TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 285, 2 December 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

; Hastings destroyed liy fire. ' C/ech l'rciiiier fonns new <"ahinct. ' of arrested Jews in Vienna <lie. i French >ituati(in almost normal after >( l ikes. 11 umo of internal air mail continues to yrow. i Jiesult of dental examinations ammunced. Butter prices not stabilised in Cliristcliurcli yet. Metropolitan Milk Council elections li\i'<l fur February. ID.'i!). Straw ben in keen demand and supplies iucrea-injr daily. . I I'roinineut, Auckland Rugby player tiansfen'ed to Wellington. 1 Kaiiuatu sails this evening for Xew "i l;. 15o<ton and Halifax. I Matna will arrive on Sunday after- | noon from Su\ a with fruit. j !'ii'<t and apricots of season | arrived in Auckland to-day. j Koyal New Zealand \ a<-lit Sijuadroii's ■ lii'-t J,arbour laces to-morrow. I i:r>t trial race for Sanders' Cup to j be mailed to-inonovv afternoon. ! \ eatables plentiful and prices j lower at city markets to-day. Employers applying sanctions to I'l'euch strikers: many dismissed. Britain has 40(1.00(1 beds for air raid casualties should war break out. Shooting of leader of Iron (iuards in Rumania political purge. British national service for times of crisis to be organised on voluntary ba-is. High standard of Auckland milk revealed in report of tests taken during October. Outlook for medical men in the Dominion at present uncertain, says Sir James Klliott. Duplicated section of line between Xgaruavvahia and Huntly will be in use for first time on Sunday Sydney oflicial Labour paper changes its name, and includes a message of goodwill from Mr. Savage. Small New Zealand team of best athletes suggested for participation in 1040 Olympic (lames in Finland. Milk Council oilers defence against accusations by Farmers' Union that prices to producers are unsatisfactory. \ erdict of suicide returned in case of I widow who was in bad health and j worried over result of general election, j Millions of letters for Australia and j New Zealand have already been handled I by Imperial Airways in Christmas rush. ! lime has come for emergence of national Xew Zealand School of Painting. says director of Klam School of 'Art. j Last of new tram cars constructed Iby Auckland Transport Board inspected 'by Public Works Department officials \ to-day. I 11.M.5. Achilles sailed for England j this morning to reconimission: large ; I crowd at Naval Base to farewell .ship's - | company. ; Xew retail butter prices fixed above ; export parity to recoup Oovernment's | losses estimated at £120,000 since new ' guaranteed price came into operation. ' Plans for interlocking of dates for 1 various Centennial celebrations at a meeting last evening of the Auckland Provincial Centennial executive. Sales 011 'Change to-day were: Hank of Xew Zealand, ii'J. 0/10. £2 0/!U : Devonport Steam. 0/9: Xew Zealand Breweries. CI ]K/!»; Henry Jones (ex div.). JCi S/!t; Woohvorths (X.Z.). IS/KU; Wooluortiis (Svd.), €1 0/10; Stock, 1 !<.'i!)-4:j. .'U per cent. .€97 12/(iStock, 1 -">/.")/ 4:»- , 4 per cent. Broken Hill Proprietary (2). £2 Hi/; Consolidated Brick. "/•">; Dominion Fertiliser. .€1 ."{/(j; Mac Duffs. 4/; Stock. ].~>/2/4.'i-4(i, 4 per cent. £9S 10/: City of Auckland. 1/1/44. £1(J(> ]<)/. Unlisted: Woohvorths Properties. £1 5/6.