TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 280, 26 November 1929, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Shop early. .Firm prices at Sydney wool sales. Burglars still busy at Christchurch. Urgent need of rain in Canterbury province. Sydney burglars dynamited a safe and got £700. Decision reserved in Mount Albert rat,ing case. Ulimaroa arrived this morning from Sydney. Auckland confectioner met his creditors this morning. Steamer Tofua arrived last evening from Islands. National mourning in France for Clemenceau. Striking address by Governor-General at Rotorua farewell. Mount Albert ratepayers favour elect tive Transport Board. Boxing match to-night between Hay and Thomas at Town Hall. Arbitration Court commences sitting at Auckland next Saturday. Waitemata Power Board loan proposals of £100,000 to-morrow. Coronation last evening in connection with Birkenhead Queen Carnival. Revised Australian tariff caused cancellation of English hosiery orders. High scoring in cricket match between England and New South Wales. Parliamentary Education Committee taking further evidence at Eotorua. . Large number of Australan horses shipped to India during last three months. Value of .l mapping camera in aerial surveys-stressed by Commander Byrd. Legislation proposed in Britian in connection witli coal mining industry. Governor-General to unveil two memorials at Pukekohe next Sunday. Federal Government considering embargo on export of stud merino sheep. Suspect arrested as Jack the Ripper at Dusseldorf. not. connected with murders; .sent to asylum. Many thousands of casualties sufferecl by Chinese forces in conflicts with Russians in Manchuria. Minister <of Transport , (Hon. W. A. Veitch) stated that Transport Department will not be abolished. Clemenceau buried at 2 a.m. Cortege ■ consisted of four cars, and there was no religious ceremony at the grave. Result of new Australian tariff is to increase manufacturing zeal; foreign and British goods shut out by protective duties. Steamer Malolo with American tourist party on board leaves Sydney to-morrow for Auckland, and is due Sunday morning. , Recommendation at annual meeting of Auckland Regatta Committee that site of course should be transferred to Hobson Bay. Queensland temperature, during weekend, reached 118 degrees; birds dropped dead; hailstorms and hurricanes did heavy damage. Sales on 'Change to-day were: Dalgety and, Co., £13 12/;. Bank of New ■Sout'h Wales (Sydney register), £47 15/; Mount Lyell, £2 2/6; Wilsons Cement (cum div.), £2 2/9; Taranaki Oil, 4/1 5 Auckland Gas, £1 5/I;,National Timber, 8/4; Waihi, 12/10. Best value and lowest prices ever known in N.Z. are at Empire Furriers' salej Opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Choose your race frock and hat early. See Mise Dixon's wonderful display of the latest floral ninone.—166, Queen .Street—Ad.) ' Smart furs for race days at special sale prices. Foxes, all shades, from 3gns, at Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Auckland's fittest and fairest. Interhouse girls' sports, Carlaw Park, Saturday next. — (Ad.) / You will require a nice fur or fur coat for race wear. Buy it now at sale price from Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall. (Ad.) •