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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 101, 29 April 1913, Page 1

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Better teeth at Howey Walters. Vote for Neville Neweomb. V The Scott fund now totals £55,760. ' H.M.s. New Zealand, "our" Dread* nought, arrived this afternoon. _ New Y-M.C..A. will be opened <b y tie Governor to-morrow afternoon. The liner Virginia parsed for 14 hours ■through an icefield where the Titanic foundered. Ml school committee elections in the Auckland Education District took placq last night. The White Star liner Britannic is slightly larger than the German liner Im'perator. Ngauruhoe is reported to be very active at present, sending out large clouds of smoke. Essad Pasha, who has proclaimed himself King of Albania, has 40,000 troop 3 under his control. His 'Excellency the Governor and Lady Liverpool returned this morning from a. tour of the Kotorua district. A Huntly deputation waited on .the Prime Minister yesterday to ask for the substitution of a subway for an overhead bridge at 'Main South. Boad railway, crossing, at Mercer. Lieutenant Harrison was flying on Cody's prize bi-plane, when it turned turtle at a height of 500 ft., the pilot being instantly killed. The mystery of the disappearance of the Dublin Crown jewels ie to be cleared! up in the law courts shortly- during the hearing of a libel action. The Portuguese Government is having more trouble with rebellious factions, and 175 prisoners were taken, during street demonstrations yesterday. The Mercer Town Board asked th* Prime Minister yesterday for funds to provide a new punt and approaches for the ferry across the VPaikato near the town. Under the Essad-Xieholas alliance, Montenegro keeps Tarabosch ridge and Boyana, juet outside Scutari, while the town itself becomes part ~ of .the • new: kingdom of Albania. The elections for the City Council, ■Harbour Board, Hospital Board, and other local bodies take place to-morrow, together with the half-holiday poll and some special local polls. The City and Parnell Fire Brigades were called out last night to attend to an outbreak in the Neuchatel Asphalte Company's premises, in Stanley Street. The fire was quickly extinguished, but damage to "the extent of about £300 -was sustained. ' ' •The chairman of the City Schools-Com-mittee last night announced, that the Committee proposed to secure the decision of the Supreme Court" regarding, the powers of the Education Board in the appointment of teachers, in view of the recent usurpation of the committee's authority. In caee Wednesday ie the day chosen, for the half-holiday, shopkeepers may dose on Saturday by intimating to the Department—(Ad.) Open all day to-morrow (Wednesday). New lot of ladies' raincoats, 18/'U : to 52/9 eaci. Hundreds to chooee from.— J. A. Bradstreet, draper, Karangahape Read.—(Ad.) "' ; '"'-,., .• :,,;,., Thinking people are voting fdff 'Erijesfc ,(?.•.Skeates. (jeweller)- at ;the CouncdJ poll to-morrow because he is a' wellknown citizen of standing, and has had five years' previous experience on local bodies, and is a supporter of the, present progressive policy.—(Ad.)