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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 214, 10 September 1935, Page 1

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Heavy rain in Far !N r orth. Bradford top market is firm. High water at Auckland, 4.15 p.m. Steady fall of snow at the Chateau. Sunset 5.37; sunrise to-morrow, 5.50. Local butter prices up another penny. New Zealand butter market remains high. Box factory destroyed by fire at Utiku. . Steamer Middlesex arrived from England. Address-in-Reply debate continued in Parliament. Yacht Lady Edna to make cruise to Norfolk Island. Extensive movement of Italian troops to Eritrean frontier. Political address last evening at Town Hall by Leader of Opposition. Wanganella left Sydney for Auckland last evening; due Friday. Second and third prizes to Aucklandera in art union draw. j> ie .sessional address last evening by Mr. A. J. StallwoYthy. M.P. Czecho-SJovakian delegate elected President of League Council. Unusual proceedings at opening of "tattooed arm - ' murder trial; Steamer Kaitokc sailed from Gisborne for Japan with scrap iron cargo. Attempt made on life of Mr. Huey P. Long,* noted American politician. Blomfield defeated Andresen in wrestHiifT match at His Majesty's Theatre. H.M.S. Australia being prepared for service with Mediterranean Squadron. Thief dropped through a skylight into a city shop last night, but took nothing. Pollard is in short supply, and local mill prices have been increased 10/ to £7 per ton. Work of privatcly-orcranised night patrol for protection of Eemuera resilences described. Middlesex arrived from, Liverpool early this morning and is discharging at the Queen's wharf. Wairangi arrives from Wellington tomorrow morning and sails for London pt 5 p.m. on Saturday. Drawings made in 1843, showing early Auckland," donated to Old Colonists' Museum by Sir Cecil Leys. Construction of a special passenger wharf, at cost of £200,000, being considered by Harbour Board. Motor mechanic remanded on a charge of attempting to obtain a motor car, worth £100, with a valueless cheque. Motor carrier fined £5 on intoxication charge, and prohibited at his own request to ens -e retention of license. Pukemiro Collieries report satisfactory profits for year, and propose to - increase dividend from 2J to 6 per cent. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: —Mortgage Corporation (2), C/ 3; Westport, £1 2/2; Auckland Gas, £1 5/10; Kaiapoi (con.), 5/1; Australian Iron (pref.), £1 5/9; Berlei (N.Z.), £3; Mataki, 1/9*, 1/10; Amalgamated Brick, 31/3/44, H per cent (Wellington), £103 10/; Renown Collieries, 9/9; Dominion Breweries (2), 16/0; Broken Hill, £3 C/ 9; Dunlop, 15/4; K.D.V. Box (con.), 10/0; Stock, 1939-43, 31 per cent, £104 17/6. Fur prices slashed at Empire Furriers' Treat sale. Amazing reductions on all ?urs. Opposite Town Hall Clock.- (Ad.)