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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 306, 27 December 1934, Page 1

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Auckland Trotting Cup to-day. Air mail arrived at Auckland. More heavy traffic on railways. Taranaki likely to lose Hawke Cup. Children's rally .it Auckland Domain. Largo number ef country children visit city. Tennis championships continued today. Bowling tourney advanced further stage. Cricket matches continued at Eden Park. Large crowds attend Hokitika's jubilee. Mariposa due from Los Angeles on Saturday. Most joyous Christmas for year 6 ir. Dunedin. Large totalisator increase at Ellerslie yesterday. Oronsa'y sails at midnight to-night for Wellington. Plucky youth stops runaway at Tauranga. Rioting by long-sentence prisoners in Glasgow gaol. Traffic congestion on Tamaki Drive last evening. Body of escapee from Borstal Institute found in tree. Auckland secured handy lead in Plunket Shield. Jockey suspended for life for using electric battery. Several outrages mark Christmas in South America. Ellsworth and Balchen make long Antarctic flight. Duke of Gloucester met with slight injury to foot. Eacing cyclist and spectator injured at Little River. Parcel with explosives sent to Greek Minister of War. Good scores in New Zealand rifle championship meeting. Cyclist struck.by car on Great North Road and injured. Races at Palmerston North, New Plymouth, and Dunedin. Victoria and South Australia won Sheffield games easily. Tourist liner Oronsay brought many passengers to Auckland. Seventeen dead and over 40 injured in train smash in Canada. Monowai due back from Northern holiday cruise to-morrow. Situation in Abyssinia reported to be growing increasingly serious. Lively developments in Japanese politics expected this session. British Empire broadcast greatly appreciated throughout France. Sensational bolt by Red Sun after running second in Manawatu Cup. Attractive fireworks display made from barge on harbour last evening. Australia is determined to fight for free entry into the meat market of Britain, says deputy-Premier of New South Wales. Visitors, rent a car, drive yourself; 50 cam to ehooee from.—Snorter's Rental Cars, Shortland St.—(Ad.)