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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 271, 15 November 1937, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 4.11 p.m. Week-end rain benefits pastures. Sunset, 7.5; sunrise to-morrow, 5.2. "Kangaroos" lose -rubber in England. Further acts of violence in Palestine. Impressive Empire remembrance service. Auckland harbour impresses visiting artist. British Empire' .'wrestling title bout ends in draw. 7." Tort again very busy, all berths occupied to-day. ---— - Historic Canterbury homestead destroyed by fire. Bromwich beats Quist in New South Wales tennis final. Judge castigates Alberta Social Credit Government Whip. Television still in infancy, states expert on Mariposa. Passenger by Mariposa has crossed Tasman Sea i) 4 times. Spanish rebel leader's policy friendly to Britain and France. English runaway balloon from London brought down ill France. Labour member's bill for paid holidays for workers in Britain rejected. Splendid performance by New Zealand cricketers against Victoria. * Two , American cabin aeroplanes ordered for mc in New Zealand. Salaiiiaua" arrives to-night from Galveston. Texas, with cargo of sulphur. Racehorse Flood Tide to return to ■ Auckland by the Awatea next Friday. Australian racehorse owner recalls story of Kelson's Auckland Cup in ISSS. Erection of Pan-American Airways' base at Russell to be started this week. Port Hunter arrived this morning from Wellington to discharge London cargo. Naniwa Mani arrived from Japan last night and is discharging at Central wharf. Only one Aueklander chosen in New Zealand shooting team for Empire Games. ' Three eases for interpretation of awards before Arbitration Court this . morning. More than £1000 won by owner of Made Money,' liorse which paid over £100 at Riccarton. Auckland Stock Exchange opened quietly to-day, and there were no sales at: the noon call. . Matson liner' Mariposa arrived this morning from Sydney and sails at 5 p.m. for San Francisco. * Aorangi arrived from Vancouver at 7 p.m. yesterday. Sailing for Sydney at 10 p.m. to-morrow. Pessimism concerning butter market in London; some authorities expect further \ drop before Christmas, i Hadley, Parsloe and Vivian excel • when New Zealand leads Victoria by 09 ; runs on the first innings. : Auckland University College girl ' student to sit part of degree examination at sea aTioard Aorangi. Bradford pessimistic concerning wool prospects; "decline of from 15 to 25 per ; cent expected at London sales, e Rangitiki leaves, for Gisborne this 2 afternoon and completes loading for '• London at Napier on Thursday. ' Buses replacing trams in progressive American ' cities, according to Auck--1; lander who returned in -Aorangi. - Famous. Australian cartoonist, former s lithographer, who abandoned cartooning j". foripainting, passenger on Mariposa. i. Distinct shortage of skilled labour ? seen in Britain by Mr. James Fletcher, c who returned to Auckland yesterday. j :;.Two university students will complete - degree., examinations aboard ships out- } .ward bound for Australia and England. Man fined _£10 for bookmaking, and another £15 for assisting in the manage- ; ment of a common gaming house, in ' Police Court to-day. ' Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were as follows:—New Zealand Insurance, £3 5/; Kauri. £1 3/; Dominion Breweries. £2 0/0; Broken Hill Proprietary (rights), £1 !)/4J, £1 9/. £1 S/9; Dunlop. £1 2/8. Unlisted: Perpetual Forests, £2 2/6. ' . t Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ set - of teeth for £2 10/. — E. Davies, Ltd. (Dentist Daviesl. onif. Woolwnrths.—Art.