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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 235, 4 October 1928, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Southern Cross may leave for Sydney during the week-end. The English tennis players hare left San Francisco for their tour of Australia and New Zealand. A Maori was caught in an Onehunga shop last night, and arrested on a charge of breaking .and entering. The Niagara is due from Vancouver on Monday morning, and will resume her voyage to Sydney the same night. The Auckland-owned three-year-old Prince Humphrey ran third in the Craven Plate at Randwick yesterday. Cyclonic disturbances in the Tasman are likely to delay the start of the Southern Cross on her return trip for several days. I McConachy, the New Zealand billiardist, made the record break yesterday of .the match between him atd Lindrum, scoring 887. High praise paid by Sir John Salmond, Britain's air chief, to the Blenheim municipal aerodrome, which is to be converted into an air port. Judge Frazer declared in hearing the Dominion freezing workers' dispute today that the Court could not be stultified by allowing awards to be torn up. The retail price of butter in Auckland is reduced as from to-day by one penny per lb, making the new rates IfS for first grade and 1/6 to 1/7 for second. The Ulimaroa sails to-morrow morning for Sydney, and the Waipahi leaves in the afternoon for Suva, in place of the Tofua, which is undergoing annual overhauL James Russell, who, with his twin brother, was sentenced the other day to three months' imprisonment for converting a car unlawfully to his own use, was to-day granted a rehearing. The final match of 36 holes is being played to-day at Middlemore between Mrs. Guy Williams, of Masterton, Miss D. Clays tall, of Christchurch, in the New Zealand ladies golf championship. Sales on 'Change to-day:—N.Z. £3 1/3; Pnkemiro Collieries, £3 10/; Auckland Gas, £1 3/1; N.Z. Refrigerating, 18/11; and Union Oil and Ckndle, £2 3/. Auckland transport dispute has been settled by compromise, and a bill totally different to the original measure will be put through Parliament this week. A picturesque wedding took place at St. Benedict's Church this morning, when two members of the Fuller-Gonsalez Opera Company were married, in the presence of a very large and interested assembly. Limerick finished only fourth in the Craven Plate yesterday, but was afterwards found to be suffering from a recurrence of a trouble which came on when he was racing in Australia as a three-year-old—a split heel. He will be brought back to New Zealand. Don't miss to-morrow's sensational fur bargains at Empire Furriers* clearance sale.—Opp. Town All— (Ad > . Friday's great special at the Mode! Furriers. Full size furs in silver grey and beige, over 45in in length, 42/6.— G. Green, 99, Karangahape Rd.—(Ad.) To-morrow's fur bargains surpass all previous records. Real Marmot, Pescheniki, and Squirrel coats at one-third usual prices. Beautiful coats, worth 90gs, .to-morrow's price 10gs.—Empire Furriers' sale, opp. Town HalL—(Ad.) The greatest sale of furs and fur coats Auckland has ever known.—At .the • Model Furriers, 99, Karangahape Rd. Ad. Special offer spring customs—save 15/ to 20/. Also sample frocks,' silk coats, jumper suits.—Just inside Strand I Arcade, Warren's.—(Ad.) _ Real fox furs, 35/, at the Model Furriers' great sale.—Note only address: G. Green, 99, Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) The Empire's bargains are unbeatable. , To-morrow you can secure beautiful fox 1 furs, all shades, from 3gs. Usual price 8 to lOgs.—Only address: Opp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) Guaranteed fur coats. 9gs, at the Model Furriers' great sale.—G. Green, Sl>, Karangahape Rd.—(Ad.) It will be to your advantage to inspect | the wonderful half-price values in (ac I furs and fur coats, at Empire Furriers' clearance sale. —Opp. Town HalL—(Ad.)