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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 303, 22 December 1932, Page 1

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Heavy traffic on railways. Scrub lire at Hillsboro' last evening. China announces a balanced budget. Old building at Newmarket damaged by fire. Large purchases of Australian wool by Japan. Evidence of recovery of building trade in Sydney. Large overseas mail due at Auckland next Monday. M.P.'s recommend scheme for settling youths on land. Frajice still hostile to payment of war debt to America. Farmers' Union urges investigation into price of leather. Relief wages discussed by One Tree Hill Borough Council. Terrific cyclone wrecks town of Ilfracombe in Queensland. Return to gold standard not cxpected till war debts settled. Man who escaped from custody recaptured near Whangarei. Personnel of British expedition to Mount Everest completed. Hoover and Roosevelt at variance on the war debt revision plan. M.P.'s present report to Government on finding work for boys. Austrian Government undertakes to meet its foreign obligations. Economies in Public Works Department explained by Minister. Desperate fight by Brussels fire brigades to save King's palace. Leaking ketch puts into Wellington in course of adventurous voyage. Takapuna to repair damage to sewer line at estimated cost of £690. Only radium refinery in the Empire to open in Canada, in ten days. Main findings of metropolitan drainage scheme approved by experts. Repressive measures of "Von Papen cancelled by new German Chancellor. Debt talks between America and Britain may be commenced next month. ! French woman gets two years for murdering her seven children at birth. Mr. Coates comments on contract system as used by Public Works Depart- ! ment. Relief worker's widow awarded compensation as outcome of fatal lorry accij dent. I Suggestion that chlorination plant should be installed at Orakei sewerage outfall. The quality and freshness of our fish is vastly superior to all others. Remember our shops and customers get the pick of the market.—Sanford, Ltd. (Ad.) A Christmas treat for everybody. Best variety smoked fish in Auckland. Hot from our own smoke houses. Friday and Saturday. Look, something new (smoked flounder), they are a Christmas treat; try them. Smoked snapper, 3d lb; smoked mullet, 6d each; crayfish, from 3d each; smoked hapuka, smoked cod, kippered fillet. Also fresh fish, all varieties. Mothers, bring the kiddies to see the huge porpoise. — Auckland Fisheries, Ltd., near Tepid Baths.—(Ad.) Let Empire's exquisite furs express your Xmas goodwill. Prices were never lower. —Empire Furriers, 358, Queen St.—(Ad.) Kelleway's, Newmarket—l 6 only Con-g-oleum floor squares, 9ft by lOffc 6in, 25/; camp mattress, 9/6; camp stretchers, 18/6; Onehunga hiker rugs, 8/11. —Newmarket. — (Ad.) World's champion competing Western Springs Speedway Saturday night.—Ad. Say it with - ftrrs, and let them be Empire furs; bedrock prices.—Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall clock.—(Ad.)