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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 117, 20 May 1938, Page 1

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Von Luekner reached Sydney. High water to-day, 11.25 p.m. Sunset. 4..30; sunrise to-morrow. 6.40. King and Queen continue Lancashire tour. J Pipe bananas should l»e more plentiful next week. Xew Zealand Government stock lower in Ixindon. Firm values ruling for British Government stock. Peculiar dismissal of Bradman at Northampton. Slow sale for apples and pears on city markets to-dav. Jletal prices exceptionally low on world's markets. Potatoes in over-supply and prices low at to-day"e markete. Australia heats holder of Surrey women's tennis title. Chinese deny Japanese claim to occupation of Hsuchow. North v. South Island League match at Carlaw Park to-morrow. Bonus to employees announced by j Farmers' Trading Company. Advances by trading banks show further rise, deposits reduced. Another Australian batsmen close to double century and unbeaten. United party in South Africa gaining sweeping victory in elections. Annual exhibiton of Auckland Societv of Arts opened in Unity Hall. List of staff regraclings issued by General Manager of Railways. Xew Zealand butter back to 129/ following weaker demand at Home. Press defended by lit. Hon. J. G. Coates in address at Warkworth. Miner charged in Police Court with bigamy and remanded till next week. Last night a thief entered Grey Lynn Public Library and stole the contents of a safe. Mr. Jordan inundated with congratulatory messages on stand on Abyssinia question. Cabinet grants £1000 ' subsidy for developmental work on Manukau air port site. Grammar Old Boys, unbeaten Rugby eide, play Poneonby, 1937 champions, to-morrow. Total commitments on State housing eo far are £4,000.000, states Undersecretary in charge. Loss of £150,000 by Government under guaranteed price for apples predicted by Wellington merchants. Mangled body of man, believed to be Kohimarama resident, found beside Main Trunk line near Mercer this morning. Work proceeding as usual on- the wharves to-day and will continue till 10 p.m. in effort to make up for delay by rain. Xeed for new art gallery in Auckland stressed by speakers at annual exhibition of Auckland Society of Arts last night. Young man arrested and remanded at Auckland charged with entering a Hamilton house and stealing jewellerv worth £49 10/. Possibility that city rates may be raised as a result of increased hospital levy mentioned by Mayor at City Council meeting. Protests made by Automobile Association (Auckland) against rumoured monopoly in tyre manufacure to be granted, by Government. Move for dawn parade on Anzac Day should come from Australians resident ill Xew Zealand, state Auckland and Christchurch presidents of R.S.A. Judge summed up this afternoon in case in which storeman was charged with fraudulently failing to account for cash from sales of stock of which he had charge. Glasgow youth, of 18. arrested at Auckland on ship desertion charge, said that "Bonnie Scotland" was not as good as Xew Zealand, and asked to be allowed to remain here. Auckland Milk Council informed this morning that although they distributed account books to farmers six months ago they were not being kept—because farmers didn't have the time. In successfully appealing for leniency on behalf of a returned soldier charged with false pretences in Police Court to-day, counsel quoted remarks recently made by the Chief Justice that war service should not be forgotten, and that justice was not sadistic or vindictive. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were:—National Bank. £2 12/(i (2): Auckland Gas. £1 0/7: Paper Mills (rights). 9d; New Zealand Refrigerating 18/9:; Taranaki Oil, 8/10; Wilsons Cement, 17/; Commercial Bank. 16/2: New Zealand Breweries. £2 5/: British Tobacco, £2 8/G; Broken Hill Propriet-* ary, £3 1/6. con. £1 18/: G. J. Cole£4 9/, £4 4/; Palmer Collins. £1 13/: Woolworths (rights). 3/91: Mount Lyell. £1 5/3. Unlisted: Southern Cross Investment, 3/6.