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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1932, Page 1

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Order Lion Ale—Best Xmas Cheer. —(Ad.) Scrub fire near Richmond Road last evening. Huge thresher shark caught off Mercury Bay. Huge Budget deficits reported in Italy and France. Fast times at North Shore Swimming Club carnival. Kairanga arrived from Australia with wheat cargo. Smallpox epidemic at Colombo now under control. Southern Cross likely to fly both ways across Tasman. Application by St. John Ambulance for larger subsidy. Proposal to appoint dietitian at Auckland Hospital. Notorious Chicago gangster shot in brush with police. British Commissioner in India fatally mauled by tiger. Rangitata arrived from England thus morning with passengers. Hoover expected to advocate embargo on export of arms abroad. Amazing rescue of little girl from drowning by Alsatian dog. Harbour Board refused license to Takapuna gold prospectors. Marked improvement in unemployment situation in Australia. Duke of Gloucester to go big game shooting after Christmas. Harbour Board will not accept responsibility to police boat harbours. Democrats "shying away" from Hoover war debt revision proposals. Bledlsloe Medal for service to agriculture awarded to Taupiri farmer. University degree examinations in law and ineurance published to-day. Proposal to, amalgamate bands in Wellington under one organisation. Shorter houre of work urged to help 30,000,000 idle throughout the world. Aeroplane damaged in forced landing near Mangere aerodrome this morning. America reports favourable trade balance for November, first month since July. Dorman, Long's loss of £247,000 ov ■ Sydney bridge due to fall of Australia), pound. New South Wales Government pre pared to sell out tram and bus under takings.

Removal of number of idle steamer: in harbour diecussed by Harbou Board.

Proposal that unemployed youth* bipaid sustenance wage while improving undeveloped land. Eeported at meeting of Auckland Hospital Board that at recent inspection there was only one patient at Warkworth. Hospital. Sales on 'Change to-day were: —Gilleepie's Beach, 6d paid, 9Jd; Government Stock, 4J (1038), £93 7/0; Government Stock, 5£ (1937, Feb.),'f99; New Zealand and Eiver Plate, £1 0/3.

Kelleway's, Newmarket—l 6 only Congoleum, floor squares, 9ft by 10ft Gin, 25/; camp ' mattfeee,. " 9/6; camp stretchers, 18/6; Onehunga hiker rug*, 8/11.—Newmarket.—(AdJ) Christmas poultry much cheaper this year .at Quality Poultry Shop, 153, Symonds Street. Book now. Phone 30-731.—(Ad.)