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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 186, 7 August 1936, Page 1

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f Higlnvater to-day, 10.18 p.m. Wheat prices advance in Melbourne. , Sunset, j.iO; sunrise to-morrow, (i.42. . I Waipahi sailed this afternoon for 1 j Suva. Metropolitan trots at Addington to- ' morrow. I First League Test at Carlaw Park toj morrow. ■ ■ Narbada left Calcutta on Monday for Auckland. : | Lovelock wins 1500 metres at ' i Olympiad. | Mariposa arrived from San Francisco ;, at 7 a.m. Flour in London at highest price for several years. New Zeaiand v. Fijian women hockey Test to-morrow. Magistrate orders destruction "of 5 savage Alsatian. London at present experiencing boom, • savs world tourist. (.Jold prices still falling in London; now £l> iS/ti per oz. Vicar-Apostolic of Northern Solomons arrivea by Mariposa. .Butter market linn in London; Ne\v Zea.and now 117/ per cut. Mayor of Auckland returns on Mariposa irom holiday in Pacific. -New Zealand Corriedales bring top prices at Melbourne stud sales. Proposal made that Australia purchase polar exploration ship Discovery. Pluto beats Hutching and Adams outpoints Carey in boxing contests. Eight horses left in Grand National Steeples and IS in Winter Cup. Abdication of Queen of Netherlands in favour of her daughter forecast. Master of fishing boat finod flO and costs for trawling in prohibited area. Over 50 men entombed in English pit disaster; hope practically abandoned. This week's Bank of England note circulation highest in bank's history. Dairy cows sold up to £12" 2/(i at Pukekohe, and to £12 10/ at Paeroa. Motor cyclist fractures left leg in Symonds Street collision this morning. American tourist invasion expected this year for New Zealand and Australia. Onions are dear in Australia; wholesale quotations from Melbourne £20 a ton. Australian meat exports to Britain to increase 15 per cent under new agreement. England beats South Auckland by 15 points in exciting League game at Huntly. Auckland Rugby representatives meet Southland to-morrow and Canterbury oit Monday. ' . Hills and beaches at Anawhata searched for Mr. Eric M. Edgar, wlib is missing. Total of 140 passengers joining Mariposa to-night; she sails for Sydney at II o'clock. Two men killed when motor lorry capsized into creek at Weka Pass, North Canterbury. American University debaters on Mariposa entertained by Auckland Travel Club. Champion visiting golfers playing in exhibition matches at Maungakiekie links to-day. Young English remittance man remanded at Police Court on charge of stealing £30. Strange story of invention of an artificial electric eel told by scientist on Mariposa to-day. Labourer caught shop-lifting yesterday sentenced to a month's imprisonment for stealing woman's bag. Two brothers who had not seen each other since the Gallipoli campaign met on Mariposa this morning. Auckland, firm of furriers fined £25 on each of two charges of defrauding the revenue by evading payment on part of j goods sold: Injury to seaman ; who was struck by a -ladder, caused the American steamer Golden Coast to put back to Auckland yesterday.. - • Motor liner Pangitata arrived this morning from Wellington with cargo from London. Sixty stud sheep . injured when savagely attacked by . two dogs on Palmerston North Showgrounds. Eighty pupils from Wanganui Intermediate School arrived to-day as weekend guests of pupils' of Kowliai School. Proposal abandoned that match should be played between English League team and Maoris, as sailing date for visitors cannot be altered. Two runners (Lovelock and Cunningham) beat world record time in 1500 metres) ; three others also improve on the Olympic figures. Sales to-day on the Auckland Stock Exchange were: Broken Hill (2), £3 12/; Emperor, 1(5/0; Auckland Gas, £1 4/3; Colonial Sugar, £13; New Zealand Newspapers, £2. Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ set of teeth for_ £2 10/.— E. Davies, Ltd. (Dentist Davies), opp. Woolworths.—Ad.