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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 7 June 1926, Page 1

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Drink " Bell's " Whisky—All Hotels. (Ad.) The Hinemoa sails for Niue to-morro«: afternoon. . Four minpr _outbreaks of fire, in the city over the week-end. Auckland's list of. unemployed is still mounting, being. over 1200 at noon today. , ■ . s?elson defeated by 9. goals, to, nil by the Indian.Army hockey team on Saturday. ' ' ■ • . Auckland ladies' provincial golf championship starts at the Middlemore links to-morrow. ! Sheffield's buildings, at Matiere, comprising -eight shops were destroyed 'by fire on Sunday morning. • Hawke's Bay had another win , in the Ranfurly Shield- series on Saturday, beating. - \Vanganui by 3G to 3. Australia out for 177 in their first innings against Yorkshire, who have, 65 runs on for one wicket.' . Rose w,on his first race in England on. Saturday by annexing the three-mile event at the Essex championships. '. Gregory heads the batting "averages in England so far this season, but is only 33rd in the bowling. .Auckland Winter Exhibition opens at the Prince's wharf on Wednesday at 2 p.m. There will be no official opening ceremony this year. '" - North ' Shore - • Water ■ Board's annual 'meeting' to-day.' GousideratioVi of matters affecting the" water sources deferred until after the sitting of the commission. . Qnly two cases of pneumonic influenza reported in the Auckland ■ health districts for the month of May. There ■were sixteen cases of puerperal septicaemia. ' A middle-aged married woman, Mrs. Eva Haskeli; knocked down at New Lynn by a motor lorry on Saturday evening, dying a few hours later at the" hospital. The steamer Mm radios that she will arrive from New York at midnight to- ; morrow. The Hertford also arrives at : midnight to-morrow from' Liverpool. The Canadian Conqueror radios that she will make Auckland from Halifax on. Wednesday. Robert stewart Banner, .who was found guilty on four charges of criminal assault, .was sent 'to prison to-day by Mr. Justice Stringer for seven year* with hard labour, the judge remarking that the prisoner was a menace to the community. Sales on 'Change to-day: War Loan 4* per cent 1939 £96 15/, B.N.Z. £3 1/6, Waipa Collieries 13/6, Huddart Parker £2 4/9, Sanford, Ltd. (ord.) £1 1/, AVburnia 5/10, Moanataiari 1/8, 1/7, Lucky Shot 1/4, 1/6, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/7. .For good buying you should inspect the half-price windows and other great ' bargains displayed at. David Silk's two jewellery stores, Queen Street.—(Ad.) Have you seen the diamond engage, - ---! ment rings selling at half-price at ', Silk?s two Jewellery Stores.Queen St! A* Pt. Chevalier residents' meeting tonight; buses and general- Free rides, Point to hall; orchestra. —(Ad.)