TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Parliament to sit on Monday. <\ New Canadian Cabinet announced. ' , Floods at Christcliurch subsiding. Protests at Wellington against petrol tax. Grand Hotel at Te Kuiti destroyed by fire. Spans of Sydney harbour bridge almost joined. Situation around Hankow reported easier. Metropolitan trotting meeting tcf* morrow. Heavy traffic by express trains last evening. 11. A.F. 'planes bombed hostile Indian tribesmen. Cunningham, Australian airman, reported safe. Auckland p.gent met bis creditors this morning. Financial Statement further discussed in Parliament. British airship RlOl will make first trip to the East. Prolonged drought in United States causing anxiety. Savage fighting between Hindus and Moslems in India. Tanker Benedick arrived this morning from Singapore. Daylight raid by. bandits on shop of London jeweller. Mr. Forbes now likely to go to Imperial Conference. Revenue in India affected by digobedience campaign. German Government awaiting report on incident at Tanga. H.M.&. Dunedin sailed last evening on cruise to southern ports. Missionaries seized by Chinese Communists to be ransomed. City Council to oppose Metropolitan Water Board legislation. Rugby match to-morrow between Auckland and Taranaki. British steamer Nerbudda, damaged in collision, now at Gibraltar. Auckland University football team leave to-morrow for Fiji. Cricket match between Australians and Warwickshire delayed by rain. M. Nicliolls unable to play for New Zealand in fourth Rugby Test. City Council has no definite plan for development of Orakei Basin. Aorangi due. from Vancouver and way ports early to-morrow evening. Further £100,000 allotted for New South Wales unemployed relief. Government member in Parliament suggested State -lottery as means of revenue. . • British, Columbia Liquor Board orders stores to. stock display of Australian wines. Deputation from States protests against Federal taxation policy in Australian Budget. Considerable opposition to City Council scheme, to construct waterfront road on beach at: Ivohimarama. ~. ; Allegations tliat New Zealand butter was used to influence Canadian election voters have been made against Conservatives. For theft of money from a residence at Hamilton young married woman ordered to return to her parents' home on two years' probation. Sales on 'Change to-day were:—E.S. and A. Bank £5 18/; Ivempthorne Prosser £3 2/0, Waihi Grand Junction 2/; New Zealand Insurance £2 2/.