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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 59, 11 March 1930, Page 1

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Stead case in Supreme Court. 2 Maori conference proceeding at Gis- ; borne. Marama arrived from Sydney this - morning. • «81ight easing of rates at Christclmrch ! . wool sales. Army Rifle Association meeting opened - at Trentham. ? Australians leading in cricket match j with Tasmania. j Congregational Union Conference con"t eludes to-morrow. German squadron to make cruise to - Mediterranean. ? Young woman proposes flight from , England to Australia. j Damage by floods in France estimated 5 at twelve million pounds. " Complaint from near .Taumarumii of damage by deer to crops. i Abortive conference over New South J* Wales coal mines dispute. Complaint in England that blending of butter not fair to Dominions. 31 Cage crashed 1600 ft down mine in ® South Africa, killing 28 natives. ! Trial in Russia of scholars and 3 scientists for alleged conspiracy. [ Arrangements made at Opotiki to prot vide landing ground for aeroplanes. b High standard at amateur boxing j tournament at Town Hall last evening. More purchases of New Zealand goods • urged in address by Riglit Hon. J. G. > Coates. [ Freight rates on New Zealand exported ; produce to be negotiated in London; 1 £3,000,000 of business involved. ' _ Appeal for preference of Canadian J timber as against American timber made ■ by Canadian timber delegation, [. "All weather" road communication '• between Auckland and North expected to . be established before winter of 1931. Large expenditure contemplated by J Mount Eden Borough Council to com- - plete drainage and roading schemes. 8 ' Prince Holm died in New York half an s hour' before .hearing of inheritance of - £100,000; story of remarkable career. t Collection of antelopes, "Bush Babies" a and- tortoises for Auckland Zoo, gift of ' ex-Aucklander, has arrived en route at " Sydney. _ ' Confusion caused by injudicious use 1 of word "Australasia" emphasised at meeting of Chamber of Commerce to- • day. . Commercial community to urge upon Government necessity of trade communication between Auckland and Norfolk Island. . 1 - Astounding evidence of . complete breakdown of prohibition enforcements - P arts of America heard before Hoover Commission. - , 4 uckland Swimming Centre urging i, da] , ms of Bridson and Miss Pidgeonfor •> ' nc ' n sion in New Zealand swimming team to go to Empire games. ~ MiV C. P. Parkerson, the Aucklander, >'J• °, IS , \° from England to New 3 Zealand, has delayed his start owing to bad weather; he hopes to get away to- »> morrow. - J sl - 8 ' 1 , 11 New Pl ymouth Swimming Club u officals who, set out on Sunday to .- superintend the placing of buoys for the - Flannagan Cup sea race, had to spend I ,°" rS adrift ' owin S to the failure : ot the'launch's engine. • Sa, . e ® ° n 'Change to-day were: Comi mercial Bank of Australia £1 1/11 New ' £2 4/, Moanataiari J 1 f/o'-D 2 ? me /f al Bank of Australia " l/ ®> Bank New Zea'land £2 16/11 j ej Coal £1 6/7 > Moanataiari