TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 302, 21 December 1926, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Harbour HBoard holding its last meeting of the year this afternoon. The HMaunganui, which arrived from Sydney to-day, will sail on her return on Xmas Eve. The Xmas parcel mail at Auckland this year greatly exceeds any previous Xmas mail. The new oil tanker Pulpit Point arrived this morning from San Pedro with a cargo of bulk oil. gales on 'Change to-day: Soldiers' 5£ per cent loan, £101; Kawarau (forward), 3/3; Moanataiari, 4/11,. 5/; Lucky Shot (con), 1/1. A man of 30 years, Norman James Walsh, was fined £5 to-day and prohibited for posing as a detective on the Niagara last night. Thomas Carpenter struck a tramway motorman last night while the car was in motion' and this morning was fined £2 and costs. A record sjzed kauri log was cut this morning at the K.T.C. mill in Fanshawe Street. It is the biggest log in Xew Zealand to-day. The three expresses from Wellington this morning all arrived crowded and were all running late owing to the heavy traffic conditions. Mr. Douglas HHay, formerly of Auckland and now of HHamilton, has been appointed manager of the New Zealand cricket team to tour England. Power will be officially turned on the Waitemata Board's lines to-morrow afternoon at Takapuna by the HMinister of Public Works, and at Helensville in the evening. The civic reception to the X.S.W. tennis team to compete at the Dominion and Auckland tournaments has been postponed till 12.30 p.m. to-morrow. The team arrived this afternoon by the Maunganui. Auckland Grammar made 182 in their ftst innings yesterday against Christchurch Boys' High for the Heathcote* Williams Shield, Schnauer, the captain, topping the home score with 56 not out. The Southern lads had replied with 39 for no wickets when stumps were drawn. There was no play this morning. To-morrow's bargain attractions in furs will astound you. 12gn furs for 3gns. End of season sale.—Empire Fur« riers, opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Knife, fork and spoon, beautifully cased in velvet and 'satin lined cases. For a good child. Best silver plated, English made. Usual price 25/. Centre bargain price for Wednesday only 10/6 at David Silk's 2 Jewellery Stores, Queen Street.—(Ad.) ' Special Xmas attraction.—Real marmot, squirrel and chapelle coats at onefourth their value. Beautiful coats worth ' £28 for £10. Clearance sale, Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Xmas Poultry: if you want fresh, clean'poultry for Xmas dinner come to White Fish Shop, near reservoir, Newton. Turkeys, ducks, geese, cockerels, and fowls all ready for the oven.—.(Ad.), Xmas cakes, mince pies, plum puddings; Dundee mince cake, shortbread,— Ye Olde English Cake Shoppe, Wellesley Street.—(Ad.) Medical mien prescribe Hall's Wine in cases of nerve weakness and in convalescence after illness.—(Ad.) Automatic Westinghouse electric irons, 42/6, and all electrical Xmas gifts. Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., Wellesley St. E. Ad. , Crowded daily. Surely the K.K. Shoe Store, Karangahape Road, never had a more strenuous time than now.—(Ad.) She would be delighted with a beautiful, fox fur for Xmas. Originally 12gns, now <3gns, at end of season sale.—Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Keen buyers invited to greatest sale ever ;held. Rings, watches, clocks, jewellery, silver, silver-plate ware, art china, cut glass, etc. Displayed half-price and less. Choose gifts now. David Silk's 2 jewellery stores. Queen St. Small deposits taken.—(Ad.) Get in early and secure a real fox fur worth 12gns. for 3gns. End of season sale.—Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall. (Ad.)