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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 101, 30 April 1937, Page 1

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Oamaru races to-morrow. London metal markets again slip back, .Sunset, o.S; sunrise to-morrow, 6.29. High water at Auckland. 10.27 p.m. Malfrov beaten bv Chinese in Davis Cup. Five deaths in K.A.F. crash in Norfolk. Famous English cricketer retiring , this season. flight increase announced in price of firewood. Picture theatre to be erected at Mission Bay. Shooting season in Auckland opens to-morrow. O'Duffy's Irish Brigade to leave Spain for home. Y^. League and hockey championships start to-morrow. B radio station at Balchitha sold to Government. Dannevirke races at Woodville to-day and Saturday. Butter quiet and cheese firm in Tooley Street. London. Winter athletic competitions begin tomorrow on Domain. All-round easing in Government stocks on London Exchange. At Pukekohe yesterday dairy cows brought up to £1(5 17/0. Marked improvement shown in city's finances during past vear. Mayor of Xewmarket forecasts reduction of rates in the borough. Substantial loss shown on maintenance of Western Springs Stadium. Regulations governing butter box pool issued as an Order-in-Council. Concerted Press attack on Soman Catholics renewed in Germany. Scuttled German 25,000-ton battleship raised at Scapa in 30 seconds. Areas in which trawling is prohibited defined by Marine Department. President of Auckland Rugby League retires after 10 years of office. Frenchman sentenced to 30 years for murder of white slave trafficker. Annual meeting of Auckland member* of Ancient Order of Foresters continued to-day. 'Planes believed to be German drop bombs round British ships in Bilbao Harbour. New Zealand Presbyterian missionary murdered by insane native in NewHebrides. Monterey due from Sydney at 7 a.m. on Monday, sailing for San Francisco at 5 p.m. New Post Office Savings Bank branch ledger offices opened in Newton, Remuera and Mount Eden. No nuisance anticipated by city engineer in respect to "controlled" tipping of refuse. Broadcast remarks by Mr. Talbot replied to by president of Returned Soldiers' Association. Niagara expected from Vancouver at 10 a.m. on Monday; to sail for Sydney at 11 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradford weekly cable reports small business, as users' immediate requirements have been satisfied. Resolution reaffirming confidence in the president passed at annual meeting of Returned Soldiers' Association To save time in landing, passports of 2000 Queen Mary passengers to be examined on voyage frr>m New York. Crowing of roosters in early morninsr causes Rotorua Borough Council to prohibit keeping poultry in inner area. A Hawaiian, who considered that crime did not pay, «entenced to-day to a month's imprisonment for vagrancy. Two defendants engaged in stevedoring fined in Police Court for permitting cargo gear to be overloaded. Changes in organisation of Post Office Savings Banks expected to be complete in two years, with the separation of the banks from the metropolitan post offices. Resolution deprecating broadcast utterances concerning the Returned Soldiers' Association, and dissociating the association from the Ex-servicemen's Radio Club, carried, unanimously at association's annual meeting. Youth of 17 who, while riding a converted motor cycle, collided with another vehicle in Anzac Avenue and sustained a broken arm. ordered to pay fll damages this morning, the magistrate remarking that he had been sufficiently punished already. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: Commercial Bank. 19/7; Bank" of New Zealand (-2), £2 4/; National Insurance, 17/7; Abraham and Williams (pref., ex div.), £4 10/; Auckland Gas (con.), 14/11; Kaiapoi Wool, 14/; Australian Iron and Steel (pref.), £1 6/C; Dunlop Perdrian, £1 l/ ; Electrolytic Zinc, £2 17/; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), £2 17/9: Broken Hill Proprietary, £4; Farmers' Trading, £1 1/6; G. J. Coles. £5 5/; Martha. 19/; Mount Lyell, £2 4/0, £2 4/5. Unlisted: Woolwo'rths (Sydney). £7 5/; Woolworths (Sydnev) rights.. £4 14/. " ' Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ set of teeth for £2 10/.— E. Daviee, Ltd. (Dentist Da vies), opp. Woolworths.—Ad.