TABLE TALK

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 211, 6 September 1941, Page 1

TABLE TALK

Auckland Weather Forecast. — Intermittent rain; temperatures cooler. Monterey .sailer] to-day for Sydney. Hi*rh water to-day. S.O-> p.m.; to-morrow. 5.26 aJii. Sunset today. 6.04 pjn.; sunrise tev morrow. 6.34 a.m. Gennan division broken in pieces by Russian counter-attack. £ 1.000.000 a day is expenditure estimate in Australia's Budget. Great- admiration in London for spirit of Leningrad deiendeis. Staff selected for training of Tank Brigade at Waiouru Camp. '1 o-iuorrcrvv to tbe observed as day of prayer throughout British Common wealth. Germans held -'0 miles from .Leningrad by heavy rain, Ixigsred roads and strong defence. Provisional appointnente to Xew Zealand Tank Brigade announced by Department. Compulsory savings in Australia, andrwe of bank credit to avoid taxation increase, is Budget forecast. Large Italian liner. Ijelieved Dai&o, "23.600 ton*;, almost certainly sunk 4>r British submarine. Opposition members critical of Social Security Amendment Bill introduced by Minister of Health. Dominion troops praised by General Pnttiek who arrived yestenday from the Middle East. \ ouih's part in Tjost-war period stressed by Governor-General at meeting ot Boy Si-outs" Dominion Council. Pleasure of military sorees at appointment of new Chief ot General Staff expressed at Mayoral -welcome. Territorial officers from Northern Military District to attend course for selection for overseas service. Prac-tisinc fees of general practitioner services in New Zealand "bo be fixed trader Soc-iaJ Security Amendment Bill. Imperial Army "officer to aammaiMi new Armoured Fighting Vehkie Srfiool aft Waiouru has arrived at Auckland. Observers predict time approachinc when Aiis will make desperate attempt to drive British forces out of Egypt. British submajine made successful attack on enemy naval force ,in Strait* of Messina: 10,000-ton cruiser seriously damaged.