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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 301, 20 December 1928, Page 1

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Additional men are to be put on railivay construction work immediately. Provision has been made for overtakng immediately arrears in State advances. Loan poll for water supply carried yesterday by Papatoetoe ratepayers by i six-to-one majority. Sales on 'Change to-day:—Dalgely, Ltd., £15 5/; Kuala Kampar Tin, L3/10J; Mount Lyell (ex div.), £1 18/4 J. Twenty-three carriages are already booked up for the third express from Wellington to Auckland on Sunday light. A big contingent of southern horses irrived at Ellerslie to-day by special train to take part in the Christmas racing carnival. School teachers receive an unwelcome Christmas box in the shape of the new syllabus, which they will have to study throughout the holidays. The Leader of the Reform party, the Right Hon. J. G. Coates, will pass. through Auckland to-morrow morning >n his way north. The local marriage market has been especially brisk this month, and yesterday's total will probably establish a record for a single day. The first meeting of the newly-formed Auckland Transport. Board will be held on Saturday morning at the Tramway Dffice, Customs Street West. The Auckland touring cricketers leave for the south to-morrow, Beale's team by the Daylight express and the representative players at night. Fighting for a recovery in the second Test match the Australians made 339 runs for four wickets, leaving them 44 to get for a save from an innings defeat. # Members of the Reserves Committee of the City Council will visit Motuihi Island to-morrow morning in connection with the proposal to form a marine park there. The launch Lone Star, with a cargo for Arkle's Bay, caught fire in Rangitoto Channel last evening and became a. total wreck. The crew of two escaped in the dinghy. The Danish exploration vessel Dana which arrived yesterday afternoon from Noumea, is the most completely equipped ship that has visited these seas for marine research work. Further appeal sent-to Prime Minister to-day by Mr. M. J. Savage, M.P, for an unconditional grant of the £2000 offered by the Government as a subsidy for the relief of unemployment in Auckland. • £ urther defalcations discovered in the affaire of Hector Robert Malcolm the missing solicitor, bring the total amount of the defalcations to £8050 Debts totalling £425 bring the deficiency to £8475. The four-masted Finnish barque Olivebank, which put into Port Phillip earlr last month with the crew sufferincr from beriberi arrived at Auckland this afterwYii a .PJ olon g e d voyage from the Seychelles with guano. The Labour Department in Auckland ?w r * ceive< * f rom the Minister that the restrictions on fruiterers' shoos requiring early closing, have been lifted. This does not apply to those shops which sell tobacco and groceries. The Model Furriers' ideal Xmai gifts. Beautiful real Fox furs in the newest ° / -~ <i - Gleen ' "' K 'Aape "The Empire," famous for fine furs at fine prices for 20 years. Reserve vour Christmas present now. Only addressOpp. Town Hall.—(Ad.) u <"ess.. 18-earat gold platinum set diamond rings, clustera and three stones, £7 guaranteed. Read Bros., 126, Karanganape Road.— (Ad.) ° Make your selection now while our Canadian Musquash fur coats can be °'~ M ° OSe FUrS ' Q Uee * h. B *^ l !* ,^*". o, useful Xmas gifts at the Model Furners. Furs and fur coats at practically your own price.—G. Green, 99, K'hape Rd — (\d) IJJ *%* f ° r Si - ft n? ivin " " The Empire" leads the way in high quality and low prices. Real fox furs from 57/6, dependable coats from 9gns. Shop early at Empire Furners, opp. Town Hall.—("Ad > Xmas cakes, plum puddings, mince £f Ol^V™!™ 6 Cake ' Ye Olde Enghshe Cake Shoppe, Wellesley Street East. 'Phone 41-«34.— ( \d \ Guaranteed fur coats, sgns, at the Model Furriers. An Xmas present that is^appr eciated._G. Greeu, SO*, K'hape lid! Ladies' solid gold 15-jewelled lever wrisUet watches, 37/0, guaranteed at Read Bros., 120, Karaugahape Road.lad.) Why pay fancy prices for vow fu r 3 when you win buy for half the price r— Moose Fur Co., 432, Queen St.- (Atl i • O1 "» f " r COat bou - !n at 'the Model Furriers' is guaranteed. Your opportunity to buy a useful Xmas -ift Don't let Xmas pass without jrivin* her a real fox fur or fur coat Our quality is highest, our prices are iowest and every article is guaranteed if J0 ,4t rom Empire Fun , Tmvn J °^L