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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1926, Page 1

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Manukau bar unworkable to-day. Sensational fire at Marton. Boarder* narrow escape. Steamer Opihi arrived at New Plymouth on (ire. A large amount of salvaged gear and fittings from the Manaia brought to Anckland by the Rimu and Motu. Indian hotkey team had the narrowest win of toiir to date on Saturday, defeating Canterbury by two goals, to one. Tofua arrives early to-morrow mornißg from Suva, Samoa, and Tonga, and tlie I'liinaioa arrives at 2 p.m. from Sydney. Six yachts sailed at noon yesterday from San Pedro, California, for Honolulu, to race for tlie Linton Cup and other troubles. All the crew of tlie wrecked steamer Manaia. which was abandoned on Saturday, arrived at Auckland yesterday morning on the Rimu. * Record takings of £1100 at the Winter Show on Saturday. On the four days the takings were £339 above the first four days of last year. A correspondent reports that he has received a letter sent to him from Mexico, the only address being "Anglesea Street, New Zealand." Certainly a good advertisement for postal efficiency. A master mariner named Ernest Hugo Korn was sentenced to fifteen months* imprisonment to-day on one of eight charges of thefts from launches in th» harbour. A quarrel among Negro firemen oa tlie British steamer Mm resulted in Tom Brown going to gaol this morning for a month for using a "blackjack" on one of his mates. A young man who lived at Te Papapa, Patrick Teevan, died in the hospital last evening through injuries received by falling off a lorry while returning from a football match at Avondale on Satur* day. The Ruahine arrived at Wellington shortly after noon to-day from Southampton with a large number of immigrants. The Auckland contingent will arrive by the Limited express to-morrow morning. A motion of protest to the Government, and a demand for an inquiry into the granting of a license to the Ambassadors Hotel, carried at a meeting of over a thousand citizens in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Extensive cargo pillaging discovered on the steamer Port Melbourne, which arrived on Saturday from Panama. Investigation led to the arrest of John Thomas Newberry, a member of the crew! He was remanded at the Police Court this morning. Sales on 'Change to-day: National Bank £7, National Bank "of Australia £17 16/, Huddart Parker, £2 4/9, New Zealand Insurance £2 and £2 0/3, Devonport Steam £1 8/6, Grey and Menziea 12/6, San.ford, Ltd. (ord.) £1.1/6, N-_, Breweries (deb.) £1 6/6, Lucky Shot 1/8, 1/9, 1/8, Kawarau 7/5 and 7/b, Alburnia 5/8. . -. •

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