TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 1 September 1936, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Wool prices up at Sydney. Gifts to Auckland Art Gallery. Sunset, 5.30; sunrise to-morrow, 6.11. Sales tax receipts for August a record. High water at Auckland to-day, 0.4S p.m. Niagara sails for Sydney at 9 p.m. today. High scoring in English County cricket. Wharves brisk; seven oversea vessels in port. New by-law affecting parking in city adopted. Building activity well maintained in August. Broadcast from liner Awatea this evening. New school at Panmuro tc be opened 011 Saturday. Kise of 25J per cent in Customs yield at Auckland. Slight mishap to yacht Nahlin in Greek waters. Trotsky and wife kept in close isolation in Norway. Xo important changes in new schedule of tobacco prices. Golden Bear arrived from Pacific Coast ports this morning. Proposal that Fine Arts Centre be established in Domain. Captain of M.C.C. team considers it to be strong combination. Increase of over £15,000 on beer excise since beginning of year. Russian residents 111 London terrified by Soviet secret police. Australian footballers play fourth match of tour to-morrow. Body of murdered Auckland missionary found in Abyssinia. Fewer marriages and births last month than in August, 1935. Kruse defeats Blomfield in lively wrestling bout at Town Hall. Speaker in Hyde Park, London, claims to be rightful King of England. Outward bound air mail to Dominions delayed six days in Persian zone. Gift of old Parnell school site offered to City Council as playing area. Leave 011 pay urged for City Council employee members of territorial utiitg. Labour candidate for Manukau seat opens campaign at Oneliunga to-night. Application b3 r master tailors for extension of hours before Arbitration Court. Subdivision of area in Parnell, involving demolition of old houses, suggested. Support for coronation park scheme in the Waitakeres urged by deputation to City Council. Sixteen, Clydesdale horses arrived from Scotland by Port Hobart for discharge at Wellington Government has 110 intention of dictating to Arbitration Court, says Prime Minister. Representative Rugby match between Auckland and Wellington police at Eden Park to-morrow. Sydney opened new Australian wool season brightly, despite absence of Japanese bidders. Mamma arrived from Sydney this morning and leaves for Wellington at 5 p.m. to-morrow. Port, Hobart arrived from Liverpool early this morning and is discharging at the Queen's Wharf. Right of way to pedestrians using defined crossing places in the city to be provided under by-law. Reports on future of old Sliortland Street post office site adopted last night at City Council meeting. Legislation to be prepared for loan of £10,400 to complete subsidised relief works under City Council. Good work in clearance of slip on railway line near Paraparaumu, Limited express being able to use line. Following Auckland's rejection of loan at interest. Otago Rugby Union decides to offer £100, interest free, towards expenses of Auckland touring team. Arbitration Court grants application by employers for adjournment of order shop tailoresses' industrial dispute; matter to be referred to Conciliation Council. Sales to-dav on the Auckland Stock Exchange were: —New Zealand Insurance. £3 2/3; South British, £4 9/6; Auckland Gas, £1 3/; Dominion Breweries, £1 10/; Colonial Sugar, £43; New Zealand Newspapers, £1 17/0; Stock, 15/2/1943-46, 4 per cent, £103 15/; 15/6/1952-55, 4 per cent, £105 15/; Union Bank, £9 10/; Dominion Breweries (rights), 6/: Australian Glass, £4 11/; Broken Hill. £3 14/6; Dunlop, 18/7; New Zealand Farmers' Fertiliser, £1 0/6; Stock, 15/1/1937-40, £101 5/. Visit Empire Furriers' wonderful winter show of furs. Marvellous values. New spacious showrooms, same address, opp. Town Hall. — (Ad.)