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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 141, 17 June 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 6.54 p.m. Sunset, 4.41 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, 7.2 a.m. New Zealand stocks falling on London market. New director appointed to meteorological office. Coroglen ford to be bridged following drowning tragedy. Details of Centennial regatta programmes announced. Extensive New Plymouth fire causes nearly £2000 damage. Five men trapped in heavy fall of earth at Broken Hill mine. Atmosphere of Ruisso-British talks said to be "not optimistic."' Australia makes heavy purchase of war weapons from America. Australian flying boat reaches Seychelles in Indian Ocean flight. Movement reported among Spanish Falangists to annex Portugal. Westmoreland will berth at 7 a.m. on Monday, from Liverpool, in ballast. Mayor's Centennial celebrationappeal fund has passed £14.000 mark. Motor crash with four injured follows sensational incidents in Okaihau town ship. Yesterday's turnover on the New Zca land Stock Exchange totalled 400.0(Wi shares. Captain of Sir Julien Cahn's team in New Zealand scores century at Port--mouth. Hope abandoned of saving 63 men aboard French submarine sunk in Indo China. North Auckland golfer, Mi<ss Jean Stewart, wins first title outside her own district. Tregenna will arrive on Monday morning from San Domingo, with sugar for Chelsea. Tragic death of New South WalcCabinet Minister in busv Sydney street last night. Royal Akarana Yacht Club's second series of winter races being held thiafternoon. Piri. Nobel Explosives schooner, arrived this morning from Dunedin, after a fast passage. Two Auckland ships may be used a< ferries for Wellington's Centennial harbour service. For first time foreign rider, in record time, wins senior Tourist Trophy motor cycle contest. Rotorua with 104 passengers, and large cargo, sailed shortly after midnight for London. City of Glasgow arrived last night from Montreal and berthed this morning at King's wharf. Members of Rancritoio Domain Board and Auckland Harbour Board paid virit to-day to Fiwigitoto 1-land. Port Alma arrived this morning from New Plymouth, for final loading; to sail for London next Thursday. New roll of honour, in form of two vellum volumes, together with bron?» casket, to be inrluded in the Hall of Memories at Museum. Season's figures for Zealand Cooperative Dairy Comjiany show an output of 65.988 tons, nearly S per cent lower than last season. Monterey to leave Sydney nexi Friday for Auckland, arriving at 7 a.ni. oij the following Monday, and sailing n ■ 5 p.m. for San Francisco. Sales on 'Change to-day were: —West port Stockton (pref.), 7/7; Emucrni. 10/; Consolidated Brick. 9/8. Unlisted: Taranaki Oil Development, 2/5. Kelle way's Bargain Bedding.—3ft tufted kapok mattress 19/11, 3ft mil! wool roll edge 24/g. Kapok pillows 2/ii. 2/11 each. Newmarket.— (Ad.) Kelleway's Bargain Furnishings.— 50in tapestry 4/11, 50in Genoa velvet 0/11. Newest cottage weavers 2/0. 2/11. 3/6 yd. Yes! We make blinds, all kinds. Newmarket.— (Ad..