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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 164, 14 July 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Parliament in session. High water to-day. 8.3."> p.m. Improvement in King's health continue*. Wanjranella due from Sydney on Tuesday. Sunset, 4.52 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, 7.(U a.m. Further £22,000,000 for R.A.F. expansion. Farmer attacked by bull near Palmerst.m North. Annual meeting of Avondale Jockey Club to-day. Farmers" Union president elected for further term. World's oldest passenger eteamer eold for breaking up. Borough proposal rejected by Papatoetoe ratepayers. Further sum to be epent on Royal Air Force expansion. Karl Baldwin to propose Hammond for membership of M.C.C Prices fully maintained at second day of London wool salee. Lnrjre increase in totalisator beating in Auckland province. ■ National Federation of Taxi Owners formed at Wellington. Henry Cotton breaks own record tu win Belgian open golf title. H.M..S. Achilles will arrive at 9 m.m. to-morrow from Island crni*e. Two National party candidates in the field for Auckland Central seat. Franco's reply to Note on bombing of British vessels contrary to facts. Further Mage reached in building, at Kerikeri. of giant Maori war canoe. Five-storey building to be erected as addition to Otahuhu brewery premises. Order under Family Protection Act made in Auckland Supreme Court to-day. Steamers Cumberland and Trojan Star to sail for London to-morrow night. Trail of damage left throughout North Island when fierce gale takes tolL Stained glass memorial window for Renmera church arrives from England. Matua to sail at 10 p.m. to-day fot the Islands, returning en Wednesday week. American aviator on round-the-worW ' flight leaves Siberia for non-stop hop to Alaska. Ward best bowler for Australia against Warwick; O'Reilly *e length unreliable. ! Workman employed at Hobsonvill* killed on way home when lorry hi* power pole. Firmer tone in shares and commodities in London following recovery on Wall Street. Crowd protest*? against slow batting of Brown and Bradinan in first inning* against Warwick. Referee chosen for All Blacks' first game making debnt as controller of international games. Auckland Hospital Board to hold night meetings in future on second and fourth Mondaye of month. Plans for new city central fire station show that Auckland will have largest fire headquarters in Dominion. Layout of new Auckland tire station and accommodation quarters for firemen adopted by Metropolitan Fire Board. Anhalt, from New Orleans, is meeting with heavy westerly gale off the coast, and will not arrive till late to-morrow. Mentality of man who confessed to TacoEio, kidnapping -uncertain; confession may not be substantiated by factsScheme of co-operation with official departments to combat thefts of motor vehicles discussed by Automobile Association. . . Surplus in New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company's accounts exceed £1.000,000"; payment 'will be made" on July 31. Average payment by New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company for butterfat for 1937-38 season wiil total over 1/4J per lb, Playere lose two wickets for no runs" against Gentlemen of England in annual cricket match. Bartlett made 175 not out for Gentlemen. Little prospect of major recovery in wool prices without Italo-Gennan and Japanese competition, according to expert opinion in London. Woman who obtained £8 by false pretences while etill on probation for a previous offence, remanded in custody until Monday for sentence by Police Court magistrate. Arrested in Newmarket early on the morning of June 6, after a struggle, a young labourer, found .with houeebreaking implements in his possession, was to-day sentenced to one year's reformative detention. Sales on 'Change to-day were:—Bank of New Zealand, £2 3/8, £2 3/9 (2); South British, £2 6/3 (2); Westport (odd lot), £1 4/3; Dominion Breweries, £1 15/6; Morts Dock. 13/; Woolworthe (Sydney), £1 2/; Taranaki Oil. 13/3, 13/4; Mount Lyell, £1 8/6; Mount Morgan, 10/10 (2); 10/9 (2); Stock, 4 per cent, 52/55,' £102 5/. March. 39/43, £100 5/; British Tobacco, £2 7/6; Martha. 11/10.