TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High -water to-day, 12.30 p.m. Sunset, 4.57 p.m; sunrise to-morrow, 6.3S a.m. Port Montreal due to-morrow from Halifax. London metal markets show all-round advances. Firmer tone on London Stock Exchange. Further 4G State houses to be erected at Devon port. Hairdressers in Wellington to restrict tnisiness hours. Sheetmetal worker before Police Court on seven charge*. Jury awards damages to motor cyclist apainst van driver. Shipment of oyster stout lor Engl.md to leave Bluff shortly. Britain to create pigeon service for use in peace and war. C ity of Kinilic'iley arrived this afternoon from Xew York. Kmpro-s of Australia with Royal party nboard. enters icefields. South Pacific liner Tasnian due tomorrow moniiny: from Saigon. Seaman tine<i at Xcw PlvininrJi for pillaging 28S cartlipans from carpo. Public Works employee .it Klondrkj Imdly hurt when gale overturns shed. (jermany blames Britain for expulsion from Egypt of (iernian journalist. llariposa arrives to-morrow from San Francisco: sails for Sydney at night. Only 200 more recruits to complete total of 1000 as appealed for by Mayor. Prime Minister deprecates talk* of panic as result of present world affairs. Interest rates for short loans and bilU on the Ixindon market have eased this week. Xew Zealand onions bring £27 a ton in Sydney, where there is an acut;: shortage. Statement made by Mr. Chamberlain on negotiations between Britain and Russia. Light bomber capsizes in surf at Bank's Peninsula, but two officers escape unhurt. Appeal to be launched *for £1500 to establish cancer research department in Auckland. Government appoints price tribunal consisting of judge and investigating accountant. Boeing Clipper expected hara in Jnlv in course of survey flight over South Pacific route. Discontent among members of Public Service reported in public servants' official organ. N. V. Edwards omitted from Xew Zealand Davis Cup side to play Britain, starting to-day. . Royal Commission, headed by judge, to be set up to inquire into sheep farming industry. Interesting collection of moa bones obtained by director for Auckland War Memorial Museum. Selection of candidates for enrolment • in civil reserve of pilots announced by '■ Defence Minister. 1 At this week's tea sale at Colombo • there was a good demand, but values c were slightly easier at the close. j At one of the worst sales yet held in - Gisborae weaner calves sold at 2/6 p?r head for steers and 3/ for heifers. i Urgent inquiry into service conditions • on 11.M.5. Endeavour, at present in [ Xew Zealand waters, to be made. I Barque Killonui, docked this afters noon for painting, sails on Saturday for r South Australia to load wheat for a Fal mouth, j Chinese irregulars penetrate heart of - Canton; thousands killed in Japanese ) air raids on Chungking, which is being 1 evacuated. ) Dunedin brokers blame New Zealand 3 Wool Committee for allowing unlimited • catalogues for March sales at Auckland J- and Timaru, thus prejudicing Duuedin'e . last sale. • Sales on 'Change to-dav were: — ? Bank of Australasia. £9 15/; Xational Bank, £2 4/6; Xew Zealand Insurance, i £2 13/; Kaiapoi, 11/6; Waihi Investe ments. 7/6; Fanners' Auckland, B. pref., y 1!»/; Auckland Gas, 17/2; Auckland Gas - (con.), <odd lot), 10/9; Xew Zealand I Refrigerating (Con.), 7/1 J; Woolworths, a (Xew Zealand), 18/6; Unlisted, Silk ;. nit, 4/.