TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 285, 1 December 1924, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Sensational Frock SaleatSchneldeman's. (Ad) Imperial Ale doing Strong.—tArt.l The Queen -Mother Alexandra is 80 years old to-day. Motor cyclist died in Oamaru hospital after collision with a cow. Banks, insurance offices, and Stock Exchange closed to-day in celebration of ■it. Andrew's Day. Niagara is due at Suva from Vancouver next Friday, and at Auckland on the following Monday morning. In six years 1500 people have been murdered in Chicago. In October one person per day was murdered. Las Vegas arrived to-day with a cargo from the Pacific Slope. Hauraki due from the same coast tomorrow. Judgment for full amount claimed, £442. given for plaintiff this morning in Chinese law suit at Supreme Court. Some further evidence to lie taken to-morrow by the commission investigating the collapse of the Western wharf. All Blacks beat Wales by 19 points to nil. The last of the Welsh matches will be played to-morrow at Llanclly. Last month, with its 4.0S inches, was the heaviest rainfall in November for some years, and nearly an inch and ahalf aljove the average. Safelircnkers at work in Richard Arthur's. Ltd., on Thursday night, a haul valued at £200 in cash and jewellery being secured by the raiders. Captain McLaren, of the Argyll and Sutherland Hollanders, and Captain Tunks, of the Ixneester Regiment, were killed in tho outbreak at Khartoum. Toftta arrives from Western Pacific Islands at fi a.m. on Wednesday. Among her passengers is a party of Samoan faipules on a visit to the Dominion. Claim for £2250 damages brought against Salaman, described as the Indian herbalist, at the Supreme Court to-day on the ground of negligent treatment." Wool reached phenomenal prices at Christchureh on .Saturday, showing an average advance on recent North Island sales for similar wool of about twopence per Hi. Substantial increase on the totalisator figures for the first day of the spring meeting at Takapuna on Saturday. Last year, however, the opening day was a Friday. Christmas offer. Silver-plated teapots at half-price, 21/ each. Buy one for mother, from David Silk, Jeweller, Queen St.—(Ad.) Millinery and gowns. The best variety at lowest prices showing at Miss Dixon's, Victoria Street.— (Ad.)