TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 173, 25 July 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 1.43 p.m. Onion prices firmer in Auckland. Xiagara to sail for Sydney at 10 p.m. Government caucus in Wellington to-day. Sunset, 4.-30 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, ti.•">•") a.m. Signs of serious differences in Spanish Cabinet. Potatoes roach exceptionally high price at Gisliorno. Mariposa sailed for San Francisco at 0.30 p.m. yesterday. Mayoral reception this morning; to visiting him magnate. Maunganui due on Friday morning from her Island cruise. Finnish barque Penang to make visit to Xew Zealand next year. Matua is due from the Cook Islands on Friday, with a cargo of fruit. Chiang Kai-shek unable to believe Tokyo has proved another Munich. Turnover on Xew York stock exchange yesterday totalled 1.070.000 shares. Lord Halifax snakes official statement on British loan to Germany story. America viewing with concern cases of Japanese violence against nationals. I.R.A. plot to blow up Houses of Par- . liament revealed in House of Cnmi ions. Keen clemaml for vegetables owing to cold weather and prices generally higher. London wool market- continues firm, and Bradford topmakers are fully occupied. Position of stranded steamer Port Bowen said to have become worse overnight. Argentina to make strong bid for ownership of parts of Antarctic regions. Over 500 Australian returned soldiers likely to visit Xew Zealand for Centennial. Shortage of store cattle expected in" Gisborne district as result ot autumn drought. Brilliant innings by Hardstaff in second Test against West Indies cricketers. Official text of preliminary agreement between Britain and Japan published. Good response by investors to Auckland Transport Board's loan of £100,000. City of Glasgow due to-morrow morning, from Xapier, to complete loading for Montreal. Xaniwa Maru is being delayed by the rain, and will not leave for Wellington until Thursday. Xo changes made in Auckland Rugby representative side to play Xorth Auckland on Saturday. Higher salary to be offered nurses for Warkworth and Franklin Hospitals owing to acute shortage. Question of Sunday School classes in hospital wards further considered by Auckland Hospital Board. Four awards issued by Arbitration Court in terms of recommendations ; from Conciliation Councils. I Port Ahuriri fishermen figure in first prosecution of kind in Dominion in being fined for sale of small crayfish. Posts of chiefs of divisions of medicine and surgery at Auckland Hospital abolished by board as economy measure. 5 Importers being called on by banks to • declare their stocks of goods before being granted further overseas credits. Block of old shops in Shortland Street } changes hands; extensive renovation© to be made to convert them into modern shops and offices. British Cabinet in no way associated with proposal of loan to Germany; suggestion was purely personal • view of Minister proposing it. ! Magistrate holds that a vacant house furnished since the passing of the Fair . Rente Act does not come within the provisions of the Act. Motorist charged in Supreme Court today with negligent driving causing death and failing to stop after accident, did not call evidence in defence. Banks step hi to take complete control of Dominion's overseas trade position • following tangle caused by excessive issuing of Customs licenses. Hospital Board's action in terminating employment of medical and surgical - chiefs without a hearing described by member as unfair and prejudiced. In his decision given to-day. the Police Court magistrate ordered the, deportation of a young Chinese, who came here on holiday two and a half years ago. Fugitive Italian, a prohibited immigrant who disappeared from the Wanganella la~t Tuesday, arrested on the mud flats at Parakai, near Helensville, this morning. Sales on 'Change to-day were:— ) Xational Bank, £2 5/3; South British, £2 4/; Xew Zealand Insurance, £2 13/; Biver Plate, 9/6; Traders Finance (pref.), 17/; Dominion Breweries (2), £1 13/; Wool worths (Sydnev), (2), £1 4/1; Martha, 9/9; Loloma, *£1 6/6; Stock, 15/6/52-55, 4 per cent, £95 17/6; Stock, 15/6/52-55, 4 per cent, £96.