TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 302, 22 December 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Art Union results announced. High water to-day, 3.37 p.m. Sunset, 7.40; sunrise to-morrow, 4.">8. Further Russian air raids over Finnish cities. Original "Merry Widow' , visits Auckland. Petrol prices up a halfpenny from to-day. Xew Lynn house almost demolished by fire. Three Auckland nursing sisters to serve overseas. Germany extends Siegfried Line along Swiss frontier. Intensive campaign for 10,000 volunteere to be started immediately. Dutch anti-aircraft guns and 'planes attack foreign aircraft over Arnhem. Germany formally protests to Argentine against internment of crew of Graf Spee. News of suicide of Captain of Graf Spee published in only .one Berlin newspaper. Pan American Airways' plans finalised for San Francisco-Auckland regular service. Total contraband seized by Allies since beginning of war amounts to 870,000 tons. British Press describes Hitler's destruction of German shipping as "scuttling" of nation. American submarine sighted near Pago Pago when liner Mariposa was on. way to Auckland. Government deprives Parliamentary Undersecretary of post, because recent writings have offended. British Minister of "War greatly impressed by appearance of Canadian force on parade in England. King expresses horror and indignation at machine-gunning of British fishermen by German 'planes in North Sea. Precautions taken to prevent captain of scuttled linej- Columbus from following Captain LangsdorfTs example. Future of League of Nations discussed by Australian delegate -who arrived to-day on «ay back to Australia. British submarine Ursula, which sank German cruiser recently, given triumphant reception on arrival at British port. Sum of £6,500,000 for dairy produce and over a million for wool, paid since Government's agreement with United Kingdom came into force. y. Survivors of sunken Swedish steamer, adrift on raft in North Sea, saved by Coastal Patrol 'planes, who guided destroyer to rescue in gale. Germans deny sinking of innocent fishing smacks in North Sea; claim that ships were fitted with wireless, and acting as scouts for the Admiralty and Air Ministry. Labourer who yesterday persisted in wanting to drive his car, seat to prison for seven days this morning for being in a state of intoxication while in charge I of his car. e Agreement reported eigned between Italy and Germany for German residents in Italian Tyrol to vote as to whether they shall return to Germany or adopt Italian citizenship. * Western Springs Speedway, Saturday night. See Advertisement on Page 3.—(Ad.)