TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 282, 27 November 1937, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Sun«et. 7.20; sunrise to-morrow. A.-'-'-. High water at Auckland to-day, i.oi ''■'"• Fall of .">(! per cent in prices at today's wool sale. t'ity of Clasgow arrived from Montreal thi<= morning. (Jreat damage done by raging bush lire near Melbourne. Mntua d\ie from the Islands with fruit on Monday niorning. Wholesale and retail prices for petrol increased by one penny. Monterey left for Sydney shortly after midnight last night. Sale of well-known Auckland kee] yacht Kainhow annoiineed. Anieriean women's tennis team beaten by Australian side at Sydney. St. Helier's Hay primary school wins Sir Kruest Davis swimming shield. Auckland member* of Now Zealand cricket team returned home to-day. Cycling trials to select Empire (James team held at Western Springs this afternoon. Xew infant department at Brixton Road School officially opened this afternoon. Four organisations making street appeal yesterday were disappointed with result. * Kscort vessel Wellington will undergo six-monthly refit in Calliope dock in February. Cruisers Achilles and Leander returned to Auckland to-day after visit to southern ports. Aorangi arrives from Sydney at 7.30 ••>.m. on Monday, and sails for Vancouver 11 a.m. Tuesday. Three-quarters of Auckland's wool catalogue of 20,000 bales unsold at today's wool sale.

Cruisers Achilles and Leander concluded successful cruLse of southern port* this morning. Farmers disappointed with result of wool sale. Many may offer their stocks for sale in England. Auckland athletic trials to select team for Empire Raines in Sydney held at Carlaw Park to-day. Awatea arrive* from Wellington 7.30 on Monday and sails at 5 p.m. the same day for Sydney. Welcome this morning at railway station to four Auckland members of New Zealand cricket team. Twenty-seven girls ceased work at Onehunga Woollen Mills yesterday, owing to alleged grievances. Cruiser Archilles on full power steaming trials when coming up coast averaged about 31 knots for two hours. Floating target* for naval practice in Hauraki Gulf will be towed by escort vcss.ds and minesweeper Wakakura. Pear-Admiral Drummond. Commodore, i spent two days inspecting cruiser i Leander and her personnel at Akaroa.

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