TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 105, 6 May 1929, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

. Women's vote big factor in British elections. Aorangi arrived tliis morning fiom Sydney. v Woman on hydro cycle crossed English Channel. ! Marama due from Sydney to-morrow morning. ■ More attacks in Sydney on loyal timber workers. Street lighting in Bombay (India) led to many'arrests. . Government Samoan policy outlined by Prime Minister. ( Wigari defeated Dewsbury and won English Rugby League final. Tanker Daghestan, due on Wednesday, with oil cargo from Singapore. Mount Eden poll on rating on unimproved values in progress to-day. .. Installation of Mayor and • Auckland city, councillors Wednesday at noon. Steamer Tahiti, while at Papeete, held up for two hours by strike.of stewards. Nineteenth anpiversary of accession to throne by King George celebrated to-day. Mr. C. E. Mackay, .former Mayor of Wanganui and barrister, killed in Berlin riots. A farm lad was bitten by a horse seriously, injured .at Maungakaramea. A League player at Hikurangi sustained injury necessitating a trephining . operation: Rain,in Western Australia inundated Perth and surrounding country, doing heavy damage. ' ' , Vacancies on Mount Wellington Road Board filled by two sitting members who contested seats. Burglars used gelignite to open safe at Auckland Meat Company's branch in Wellington Street. Prinze Minister in" address at Hawera said that new taxation was proposed to increase Dominion's revenue. Young man, guilty of' -false- pretences, sentenced, to three years imprisonment at' Supreme Court this m,orning. Criminal session opens •at Supreme Court to-morrow.' In addition there are 158 civil cases listed, including 80 divorce applications. Auckland transport loan and Mount Albert parks improvement loan to be placed before respective ratepayers on Wednesday. • Fire in timber yard, Sydney, did small damage owing to good work of brigades. Thought to be a deliberate'attempt to burn timber. ' Disabled mission steamer Southern. Cross on voyage from Norfolk Island by bad weather,' Due at Auck-land-on Wednesday. Another-land-party to set out.for the scene of the Kookaburra tragedy," to bring the bodies of Anderson and Hitchcock back fdr.... buriaJL .where , relatives desire., .' ' . . ". Sales on,' Change to-day were:—O.hinemuri Mines, 8/2; Mount Albert Loan, si, 1932, (£101); War Loan,. 4i, 1938, (£loo)Westport Stockton Coal, 4/6; Aucklan^l' Power Board, £100 17/6. ! Waitemata Cpunty Council election : Wednesday. Vote for Robert. Glasgow, a dependable man with county council ; experience.—(Ad.) Pat-arcake Home Cookery has moved to new premises at corner Ayr Street and 'Paraell Road.—(Ad.) ; ; A Kolster provides best music for dance 'or pai-ty—Hire from Moore's: ''phone 43-396. I —-'(Ad.); i < : i;, Cars rented from 12/ day; £1 evening. Latest model. All -night service Shorter's Rental Cars. 'Phone 44-061,—Ad. Come to grand .carnival dance,. Scots Hall, to-night.—(Ad.) " '