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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 282, 27 November 1940, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Auckland Weather Forecast.—Some morning low cloud or fog, but otherwise fine and mild. High water to-day, 5.05 p.m. (ieiinan diplomatic activity in Far East. Sunset to-day, 7.21; sunrise to-morrow, 4.."Hi. Flying boat Awarua returns to-day from Sydney. R.A.F. raids naval bases and docks in Germany. Shipping in Albanian port hit in British air attaiks. Record imports and exports at Auckland last, month. Waimarino expected to-morrow from. Wellington. Kittle air activity over Britain on Monday night. Sentence annourioed on two gunners court-mart ialied. Advancing (.Greeks capture further positions from Italians. Hector of Canterbury College resigns; sin i-essor appointed. Clocks make landing on Albanian coast ■behind enemy lines. Distinguished Flying Crowes awarded to six New Zealanders. British offer to Bulgaria for refusal vo join_ Axis-.la-pa 11 pact. Waipiata sails i-liis afternoon for Wellington and the south. Watersider killed yesterday when caught under a line of trucks. Two youths fined for car conversion in Police Court yesterday. Italian reliof rolumns -thrown into confusion by K.A.F. raids. Ja]*nnese vessel VaTna'huku Maru arrived from Japan this morning. Xgahere gold dredge, near Greymouth, idle as result of holiday dispute. Awards to Xew Zeal. l nd airmen; participation in attack on Municth. Man sentenced to three months' gaol for offences under Oil Fuel Regulations. Staff of Xew Zealand house in London carries on under air raid conditions. Home Guard movement to be launched at mass meeting in Auckland to-night. Modern 601b gun evolved in Xew Zealand by use of multiple pneumatic tyres. Forage caps future issue for territorrals owing to shortage of felt -for peaked hats. Conference on milkmen's 'hours in Auckland concluded to-day -without reaching solution. Aucklander wins Xew Zealand Institute of Architects' bronze medal for domestic architecture. Fire brigade appeals for exemption from military service heard by Manpower ComI mittee to-day. Xewsreel cameraman arrives from Sydney by Awarua. this morning £o maka films r>f Dominion. United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee to investigate question of credits for Britain. First Field Regiment. X.Z.A., trekking Iback from Waiouru; to be demobilised at Auckland on Saturday. Issue of representation on War Cab-net raised by Prime Minister in view of change of Xational party leadership. Long service medals presented at meeting of Auckland Fire Board to two past members, who had given merLforiooß service. Evidence in connection with speed of Limited express heard at board of inquiry sitting to-day In connection with Merc?r derailment. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day; Bank of Xew Zealand. £2 03: Farmers' Trading. 19/; Broken Hill Pron.. £2 5/, £2 5/3; Woolwortihs (N.Z.I. 15 6: Woolwortflis (Syd.l. 17/7; Stock. 15 *3 40-13. 4 p.c.. £101 5/; Xational Bank. £1 Hi' (2); Dominion Breweries. £1 10/; M.K. Manufacturers, 6/; Xorth C-anterburv E.P.8.. 1/5/49. £104 12/6; X.Z. Insurance, £3 1/9; South British. £2 9/6 (2); X.Z. Farmers' Fertilizer, £1 2/.