TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 234, 4 October 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

1 . , ! Hiph water to-day, 3.14 p.m. Warships leave Tor pulf exercisee. \rmy Recruiting Week opens in Auckland. Yugoslav Prese attack* Munich agreement. I Suiix't. Ci.2<t p.m.; tunrise to-morrow, ] ~k~'- a.m. : Niagara sailed this afternoon for i Vancouver. J Kandringham ticket wins firet prize lin art union. I \\\.rk to stop at Whakatane paper I in ill- until after election. I Arab rol»els stage house to house maei sacre of .Jews in PalestineI Auckland resident makes large be|<Hiests to Seventh Day Adventists. j Matua due from the Islands with pasI senders and fruit at 9 p.m. to-day. I Iraq Minister's visit to Britain may have important l>earing on Palestine. Searchlight display on Mount Eden "to-night, as part of Recruiting Week. Buddy Rogerf hurt in motor car crash. Mary Pickford flies to bedside. Liiidenbaiik came out of dock this aftern<M>ii and sailed for Nauru Island. Amateur Operatic Society show at Blenheim postponed; 30 of east have measles. Lawrence Tibbett and wife robbed of r>o.ooo dollars' worth of jewels an Monterey. Work" started on excavation and foundation work for Newmarket ewimmiiiir pool. H.M warships Leander, Leith and Wellinj-ton left for exercises in the gulf this morning. Naumburp will arrive at 4 p.m. to-day from New Orleans with sulphur and general cargo. Rev. G. C. Gerard, Bishop-elect of Waiapu. fareweiled by parishioner* of St. Matthew's. Elderly man sentenced to 14 days in prison for theft of money from a purse in a restaurant. Interdenominational day of thankspi vinjr observed in Pitt Street Methodist Church to-day. Fishing expedition ends in tragedy at Port Chalmers when boat capsizes, one youth Iwing drowned. Absentee voters privileges exercised in special booth by qualified passengers and crew on Niagara to-day. Breach of regulation in respect to postal voting punishable by a fine of £100, in default 12 months' imprisonment. Hopnian beats Rromwich and takes prominent part in defeating world rhampion ]>air in Pacific Coast tennis lourney. Experienced returning officers declare that there is little chance of abuse of iwstal voting in respect to sick people m<l hospital patients. Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. M. J. due at Auckland on Saturday ifternoon and will give public address in Auckland on Tuesday evening. Criticism of Government's housing scheme made by New Zealand writer in Australian publication; rents too high for average worker and costs of buildup too great. Sick folk voting by post must be careful to mail their votes in time to >e delivered in private boxes of various ■eturning officers by 7 p-m. on October 5; last clearance for some suburban >oxes early in day. Sales on "Change to-day were:— National Bank. £2 13/; Farmers' Tradng (new), 19/6: Henrv Jones. £2 8/; ilorts Dock. 12/; Taranaki Oil. 13/1; Vilsons Cement. 16/8; Loloma. £1 4/9; Jtock. Sept. 33-43. 3 J. £98 10/; Comnertial Bank. 16/1; National Bank, £2 2/9; N.Z. Insurance, £2 14/; South Sritish. £2 r>/3; Broken Hill Pty., £2 5/9; G. J. Colee, £3 17/8; Taranaki lil, 13/1; Woolworths (N.Z. Ltd.). 19/9; Voolworths (Svdney) (2), £1 1/6; Stock, 15/6/52-55, 4 *p.c, £100 10/.