TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 32, 8 February 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day. 10.53 p.m. Sunset. 7.27; sunri«e to-morrow, 5.44. Prices c-teady at West field to-day. Xew industries started by refugees hi Australia. Kimutaka to sail for London at noon on Saturday. Double century by Queenslander apa i net Victoria. Australia short of pilots for expanding air line services. Auckland clergyman appointed Wei Hlifrton city miseioner. References' to German help given Spair. creeping into German Press. Australian Government adopts new policy tor control of aborigines. Conferences between Britain and the Jews and Arabs open in London. Duke and Duchese of Kent to leave Knulmiil in October for Australia, Police activity in England connected with bomb plot continues unabated. Win and place betting at Ellerslie, probably for next summer meeting. Xew Australian taxation compelled by increased armaments expenditure. Arabs refuse to sit at. same table with Jews in London Palestine talks. "The Times" city editor sees severe strain on New Zealand credit capacity. Two Chinese officials working for Jap. administration in Shanghai assassinated. Prime Minister sees no special reason to make a statement on defence at present. Police officer in charge of Palmereton Xorth district appointed Auckland superintendent. Suggestion made that Winnipeg may become Empire Capital instead of London in time of war. Mothers to have right to choose medical attendants under Social Security maternity scheme. Wool from Southern sales has been stowed on deck of Xapier Star, wMch ii* to sail to-night for London. Auckland importers resent remarks of visiting deputy-Premier of Tasmania, who praises import control scheme. Auckland boy to stay 13 days in Wanganella's dummy funnel, where he stowed away last voyage to Sydney. Exception taken to appointment of married women teachers at to-day's meeting of Auckland Education Board. Speaker of House of Representatives suggests establishment of citizen force 20,000 strong as solution to Dominion's defence problem. Several public 'bequests, including one of £1000 to Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association, made under will of pioneer Waikato settler. After long retirement, jury disagrees in Supreme Court case in which taxi driver was charged with negligent driving so as to cause death. At proper time and in ordinary -way public of Xew Zealand will know -what Government U doing in respect to defence, says Prime Minister. Minister of Health addressing Hospital Boards' Conference outlined arrangements proposed for hospital board eervices under Social Securitv Act.

Discussing a return of hospital accommodation in Dominion, Minister of Health said it appeared number of extra beds-needed wae at least a tJnnMyifl ' ; of School, Cambridge, hands over whole of interests, worth about £100,000, to board of trustees to perpetuate his ideal of fimt-claee preparatory school.

On her first visit to New Zealand the P. and O. liner Stratheden is expected to arrive at Auckland from Brisbane at noon on Friday. She k on a cruise and has 900 passengers.

Cadets on four-masted barque Komniodore Johneen attracted much attention to-day when bending sails on the yards; the vessel will lie in the etream on Friday and leave for Australia on Saturdav.

Sales on 'Change to-day:—Dominion Investments, 16/6; Triton, 10/3; Dewmarket, 1/6/1954, 4J per cent, £101 10/; Newmarket, 1/6/1955, 4i per cent £101 10/; One Tree Hill, 1/2/1959, per cent, £101 10/; X.Z. Insurance, er dividend. £2 13/9; Pokemiro, odd lot, 16/3; Broken Hill, £2 17/9.