TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 70, 24 March 1926, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

•Oat Malt Stout. Makes You Feel Better. (Ad) College Rifles Dance. To-morrow Night. (Ad) Ten points, or one-tenth of an inch, of rain fell in the night. The Australian Naval Squadron sailed tliie morning for Sydney. New Anglican Bishop of Christclvureh to be enthroned this evening. Ulimnroa arrived from Sydney early this afternoon, and sails again tomorrow. Final wool sale of the season in Auckland opened at the Town Hall concert chamber this morning. The Auckland Power Board has cancelled the restrictions recently placed on water-heating systems. The American barque Guy C. Goes arrived early this morning with a lumber cargo from Vancouver. For the first time since the war all the squadrons of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment will encamp together at Epsom to-morrow. The marine inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Karu, near Cape Maria van Diemen, at the end of last month, opened this morning at the Magistrate's Court building. Sir James Crimson opens his campaign for the Eden by-election at Henderson to-night. Miss Melville gave another spirited address to a crowded audience at Mount Albert last night. Record New Zealand times established for the 100 yds at the Tepid Baths last night, Grier doing it in 57e and Dowsett, the Wanganui boy, in 57 2-ss, which is 1 l-5s faster than hie own Dominion record.

Of the 29 local bodies represented today at the conference to consider the distribution of heavy traffic fees collected between Helensville and Mercer, 27 voted for a basis of 50 per cent on population and 50 per cent on capital valuation. The two dissentients will consider their attitude, otherwise a magisterial arbiter will be necessary. For good buying you should inspect the half-price windows and other great bargains displayed at David Silk's two jewellery stores, Queen Street. —(Ad.) The Spanish Fiesta every night thia ■week, Clubhouse, Bayswater. Take free moonlight trip Lake Takapuna S p.m. . (Ad.) Cheap fresh and smoked fish at Munro Bros.' Municipal Fish Market, Customs Street West—(Ad.) White taxis, special wedding ear, finest in New Zealand. Cadillac limousine, 15/ per hour. 'Phone 45-000.—(Ad.) It can't be done. So say some folks. Ladies, it can. We save you pounds. 3rd floor, Strand Arcade. Warren's.—Ad.