Ad.) '.-, Ladies' gold wristlet watches at incomparable prices. 15-jewel levers, absolutely reliable, guaranteed, 65/. Best value.—At David Silk's, jeweller,- Queen Street.—(Ad.) Elsie Ginn's sale of sample models. Beautiful, exclusive coat frocks and costumes, etc. At 40 Winstone Buildings, Queen Street. —(Ad.) Ernie Roberta, Ernie Roberta, tailor, latest cut, 199, KTiape Rd., over TJ.F.S. Dispensary. 'Phone 4210 (2 rings).—Ad. Eczema, 100 per cent cures. No need to suffer. Consult Nurse Vane-Wallace, Upper Symonds St. (over Snedden's). — (Ad.) In the third Test match, All Blacks v. N.S.W., Meagher will replace Walker, the N.S.W. captain, who. has a broken rib. Takapuna Boating Club's concert tonight, Bayswater. Excellent pro-gramme. Admission 1/. —(Ad.) Sensational offer. Sheffield stainless table cutlery. Thirty-six pieces in oak canteen; £5. Best value in the Dominion. At David Silk, jeweller, Queen Street—(Ad.),