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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 173, 23 July 1936, Page 1

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London butter market very quiet. High water at Auckland, j U...0 p.m. Sunset, 4.55; sunrise to-morrow, 0.55. Poverty Bay races to-day and Saturday. Fijian women's hockey team beaten again. Carpenters and joiners strike in Melbourne. Reported further heavy fighting in Abyssinia. Surrey due from Liverpool at 9 a.m. to-morrow. Kb increase in rates to be made at One Tree Hill. Australian Soccer team easily defeated South Auckland. Akaroa expected from Wellington at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Melbourne business man leaves nearly A". 1,000.000. Jubilee Cup Rugby competition commences this week. Orakei sites to be used by Government for State houses. Man injured through fall from tram car at Mount Eden. Letters of Australian Olympic team censored in Germany. Crew of wrecked steamer Abel Tasman to proceed to Sydney. Two Empire air mails due at Auckland on Saturday morning. Community lighting scheme to be carried out at Newmarket. Boxing promoter's suspension cancelled by British Board. Proposal for Empire train to tour Britain in Coronation year. Auckland tramwaymen still considering national union question. Government to spend £10,000 on railway alterations at Frankton. Exports for production year exceed £53,000,000, a large increase. Man who fell into vat of hot caustic soda yesterday dies in hospital. Christcliurch retailers consider new industrial legislation repressive. This week's tea sales easier at Colombo and firmer at Calcutta. Departure of steamer Waiotapu delayed through trouble with crew. Newmarket borough proposal to erect a block of 12' flats in Sarawai Street. One Tree Hill Borough Council supports proposed Waitakere ridge road. Ferry eteamer Condor being broken up at Bayswater by private purchaser. Man who bought some war souvenir shells. in city found that they were "alive." i New Zealand Rugby Union makes arrangements for All Blacks to meet Australians. Civic reception to be given to visiting English Rugby League football team next Monday.

British Conservatives pressing Government to apply levy against Dominion meat imports. Legal abtion taken against two London papers ifor comments on Hyde Park Corner incident. Marama arrived from Wellington at 3 p.m. to-day, and sails for Sydney at 3 p.m. to-morrow. German journalist sentenced to penal servitude for life for allegedly giving information to foreigners. Labourer making second appearance on false pretences charge allowed bail in Police Court on surety of £100. . View that manufacturers would welcome idea to establish Olympia for Auckland expressed by Mr. J. A. C. Allum. Judge sets aside deed of assignment between brothers on the grounds that it was "a sham document" to evade maintenance of a wife. Union secretaries comment on fact that some workers are lagging behind in taking steps to join their unions in compliance with the I.C. and A. Act. About 300 cars, 40 lorries, and 1000 boy' scouts will be engaged in the city-wide • charity drive by the Commercial Travellers' Association on Saturday. Widespread indignation in Mount Eden over remarks made at Borough Council meeting regarding street collecaccording to statement by ratepayer. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: Commercial Bank, 18/9; Bank of New South Wales, £32 15/; Bank of New Zealand, £2 0/3; Northern Steam, 5/9; Kauri, £1 3/9; Bycrofts, £2; Dunlop, 18/8; Stock,' 1952 -55, 4 per cent, £105 2/6; Auckland Gas, £1 5/7; Woohvorths (pref.), £1 16/6; Australian Glass, £4 12/6. Unlisted: Tiproff, exrights, £2.

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