TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 203, 29 August 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day. 6 55 p.m. Sunset, 5.27; sunrise to-morrow, ©36. Daring burglaries in Ponsonby last night. Pan-American Airways Clipper at Noumea. Parliament to meet in London this afternoon. Germany's military preparations said to be completed. Auckland amateur boxing tourney opened last evening. Japanese Cabinet resigns as result of Kuaso-tiermali pact. Britain, united as never before, calmly awaiting developments. Official sources in Paris express opinion that peace hangs by a thread. Sharp fall in price of pound sterling in terms of American dollars. Work to resume on State building in Jean Batten Place this week. All foreign Tress correspondents, in Poland issued with gas masks. Regular Sydney-Auckland air service expected to begin in November. Huntly miners still on strike; mass meeting being held this afternoon. North Inland Motor Union conference opened in L'alinerston North to-day. Auckland provincial table tennis and badminton championships in progress* Yesterday's turnover on the New York Stock Exchange totalled 070,000 shares. Admiralty order forbids ships in British waters using wireless transmitters. British Ambassador has nearly two hours" conversation with Hitler in Berlin. German Storm Troops reported to ha«e lieen tired on by German citizens Hi Danzig. State coal mines show slight increase in profit for year, according to Minister of Mines. London butter market improves, with New Zealand now quoted 121/ to 123/ per cwt. Pan-American Airways California Clipper due at Auckland at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow. Difficulty of controlling visitors to a boys' ward at the Auckland Hospital increasing. Problem of the drunken driver discussed by North Island Motor Union conference. Admiralty assumes control of British, shipping, which has been placed under naval orders. Estimated that £60.000 will be spent this year in animal research work in New Zealand. Nothing known of wherea-bouts of one Italian and four German ships in Australian waters. Defence of standard of nurses' examinations in May received at last night's Hospital Board meeting. High awards of Koyal Life-saving Society made at annual meeting of Auckland Centre last night. British ban on trading in foreign securities regarded as first step In mobilisation of assets in U.S.A. Large output of crude petroleum oil from Dominion revealed in Mines Statement, tabled in House to-day. Queen of Holland in broadcast advises hearers not to abandon hope until negotiations no longer continue. Customs returns, for month of July show that imports were retained at high level, exceeding £4,400,000. Hon. D. G. Sullivan urges early preparation for Centennial Exhibition in Wellington; opens in 12 weeks' time. Progress in regard to research and advisory services claimed by Minister of Agriculture, in presenting annual report. Semi-official reports of active consultations between Hitler and Mussolini; Duce said to be making every effort to lessen tension.

Wide public interest in operations at Taxman Airways ba.se at Mechanic 5 Bay, many going to look at the Aotearo a. *

Disappointment expressed by trade unionists at advice that Government does not intend to introduce Holidays With Pay Bill this session.

Man who threw parcel among crowd in Downing Street causes panic in belief that it was a bomb; parcel proved to contain harmless rubber balls.

Minister of Agriculture, in annual report, says that Government will take fullest measures to alleviate loss to farmers caused through disease amongst stock.

Sales on Change to-day were:—South British, £2 2/3; Colonial Sugar, £48 10/; Roller Mills, 19/9; Stock, 15/6/52-55, 4 per cent, £97 2/6;. Woolworths (Sydney), £1 4/6; Emperor Mines, 10/9. New Zealand's only platinum mine produced less than £7 worth of metal during past year, according to annual report of Mines Department.

The biggest sale of new and secondhand books ever keld in Auckland now proceeding at Kealv's, 21, Shortland St. Moving out. All stock to be sacrificed.— (Ad.)