TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 113, 16 May 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 4.44 p.m. Sunset, 4.53 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, 0.42 a.m. Matua arrives from the Islands at '. 4.30 p.m. to-day. Wanganella is due from Sydney next Tuesday morning. City of Delhi to sail for Xew York on Thursday morning. Soviet reported to regard British proi posals as unsatisfactory. National candidate for Christchurch South by-elect ion selected. Stock Exchange approves internal loan issue, anticipating success. Empress of Australia proceeding under i forced draught to Quebec. H.M.S. Wellington leaves on annual • winter cruise of Pacific Islands, Youth, bitten by death adder, saves his life by blowing off his hand. Eight divorce decrees granted in the Auckland Supreme Court to-day. Death duties clause important feature of IJI4S issue of Government stock. AYark worth twins first to come under Social >ecurity Act maternity benefits. Steamer Taxman sailed last evening for Wellington. Sydney and the East." Heads of university science departments granted title of associate-profes-sors. H.M.S. Wellington sailing this after- • noon on two months' cruise of the Island". ; Wholesale and retail price of motor tyres m Xew Zealand advanced bv 5 per cent. Monowai sailed this afternoon for \ancouver, with 193 passengers from Auckland. Auckland branch of Xew Zealand farmers' Union opens 30th annual conference to-day. Germany reported to be planning retaliation against Britain on account of lurko-British pact. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose have ride in London tube train for first time. f Xe S- £ ea,a " de|- 6 training in England tor flight of long-range bombers to Dominion in October. Plan for stabilisation of wool prices brought forward at farmers' conference by 'Dominion president. Producers', instead of Government, marketmg urged by Dominion president oi .\.z. farmers' Union. Farmers' Union Dominion president criticises alleged propaganda in favour or secondary industries Dunedin city by-law covering liquor at dances held unreasonable bv Chief Justice; conviction quashed. Objective of recruiting appeal bv ? -fnno Auckland - *<• Ernest Davis, for 1000 volunteers, now in si-ht Influenza epidemic causes earlv closure of State correspondence pupilsvacation school" at Xew Plymouth. bulldin- *T S re , s I >onse by British building trade workers to Xew Zealand s request for 500 skilled workers. Further details of Government's plan to bring ~00 British artisans to Xew Zealand given by Minister of Housing • -New Government loan expected to Fe--1 ceive good reception, according to 5 opinion ,n Auckland investment circles thieves entered office of Xew Lynn tannery last night and stole a safe conmiss ,ng * Pounds; safe is still . Canadian destroyers gave first welcome to Kincr and Queen short , v befora •> p.m. yesterday in the Gulf* of St Lawrence. Kesult of Transport Board election on recount will not be known earlier than to-morrow, and possibly not till lnursday. C C Clements and A. Murray play nine holes each at Middlemore in 33Australian von Xida round in 70 in" brilliant exhibition game. , r. i , rp "? rt °" f^reat Barrier Island vZt *« ™i Aer ° dr <"»« honour of killed*, k * . De P engineer killed there in a ir crash temporary accommodation in the form of barracks may have To be Britsh l Zt?° Vernment to a^o»>modate SeS. SBnS engaged ° n h °™"g Approval of Government internal loan proposals given by university professor hs morning; would invest Vit him' StVLoLrto St* f —* — a £evfo n nr y had been * Wn «i pre\ ions occasion. Sales on 'Change to-dav werePukemiro. IG/9; ACI fl it/o i? ,'~ Hill (con.) £2 o/ rZ « "/°J Broken Farmers' Trading' f T° 0 /3 ™ '' facture*. 5/ « 8/; Taranaki Oil 6/- w~ < S W' (Sydney, second prrf.) £1 S Morgan ,0/8; 'ficnown Ci', M ° 8 /6-

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