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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1937, Page 1

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Treat Yourself This Xmas —Lion Ale. (Ad.) High water to-day. 10.2.3 ji.m. Pay-out to-day of State pensions. Sunset. 7.40.; sunrise to-morrow. 4.55. Disqualification of pacer De Soto to «*taiKl. Prime Minister arrives ill Auckland to-morrow morning. Little pirl killed in level crossing smash at Xgongotaha. Auckland City Council decides against increase in taxi farer;. Awatea to sail for Sydney at 5 p.m. to-day with a liijr j.asscnjier lit^t. To-day is the longest day —the summer solstice for southern latitudes. Prime Minister. Kiglit Hon. M. J. Savage, due at Auckland to-morrow. Twin screw Diesel deep-sea fishing launch Movarie launched this morning. ili-ssion Bay parking charge to be retained. Judgment given liv Court concernin; purchase of Auckland chemist's business Pacific Inlands head ilirect trade ton i;a<res to Auckland during November fo imports. Port Campbell nrrived from Londoi last night and berthed at Prince's whar this morning. Award governing employment oi Auckland hatters made by Second Arbitration Court. Prime Minister officially to open Orakei State housing scheme on Thursday afternoon. Ocean racing popular; good entries for \\ hangaroa and Tauranga, starting Christmas Eve. City Council decides to acquire site near \ ictoria Park for municipal cartesting station. Mariposa due from San Francisco at 7 a.m. on Friday, and will sail at 5 p.m. for Sydney. In Xoveniber imports to Auckland increased by 21.327 toiiri; exports decreased by 3054 tons. Yachtsmen warned from boardfig old barque Rewa due to possible danger of falling spars and masts. Inaugural meeting of Auckland Provincial Freedom Association to be held ; shortly after New Year. | Jsron/.e biu?t of Bishop Pompallier, [ work of Auckland sculptor. to be placed in St. Patrick's Cathedral. orld title boxing bout between Schmeling and Louis likely to be staged in -Tune instead of October. Auckland Hospital Board determines conditions of Appointment of proposed directors of surgery and medicine. Men asked to become officers of Auckland Provincial Freedom Association have consented, states organiser to-dav. To-day 15ft children left Auckland for the first health camp of the Community Sunshine Association this summer, at Motnihi Island. Painter who was before Police Court this morning on assault charges preferred to l»e prohibited rather than serve 14 day<i in gaol. Three slot telephone containers rifled in Point Chevalier last night: suspect who was arrested by detective early this morning was remanded in Police Court. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were: F..S. and A. Bank. £5 7/; Bank of Xew Zealand. £2 4/; Australian Foundation Trust (2/<i>. 3/2: Huddart Parker, f-i 2/6: Crar Meat. IG/C; Xew Zealand Drug. £3 8/6:. Mount.Lyell (exdiv.K £1 10/fi; Stock. March. 39-43. £100 12/fi: Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) £2 10/Martha. 14/3. Photograph taken and framed in one nnnute, 1/. Enlargements, 2/6. Cooke's-, | Queen Street. — (Ad.)