TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 193, 17 August 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 5.40 p.m. Sunset, 5.17; sunrise to-morrow, 6.32. Aucklander wins South Island table teimU title. Wanganella sails to-morrow afternoon for Sydney. City of Delhi arrived yestcray afternoon from Montreal. Aotearoa takes off from Southampton, Auckland-bound. Sick officer of American freighter landed at Auckland. Strange find of money in brief bag at Auckland cloak-room. Achilles due back to-morrow after Pacific Islands cruise. Poland believed to be the final arbiter between peace and war. Young man imprisoned on five charges of unlawful car conversion. Government committee in naval pay inquiry to report next week. Formal occupation by Nazi troops of capital of Slovakia expected. Slip on Main Trunk line near Mangaweka delayed express services. No conference on Danzig compromise is cue given official Nazi Press. Border between Poland and Germany in I pper Silesia district closed. Port Halifax arrives this afternoon, from Napier to load for London. Income tax certificates in steady demand, giving discount of two per cent. Plans for national register, to include entire population of Britain, now ready. Sydney M.P. arrested in connection with charges against missing financier. New Zealand golfer now in fifth round of German amateur championship. New. fishing vessel to be launched tonight for well-known Auckland netmaker. British troops rushed to border of Kowlcon, Hongkong, following Japanese landing. Rangitata will arrive to-morrow from Napier, and sails for London next Thursday. Girl who stole multi-millionaire's gold clock from cabin on Niagara admitted to probation. One record broken and another equalled in Auckland Grammar School steeplechases. Japanese spokesman threatens blockade of international and French Shanghai concessions. Timbers perfectly sound in old wreck at Waimakariri, uncovered after 45 years under water. Success of democracy depends on the people realising their responsibilities to it, savs Earl Baldwin. Need for development of New Zealand exports stressed at Auckland provincial meeting of Farmers' Union. POLS. Achilles, with GovernorGeneral on board, returns to-morrow morning from Island cruise. . H.M.S. Endeavour to sail for England [ to-iuorrow after carrying out survey ; work on New Zealand coast. Chamber of Commerce member states i latest import license restrictions are making honest men dishonest. • Old city business block at corner of . Queen and Wellesley Streets to be de- ; molished and six-storey building erected, i Allegation that union president was > dismissed because of union activities , made in Conciliation Council ■ dispute. ° - Sixteen young Canadians, including tradesmen and domestics, anxious to emigrate to New Zealand; seekinw information in Auckland. Damage estimated at £15,000 caused | in electrical factory blaze at Christchurch; over 200 workers affected by I loss of valuable plant. Farmers agree on principle of guaranteed price at Auckland provincial meeting of New Zealand Farmers' Union, but consider it should be based on production prices. Sales on 'Change to-day were: — South British, £2 3/3; Renown Coal, 10/0; Pref. 2/6; Farmers' Trading, 18/2; Milne and Clioyce, B Pref. 7 p.c., odd lot, £1 2,/(i; Morris Hedstrom, £1 7/9; Farmers' Fertilizer, 17/3; i Taranaki Oilfields (3). 6/0; Wright Stephenson, £1 ; New Zealand Newspapers, £1 12/9; Woolworths (Sydney), £1 6/; Martlia. 9/3.