TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 124, 27 May 1936, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

English Derby to-day. Kent, county cricket leader, beaten. Large attendances at Waikato Show. City Council by-election held to-day. Sunset, 4.45; sunrise to-morrow, C.51. High water at Auckland at midnight. Farmers' Union conference continued. Railway crossing smash at Inglewood. Re-election of county chairmen to-day. French war sloop docked at noon today. Port Huon arrives from New York tonight. Monowai due from Wellington tomorrow. Gallant rescue from drowning at Huntly. Waipahi leaves for Rarotonga this afternoon. Transport control under discussion in Parliament. South Africa to control German emigration. Hurricane century by "successor" to Jack Hobbs. Small poll anticipated in City Council by-election. New Zealand butter up to 100/ per ewt in London. Round of OS by Ferrier in British golf championship. Government luncheon to captain of French sloop. Minesweeper Wakakura carrying out exercises in gulf. Members of I.R.A. sentenced to gaol terms in Dublin. Niagara sailed for "Vancouver at late hour last eveniifg. Ellerslio discussion on engagement of unemployed men. Italian propaganda reported active in Egypt and Palestine. Lottery official in New South Wales missing since Friday. Goocl progress being made with extension of Calliope Dock. King Edward cheered on first state drive through London. New chairman of Waitemata County Council elected to-day. Japan to establish mightiest war machine in North China. Townsend, Auckland cricket coach. ' strikes form in England. Large shipment of oranges reached Wellington from Rarotonga. Sixteen undefended divorce petitions heard to-day by Judge Callan. Curious fate overtakes remit before : Farmers' Union conference to-day. State purchase .of motor service between Christchurch and Akaroa. ■ Four bowlers take dozen wickets or ' more in latest county cricket series. j Inflation and the guaranted price dis- - cussed by Farmers' Union conference. 1 Eleven malicious false alarms received by Auckland Fire Brigade last month. ; British shipowners to, state profits on all lines in Pacific subsidy negotiations. Several motorists dealt with for , speeding to-day in the Magistrate's ; Court. 3 Britain and Dominions support New " Zealand candidature for seat on League : Council. Conclusion of inquest on caretaker of - Brown's Island, whose body was found 7 on April 20. e Britain's need to insure against war r. risk causing limitation of Dominion proJ duce market. < Undefended petitions for divorce will : occupy the whole of the Supreme Court sitting to-morrow. g Desirability of private enterprise ; developing the New Zealand oyster i industry stressed. - Annual meeting ol' New Zealand [ Newspapers, Ltd., to-day; dividend of (i ; per cent for year. Mr. F. M. Waters re-elected chairman ; of Manukau County Council to-day for j fourteenth successive term. r Two boys who left home at Grey Lynn on Sunday in quest of adventure i found in empty house at Manurewa. Limited express delayed for two hours s at Taumarunui, owing to gear having been dropped by earlier train. - Question of covering roadways en t Prince's wharf to be regarded as urgent t work in board's next estimates. Chamber of Commerce to suggest to 1 Tourist Minister that approaches to J some lakes in Rotorua district might bo 3 improved in appearance. ' J Further reductions in charges for r power to consumers to be recommended : at the annual meeting of the Auckland ; Electric Power Board to-night. { Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange : to-day were:—New Zealand Insurance, 1 £3 2/; Queensland Insurance, £3; New Zealand Breweries, £2 13/0; Australian 1 Glass, £4 11/; Farmers' Trading, 9/6; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.). 8/1]; 2 Stock, 1940-4!), 4 p.c., £104 5/. ! Unlisted: Woolwortlis (Sydney), £4 ■ 18/0. r Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ set ; of teeth for £2 10/. —E. Davies, Ltd. (Dentist Davies), opp. Woolworth's.—Ad.