TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 309, 31 December 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Now Year's Eve. Xii shop trade until Wednesday. Suitact. 7.44: sunrise to-niormw. 5.04. Kerattii held at Kooky Buy. Waihekc. to-day. Matua sail- for the Island* at 5 p.nu on Tuesday. Kecord in• to issue revealed in Reserve Hank returns. Five people saved in rescue drama at Wailii Beach. Trial fixed for alleged conspirators | again.-! Hiticr. ! Year reviewed liv Prime Minister *u New Year message. Tekoa sailed at 7 a.m. to-day for London via Panama. Waipawa will arrive from Liverpool at H p.m. on Monday. Britioli Buduet lielieved to l>e £7-">.<M(O.OOO in deficit. Bush period at railway station sets in for holiday week-end. King ' Carol actually directing Rumania's foreign policy. <>'ennany wants .submarine tonnage eijiml to British Empire's. High water to-day. 1 ..">0 p.m.: Sunday, p.m.; Monday. .T.'iS p.m. Every piwpeot of fine weather with northerly wind* for the holiday*. •iernum plotters alleged to liave drawn lots in a plan to kill Hitler. British amusements industry to try to rai.se £10.000 for Jewish refugee fund. .Master bakers in Sydney refuse 1o [pay flour tax; will test legality in High , Court. Marriages registered in Auckland greater than ever before in citv's history. Sharp earthquake shocks in southern centres catisc minor damage in some places. General welfare is first consideration, says Leader of Opposition in New Year message. Prominent Xazi Minister reported to have been thrashed by husband of film actress. Spanish loyalist destroyer forced aground on Gibraltar after* attack bv rebel ships. Coweis Bay regatta, held in Waiheke Passage for past. 40 years, will be held on Monday. Over 1100 doctors on British national health and insurance panel take refresher course. Larly inquiry into costs of handling cargo on waterfronts promised by Minister of Labour. ' British Government mission to visit Australia to inquire into setting up aircraft factories. Slumps to be fought by expansion and not retrenchment, says Prime Minister in Xew \ear message. Three men arrested this morning for allegedly playing a game of crown and anchor on Central Wharf. Xarkunda arrived at. 7 a.m. to-dav from Brisbane with 600 tourist*, and leaves for the Bay of Islands at 11 p.m. to-morrow. On a charge of presenting a loaded shotgun at a man at Titirangi, a cabinetmaker, before the Police Court to-day, was remanded in custody for medical observation. | Gulf Excursions by the fast and favourite s.s. Duchess To Kawau and Oneroa. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Excursion fares: Kawau, 5/0; Oneroa 3/.-(Ad.) Moths are dangerous. Let Empire Furriers look after your furs this year. Address, opp. Town Hall clock.— (Ad.)