TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1926, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

■ The steamer Lepanto radios thatshe w'll arrive from New York at midday on Thursday. Local education opinion upholds tliechange foreshadowed by the director of education in the secondary school course. Three hundred people are travelling from the Waikato to-morrow by thefirst farmers' special train to Hawera, which is holding an Empire Week. ( Hearing at Supreme Court this afternoon, in which a business man is appealing against a magistrate's decision in connection with an income tax return. Biles on 'Change to-day: Bank of New Zealand, £3 2/9; Alburnia, 4/(s;' Kawarau, 7/6, forward, 7/7, 7/S; Lucky Shot, 1/2; New Waiotahi, 1/6. Claim against an insurance company for failure to pay out on an accident policy taken at Supreme Court this morning. The case involved interesting law points, and the judge reserved, decision. Two men who were arrested last night in connection with the recent burglary at the Montde Piete pawn-shop in Pitt Street appeared at the Police Court this morning, charged with the' theft of 17 diamond rings and watches worth £90. Both were remanded. The finding of the Court in the Manaia inquiry was that the wreck was due to the strong set inshore. The captain was exonerated, but the Court considered the third officer was overconfident in not calling the master earlier. Both certificates were returned. Mr. J. A. Campbell, Director of Horticulture, states that the report attributed to him with reference to lemon growing was not meant for publication and requires amplification. Full statement will be made at the Fruitgrowers' Conference to-morrow. 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.) Seeing is believing! Russian squirrel, musquash and marmot coats, also furs, ! clearing for half usual prices at the ! Empire Furriers' great sale, right opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) ! Free. Free. A brassier with every i corset purchased at our up-to-date corset ' store for this week only.—J. Steele, ' Queen Street. — (Ad.) If you are run-down, Hall's Wine will do you good from the first dose. —(Ad.) Have you seen the diamond engage- ' ment rings selling at half-price at David Silk's two Jewellery Stores, Queen St ? Ad '