TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Boxing at Town Hall tonight. Maunganui arrive* from S\dne\ i«i;-ly to-morrow niorniii". Spectators sympathised with Prhx-c of Wales at the sale of his hunter*. Hororata sailed on Saturday e\tiling for Bluff, after having repairs effected. Otahuhu Trots conclude on We<!i:e* day; the acceptances appear in this I->ue. In international Kugby and Soccer matches Scotland defeated Ireland on Saturday. The English cricketer? visited the new Federal capital, Canberra, in the weekend. A terrific explosion in a <juarr\ at Adelaide killed three men, hurling one 200 ft. Five new Methodist minister- »ve:e ordained at Pitt Street Church yesterday afternoon. Efforts are being made to strengthen the link of friendship between Britain and America. The King is on the road to convalescence, having benefited by the sea air at Bognor. Wellington worn the chauipion.-diip shield at the Donitoniou athletic iijch: l i;.g, with Auckland second.

Reported that a compromise lias been reached by the members oi the Kxjx-rts Committee on Reparations.

Assistant vice-consul for U.S.A. »t Auckland, Mr. W. B. Cochrane, armed by the Aorangi yesterday. Singles sculling championship <if Xew Zealand won at Picton on Saturday by W. Turner, of Tauranga, A. J. Elliott (Auckland) lifted l«.;h sprint titles at the Xew Zealand *lhletic championships at Wellington.

Amanullah, ex-King of Afghani-tan, is reported to be seeking Soviet aid in his efforts to regain the throne. Elliott (Y.M.C.A.) knocked up I.V. on Saturday against Parnell in less than three hours, including 25 boundaries Arthug Ronald Moss, aged 22. was killed through being struck by a faliing boulder while climbing Mount Eginont. The steamer Golden Bear expect* to reach Auckland from Los Angcle- on Wednesday morning, and the Midd'n-ex from Liverpool on Thursday morning. The Minister of Public Works senting to Cabinet within the next fortnight, a report in regard to the >a/etv of the Arapuni hydro-electric work-. In their second innings on Saturday Otago put on 313 runs for three wickets against Canterbury in the Plunket Shield match, Blunt being 104 not out.

Whangarei vineyards are affected ».y a strange disease similar to that which swept vineyards in Europe and fairly big losses are reported. By championing bureaucracv in a speech at Oxford. Sir Win. ' Jovnson Hicks, British Home Secretary, u accused by hi* f»arty of having* lost thousands of votes.

Mr. Fred Phillips, while leading «.ne of his pedigree Jersey bulls at Gtorohanga yesterday, was tossed and severely injured. There is hope of his recovery. Miss Lola Warne, of Waihi, was seriously injured in a collision between «. ■motor •ay-Md-m torry near Whakaiane on Saturday night, a pipe pem-traJinjr her lung and spine. A meeting of the Waikato Anglican Synod has been called for March 12 to deal with urgent business, which is thought to be concerned with the recent trouble between Bishop Cherrin-ton and Dean Barnett.

Wool values at the of the Auckland sale were lid to .Id lb lower than at the first season s -*lo in November, but there was strong Continental buying, and am arrest of the easing tendency shown at rereut souther* sales.

Excursion Pine Ifelaod daily. Leaves Auckland 10 a.m. returns 3.50. Return tare 1/6. Refreshments on isiand.— < Ad.) Second-fcand jewellery bought, sold, renewed, exchanged or remade at David iMlk, Jeweller, Queen Street.—(A<L)