TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 255, 28 October 1929, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Auckland trots to-day. Two boys drowned at Stirling, Otago. Ulimaroa due to-morrow from Sydney. Canterbury stone fruit crop wiped out by frost. Christcliurch lady celebrates hundredth birthday. Tasmanian farmers visiting Waikato district. New Thames bridges to cost thirteen millions. New cancer campaign started in Britain. Better tone on New York sto.ek market. Win for New Zealand at Imperial fruit show. Steamer Tofua due from Islands early this evening. Two i-jw Pacific liners to be built in United St tes. Hopes of settlement of Auckland tramways dispute. Heav traffic on Main Trunk express expecteu this evening. Trout fishing season at Taupo and Rotorua opens to-morrow. Auckland advertising 'ibnvention to open to-morrow evening. Motor ship Rangitiki due at Auckland next Friday from England. Steamer Tregonnel arrived yesterday with- phosphate cargo from Nauru. Te Aroha tennis players took a ballot and decided in favour of Sunday play. Soviet planning big offensive in order to get control of Chinese eastern railway.

< £2,000,000,000 was the total sum lost in the recent New York Stock Exchange break.' . ° Duchess of Bedford plans to fly from London to Capetown and back in fortnight. Pacific Relations Conference to be held in Japan; wide range of subjects to be discussed. German mine, believed laid by raider Wolf, swept up by Australian trawler; off Gabo Island. Wife and a baby of Mr. William Trembath, formerly well-known as athlete, burned to death. To-day is the 35th anniversary of the wreck of the steamer Wairarapa at Great Barrier Island. Labour Day marred by showery weather, which caused postponement of number sports fixtures. Fierce fighting at celebration of Italian Fascist* in Melbourne hall; knives bottles and sticks used. Deputation of Arab women who waited on Palestine High Commissioner were veilless for first time in history. Man and woman killed and ' three others injured in motor smash near Wellington. Car plunged 300 feet into a ravine.

Pointed remarks at Post and Telegraph function on Saturday night, which was attended by several members 0 Parliament.

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