TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

London bank rate reduced. Cambridge trots to-morrow. Earthquake reported in Japan. Prices maintained at Sydney wool sales. Dramatic scenes at English factory fire. Maliia due to-night from Gisborne to load. Naval Treaty caused controversy in Japan. Firm stand in India to deal with dieorders. Aorangi due from Sydney on Monday morning. Victorian legislation to introduce totalisator. Australian population : :creascd over 77,000 last year. Opening meet of Pakuranga Hunt Club postponed. Two members of Howick Town Board have resigned. Bay of Islands deputations to Minister of Lands. Estimated surplus of £11,142,500 in Canadian Budget. More addresses this evening by Parncll 'political candidates. "Doss-house" controlled by City Mission opened last evening. Decline in Customs "returns at' Wellington and Duned'in. Minister of Public Works visited Franklin coemty to-day. Communists held procession in Sydney to celebrate May Da}'. Waipahi to sail for Cook Islands to load fruit cargo for Auckland. High scoring by Australians in opening cricket match in England. _ Party of English lads arrived at Weilington to take up fanning. Wireless telephone service between London and Australia popular. Aeroplanes took part in hunt for Clpttagong terrorists, in India. Aeroplane flew from Auckland to Christchurch in lees than five hours. Leader of Opposition to give political address at Remuera on Monday evening. Arrangements made in London for underwriting of New Zealand loan of £5,500,000. Details given by Hon. W. A. Veitch last evening of Government's purchase of motor cars. Archbishop of Malta declares voting for Governor. and supporters in coming election to be a mortal sin. A duty of four cents per lb, as from October 12, imposed on New Zealand butter in Canada; new trade agreement being negotiated.

Nation-wide man hunt for Australian alleged to have clubbed wife to death in Seattle. . Believed to be bound for Australia on Niagara. Sales on 'Change to-day were:—Bank of New South Wales, £3S 15/; Auckland Gas, £13/9; Devonport. Ferry, £1 1/6; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 5/. When you buy oysters, see.; you get them fresh. Oceanic Fishery Co., opp. Civic Square, can show you railway receipt 1 for daily supplies.— (Ad.)

Plenty to attract you, more to interest and tempt you- An winter.- .needs, at Armitage's, opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.)