TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 35, 11 February 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Pope Pius XT. dies in Pome. Hiph water to-day, 12.40 p.m. Sunset, 7.24 a.m.; sunrise to-morr®v, 5.47 a.m. Churchmen pay tribute to great world leader. Pope Pius. Xon-union waterside labourers refuse to work with Lascar crew. Decline of about 9 per cent shown in car import figures for 1935. Awatea due at 1 p.m. on Monday, and will berth at Queen's wharf. Prime Minister outlines plans to accclerate housing construction. Tasman will arrive from the East on Monday with passengers and mails. English cricketers play combined college side at Eden Park on Monday. Large-scale military, naval and "air force manoeuvres in Auckland to-day. Rimutaka left for London shortly after noon to-dav; due Home on March 17. Rangitiki will arrive from London at 6 a.m. to-morrow and berth at Queen's wharf. Gas mask drill carried out by civilians, attending anti-gas instruction at Xarrow Xeok camp. Maori who was picked up injured on roadside at Te Kauwhata dies in hospital. Loelidon, Union Company's chartered steamer, due here next Tuesday from Vancouver. Contest for Auckland Chamber of Commerce council seats; annual meeting on February 23. Attractions of Auckland Province to be featured in Auckland court at Centennial Exhibition. Civilian nucleus forming for anti-gas organisation against possible enemy attack on Auckland. Chief of the General Staff in Auckland to-day to observe military manoeuvres, which are centred at Xorth Head. Object of combined manoeuvres is defence of port of Auckland; most comprehensive scheme for many years. Jewish community in Auckland express sympathy with the Catholic Church in the deatli of the Pope. German auxiliary training ship Kommodore Johnsen, after a spell in port, sailed for Spencer Gnlf at 6.30 a.m. to load wheat for . United Kingdom. Sales on 'Change to-day were: Bank of Xew Zealand, £1 18/10; Broken Hill Proprietary, £2 17/9; Union Oil. £1 1/; Colonial Sugar, £4S 17/6; Wooiwooths (X.Z.), 18/. T T nlisted: Silknit. (X.Z.), s/. Kelleway's for Furnishing Bargains.— 60 pair Chenille hall curtains, usuallv 24/6, now 9/11; 400 yds 27in Wilton hail runner, 6/11 yd.—Newmarket.—(Ad.) When returning from Kawau on Sunday, Duchess will call at wreck of ship Rewa. Take your cameras! Excursion fare 5/6.—(Ad.) Kelleway's for Furnishing Bargains.— 25 only Indian velvet pile floor rugs, 45 x 68, usually 49/6. now 29/6; 250 yds 27in coir matting, 1/6 va.—Newmarket. (Ad.) Xow is the time to have your fur coat renovated at Empire Furriers, Ltd., opp. the Town Hall clock.—(Ad.) Kelleway's for Furnishing Bargains.— 30 Tapestry and velvet squabs. 25/ each; 200 sample carpet ends, 9/6, 12/6, 15/; 30 only roll edge mill wool mattresses, 25/ each.—Newmarket.—(Ad.)