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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 196, 20 August 1930, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Launch sank at moorings off Devonport. Two spans of Sydney harbour bridge joined. Sharp earthquake felt at Paeroa and Waihi. Attempt at Sydney to rob bank officials. Prince of Wales took part in British air manoeuvres. Proposal to wind up Brisbane Turf Club rejected. Crops devastated in 300 American counties by drought. Sir George Hunter, Reform M.P. for. Waipawa, is dead. Wellington leading Aucklanders in inter-college tourney. Government decided not to tax 1/6 amusement tickets. Big catch of mullet by fishermen at Stanley Bay this morning. Graphic description of sinking of Tahiti given by passengers. Title-holders defeated .in Victorian amateur golf championship. Steamer Penybryn reported that she had enough coal to reach Suva. Diamond rings valued at £200 stolen from Queen Street jeweller's shop. Large number of divorce cases to be heard at Supreme Court to-morrow. Education Board to make grant for swimming bath at Training College. Proposal to send New Zealand Associa-. tion football team to Canada in 1932. Bain stopped play in final cricket Test match; Australians 405 for three wickets. Bequest of £1550 to Auckland Hospital for purchase of children's toys and comforts. Number of athletes at Empire Games quarantined on account of outbreak ojj disease. Moth 'plane crashed while circling battleship on Brisbane River; one flrcT killed. ' J Minister of Health savs Government has not reduced subsidy to Plunket Society. Hospital Board able to use interest only on gift of £750 bv Auckland Savings Bank for purchase of radium. Auckland Hospital Board discussed complaint by patient about religious services at Auckland Hospital. American evangelist, Aimee Seniple MacPherson, lost eyesight consequent on severe nervous breakdown. Deputation of Kohimararna residents met City Council at Kohimararna this morning to discuss waterfront road. University Council at Dunedin decided that future graduation services should be held in private, with admission by invitation. Sales on -'Change to-day were: National Bank of Australia, £14"; National Bank of Australa (cont.), £6 17/; New Zealand Insurance, £2 1/6; Wilsons Cement, 16/6; National Bank of Australia, (cont.), £6 17/.

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