TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 281, 26 November 1937, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Sunset. 7.19; eumise to-morrow, 4.50. High water at Auckland to-day. 1.39 p.m. Defended divorce action in Supreme Court. Metal markets easier on London Exchange. First sitting of second Arbitration Court to-day. Typhoid cases at Croydon. London, now number IMO. 131) migrants from Southern Europe arrive in Sydney. Empire Games athletic and cycling trials to-morrow. Hotel hours in Tasmania altered to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Chairman of British Labour party to visit Xew Zealand. All round easing in Government stocks on Exchange. Four organisations made street appeals for funds to-day. All naval craft on Xew Zealand station will be in port to-morrow. Bride and bridegroom killed in -Japanese air raid on Chinese town. Japanese to be allowed to board British ships to clock identity. London butter market steady; Xew Zealand 3 14/ to 115/ per ewt. War debts question may be raised shortly, states a British Press report. London wool sales close to-day instead of December 1, as previously announced. American Davis Cup players will play match in Auckland in two months' time. Retiring secretary of Creditmen's Associations tendered complimentary luncheon. Awatea arrives from Wellington at 7.30 a.m. on M.onday, sailing at 5 p.m. for Sydney. Aorangi due from Sydney on Monday morning, sailing at 11 a.m. on Tuesdav for Vancouver. Fifth Cornwall Cup trial will start from Tamaki Yacht Clubhouse to-nior-l'Ow afternoon. France seeks peace, both nationally and internationally, says French diplomat on Monterev. Monterey, which arrived at 7.30 a.m. to-dav from San Francisco, eails at 10 p.m. for Sydney. Considerable uncertainty as to prices likely to be offered for Auckland's wool at to-morrow's sale. Tamaki Yacht Club's races to-mor-row; 80 boats will compete off clubhouse. Bastion Point. World champion lawn tennis player on Monterey says he will play amateur for at least another year. R.X'A .R. trainees, sailing in naval whalers, will compete to-morrow for Governor-General's Cup. \\ arkworth driver and family had narrow escape last night when lorry j caught fire on hill top.

City Council will absorb 212 unernI'loved married men in wide programme of works to he started on Monday. Tanker New Zealand, which arrived from Richmond. California, yesterdav, leaves for Wellington thin. afternoon. American meteorologist, who arrived to-day by Monterey, was special adviser to Ceneral Pershing during Great War. Four-mast barque Pamir left Astove Island this montTi and is now en route to Auckland with cargo of Seychelles guano. Comedian sent to gaol for 14 days for assaulting a constable, and ordered to pay 30/ damages ill respect to the uniform. Advocates in Second Court of Arbitration offer congratulations to Mr. Justice Hunter when Court sat for first time tlii-s morning. Suggestion, that Minister of Internal Affairs should act as manager of Xew Zealand swimming team competing at British Empire games in Sydney. Woman twice previously convicted of bookmaking and trespass on a racecourse. fined £7 10/ for trespassing at A vondale v during the last meeting. San trancisco will have greatest air bases on Pacific Coast, and comparing favourably with those on Atlantic seaboard, states visiting weather expert. | Man who had telephone bets with bookmaker fined £20 in Police Court today, magistrate making outspoken remarks concerning bookmakers and those who bet with them.

-■ verdict was given by the coroner at an inquest touching the death of Mr. •John Donovan (51), of from injui i incurred by being run clown bv a motor car when lie was cycling in Balmoral Road at midnight on October 11. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange

were:—Australian ft lass. £4 .">/: Broken Hill Proprietary Right? (2i. £1 7 :i: Dunlop Perdriau, fl 1/9: Elortrolvtic Zinc (pref.). £2 7/9: C. .1. Colo-. £} 1 i;. £4- 1/; Taranaki Oil. >1 4: Wonlw oi t!i< (Sydney l. £1 4/9 £! 4 : West port Stockton. 2/7: McKenzie Irislit-i. £2 1/fi: Mount I.> i'!l. £1 11/9; Mount Marfan, 1 !/.">.