TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Sunset to-day, 7.43. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.20. High water to-day, 12.36 p.m. _ Cargo salvaged from wrecked Wa.l- -

Wanganui leading in Cornwell Cup vacht races. Three senior cricketers and prominent athlete enlist. University Senate discusses need of veterinary college. Rear-Admiral Byrd's supply ship arrives at base eite.

Mr. Chamberlain makes statement on changes in Cabinet. Elderly man killed when helping his sons to stack hay.

State has completed 5705 houses since inception of housing scheme. Wax gave serious setback to State housing scheme, states Minister. Mr. Hore-JJelisha makes personal statement in House of Commons.

No Sanders or Cornwell Cup races this morning at Wellington; no wind. Twelve British, four neutral ships lost last week as result of enemy action.

Young Rumanian society belle interned, on charge "oi assisting outlawed Iron Guard.

Christchurch R.A.F. pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for gallant conduct.

Packer sent to gaol for month for assaulting- two strangers in Queen Street last night.

Time hammer ehot gun was banned as dangerous, declares Minister of Internal Affaire.

Eleven Greek cargo vessels, totalling 48,835 tons, lost during the war, says official statement.

Mother, father, two sons drowned when launch capsizes on bar to inlet on coast of Victoria.

List of 199 offenders for breaches of traffic by-laws dealt -with by three magistrates to-day.

Auckland in good position to "win Sanders Cup; provincial representative won two races yesterday. French officials state thai Allied policy provides for defence of any neutral invaded by Germany.

Xet price of superphosphate will remain at prewar level at least until end of July, states Minister.

German claim to have sunk 26 British tankers since war started is over double the real total, says Admiralty.

British captains, former prisoners in' Graf Spee, arrive in England and proceed to London under military orders.

Both Mr. Oliver Stanley, new War Secretary, and his predecessor, Mr. HoreBelisha, cheered in House of Commons.

Abattoir workers protest against not being allowed to enlist; resentment expressed at stop-work meeting this morning. '

Turkey's Government asks. National Assembly to take precautionary measures against Turkey being involved in war.

Body of man.found in har"bour yesterday, to-day identified as that of a draper who disappeared from his home last Thursday.

Western Springs water highly polluted and not available as stand-by, stated waterworks engineer at to-day's water inqtiiryj »

Australian returned sailors and soldiers congratulate New Zealand R.S.A. on splendid showing of H.M.S. Achilles in recent action.

Certain features of activities on German side of Dutch frontier bear close resemblance to elaborate scare manufactured by Xazis last November.

Kazis claim that M. Daladier is responsible for Belo-Dutch military measures, having alarmed Dutch Ministens because he wanted to intensify the war.

Airman whored formation of Wellesley bomibers on long-distance flight from Cairo to Australia in 1938 gets D.F.C., and i s promoted for reconnaissance over enennv baae.

Underlying purpose of German sea and land action regarding Holland and Belgium believed in England to be to terrorise small nations to keep them in state of false alarm.

Deputy-superintendent of Central Fire Brigade stated at Board of Health water inquiry this morning that in certain parts of the city there was insufficient water supply for fire fighting purposes.

Sales on 'Change to-day were:—South British, £2 10/; New Zealand Breweries, £1 17/7; British Tobacco, £2 14/; Bycrofts, £1 19/; Farmers' Trading (A pref), £1 1/; McKendriek, 18/; Wellington Alluvials. 4/9; Kaiapoi, 13/1; Consolidated Brick, 9/; Electro Zinc, £3 6/6; Woolworths (N.Z.), 16/7; Loloma, £1 17/6; Newmarket Borough Council 1/6/51, £101. Unlisted: Una Hill, 1/9.