TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 254, 27 October 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Radio Sensation ! National '38 Models. (Ad.) High water to-day, 10.16 p.m. Once wealthy actor-producer leaves £20. Koval Show at Hamilton opened this, morning. Sunset, G.4S p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, .">.21 a.m. Mrs. J. M. Alison wins ciiampion of champions golf tourney. Scathing attack on British foreign policy by Lloyd George. Tun women injured when car runs over liank near Albany. Kaimata arrived this afternoon from Montreal with general cargo. Employers .anxious concerning change of economic order in Dominion. Two liio- liners due in the morning with a total of ]f>3."> passengers. Xatioual candidate elected to Midl ant erlmry seat in official count. H.M.S. Endeavour left for the Gulf this morning to continue survey work. South British business in Shanghai and Palestine affected by war and unrest. Xew Zealand women's golf champion and runner-up both beaten in Wellington. One hundred carpenters, bricklayers and plasterers engaged in Australia for Xew Zealand. Declaration of Auckland West poll delayed on account of cases of apparent plural voting. Orcades. 23.406 tons, will arrive at S a.m. to-morrow from Brisbane with K3t> passengers. Doubts of financial stability of social security scheme expressed by Employers' Federation president. Gloomy view of future of industry in Xew Zealand taken by president of Employers" Federation. Two motorists sent to gaol for fortnight for being intoxicated while in charge of motor cjirs. Aorangi delayed at Sydney by rain; to sail at midniuht for Auckland, and is due on Monday morning. Motorist committed for trial in Supreme Court on three charges arising out of accident in Parnell. Meeting of Drivers' Union to-night to discuss Second Arbitration Court delay in making Dominion award. Present commander of H.M.S. Leander to become commodore of Xew Zealand Squadron early in December. Monterey. 213.038 tons, will arrive at 7 a.m. to-morrow from San Francisco, sailing at 10 p.m. for Sydney. Increase in income reported at annual meeting of South British Insurance Co., Ltd., held in Auckland to-day. Increase of 25 per cent during year in membership of Hamilton branch of Automobile Association (Auckland). Damages claim sequel to pedestria-n's injury by motor car in Queen Street heard in Supreme Court to-day. Abnormal run of major shipping disasters in past year increased losses of insurance companies all over world. Policy of Xo. 1 Licensing Authority in granting licenses to applicants desirous of securing Public Works contracts outlined by Authority to-day. Sales on 'Change to-day were:—Commercial Bank. 16/6; Xational Bank. £2 10/; Union Bank, £8 15/; X.Z. Insurance. £2 12/6; Auckland Gas (2), 19/, 18/11, (con.), 13/0; Australian Glass, £4 17/6; Colonial Sugar, £48 10/; Electro Zinc (pref.K £2 8/; Taranaki Oil. 13/9, 13/11; Woolworth (Sydney), £1 0/10; Woolworths Holdings. 15/; C'apel Court, 3/6; Milne and Choyce (deb.), 16/; Martha, 11/6; Rawang Tin, «/; Mt. Lyell. £1 10/3; Stock. 13/1/5357, 3§, £93 15/; British Tobacco, £2 8/6; Broken Hill P. (2), £2 17/0; X'.Z. Drug. £3 7/; X".Z. Breweries, £2 0/3; Wailii. 9/3; X. Broken Hill, £2 11/3; Southern Cross, 4/. Motorists! Get your car greased with the most modern equipment in Xew Zealand. Washing, parking lowest rates. Shorter'e., Shortland St- Ph. 44-061. Ad.