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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 254, 26 October 1928, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Bi-centenaiy of Captain Cook's birth . to-morrow. Racing to-morrow at Gisborne and Banks Peninsula. Hie A.C.A. first senior matches will be concluded to-morrow. ■ ; Sacred Heart Collie sports- to-mor-row at the school grounds. Girls' Athletic Association's sports at Blandford Park to-morrow. The steamer Kasania arrived this afternoon from New York. Finals at Carlaw Park to-morrow of tie Labour Day football tournament. Waipahi. left .Suva . last , night for Auckland, and is due here on Tuesday. The "Alison Memorial- Clock at Devonport will be unveiled to-morrow afternoon. ... International thrift day will be observed on "October 31. Auckland will be participating for the first time. T. Griffin, a Harbour Board gatekeeper, fined £20 to-day for sending indecent documents through the post. " The Bhglish cricket team started the second match of its Australian tour at Adelaide , to-day against South Australia.. . . , Gooseberries, very green, made their appearance at the- auction marts rtiif morning, and brought from 17/ to 18/ per case. The strawberry season may be said to commence on Monday when daily morning sales arranged by the brokers will commence. .. _Three nominations received for the City Council by-election, T. Blood worth, J. B. Lundon and H. D. Schmidt. The election will be held on November 7. Mr. F. K. Hunt, S3L, severly rebuked an Auckland JJ. this morning, and fined him £5 for witnessing as a justice what' the police termed a false declaration. The. disabled costal steamer Arapawa was safely towed to the Onehunga wharf last evening by the Alexander after her hazardous experience on the Miuniin Bar.

Female shoplifter fined £10 this morning. The magistrate refused to suppress her name, on the ground that publicity was the main part of the punishment. v Cold, squally weather. Sixty po'nts of rain fell in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. to-day bringing the month's fall so far to 4.41 inches or half an inch over the October average. - lie dispute between the French tennis federation;and the Government over entertainment tax, and the prohibition of - tournaments m France by the federation has resulted in tennis chaos in that country. Sales on 'Change to-day :—Commercial Bank of Sydney, £27 15/; Bank of New South Wales, £51 5/; South British Insurance (ex div.), £3 2/6; Australian Bank .of Commerce, £1 13/6; and N2. .Insurance, £2 5/9.. The special Commerce train will leave Anekluid station at 9 o'clock to-night ■jSM* Auckland Chamber of Commerco and Government officials on a ten days'- tour of . the province. Clatetidoh's Week-ted Special. Cocoanut Brittle, delicious and crigp; Tegular -/•■ * or V® lb. Two shops, next His St. Jamte'Theatiw.fAd.)