TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 161, 9 July 1926, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

No taxation reductions this year. Final of the League trials at Carlaw Park to-morrow. Concluding day of the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting to-morrow. The Canadiau Challenger now radios that she will not arrive from Montreal until Sunday afternoon. Up to noon to-day 103 men had been found work this week by the Labour Department at Auckland. The dairy factory workers' dispute was heard by the Arbitration Court this morning. Decision was reserved. Sales on 'Change to-day:—South British Insurance. £3 1/6; Kawarau, 7/11, 7/10; Grand Junction, 1/5, I/O, 1/5. Bread will be up in Sydney on Mon-' day. Two-pound loaf will cost GJd over ; the counter, and 6id delivered. The Waikato Hunt Club has purchased ' a thoroughbred stallion in England for' 1 the purpose of improving the breed of hunters in the Waikato. Over 800 exhibits at the Auckland poultry show in the Drill Hall to-day. A number of North Island championships are being decided. The Indian hockey team beat North. Auckland at Whangarei yesterday by 9 goals to I. The second Test against New Zealand will be played at the Domain to-morrow. It has been decided that the New Zealand Rugby League team will play a match against Auckland, and an exhibition game at Wellington before leaving for England. The net expenditure on capital works in the Dominion last year totalled £7,180,479, railway construction and improvements taking the largest share with £2,786,190. The net increase in the Dominion's gross debt last year was £11,040,831. On March 31 the national debt was £235,855,478, and the net annual charge is now £9,454,887. An hotel keeper at Waipapakauri, North Auckland, met his creditors before the Official Assignee this morning , , his liabilities exceeding £6000, with nominal assets amounting to over £7000. Four more cases of pneumonic influenza were notified in the Auckland provincial health district for the 24 houis ended at noon to-day, making a total so far this month of 21 notifications. After an hour's deliberation yesterday .' afternoon, the jury returned a verdict : for the defendants in the action by A. . Hall Skelton against Seabrook and Farrell for £5000 damages for alleged libel. \ Sir John Sulman, of Sydney, and Mr. S. Hurst Seager, of Christchurch, are to ' be invited to sit as a commission with the Auckland city engineer to investigate the different civic centre proposals. Three international Test games will be played to-morrow—England v. Australia at Leeds, All Blacks v. New South, Wales at Sydney, and Indian Army v. . New Zealand hockey representatives at Auckland. Recent City Council purchases of land criticised last night by Cr. C. F. Bennett, who objected to the method adopted by; the council of purchasing land. An investigation by the Finance and Legal Committee was ordered. Have you seen the diamond engage- ■ ment rings selling at half-price at David \ Silk's two jewellery stores, Queen St? ■ (Ad.) ■ ■ Keen buyers are invited to see our centre case bargains and half price windows.—David Silk's Two Jewellery; Stores, Queen Street.— (Ad.)