TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 236, 5 October 1935, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Geyser activity at Rotorua. Shooting tragedy at Wellington. N.Z. lamb selling well at Smithfield. Sunset 0.27; sunrise to-morrow, 5.51.. High water at Auckland to-day, 12.24 p.m. Butter and cheese very firm on Tooley Street. Waipiata sailed for Suva this afternoon. Steamer Kiwitea due from South tomorrow. Mariposa sailed for Sydney last evening. Increased business in real estate reported. Fierce battle reported to be raging in Abyssinia. Rugby senior matches continued at Eden Park.

Sweeping Italian victories in advance into Abyssinia.

Challenge Soccer match to-day at Blandford Park.

Burglars entered city hotel and stole £5O from guests. Good response to St. John Ambulance appeal for funds. American dollar jumps to 4.8 G 18-16 to pound sterling. Two new vessels to be built for N'.Z. Shipping Company. Auckland Cycle Club’s junior championship race to-day. Premises in Symonds Street damaged by fire last evening. Another Democrat candidate to be selected for Nelson.

Final Rugby League Test match today at C'arlaw Park.

All Blacks reunited for first time since opening game of tour.

Lancashire and Cheshire team to meet All Blacks announced.

London Stock Exchange quiet except for armament shares.

Gilt-edged stocks cheaper on Auckland Stock Exchange. Port Bowen left for Wellington shortly after noon to-day. , Ethiopian dead yesterday estimate® at 5000 anti as many injured. American negro air pilot in Abyssinia hero of first day's fighting. Strong feelhfg in France against applying sanctions to Italy. A line of Holstein bullocks sold up to £l4 3/ at Feilding cattle fair. Ten members of All Blacks, including the captain, suffering from colds. Onehunga Presbyterian Church 75th anniversary celebration to-morrow. London wool sales closed with Merinos up to July levels but crossbreds lower. • Exciting burglar hunt in city; suspect arrested and handcuffed after struggle.

Selection ballot on Monday evening tij choose National Government candidate for Auckland Suburbs seat.

Warning to electors to ascertain whetlier their names are on the rolls issued in Auckland by registrar.

Many thousands of voters have been struck off the rolls in the nine city and suburban electorates around Auckland.

Sales on ’Change to-day were:—Commercial Bank, 16/1; Bank of N.Z., £2 10/; South British, £4 9/; Auckland Gas, £1 5/6; Refrigerating (con.), 10/4; Mortgage Corporation, 5/8; Stock, 4 per cent, 1946 (2), £lO5 10/; ditto, 1949, £lOB 2/6; ditto, 1955, £lO9 10/; City of Auckland, 1/1/43, 4} per cent, £lO5 5/; ditto, 1/1/44, £lO5 5/.

Kelleway’s Bargain Monday—2soyds figured marocain. 1/61; Lsoyds fastcolour border curtain, 11 Ad; 300yds guaranteed casement cloth, 9Ad. Newmarket. —-(Ad.) Kelleway’s Bargain Monday—lso s.b. unbleached sheets, 2/6 each; iOOyds ecru check window muslin, 4?d yd; lOOyds casement cretonne, 4Jd yd. Newmarket. — (Ad.)

Kelleway’s Bargain Furnishings—27in velvet pile carpet runner. 5/11; 7 only (Oft x 10ft Gin) congoleum squares, slightly damaged, 29/6; 3ft mill wool roll-edge mattress, guaranteed, 19/11. Newmarket.— (Ad.)