TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 49, 27 February 1935, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Opunake races to-day. Sunset this evening at 7.6. Rotary Conference opened at Timaru. Steamer Antiope arrived from Mexico. Capsize of launch in West Indies coste 34 lives. Quieter tone of New Zealand butter market. Divorce applications at Supreme Court to-day. Meeting of Auckland Fire Board this morning. Fate of 20 missionaries in China unknown. High water at Auckland to-day at 1.20 p.m. Otago beats Flunket Shield holders on first innings. Notts castigated regarding, directattack bowling. Egon Kisch to leave Australia entirely free man. Rear-Admiral acquitted by . courtmartial in Britain. Steamer Waiiuna due to-morrow from Pacific Coast ports. Slow progress with mortgage' legislation in Parliament. New Zealand ciyiL 'engineers' conference continued to-day. Two members defeated at Auckland Milk Council election; ■■ ... Strong British protest to Italy again6t restriction of imports. thieves secured £40 from cashbox in Gore garage last night. . Taris, French swimming champion, beaten again in Sydney. Wanganella sailed from Sydney last night after strike hold-up. .■•••:■ Last series of cricket Tests in England produced £88,312. .. . - Meeting of White Star Line. to consider voluntary liquidation. Prince of Wales' bagpipe composition made on gramophone record. Auckland Cricket Association desirous re-engaging ericket coach. • ■ ' Interesting comment by . Gisborne magistrate concerning offside rule. . Auckland provincial cycling, cjiampionships at Western Springs to-night.'

Dispute over water polo resulted iji resignation of two Auckland" officials. Watkins and Miss Simmonds win tew Hawke's Bay swimming championships. Medicinal wine popular..at Gisbonie dance parties, according to evidence of constable. Reorganisation of broadcasting control" system - provided in bill introduced yesterday. Two-minute 'quake in Crete results iii loss of lives and collapse of many buildings. Air mail for Britain closing last night at Sydney comprised 3000 New Zealand articles. Conference regarding air mail services to Australia- and New Zealand continue at Sydney. • . *'* . Unemployed Frenchman tries to convert railway engine to "his own use to get to Paris.. ■ -■' . ■ i • ; North Beach fChristchurcb) troop of fccoute first troop in Empire to have its own radio etation. Whau Creek to be closed on Saturday afternoon to navigation while rowing regatta is in progress. Jarvis invited to come back to Auckland to swim against Taris I (France) next Monday. j Bank manager in" South Australia I imprisoned for thefts amounting to over j £4000. of State money. I Empire defence to be discussed by House of Commons prior to Empire Prime Ministers' conference. Mount Eden Borough Council to make donation of £2."> to . Plunket Society instead of allowing street collection. .Annual reunion of the Auckland Veteran Bowlers' Association on. the Auckland Club's bowline green tomorrow. ■ Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were:—Commercial -Bank (pref.K £9 IS/; National Bank of Australasia (con.). £6.7/; South British (2) £4 14/3; Gear Meat, £1 1/6; New Zealand Newspapers. £113/9; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 9/1;. Wilsons Cement. £1 14/; Auckland Harbour Boartl. 1959, 4| per cent, £106 10/; Gisborne Sheep Farmers. August 31, 1941, 6J per cent. £103; Bank of New Zeaj.land. £2 9/3: United Building, 19/6; (Big River, 2/2; Waihi, £2 1/. J Australasia's greatest value, £0 5/ set ot teeth for £2 10/.— K. Davies, Ltd. (Dentist Davies). opp. Woohvorths.—Arl