TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 38, 14 February 1931, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Wellington trots to-day. Second day at Franklin show. Review of wages urged in Britain. Tofua due from Islands on Monday. New Zealand butter market still rising. Motor races at Muriwai Beach to-day. Brbadsiding at Stadium this evening. Proposal in Australia to reduce wages. Taranaki and Dunedin J.C. raccc-to-day. Balance of over £200,000 in canteen funds. ' Civil, engineers' conference on Monday. '•• : ■ Britain seeking reduction of foreign tariffs. ...'.' • , 'Entertainments for Prince of Wales in Peru. More men placed in work by Auckland local bodies. _ Improvement maintained at Wellington wool sales. Butter up in Auckland a penny per pound. on ..Monday. Death of Sir Charles Parsons, inventor of steam turbine.. German ; police raided Fascist head- ' quarters in Berlin. Government proposes 10 per cent wages cut in Civil Service. Nineteen wrecked cars recovered in streets of. Hastings.•- '■: Alleged priest sentenced to imprisonment "for false/pretence's. National effort urged in Britain to overcome unemployment. No provision yet made by Government for earthquake expenditure. , - Huge losses.., revealod at meeting of White Star Shipping Line. 'Quake yesterday damaged seismograph instruments. in Sydney. Old'.' German warship Goeben refitted and renewed for Turkish Navy.. \ ..'..-; 'Poor score''by West Indians in fourth cricket Test match with Australia. Proposal to" place New Zealand rail-'-ways' under control of non-political board. .• ' ••'"'■' Napier arid. Hastings builders estimate : £10,000,000 as /earthquake damage to buildings. .' .'■-;" .Intoxicated';motorist at Court this morning; license cancelled for two years! * Playful banter in House of Commons on bill to prohibit making, importing or s'elling : liquor. , . >, ■ 'Federal and State Ministers'. conference accepted banks? plan of financial -. recovery. ' ' • '•'."' Complaint, at meeting of Auckland. / Grammar School Board of Governors of "ragging" in trains., .'•''*< ' Australian Labour party executive adopted' -Liang! repudiation plan as issue, at East Sydney by-election. C.-Vanderbilt, jun., says he saw Mussolini ■knock' down a child, driving on without inquiring as to- injuries, during motor run in Italy. » 'Government promised careful consideration of representations by Auckland Chamber of Commerce in connec- , '-.' tion, with holding up of shipping. marmot and peschaniki coath sacrificing-on ; Monday ■' for, ■■ half-price. ' ' , Wonderful coat- values from 9gns a: , Empire' Furriers; opp. Town-Hall.—(Ad.) !■ .Rent 2. .car, 330 miles for the wee! . i£s 10/.' Latest baby salons.—Shorter • "\ : ! rentalcars.. phone.44-061.—(Ad.) , ~ s You pay less for a better lnsuraiic;- :: | policy ' ; on. your cai>—with N.I.M.L .; . ><. Premier., Buildings. , Phone 43-593.—Ail '..'i'„ . .You'U.never/be satisfied tiU'y ou own . an "Empire"' fui\ 4v v fur coat. .- Prices drastically. reduced.'-Oiml Town Hall. Ad. > ; ..Travel'--to ; .VVliarigarei. by service cat Leaves White 'Star'booking, office 8.3;> • ;.'.. .a.m. daily: 'Phone ;4f -468.— ■'{ Ad.) • Satisfied are the best ad. .'.'•'.'' "The Empire" guarantees satisfaction always! Inspect these!fur bargains. Opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) • ■•"■ ' % > ;.: Tour ! Newy Zealand for £5 10/ per■■■;• week.in ;Shorters rental cars.—(Ad.) ...... % Yes! .Your old fur or fur coat can be "~ . renovated; at cost; by N.ZA; ,-f experts, Empire Furrier/ opp Town Hal!. -■•-. (Ad.) '