TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 1, 3 January 1933, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

; C grade tennis finals to-day. Heavy holiday traffic yesterday. Girl saved from drowning at Milford. Girl alpinist victim of climbing accident. Crawford beat Allison in third tennis Test. Waikato year's rainfall lowest since 1914. Bowling tournament at Eemuera continued. Zealandia arrived from Sydney this morning. Mariposa arrived this morning from Los Angeles. Boy shot in head by pea rifle, condition serious. French aeroplane factory closes for lack of orders. >Tew Year honours for Britain and Australia announced. Student conference at Bombay to conclude on Thursday. Phenomenal downpour at Waihi—3} inches of rain in an hour. Final day at Ellerslie to-day. Eight other meetings in progress. Great strides indicated in. linking up of world telephone systems. Over a hundred yachts and launches at Cowes Bay regatta yesterday. Bradman scored 103 not out (in total of 191) in exciting second Test. Sum of £3,300,000,000 spent on aviation in all countries since 1914. British earl foresees terrible results of use of latest forms of gas in warfare. Huge hydro-generating plant to extract motor spirit from coal in Britain. Vast scheme for network of airways employing winged char-a-bancs in Britain. Optimistic note generally sounded 1 concerning 1933, but warnings expressed in America. Wellington Plunket Shield holders again defeated, Canterbury winning by ten wickets. ■ Two young children were killed and one injured on Sunday by the capsize of a v/agon. Fall in Free State exports to Britain leaves unfavourable trade balance of £15,854,000.

At end of third day's play in second Test England required 208 to win with all wickets intact. British scientist predicts that in 1933 muscles and nerves of children may he built in incubators. Persian Army officers not permitted to associate with European women or attend foreign receptions. New Zealand opposition to British proposal for compulsory marking' of origin of imported meat. After Otago lost Ave wickets for additional. 60 runs, rain stopped play in Auckland game at Dunedin. Miss Dixon has a wonderful variety of two-piece summer suits for all occasions.—Power Board Buildings.— (Ad.)