TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 221, 19 September 1927, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Five candidates nominated for the Raglan by-election. Thomas Perry (57) was'suffocated at Turua 'by a haystack falling on him. By defeating Northcote 011 Saturday Thistle Club won the soccer championship.' ' ' . , .

Launch swamped ou. Lake Rotorua yesterday., " Crew managed to reach shore before 'boat sank. -

•'Lacoste beat Tilden in three straight sets and' won the U.S.A. turf lawn tennis' championship. - • " . i A" totalisator increase of £9040 recorded at' the Wellington spring ' trotting meeting on Saturday. The Hamilton Rugby team retained the Peace Cup by defeating the Thames challengers by 9 points to 3. • ■ Eight people were . killed and four others seriously injured - when a passenger 'plane, crashed at' New Jersey.' " Young railwayman, R Hayloclc, fathally injured in collision of motor cycle and lorry near' Featherston.

The tankers Pleiodon and Pulpit Point are both expected to-morrow-with ■ Bulk cargoes of motor spirit from 'Frisco. The Northern Union Cup match between Auckland and' Otago was won by Auckland on Saturday, 20 points to 13. . - Cigarettes and tobacco. ' worth £60 were- stolen by burglars' froma warehouse in Anzac Avenue in .the weekend. • • ' ••• ""

W. Dwight won the Auckland'amateur road cycling championship of 50-miles on Saturday, J. H. Wade making the fastest time. ' . . . . • " "" '

. "It was too contemptible for words," said Mr. A. Harris, M.P., referring to his loss of the chairmanship of the Industries and Commerce Committee.

. Jim Broadfoot meets Lachie Macdonald in the Town Hall, to-night for the right to challenge Casey • for the New Zealand middle-weight. title. Limerick won his third "race. in three starts this season ■■'by accounting for the •Hill Stakes at - Rosehill on' Saturday. Commendation finished,out of a place... The Auckland Rugby rep. team concluded its;rep. season on Saturday with an undefeated record by beating Wellington, which had previously suffered no loss, by 21 points ,to 3. ', . . Tunney and Dempsey, who fight-at Chicago on Thursday for the' world's heavyweight boxing championship, ..conclude their training to-day Both are fit. r 'v. -• •> •

Sales on 'Change to-day: Wellington Woollen (pref.) £6, South British.lnsurance £2 17/9, Auckland Gas £1 3/, British Tobacco £2 17/3, Occidental Una (con.)* 1/5. ;

The Melanesian Mission, steamer. s.y. Southern Cross, -will leave Auckland:tomorrow -at 2 p.m.■ for .the :.<Solomon Islands. A dismissal service is to take place at 10.30 a.m. at St. Mary's, Parnell. .. Four/youths ranging "in age from 16 to' lp. were. this morning committed' t6 the Borstal Institute for. converting motor cars to their own use., No fewer .. th4n, 29 charges involving eleven cars were against'.them. ... '......

; As a result ofCanterbiiryV-narrow Otago '.in the English. Soccer trophy competition- the trophy"goes to the Auckland team, which equalled Canterbury's winning record with a better goal percentage. ...

Burglars surprised :-when tie owner , of a' shop' in Dominion Road welcomed them early yesterday morning with., a baton. He knocked one man down and gave chase.to the other, who was later captured in Newton. . .

An alarming ivave of crime is sweeping through'the international settlement. '• of Shanghai. It is thought that it may . bo the result of a deliberate campaign T>y the Chinese authorities' to strengthen their claim to control the settlement.

A minister of religion has been unmasked in. England after wandering for twelve months through country lanes to the alarm of women and children. He states that -he. has been inquiring into the moral standards of Englishmen. Sir. William. McAdoo, who caused great excitement throughout America in 1924 when he endeavoured to obtain the- Democratic nomination for the Presidential ejection, has announced that he does not wish to secure nomination th'isycar. " ' In Rugby rep., matches on Saturday Canterbury ' . (the . Ranfurly Shield holders) .were,beaten by Otago 13 to G, Wanganui beat Taranaki 14 to 12, while the' West' Coast All Black trial match resulted in'a. win for Buller-Coast team by 20 points to 15 over NelsonGolden Bay. • 7. •• •-: vj" ■

Second-hand jewellery; "bought, sold, renewed,- exchanged or re-made. New. designs, submitted.—David Silk's 2 Jewellery Stores, Queen Street.—(Ad.)

Now's the time for lawnmowers anil garaen tools. Wingate's have them at the right' prices.—Opp. G.P.O.—(Ad.)