TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 38, 15 February 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water. 4.29 p.m. Sunset. 7.20 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, 5.52 a.m. Impressive scenes, at burial of the Popp. Irish Free State increasing army estimates. First lace in world's ISft yacht championships to-day. Karl Beatty says Australia's nasral defences inadequate. Hitler launches first of German 35.000-ton warships. Further trouble over loading pig-iron in Australia for Japan. Min,j>ter of Labour arrived in Atrck!and to-day from Rotorua. Housebreaker with lons record declared an habitual criminal. France orders further consignment-of bombing planes from America. The Opawa. bound from Liverpool, is due at Auckland on Monday next. Aucklanders fail in national swimming championships at Invercargill. The Wanganella arrived at Wellington at 6.30 a.m. to-day from Sydney. American destroyers reported ordered to Hainan Island, occupied by Japanese. Two judges occupied in Supreme Court this morning in eentencing prisoners. Visiting English cricketers play South Auckland at Hamilton to-day, and to-morrow. Young Wellingtonian defeats Dominion champion in 100 yards men's event at national meeting. Prisoner in Supreme Court makes dramatic speech on subject of stigma left by criminal convictions. Xearly 600 men racing against time to complete new Social Security Department building before April 1. Japanese need to end the war m China explains the reason for taking Hainan, according to '"The Times." Fire sweeps through several hundred acres of bush in Stokes Valley, Wellington, threatening houses and stock. Complete confidence that Australian IS-footers would beat Auckland boats on and off wind expressed by Australian manager. Three truck drivers fined for not having loads securely fastened; offences described in Magistrate's Court as "most dangerous.*' Warning to Maoris that leniency granted in special circumstances should not be misconstrued given by judge in Supreme Court to-fiav. Expressing the view that the offence was the result of drinking, Supreme Court judge sent labourer to prison for twelve months on serious charge. Father alleges at inquest at Wellington that two doctors declined to come and render assistance to his small daughter, whose body was found in a stream. Pontifical Requiem Mass sung at St. Patrick's Cathedral this morning as first official public act of Catholic Church in Auckland in connection witli obsequies of late Pope Piue XT. Curious legal point in relation to th© crime of unlawfully using an instrument discussed by judge in Supreme Court to-day, in reference to prisoner awaiting sentence for that offence. Sales on. 'Change to-day were: Bank of New: South Wales, £30 10/; Union Bank, £8 5/: Westport Coal, £1 0/6; M. K. Manufacturers, 7/9; Union Oil, £1 1/: Colonial Sugar, £48 15/; New Plymouth H. 8., 1/3/61, £102; ~KJZ; Insurance. £2 13/3; South British £2 4/j British Tobacco, £2 -10/; N.Z. KefrigJ (Con.), 7/8; Stock, 15/2/43-46, 4 pacent ex int., £98 5/; 10/4/46-49 4 per cent ex int., £100: 15/6/52-55-4 per cent ex int., £100; City of Auckland 1/1/4451 4J per cent, *£101: Mount Albert, 1/7/66 4J per cent, £100 10/.