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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 194, 18 August 1930, Page 1

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■ General rain in United States. Bendigo milkman stabbed and robbed. University, footballers defeated at Fiji. Successful opening of Auckland music week. Norwegian tanker New Zealand arrived to-day. Ulimaroa i due from Sydney to-mor-row. Death reported of Chang, Manchurian war lord. Motor speed boat destroyed by fire at Dunedin. British airship completed trip from Canada. Primary schools start two weeks' holiday next Friday. Hon. G. W. Forbes to be given civic farewell at Auckland. Flood at New Plymouth endangered hydro-electric works. Savidan (New Zealand) w on six miles' race at Empire Games. America's foreign trade for July was lowest for five years. International relations discussed at Pan-Pacific Women's Conference. Conferences being held to discuss critical state of Australian finances. Annual, report of Auckland Plunket Society refers to successful year. Fate of 45 miners entombed by Canadian colli eiy explosion not yet known. No objections to 'borough for Huntly lodged when commission sat to-day. Steamer Ventura picked up Tahiti's passengers at ten o'clock this morning. England ."scored '31 6 runs for loss of live wickets in final cricket Test match. Manitoba Government declines to guarantee advances on 1930 wheat crop. Keen competition in England for contract to*build floating dock for Wellington. Unless rationing of work is agreed to by N.S.W. railways, 5000 dismissals must follow. . Southland farmers opposed to renewal of subsidy for South Island-Melbourne shipping service. Allegations 'of stifling information made at.meeting of Waitemata Power Board this morning. Large party, of Auckland students left for Wellington last evening to take part in annual tournament. Sensation caused in Japan by arrest of menfbers of army general staff for allegedly betraying military secrets. Several mistakes made on recent Himalayan expedition; believed that highest peak-will eventually be climbed. Sales on 'Change to-day were:—E.S. and A. Bank, £5 17/; Northern Steam 14/7; Farmers' Trading 8/-; Union Bank, 13/6; Wilson's Cement, £2 0/6. Glass full of water placed on a tabic of the KIOO afi Montreal.was not spilt on the voyage across the Atlantic, although the airship ran, into heavy storms.