TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 210, 6 September 1927, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Peach Bacon has never contained Doracic(Ad) Over 26.000 radio listeners* licenses issued in the Dominion. Dr. Martin's residence at Waipu was destroyed by lire last night. The Ulimaroa arrived this morning and sails again for Sydney at 11 a.m. on Friday. The absence of three trimmers delayed the Maheno's departure for Sydney last night for 2$ hours. Two hundred and forty mil! workers in King Country notified that mill will work on only four days a week. •Should Leajrue footballers near dark suits and. black bows? Canterbury League debated question last night. Percy Black, the Wellington boxer, scored a ten point victory over Mar. Carroll, of Wangauui, at Te Aroha last night. Special meeting of the City Council to-night to consider the report of the committee which investigated the water supply. Goodsell retained the world's sculling title by defeating Bert Harry, of England, at Vancouver £ound yesterday by ten lengths. * ' * Sales on 'Change to-day: Bank of Australasia £14 14/0. Commercial Bank (ord) £1 7/9. Northern Steam 14/6 Union Oil £2 1/G. Canterbury plays Hanawhenua at Palmerston Xorth for the Ranfurly Shield to-morrow, and .Wairarapa plavs Waikato at Hamilton. * John William Hope was sentenced thi« morning to mx months , imprisonment for being £160 in arrears with maintenance money for hie wife in Rigland. 442,000 Urns of fertilisers were carried over the Xew Zealand railways in the year ended last March, and 188,000 have been carried in the past five months. In the year ended March 31 last the Government Printing Oflice printed 7.83!>,036 railway tickets, of which 1,235,727 were printed in November. The New Zealand cricketers were dismissed for 130 in their first inning, 52 runs behind the Welshmen, who had' three wickets down for 83 at stomps. Word was receive* yesterday that the St. George Bugby League Club, of Sydney, has abandoned its original intention to send a team across to Xew Zealand this season. Surprise wins at Hamilton yesterday were the defeat of Shaw in "the professional championship and the dismissal of Kapi Tareha from the amateur contest. Xo trace of the missing mailbag which was received at Frankton from Auckland on Saturday evening. The Chief Postmaster at Auckland now believes the bag has been stolen. The members of the New Zealand hockey team returned to-day from, their successful tour in Australia, and this afternoon the tourists are playing an Auckland team at Bemuera. Patrick Thomas Syron was caught early this morning by a constable stealing coal from a coal yard at Takapuna, and at the Police Court later he was placed on probation for twelve months. The Chief Justice, Sir Charles Skerrett and Mr. C. E. MacGornuck, Judge of the Native Land Court, announced by the Prime Minister last night as the Commission to inquire into the .situation at Samoa,

Kathleen Thomas of Penarth, Glam., swam the Bristol Channel, crossing from Penarth to Weston-Super-Mare. an air line of 12 miles. The feat is made exceedingly difficult by the very strong currents and the whirlpool in the centra, A collision yesterday afternoon between the coastal steamer Tiro* aal the collier Hikurangi, resulted in the former being badly holed amidships. The fircQoat kept the water under during the night and to-day the Tiroa was put on the slip for repairs.

Fox furs and chokers in infinite variety wall he> cleared to-morrow for half usual prices. Natural red foxes from 3gns only from Empire Furriers opp. Town HalL—(Ad.)

We have pleasure in advising our customers that "Peach Brand" bacon and hams have always been free of boric acid, and conform strictly to the Pure Food Act and regulations. Insist on 'Teach Bacon" and "Peach Hame"— delicious, dependable, guaranteed.—B. and W. Hellahy, Ltd., proprietors Peach Bacon Factory.—tAd.)

The greatest display of beautiful furs and fur coat* ever seen in Auckland and at bargain price* is now on at Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Now's the time for lawnmowers and garden tools. Winpate's have them at the right prices.—Opp. G.P.O.—(Ad.) Stocktaking special <rreat rcductiosi in first quality paint, iS-ptember only. Iβ,' gallon.—Oates. Symond* Street.— (Ad.i Don't mis-; 10-morrow's bargain* at Hie Empire Furriers, oj.p. Town Hall.— (Ad.)

Hannah's aiv remodelling their Quern Street premises. Special bargains during alterations.— (Ad).

Very ai tractive bargains in n ew design coais now clearing at jrive-awav prices. Beautiful coats, worth 28~ns clearing to-morrow at 12gns at the* Empire Furriers, opp. Town HalL—(Ad )