TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 90, 18 April 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 6.51 pjn. Suieet. 5.54; sunrise to-morrow, 6.45. Hitler to reply to America on Frida/ week. Lower Court hearing oj. PDia «*e begins. Marnthon tennis final at Gtmpbell Park Club. Matua to leave for the Islands at 6 p.m. to-day. Hawke'e Bay in favour of 14-a.-sidc Rugby teams. Sweeping advance on Canton by Chinese reported. Brilliant display of aurora australis seen in Auckland. Franco victory march in Madrid postponed until May 15. Seven divorce applications dealt with in Supreme Court to-day. Men working on Xo. 13 scheme complain about rate of wages. Labourer charged with false pretence? before Police Court to-day. Mayor leaves Onehunga Borough Council meeting in protest. Strong muster of British and French warships in the Mediterranean. All vessels which had io wait in stream have now been berthed. Aorangi sailed for Vancouver shortly before noon to-day with 320 passengers. Stowaway from Sydnev ordered to pay £7 10/ fare in Police' Court to-day. Japanese Government blames foreign Powers for continued Chinese resktancc. Important U.S. Supreme Court ruling on case of former member of Communist party. Akaroa due from Southampton with passengers and cargo at midnight tomorrow. Barque Kilioran berthed at King's wharf to discharge guano from Seychelles. Middle-aged man injured when struck by car while cycling in Symonde Street this morning. Whangarei quarry worker narrowlv escapee death when buried bv fall of earth and metal. U.S. Government believed to be consulting famous explorers regardin" claims to Polar territory. K Nominations for Transport Board election close to-morrow; twentv-tw<. candidates already in field. Two men sent to gaol and others fined sums ranging up to £50 each for liquor offences at Te Kuiti. Air Force trainee makes dash in launch after ship bound for England after missing vessel at wharf. Xew Plymouth man in hotel wa«*er swallows florin, loses net and rune ui. £18 hospital fee* for operation. Xew Zealand tramwarmen plan to form a national union; progress made at tneir recent Wellington conference. Shortage of female labour and effects of import restrictions placing Wellinrton clothing manufacturers in difficult plight. Magistrate declines counsel's request for order to suppress publication of eriPolice Court hearing of Piha charges. Recruits for the Auckland Company ot *ew Zealand Scottish Regimen; l S a^t™ve ,n - St Knt,and Streefc **& *»U Position with regard to hospital benefits under Social Security Act still inSatisfactory rate-collection durinyear commented upon in report on CoSyCrncTl. 3l,,,^^^3^Authority given Legion of Frontiersmen to recruit and sponsor territorial company, to be known as «Front?e7*inens Company." Auckland Harbour Board may be compelled to abandon construction of ex port wharf if Ulla blc to secure capital money at 31 p er cent. "«j'"«i Minister of Education has asked Seddon Memorial Technical School Board to consider partition scheme to relieve overcrowding difficulty. Intense interest in Australia in Dominion* housing scheme reported bv Government representative on return after selecting building tradesmen. strike in American port, foe m tn< . Auckland harbour, and heavy jLg" „• do£v r \ Wh 7 h haVe «»««! suecL*ve delays to departure of linor Monterev. Sales on Change to-day were: Broken Hill Proprietary (cont.), £2 13/. ra. sons Cement, 10/4; Woolworth* (X.Z \ li/o; Woolworths (Svdnevl £1 2/0S *£ k « J5/4/46-49, 4 p.c (« h,ter£t), £9i; Stock, 15/3/40-43, 4 p.c, £98 7/0.