TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 120, 24 May 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

1 . * I water to-day. 1.55 p.m. [ IJ'lleillv in the wickets at last. Mritain eliminated from l>a\is C up. t clebration of Empire Day to-day. I Niikl. 4.47: -unri-e tomorrow. f>.49. ' Australia. .VJS: Surrey eight for 2<*>9. I New (Government film c-eiii-nr appointed. Niagara due next Monday from Yan- | c.iiner. Auckland Electric Power 'Board elecl i«'n Ici morrow. Sweeping gains for Sudeten Germans in I zecli polling. Two tanker- in port to day with large cargoes of petrel. [ Wangaiieiln had a fine weather run a cr*»—> from Sydney. ("zech and Sudeten German leaders meet in ciMifei emv. Aii'kl.u..l Rugby representative trial :it Eden l'aik to-morrow. Isolation |milic\ 1 HIM -< 1 In British Press regarding Knro]>ran «juarrcls. •■real Britain h*-cs all five rubbers in l)avi«. I U]i (-..lit!--! at Fagreb. 1-ireman -rjllwl l«v <-~<-a]-e of "-team oil -trainer Maiiioia \c-tcrdav. 1 otal «.f 124.173 iledur- entitled to vote at Power Board election. Question rai-ed of political refugees from I-.uroj»e coming to l>oitiinions. Wellington journalist appointed offieial secretary to .Tapnac-c consulate. Thirty-three candidate-, in held for Auckland Electric Power Board election. «. harges for carriage of goods in Parian t onnty fixed by Transport Licensing An" hority. Monterey due from Sydney on Monday. -ailing the same day for "San l-'ra l'cisco. Empire Star <lue to-morrow to load for London, to sail next Tuesday via t ape Horn. Maliia arrived la-t evening f..r final load in'j. sailing for Ixmdon on Friday. Rc-ea rch work of museum officials praised at annual meeting last night. Von Lur-kner smuggled out of radio Imilding in Sydney to escape waiting Communist-. Staff officer appointed to represent Navy, Army and Air Force on National l-'iinpca Council. Australian rules football teams to v ir-it Xew Zealand and play exhibition games next year. Milk zoning projmsals in preparation for the whole <,f Auckland citv ; decision not yet reached. 1 liree of five Australian amateur golfers win first round matchc*- in Brit i-li championship. Xcphcw of leader of Mexican revolt killed with 11 followers in clash with <Government troops. Wanganella arrived from Svduey this morning and will sail at 10 p.m. on Thursday on her return. More short service commissions in Royal Air Force announced bv Minister of Defence; Aucklanders inclu<led. Military spirit pievalent throughout Italy says Aucklander now resident in Malta, who has recently toured Euro]<e. Medical superintendent of Auckland Hospital. l)r. .L \Y. Craven, states that Wilson Home has more than proved its worth. Attempt made to negotiate agreement l-etween Milk Council and producervendors fo further Milk Amendment Bill project. Prisoners remanded for sentence during the recent Supreme Court criminal session to be sentenced tomorrow. Traveller sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment and his license cancelled for two years for !>eing intoxicated in charge of a car. In annual report medical su;»erintendent of Auckland Hospital states that on occasions during year institution ha» been gro?-ly overcrowded. Reported Christ-church experience of firemen being unable under present sward to turn out in emergency cases lias no equivalent in Auckland. In dealing with an intoxicated motorist to-day. magistrate said he was inclined to think that since he had imposed terms of imprisonment the number >f such offenders had decreased. Chairman of Auckland Hospital Board, Rev. \V. C. Wood, stated that question af seaplane service for urgent medical attention for people on Gulf islands, and (Great Barrier in particular, is to be considered. Sales on "Change to-day were: Union Rank, £S 10/; Auckland Gas. £1 0/6; Kauri Timber. £1 1/; Colonial Sugar, E4S 10/; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.). £2 ::/:?; Wool worths Prop, (rights), 3/10; Woolvvorths (Sydney), £1 1/11, (first I'ref.) £2 1/; Xew Zealand Paper (rights), 1/; Mount Lyell, £1 4/; Mount Morgan. 8/1, £/2; Xorth Broken Hill, £2 2/; Dominion Invest.. IS/C; C. L. Innes. £1 5/; Broken Hill Proprietary, £2 19/0; Farmers' Tra<ling, £1 0/ti. £1 0/!). (B pref.) £1 ]/; (Grey and Menzies, 13/; Xorth Auckland Laundrv, £1; Radio, IS/; Martha. 11/11; Stock. PJ.V255, 4 per cent, £104 12/0; 1939-43. 31 per cent, £100 o/. -1 ~