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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 163, 13 July 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Stay at Brent's Hotel. Kotorua. — (Ad.) High water to-day. 7.50 p.m. King George's condition improving. .Metal prices slijihtiv easier in London. Princess Juliana expecting anothei baby. U'ashhouse gutted at Avondale last ni.Lilit. Sunset, 4.51 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow. 7.02 a.m. Delegates appointed to Meat Producers" Board. Big part played by Italian airmen in Spain revealed. Signs of development of gold buying ru-h in London. Auckland girl completes long horseliack ride to North. American flyer leaves Moscow on ion lid-the-world flight. Parliament's Addre*s-in-Reply debate d'ttws near conclusion. Prominent Xew- Zealand banker dies at Wellington aged 92. Record flight from Paris to Croydon by R.A.F. Hawker Hurricanes. Bargain prices at lost luggage sale at Auckland railway station to-day. All Blacks, chosen for first Australian match against Xew South Wales. Changes in Australian Federal Cabinet thought likely before end of year. First liberation of trout fry in Rotorua lakes to take place this week. Cornwall arrived early this morning from Liverpool with general cargo. | Government criticised strongly at annual meeting of Farmers' Union. Great value of blood transfusion service stressed by Minister of Health. Matua arr : ved from the Islands this morning with 16.000 cases of bananas. Two decrees granted in undefended divorce actions in Supreme Conrt today. Decision reserved by Mr. Justice Reed in the Orakei land claim by Maori resident. Turakina expected to leave to-night for Gisborne, to continue loading for London. ° Active competition at opening of London wool sales; large Xew Zealand . offering. Downward drift in London stock markets and commodities owing to Wall Street indecision. Freighter refloated after being aground on reef off Xorth Queensland coast since July 5. Some 15.000 cattle, sheep and goats to be slaughtered in South Africa on account of disease. Aorangi sailed at 5 p.m. yesterdav for Vancouver, via ports, with a large number of passengers. e Removal of gold export dutv advocated by deputation to Minister, who promised consideration next year. Claim for damages by n member of the Cooks and Stewards' Union dismissed by Mr. Justice Callan to-dav. Departure of Cumberland and Trojan Star for London postponed till Friday owing to rain interfering with loading Five Millions Club president criticises bishop's attitude to admission of surplus Japanese population to Dominion. Railways will not be permitted to compete unfairly with taxi cabs in regard to contract trips, said Xo. 1 Licensing Authority. Ingenuous excuse that he had called to see the probation officer advanced bv ; man found at 1 a.m. to-dav in the Magistrates Court buildimr. Government control scheme has killed citrus trade between Fiji group and -New Zealand, according to Suva business man who arrived bv Matua this morning. Sales on 'Change to-dar were.—Ban'- • -,/, • l?, h £ ' 2 ' V 6: Consolidated Brick; </•»*; Klectro. Zinc. £2 3/ £•? 3/9. ditto (pref.), £2 7/11; Morts~Doek 1 1iV4 2/ V 2) ; T w (fcdnSr, £1 2/4: Mount Lyell. £]. 8/, £1 8/3; J/ m^t 52 - £101 2/6; *»«* «* A.Z., £2 3//; British T%bacco, £2 7/5ra " a , kl 0ll > 13 / 7 '- 2f«rth Broken Hill,