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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 191, 13 August 1919, Page 1

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♦ Hair-prlce Remnant L>ay at A.u.c.,'inursaay. Prospects of settling the Auetraliitrshipping strike are again regarded as hopeful. The coalminers' representatives yesterday rejected the oiler made to them by the mine owners. The Auckland A ladies' hockey team ■won the provincial cup for the current year, winning ail three games it played. Mr. .Massey is of opinion that New Zealand will require about 100,000 tons of phosphates from Nauru Island yearly. Official figures show that the cost of living in New Zealand since July, 1914, in foodstuffs alone has been 42.50 per cent. Kolchak lias been driven back 800 miles by the Bolshevist forces opposed to him. He is outnumbered five to one. The Russians in the Archangel area have made a strong appeal to the Allies against throwing them to the Bolshevist wolves. The steamer Pateena collided severely with Onehunga wharf this morning, wrecked part of the tee, and herselt sustained considerable damage. In a new set of counter proposals, tho coalminers ask for equal wages for all mine workers except those on the face, for whom a 25 per cent increase is asked. The Prime Minister denies that there have been any negotiations with the Admiralty with a view to the formation of a naval squadron on the New Zealand station. At a meeting of the Auckland branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association executive last night possible secession from the New Zealand body was discussed with a good deal of candour. To-morrow is commencement of Pearson's giant boot gale at their Karangahape Koad Store. Valuable Wellesley Street stock to be saeririced.—(Ad.) The Regal, 240, Queen Street, is now showing the latest in English and Parisian spring millinery.—(Ad.) Royal Boot Store sale, 3/ in the £ discount begins to-morrow, 101, Karangahape Road. — (Ad.) Kelleway's still cheapest draper—72in unbleached herringbone sheeting, 1/11; white baby flannel. 3/11; babies' embroidered robes, 3/11. —Newmarket only. (Ad.) High cost of hats causing thousands of men to have their hats cleaned at Cox's Hat Factory Karangahape Road. (Ad.)