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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 158, 6 July 1937, Page 1

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London wool sales open to-day. High -water to-day, 4.56 p.m. Sunset, 4.47; sunrise to-morrow, 7.3. Orakei Maoris begin crusade of prayer. King and Queen and family arrive at Holy rood. Hammond scores century against Xew Zealand. Japan offers to join search for Mrs. Putnam. Winter wool sale at Wellington thi.afternoon. Germany launches largest whaling mother ship. I Oniana due from Melbourne at 7 a.m on Thursday. Well-known Australian golfers to visit Xew Zealand. Xew Zealand leading in cricket mate'i with Gloucestershire. First commercial flying , boat leave? Ireland for America. Estate of Auckland sharebroker proved for probate at under £33.000. Xorthcote widow leaves £16.000 estate for elderly women's home. Tommy Farr signs contract to meet Joe Louis for boxing championship. Barber in Port Elizabeth informed liy Italian Minister he is a count worth £150.000. Casli returns for port of Auckland during month of June "like a rising tide." Huddart Parker steamer Yarra to arrive from Sydney on Thursday morning. Port Bowen, which arrived from London yesterday, is discharging at Queer."* wharf. Forfeiture claim allowed in Thame = Warden's Court against Caledoniav (1934) Ltd. Matai left port this morning to attend to lighthouses in the Gulf and on the northern coast. Enrolment of 1600 for New Education Fellowship conference, opening at Auckland on Saturday. Maunganui arrived from Sydney thi« morning and will sail on her return at 8 p.m. on Thursdav. Huntingdon now loading for London at King's wharf will leave for Opua to-morrow evening. Mariposa due from San Francisco via way ports at 7 a.m. on Friday, and wiT eail at 5 p.m. for Sydney. Rugby more sporting game than American football in opinion of promin ent visitor from United States. Tale of two years' adventure ir> Central Australia told by 23-year-o]." Auckland man who returned to-day. Acting Minister of Labour to vis :, Auckland next week in connection w't" provision of full-time winter work fo unemployed. Directors of Xew Zealand Insuran Company are recommending a final di\ dend for year of 1/ per share, maki: 10 per cent for the year. The need for more discretion in jirtv rations by Labour Department ofl>i~ administering awards was remarked to-day by Mr. C, E. Orr Walker, S.M. Four more trades union secretar' moving out of Trades Hall in Hob Street as a sequel to dissatisfact" recently expressed at condition - building. People up to 60 years attend regui classes in America according to Dr. ) W. Hart, professor of Universitv r California, who arrived by Maunganii this morning. Xew Zealand Herd Testing As~ociatioTtested C 9.145 cows diiri>e May wit , average of 3ollb of 'milk and 19.37b of fat. which compares with 32"1b of milk and IS.Tlii of fat in May. 1930. Sales on 'Change "to-day- were- — Broken Hill Proprietary. £4 1/3: Dunlo:. Pcrdriau (3). £1 2/7: Farmers' Fertilizer £1 0/10; Wil=on= Cement. £1 0/4: GriTrJe,Crown. 4/fi; Bank of Xew Zealand £2 4/0: Xortliern Steam. 3/9: Xew Zealand Breweries. £2 12/: Macky Logan. £1 3/6: Taranaki Oil. 5/1 (3) 5/4/11 (2): Stock, April 15, 1946-49, 4 per cent, £104 2/6. Unlisted: McKenzie> Department Stores. £3 19/3- Silknit (X.Z.K £2 10/; Woolworths (Syd) £6 19/6. * '' Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ se t of teeth for £2 10/.— E. Daviee, Ltd (Dentiet Daviesl, opp. Woolworths.—Ad