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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 253, 24 October 1936, Page 1

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Labour Day holiday on Monday. .Police raid on premises in city. Trots at Alexandra Park to-day. Racing at Gore, trotting at Greymouth. Increased shipping returns at Duneuin. Sunset) 0.45; sunrise to-mprrow, 5.24. High watlr at Auckland to-day, 1.20 p.m. Heavy railway traffic South last evening. Empire air mail expected at Auckland on Monday. Golf championships continued at New Plymouth. Wellington races again to-day and Monday. Soccer championship final played this afternoon. Ten turf meetings scheduled for Labour Day. Air pageant to he held at Te Kuiti on Monday. Badcock and Horrocks collar English bo»vli7ig at Perth. Manju Maru due to arrive from Japan to-morrow afternoon. Italy orders airships from Germany for services to Abyssinia. Final two rounds of New Zealand open championship to-day. Niagara is due from Vancouver at 2.30 p.m. on Monday. Cash box with £50 disappeared from city shop last evening. Communication with Madrid cut off after rebel bombing raid. ■» Further results announced in connection with University tests. Russia withdrawing from non-inter-vention in Spain agreement. Settlement announced in fishermen's dispute, one firm standing out. Engine driver remanded in Police Court to-day on assault charge. Store cattle were in over supply and prices dropped at Feilding sale. Spanish rebels threaten to sink any Soviet ships found with munitions. Lord Rothermere warns Britain of inadequate shipping in Far East. Tom Galloway led New Zealand open golf field at end of second round. Remuera sailed for London at 7.30 a.m., with cargo and 53 passengers. Naval whalers' sailing race this afternoon, eleven yacht clubs taking part. Awatea due from Sydney at 7.30 a.m. on Monday; she is to berth at Central wharf. First lambs of season shipped at daybreak to-clay by Remuera, for London Christmas trade. ■New agreement in connection with naval base at Devonport, dual control being abolished. Newton billiard room proprietor fined £10 for using premises as a common gaming house, and eight men found on premises each fined £2. lonic arrived from Wellington this morning, on her last visit to New Zealand; she will be open for inspection at Princes' wharf on Monday. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: —Commercial Bank, 11/0: Bank of New South Wales. £35; Auckland Gas, £1 2/; National Electric 15/3: Electro Zinc (pref.), £2 8/3; Waihi, 0/3. 9/5; Mount Morgan (2), 14/10; Mount Lyell. £1 13/4; Bonds, April 15, 1943-46. 4 per cent, £104; Waitemata Powe*' Board, December 1. 1964, £108 10/: Auckland Transport Board. April 1, l!) 42. £102; Stock. March, 1939-43. 3A per cent. £102; Mort's Dock. 13/. "Unlisted • Woolworths (Sydney), £5 14/6, £5 14/3. Excursions by s.s. Duchess on Sunday and Monday to Oneroa and on Monday to Kawau.— (Ad.) Special Labour week-end bargains in necklets are offering from 15/ to 39/6. — Empire Furriers, opp. Town Hall. — (Ad.)