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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 171, 21 July 1936, Page 1

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High water at Auckland, 9.7. Sunset, 4.57; sunrise to-morrow, 6.57. Southerly buster strikes Wellington. Criminal session opened at Supreme Court. Tanker Nucula arrived from San Pedro. New Zealand Grand National weights reviewed. Australians beat Germans in Davis Cup doubles. Hospital levy criticised by Onehunga Borough Council. Firemen injured after narrow escape at Sydney blaze. Fire station site discussed by Auckland City Council. Gift of valuable music set to Auckland University College. Repairs to Grafton bridge estimated to take two years. Much bloodshed reported in unrest in Spain ancl Morocco. Rangitikei Hunt Club's totalisator meeting to-morrow. Rosenbloom easily beats Kelly in boxing bout at Sydney. King's air pilot given new appointment in household staff. Olympic torch lit at Athens to be borne in relays to Berlin. Anjending milk legislation supported by Auckland City Council. Allen appointed captain of English cricket team for Australia. New by-law to operate in connection with parking of cars in city. Blomfield defeated Leathers in wrestling match at Hastings. Offer of gift of £1000 towards Waitakere national park proposal. Quist unable to take further part in Davis Cup match against Germany. Retention urged of school of engineering at Auckland University College. Statement on rising costs by president of Auckland Employers' Association. Inquest on victim of explosion in ammunition factory begun this afternoon. London butter market still advancing; New Zealand now 118/ to 119/ per .cwt. Report of progress in Britain's defence co-ordination made in House of Commons. Retail prices of mutton and veal to be advanced a penny per lib as from Thursday. Gross income of dairy farmers in Waikato increased by thirty per cent last season. Monowai due back from Island cruise to-morrow; she will berth at Central wharf at 8.30 a.m. Mudgway defeated Delaney in boxing match at Town Hall last evening on a / technical knock-out. Prime Minister announces there will have to be easing off of legislation for remainder of session. Young man who attempted to break into shop in Dominion Road admitted to two years' probation. Case of man and wife who had been drinking methylated spirits, disposed of in Police Court to-day. Steps taken by Furniture Trades' Union to change title so as to embrace workers in related trades. Mr. W. J. Jordan, High Commissionerdesignate, sailing by Niagara en route to London this afternoon. Effect of new legislation revealed in tenders received by Manukau County | Council for construction of bridge. Dominion's wool cheque for last season stated in -Dalgety's Review as over £10,000,000, compared with £4,486,000 for previous season. Opinion expressed by chairman of Manukau County Council that present system of making hospital levy upon local bodies wants reorganising. Waiteniata Electric Power Board to ask Government to set up an independent committee to inquire into whole of electric supply industry. Young man who, as ship's steward, deserted the Rangitane in January, and I succeeded in good commercial position, sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. Strange story told in Police Court concerning motor engineer, charged with being a stowaway and prohibited immigrant, who walked aboard Niagara at Sydney, clad in oily overalls. Applications for grants totalling £355,000 to cover programme of works for next twelve months recommended to Main Highways Board by Number 2 District Main Highways Council. Judge Callan points out that the number of prisoners who have pleaded <nsilty since last criminal session must be remembered in commenting on the fact that there are only seven cases for trial this week. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: —Bank of New Zealand, £2 0/3; New Zealand Newspapers, £2 0/3; Wilsons Cement, £2 0/3; Bank of New Zealand (2), £2 0/3; Kauri, £1 3/10. Bycroft, £2; Electro Zinc, pf., £2 3/10; Farmers' Trading B pf., £1 1/3; Morts Dock, 12/BJ. Visit Empire Furriers' wonderful winter show of furs. Marvellous values. New spacious showrooms, same address, opp. Town Hall. —(Ad.)