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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 306, 27 December 1929, Page 1

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Manawatu races to-day. Trots at Alexandra Park. Tofua sails to-inorrow for Islands. W.E.A. summer camp at Hunua Falls. Tauranga and Russell regattas to-day. Aorangi due from Vancouver on Sunday. Bowling tournament continued today. Auckland tennis championships in progress. Touring Auckland cricket team defeated Otago. Auckland shops reopsned to-day after holidays. Dirt-track cyclist seriously injured at Wellington. Youth killed by shf.rk in Sydney Harbour. Yacht Ariki won race from Auckland to Russell. Boy fell from train near Wellington and killed. Ulimaroa to leave for Sydney to-mor-row morning. Cable steamer Iris returned to Auckland this morning. Christmas in England marred by galea and cold weather. Loss of two whale chasers in Antarctic ice-pack not confirmed. Touring Australian Rugby League team defeated by Hunslet. M. Herriot favours Briand's plan for United States of Europe. Motor liner Rangitata due at Auckland on Sunday from England. Two Maori children died of poisoning at Tauwhare, near Hamilton. Emperor of Japan, with full ceremony, opened Japane.se Parliament. Better effort by Canterbury in followon against English cricket team. Crowle defeated Leckie in professional boxing contest at Palmerston North. Destructive fire at Public Works quarry at Tauraroa, near Whangarei. Christmas traffic accidents in New South Wales resulted in loss of eight lives. South Australia defeated Queensland by five wickets in Sheffield Shield cricket match. First radio convention to be held in Auckland to-morrow, delegates entertained to-day. Italian aviator reports, discovery of three dead French airmen in wreckage of 'plane which crashed during flight to Indo-China. John Rockfeller, junior, la's offered £1,200,000 to France for construction of medical school provided France contributes an equal amount. Robert Graves, Irish-German soldierpoet, • makes allegations of Australian cruelty to German prisoners during war; Australians make spirited replies. Passengers wakened out of sleep and ordered to leave steamer President. Van.buren owing to fire, which did considerable damage to rubber cargo while - lying in Singapore Harbour. Sports coats for summer wear, specially made by Peter Grops, Durham Si;., E. Next Stewart, Dawson.—(Ad.)