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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 43, 21 February 1927, Page 1

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Lion Ale—ldeal Drink For Toasts. (Ad.Y \ > The Tofua arrived this morning from" '' ; the: Western Pacific Islands. . 7 H.M.s. Renown will anchor in the J harbour at 9 a.m. to-morrow, r L. Steeples • won the British amateur 1 billiards championship, beating H. F. L ; Coles 3000—2449. • r Two drowning accidents' yesterday, • one at Panmme and another in the - Rangitoto Channel. ' .- •' The Takapuna telephone system will he 'switched over from manual to auto- : i matic at midnight. : Wool sale starts in Scott's Hall, Symonds Street, •at • 7.30 to-night and ■ will continue to-morrow. Ah agreement- has been signed con- '. I corning the Hankow settlement by the ', Cantonese and British representatives. France's throe executioners are con- - cerned over the scarcity of work, there '.. haying been only one execution in IS - months. ' The specially selected body of police " L as escort for. the Boyal visitors was.in- ! . - spected at 'Auckland this morning by;. • the Commissioner. .' Dm-ing the running of the Stanly l ? Steeplechase at Melbourne, sis horses ! '' fell. P. Dinsdale died and three other 1 jockeys were taken to' hospital. . ' . The First Battalion .(Hauraki Regi- ' } ment), a division of the N.Z. Engineers, ■ , and the third battalion N.Z.A. are at . present in camp at Kgaruawahia. While two men in Sydney were filling the .petrol tank of a wagon, the engine ; back-fired. • •. Both were - enveloped in » flames and died in hospital later... ? Fifteen of the twenty-three carriages t and vans requisitioned for the pilot, ; Boyal, and emergency trains, were reconditioned at the Newmarket railway ! workshops. >:.-'• • An obstruction, in the shape of a. ■ baulk of wood'tied across the rails was ) discovered on the railway at Terrace End, between Palnierston and Marton on t Saturday night. '.•'.'. Sales on 'Change to-day: Union . Steam (pref.) £1 0/1, Devonport Ferry; £1 4/G, Kawarau 3/4, Alburnia 3/3, , 3/1, Lucky Shot (con r ) 3/, 2/9, 2/7, Grand Junction 1/0. , When.a Liverpool moneylender's wife . » returned from arranging with an under- j taker for her son's funeral she found her husband and two younger children dead with their throats cut. . ~ j ; The Railway, Department desires to ; draw attention to an advertisement ap- [ peai-ing in this, issue regarding traffic • restrictions over railway crossings in connection with the running of the> Royal trains. Ladies' mesh bags. Superior French make, best silver-plated. Extraordinary tempting offer. Usual prices 15/ to 42/. Centre bargain price for Tuesday . "• only, 7/G, at David Silk's 2 Jewellery Stores, Queen Street.— (Ad.) Wingate's are demonstrating-Stewart-Warner Radios, daily : 3 p.m.', and Friday nights!—Wingate's; opp. G.P.Q.—(Ad.y [i . Extraordinary.'.value. Best .silver-plated. ■• on nickel' silver entree .dishes.^English-,; -'""' - made,. well finished. Usual prices - CO/, ' ' 05/, 75/, and 80/. Special offer price; 23/ ■ for one week only.—At David Silk's ■■!£■' Jewellery Stores, Queen Street.—(Adl) i