TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 291, 8 December 1937, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to day. 11.8 p.m. Onclmnga woollen mill i-till idle. Sunset. ; sunrise to-morrow. 4.."4. Tongan Royalty 011 board Wanganella. Water- iders returned to work al 1 p.m. to-day. Another century by Barnes in New South Wales. Reforms reeommended in English county cricket. Wanganella to sail for Sydney at 10 to-morrow. Parliament deluged with eleventhhour legislation. Large number of teachers' appointments made to-day. Education Hoard approves collection in schools for Chinese relief. Oxford beats Cambridge at Rugby football by double-ligure margin. Jiniiiiwich easily beats Mako (U.S.A.) in Victorian Icnii's championship. Miss K. Grey (Otaliuhu) breaks Xew Zealand 220 yard.- >\x iinmiug record. War-hips Achilles and Wellington arrived from the gulf this morning. Third bookie (-aught betting in same hotel fined £2."> in Police Court to-day. Detailed claims of Onehunga woollen mil) workers outlined by union secretary. Negotiations between parties in waterfront dispute resulted in resumption of work. All berths at wharves occupied, but departures to-morrow should ease position. Nearly 300 passengers arrived in Wanganella from Sydney yesterday afternoon. Labourer who stole coins from gas meter given another chance in Police Court to-day. Auckland Hospital Board met in committee last evening to discuss staff appointments. Four executive officers proposed in connection with control scheme at Auckland Hospital. Crawford takes a set from Budge at Melbourne and extends world champion in three others. Farm tragedy at Karaka; youth of 101 found dead in separator room, with pea-rifle near by. Auckland Harbour Board to retire junior clerk whom one member described as "victim of legislation." All coastal time-tables being rearranged for shipping in consequence of ujiset by waterside dispute. Approximately twenty-four vessels worked this afternoon following settlement of waterfront dispute. Legislation for observance of King's Birthday as holiday on first Monday in June introduced in Parliament. Woman who rushed into burning house to rescue child thought to be trapped dies of burns at Te Kuiti. "Double-banking"' by juvenile cyclists discussed by Education Boaxd: belief expressed that there was no" authority to stop it. For having stolen a brother's suit of clothes (which he pawned) a salesman was put on probation for a year in the Police Court to-dav. Decision reserved in case in which motorist claimed against hotel proprietary for damages to his car while it was in hotel garage. Resignations of twenty-five school teachers received by Education Board this morning, the reason in eleven instances being marriage. All labour available on wharf, including union and nOn-nnion. comprising some 1000 men. engaged by employment bureau on waterfront to-day. Licensee of Manukau Hotel. Onehunga, who took bets from plain-clothes constable. fined £25 for using his hotel premises as common gaming house. Liaison teachers appointed to technical colleges in main centres to act for placement office of Labour Department, in connection with educational and vocational guidance. Application for award for storemen and packers employed in wholesale warehouses heard to-day in Arbitration Court; claim for 40-hour five-day week opposed by employers. Sales on 'Change to-day were:— Bank of Xew South Wales, £3*2 10/; Macky. Logan. £1 3/6; M.K. Millinery, 12/9; Farmers' Fertiliser, 18/10; Golden Crown. 4/11; Wathi Invest., 9/10; Stock, 1046-49. £103; South British. £4 18/; Union Steam (pref.), £1 7/; Broken Hill Proprietary, £3 2/3; Radio, £1; Stock, 31, 1053-57, £98 5/.