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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 195, 19 August 1935, Page 1

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Snow at National Park. Wild weather over week-end. High seas on the west coast. Further fall in local egg prices. Storm damage in Bay of Plenty. High water at Auckland 10.49 p.m. Hall destroyed by fire at Northcote. Main Trunk line now clear for traffic. Sunset at 5.19j sunrise to-morrow at G. 29. Slips on Main Trunk line near Taihape'. Albanian revolution reported to have collapsed. J Niagara arrived from "Vancouver this morning. Burglary at Kumeu Post Office followed by fire. Hamilton swept by severe storm early this morning. Meat negotiations in Britain reviewed by Mr. Coates. Heavy sales of New Zealand cheese in Tooley Street. Kippax invited to visit India by Maharajah of Patiala. Limited express to-day from Wellington ran five hours late. Trouble with crew delayed departure of steamer Trojan Star. Six seamen killed in head-on collision of two liners in Irish Sea. Appointment of new Governor-Gene-ral of Australia announced. Membership of British trade unions increased during year by 100.000. Signs of strong support among black races for Abyssinia against Italy. Twenty-eight vessels now idle as result of shipping strike at Sydney. English musical examiner who arrived to-flay criticised 8.8.C. programmes. Mr. Coates returned from London yesterday, followed by Mr. Forbes to-day. Italian opinion said to be hardening against compromise in Abyseinian dispute. Steamer Fordsdale met with rough seas when approaching New Zealand coast. Girl escaped from fire in Parnell apartment house by leaping from window. Racing Conference's actions concerning Takapuna Club denounced as "unjust and tyrannous." Empire Customs union and Empire currency advocated by Sir Herbert Matthews on arrival to-day. Interruption of power supply at Gordonton in Waikato district through tree falling across power line. Celebration of Archdeacon G. MacMuraray's 80th birthday marked by thanksgiving service at St. Mary's Cathedral Church. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were:—Bank of New Zealand. £2 11/6; New Zealand Insurance, £3 6/6 (2); Auckland Gas, £1 6/6, £1 6/7; Dominion Breweries, 16/; Farmers' Trading, 7/; Gillespie's Beaci, 1/3; Mount Morgan, 2 1/3 (2). Unlisted: Woolworths (Sydney), 5 18/ (2), (West Australia) £9 7/; Korere (3/ paid), £1 3/6. Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ set of teeth for £2 10/. —E. Davies, Ltd. (Dentist Davies), opp Woolworths.—Ad.