TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 119, 22 May 1928, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Marama arrived early this afternoon from Sydney. North Shore boxing and wrestling finals to-night.

Auckland farmers in conference at Hamilton to-day. The motor ship Zealandic sails at noon to-morrow for London.

Mr. B. C. Aston appointed president of the New Zealand Institute.

Mr. Alex. D. Jack appointed town clerk of WhangareL Seventy-one applied. Heavy mail by the Marama to-day from Australia and Great Britain.

Sensational allegations in defended divorce, petition at the Supreme Court tb-dav.

Launch collided with schooner outside Nelson harbour before daylight. Youth named Galey drowned.

The first lecture under the auspices of _ the newly-formed Educational Society was delivered last evening.

Another record endurance swim has been made by an American girl, who swam continuously for over fifty hours. . A number of farmers' excursions have been arranged by the Railway Department during the Waikato winter show period.

Six motor cars burned when Royal Mail Transport Company's garage was destroyed by fire in Whakatane night.

Government can avoid vote-splitting at general election by providing for preferential voting system, declares Mr. Forbes, M.P.

Of the £1100 allotted for the relief of unemployment ont of the Poppy Day collections, £700 has been offered to local bodies, to be subsidised £ for £. Auckland provincial conference of fruitgrowers sitting to-day to deal with, remits for the annual Dominion conference, to be held at Wellington on June 13.

A civic reception will be tendered at the Town Hall to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. to Mim Maude Royden, the famous English preacher and lecturer in the cause of women.

_ The Qnehtmga Borough Council decided last night not to contribute towards the proposed finaiwing 0 f the Auckland War Memorial Museum bv the local bodies.

President of the Auckland Institute issued a warning last night that «nl«. about £6000 is contributed by the City Council and other local bodies this Tear Auckland will have its completed War Memorial Museum with closed doors to the public.

Sales on 'Change to-dav: Commercial Bank (ord.), £1 9/3, £1 9/4-, New Zealand Insurance, £2 1/9; New Zealand Breweries (deb.), £1 3/5; New Zealand ; Inscribed War Loan 5} -per cent, 1941. £99. The Model Furriers must clear their heavy stocks. All coats going below cost. Peschamki, seal, marmot, musquashsquirrel, etc. Beautiful black or brown coney coats, Bgns.—6. Green. 99, Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) Sensational bargains to-morrow— half-price and real fox furs from 55/. Don't miss this chance, get in earlv to Empire Furriers' Sale, opposite Town Hall.—(Ad.) Auckland Building Society.—Vote for Alexander Harris, MP., as director. A member of the society for nearly 30 years. A successful business man, who can add to the success of the society. (Ad.) 3 Wednesday's fur specials—Real Russian foxes, all shades, honestly worth 8 to lOgns, clearing to-morrow from 3gns at Empire Furriers' Sale, opposite Town Hall.—(Ad.) Second-hand jewellery bought, sold, renewed, exchanged or remade at David Silk's, jeweller, Queen Street.—(Ad.) Skeates, jeweller, 262. Queen Street, selling off, 8/ in the £1. Only nine days tc go.—(Ad.) Sale of furs and fur coats at the Model Furriers. Real fox furs, in natural shades, £1 19/6, wonderful value; also in brown, grey, beige, Canadian, natural, Mongolian, etc., from 3gns. All worth double; must clear.—At G. Green's, 99, Karangahape Road (near Pitt St.)— Ad. To-morrow will be a day of exceptional bargains at the Empire Furriers. Russian fox furs, beautiful skins, from 55/; usually 7 to 9gns.—Only address, opposite Town Hall.— (Ad.) * Why -pay big prices for furs? The Model Fi rriers buy direct and sell at less than wholesale prices, and jruarantee all they «ell. A visit will pave you £5.— G. Green, 99, Karanpahape Road.—(Ad.)