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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 247, 18 October 1937, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 5.-34 p.m. Kaees at Avondale again to-day. Sunset, (5.39; sunrise to-morrow, 5.32. Busy week expected on Auckland waterfront. Secret plans of war 'plane stolen from English factory. Appointments Auckland Chief Post Office announced. •Steward tent to prison for one month for ship desertion. Summer weather drew thousands to beaches yesterday. Port Dunedin will sail at noon tomorrow for London. Jean Batten reaches Darwin after uncomfortable flight. Reinuera to sail this evening for Gisborne to continue loading. I Australian League footballers beaten in first Test against England. ! Trade unionists in many countries I proposing boycotting of Japan. Reported secret air visit to England by Duke of Windsor recently. Port is very brisk, five deep-water ships arriving at the week-end. Mahana will sail at noon on Thursday for London and West Coast ports. i Heated exchanges at Non-interven-tion Committee meeting in London. Karamea arrived this morning from j Wellington to discharge London cargo. Constructional work to be begun soon 1 on 500 ft trading jetty west of Prince's wharf. ; Head of Franciscan Friars arrives from Australia to found a monastery ir. j Auckland. Important developments at Hobeonville , air base to be made under 18 months' ' programme. W. Pratney (Auckland) gains fastest time in 100-mile professional road , cycling race. Financial authorities in Britain scep- ' tical of the theory that there is another slump ahead. Seaman who abused leniency and stole again committed to prison for two months to-day. Monterey arrived from Sydney shortly after 7 a.m. and will sail for San Fran- ■ cisco at 5 p.m. Statement by Mayor in reply to [ Wellington claims for air and shipping terminal facilities. Fourteen men and women fined for being found without lawful excuse in a common gaming house. Chinese and Japanese residents of East Indies are at peace, states Dutch • business man on Monterey. t Niagara arrived from Vancouver at 1.30 p.m. to-day, and will leave for Sydney at 11 p.m. to-morrow. Death of prominent Auckland minis - . ter of Baptist Church and secretary of • Auckland Sunday School Union. Dangerous philosophy underlies reim 1 position of graduated land tax, in . opinion of Farmers' Union president. In addition to being fined £20 a • carrier w-as to-day disqualified from driving a motor vehicle for two years. London financial writers consider that* , British overseas trade is now on a r sounder basis than in the boom period » of 1929. j' Large increase in personnel at Hobso"L ville air base to be made when rout' -5 [- now in training at Trentham complete -• two months' course. ? " Threat of rough weather resulted r '• motor ship Port Tauranga leavitiTokomaru Bay for Auckland' manned only by officers, .after men had walke 1 • ashore following overtime dispute. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: -Commercial Bank. 17/2 1 pref. £9 11/6; Bank of Xew Zealand (2), £2 3/9; South British. £4 14/: p Dominion Breweries, £2 0/6: Xew Zealand Breweries (2), £2 S/; British Tobacco. £2 8/11; Farmers' Trading. 19/11, (3) £1; M.K. Millinery, 12/; Farmers' Fertiliser (2). £1: Taranaki - Oil. 7/; Abraham Williams (pref.). £4 15/: Auckland Gas. £1 1/9: Placer s Development. £3 11/ B. Unlisted: Woolworths (Sydney), £1 10/. : Australasia's greatest value, £5 5/ set 1 of teeth for £2 10/. —E. Davies, Ltd. - (Dentist Davies). opp. Woolworthe,—Ad.