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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 246, 17 October 1925, Page 1

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a Caulfteld Cup run to-day. Main Highways Board has increased subsidy oil maintenanceA comet, which appears every "A yearS| is visible from Wumrnnui. New Zealand ladies' golf championship meeting in progress at Miramar. Xew Zealand-made number plates will be supplied for motor vehicles next year. Mr. Murdoch Campbell, the third vie tim of the Opapa train disaster, died to-day. Prime Minister passed through Auckland this morning on his way to a visit of his own electorate. A.striker was sent to gaol this morning for seven days for assaulting the bo's'n of the steamer Penmorvah. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales lias been welcomed most cordially in England after his extended South African and South American tours. The West Calera, which arrived this morning from Los Angeles, encountered a hurricane on the run down tiie Pacific, and suffered minor damage. The Ruahine, the first vessel to leave New Zealand with a volunteer crew," reports that she has experienced fair weather and is steaming 13 knots. One hundred and eighty-one on the unemployed waiting list at the Auckland Labour Office to-day, including five seamen. Work was found for 29 men this week. Athenie sailed for Wellington last night with a volunteer crew. The Waimana is now expected to' get away for New York, Boston and London on Monday. The National candidate for Franklin (Mr. J. Rea) sustained a broken leg through falling at the Takanini railway station last evening while on his way to address a political meeting.