TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1932, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Tosta! strike ends in Shanghai. Wool prices lower in Bradford. Poor sale of rabbit skins ill London. Zealandia sailed to-day for Sydney. South Canterbury races to-morrow. Niagara due on Monday from Sydney Auckland Toy Dog Club's show opened to-day. , Indian girl's terrible suicide on eve o! marriage. School closed at Hamilton because of diphtheria. People evacuating homes due to floods in Yorkshire Big earthquake recorded—probablj near Kermadees. New Cabinet formed by Viscount Saito in Japan. Successful "drive" at Mount Boskill to aid distress.

London butter market has taken turn for the better.

Japanese bomb victim, General Baron Shirakawa, dies. Several overseas mails due in Auckland next week.

Resumption of communal hostilities feared in Bombay.

Lang attacks State Governor in election policy speech. Optimism in Canada for success of Empire Conference. Auckland business men urge reduction in telephone charges. Lord Chancellor to act as mediator in British judges' dispute. Auckland Community Sunshine Association's appeal to-day. Five yearlings and a two-year-old shipped to Sydney to-day. Former town clerk of Mosgiel sent to gaol for theft of £1832. Steamer Mariposa made record trip from Auckland to Sydney.

American Olympic Gaines restricted on account of lack of finance.

Question of higher education before managers of Technical College. Three Ministers of Crown and four expert advisers to go to Ottawa. • British Independent Labour M.P.'s demand recall of Sir Philip Game. Debate on use of equalisation of exchange fund in House of Commons. British Attorney-General emphasises need for further financial economy. Proposal for a general superintendent rejected by Wellington Hospital Board. Twenty-two men charged to-day at Huntly as sequel to recent raid on storo> Death sentences passed on 70 Burmese rebels; COO "murders perpetrated recently. Kaye Don to attempt new world's motor boat speed record to-day or tomorrow. N.S.W. finances for first nine months of present financial year show deficit of £9,704,704. Four Royal Commissions to inquire into corruption allegations against Lang Government. Accountant of city firm assaulted and robbed of payroll in Victoria Street about noon to-day. New Zealand motor cyclist, Alf. Mattson, seriously injured in crash during practice for Isle of Man raceq. Transport Appeal Board decided not to allow motor competition to railways bet'vMii. Auckland and Tauranga. Birkenhead ratepayers' meeting called for the reinstatement of the town clerk ?nd the resignation of the Borough Council.

Sales on 'Change to-day were:.—Union Bank, £0 11/6; British Tobacco, £1 7/7; Wailii Grand Junction, 3/2; Mount |Lyell, 17/. j Buy early at Miss Dixon's expiration lease sale. Coats, frocks, hats, heavily I reduced.—l 66, Queen Street.—(Ad.)