TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 233, 2 October 1925, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

[deal Tonic Stimulant —Imperial Stout-—Ad. Engiish bank rate is down to 4 per cent. Taranaki v. Auckland at Eden Park to-morrow. Racing to-morrow at Hawke's Bay and trotting at Wellington. Queensland League tourists play; Otago at Dunedin to-morrow. Avondale section oi tiie main northern highway opened for traffic to-day. Final of the League Storcnont Memorial shield at Carlaw Park to-morrow. Overcrowding on trarncars discussed by City Council last night, but, no action taken. The Ulimaroa leaves Sydney to-day; for Auckland, and is due on TuesdaY next. Retail price of beef trp a penny per lb for most cut?., a few having risen a halfpenny. Elizabeth Brewer, aged 73. found dead in bed at her residence in Ponsonby thia morning. Four new companies were registered at Auckland this week, making the total for the year 169. The A.J.C. spring meeting open 3 tomorrow at Eandwick. when the Derby. and Epsom Handicap will be run. The Union Company's new steamer Kartiari reports that she will arrive from Montreal at midnight on Sunday on her maiden voyage. There are no fresh developments iri connection with the strike of seamen ai! Auckland, or in the dispute between the engineers and firemea on the coastal boatsFinal of the Xew Zealand professional golf championship being played to-day; between Moss and Blair. Moss, the Auckland professional, is the presen. holder. For extension to the Gaunt Streettramway depot the tender of the Fletcher Construction Company at £"59,300 was accepted by the City Council last; evening. Exemption from rates on portions of its reclaimed land is insisted upon by tlia Auckland Harbour Board, consequently a claim for £1969. made by the City Council in this connection, has been refused payment. Instructions were givea at last night's meeting of the City Council that the City Solicitor contest the claim for exemption by the Board. The little Basque village oi Potigny, in the Pyrenees, is where fun commences in Richard Dis's picture. "Too Many Kisses.'' A lively supporting picture and Lois Evans' voc_i items make an excellent programme. The Rialto, to-night. Ad, Crayfish steamer, cooking and selling crayfish. Municipal Fii?h Market, Thursdays. Fridays, Saturdays. Same old prices.— (Ad. i For men's clothing the cheapest store in town is The Economic. Queen Street, right opposite Town Hall. — (Ad)