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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 285, 2 December 1925, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

r —- To-morrow. BargainDay..A—J.C. Kpe. Rd. (Ad) Blaze at Dargaville. Twelve motor -cars destroyed. Tlie Hanraki arrives, this afternoon from tlie Pacific Coast > Regulations will shortly be issued for the registration and. coiytrol of barbers' shops. > Trouble at Ocean Island. Supposed clash between the Chinese and Kanaka. phosphate workers. William Hichard Cmighlan, an habitual criminal, hanged Jiimself in his cell at/Mt. Eden Gaol fearljy this morning. George Crompton Miinsfteld, who stoh| a workmate's cheque'Hwok, sentenced to IS months' hoird labduur this momsng. Five college, records broken, ?i't the annual sports of the Auckland Training College at the Domain this morning., ~..- -i Spring mushrooms now sprinkle some farms in the Albany district. Their appearance; at this ,time is somewhat unusual. ■>' The • city traffic .department in the course of a drive in search of motor licenses stopped 2500 vehicles on one -lay recently. Auckland Auxiliary of tlie British and Foreign Bible Society had a record year, eiffht new branches bavins been opened, while receipts totalled £2003. A meeting of citizens, held at the C'ify Council Chamber to-day to consider the raising of funds to send the Artillery Band to the Dunedin competitions. Wm, Stafford Anderson, a man with convictions extending all over the world sentenced to three years' reformative detention for forgery this morning, Education Board decided to-day not to send to the Dunedin Exhibition the school enrolment, charts. ;owi'ng to the objections 'of the Otago Education' Board. Application . for transfer of Thames Hotel license to now site- in Quay Street before the Auckland Licensing Committee at its quarterly meeting this afternoon., , A policeman, Alfred Henry Dusting, was sentenced to six >'months' hard labour at Invercargill. for negligently driving, a motor ear and causing bodily injury to a girl. Over s £7o imposed in fines at the Magistrate's Court this morning within an -hour on motorists for traffic regulation, breaches, the bulk being for failure to produce licenses. Protest against practice of submitting confidential police reports to Supreme Court Judges prior to sentence being passed on prisoners made by Auckland barrister to-day. Students of the Auckland Training College are entertaining orphans of the -tichinbnd Home and crippled children of the Auckland Hospital at tbe annexe in the Domain this afternoon. Comment upon the prevalence of tetanus germs in the Ellerslie racecourse made this morning at the inquest into the death of the jockey, Samuel Walls. A trainer stated that a number of horses had died from tetanus, following on wounds. Last before Christmas — Bargain Thursday, and half price remnant day.— "Oorge Court's," Karangahape Kd. (Ad.) Unique exhibition of Xmas novelties, dolls, handkerchiefs, calendars, fancy goods, etc. —Third floor, Strand Arcade, Warren's.— (Ad.) Refinement and beauty in exclusive model frocks at most moderate prices. Ann<t Page, York Chambers, Victoria St., nearly opposite" Central Hotel. —Ad. Christmas cakes, plum puddings and mince pies, Ye Okie Englishe Cake Shoppe, Wellesley Street East. 'Phone 41-634—(Ad.) Half price sale of solid silver manicure sets for a few days only.—At David Silk's two jewellery shops, Queen St. —- (Ad.) The last weird when you want furniture on terms—W. and S,' system. —Wickins and Sutcliffe, Karangahape Road.— (Ad.) This week, sale prices for smart men's wear at the Economic, opp. Town Hall. (Ad.) Dainty floral marocain frocks: £3 3/. Mabel Lawrence, third floor. Brunswick Buildings, Queen Street. — (Ad.)