TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 302, 21 December 1935, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Track work at Ellerslie. "^^T^ Heavy traffic on ' ■& Busy shopping scenes in city. i.'i' Tamaki Yacht Club races to-day. ~. Grass court tennis matches to-day. High water at Auckland, 3.25 p.m. Monowai due on Monday from Sydney. Sunset 7.39; sunrise to-morrow, 4.58. M.C.C. v. "Wellington—no play yesterAU motor routes in the North clear of floods. Waterside worker drowned at Greymouth. Welsh-Kew Zealand Test at Cardiff to-day. Weak tendency in lamb tradD at Smithfield. " ■ ■ v^ Firming tendency of New Zealand butter market. Inter-club bowling matches this afternoon. Ponsonby Swimming Club harbour race to-day. . Ex-magistrate gaoled for theft in West Australia. Eangitane arrives from Wellington on Monday morning. Strathaird to sail for Wellington at midnight to-night. Acceptances for Christmas and JSew Year turf meetings. Milk roundsmen's application before Conciliation Council. Aorangi will arrive from Vancouver at 3 p.m. on Monday. Cable steamer Recorder to sail for Singapore on Monday. A.C.A. cricket matches continued at Eden Park this afternoon. Caugey unable to play against Wales, Oliver going up to five-eighth. Limerick arrived from Pacific Coast. m and Apia at 7 a.m. to-day. New Queensland Act provides relief for maintenance defaulters.

Terrific fires in N.S.W.. State forests, damage estimated at £1,000,000. Native land claims at Orakei brought under notice of Prime Minister. Although Holmes won toss Englishmen took field against Wellington. Four large passenger vessels from overseas due at Auckland next week. 'Varsity Rugbyites for Japan assemble at Auckland Monday. Civic farewell Tuesday. Considerable business in New Zealand butter for London on basis of lid per lb f.o.b. Shipowners estimate that 1000 seamen in Australia will lose jobs permanently through strike. Six colliers now involved in shipping strike in Australia; gas companies becoming anxious. Boy killed, church destroyed and houses wrecked in fierce electrical storms in Queensland. Supervising dental surgeon to be appointed at special nfeeting of Hospital Board on Monday. Gift of steering wheel from famous warship Calliope to be made to Auckland War Memorial Museum. Transport Board decided to-day to pay .interest in New Zealand, currency on debentures held in London.

Eeport on drainage by two visiting experts handed to the board chairman to-day. Proposals not divulged. Following yesterday's debate in the House of Commons it is thought Mj". Baldwin may retire by next Easter.

A final decision in regard to the openair skating rink on Selwyn Domain, Mission Bay, is to be reached by the City Council committee on Monday.

Kelleway's furnishing bargains, 3 feet wide English linoleum 4/11; 4 feet by 7 feet seagrass squares, 9/11; 2x4 oval seagrass, 3/11. —Newmarket.—(Ad.)

Kelleway's furnishing bargains, moquette squab, 19/11; 27in velvet pile runner, 6/11; 27in. seagrass runner, 1/SJ yd; 27in congoleum runner, 1/8 yd. Newmarket. —(Ad.)

Tho Model Furriers, Karangahape Road, have changed their address to more up-to-date premises, 288, Queen Street, late Melba Fur Co.'s premises. Not going out of business.—(Ad.) Christmas hams cooked free from lid

lb.—A. Birch, Ltd., Symonds St., Newmarket, Dilworth Bldg., Queen St.—(Ad.) The man who really knows says the best {rift for a woman is an Empire fur from Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall.—Ad. Kelleway's camp gear, camp rugs, 2/11; camp mactress, 7/11; kapok pillows, 1/8; cretonne cushions, 1/; folding camp stretchers, 16/11. —Newmarket. (Ad.)