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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 175, 27 July 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Brents, Itoiorua, is Cvntrallj Heated. (Ad.) Hijrh water t<<-dav. 7.1 p.m. Many minor on Scenic- Drive. Stni-cj. 0.l j<.ni.: sunrise to-morrcw. <"'-V» a.m. I Northern district* suffer vide storm ! <lania^o. Xative school near Huntly destrored liy fire. I-ast rain heaviest for 30 years in city. Koyal Family embark for holiday i yachting cniisp. j Sir Krne>t Uavie" son injured in faH <m ]iiintin<r lield. . Only two deficits in Australian State and Federal Budgets. Awatea will arrive at 1 p.m. on Friday from Sydney. Death occurs of judge's wife, former resident of .Auckland. Xew motor shiji Trienza to sail for N'-iuni this afternoon. Work -it wharves lirisk io-dar; nine oversea* vessels in jwirt. Surrey he.it« Kn«lish county champions liy 2«2 rjnis. British st.-itcsnmn appointed to act as nifdiiitor in t>.e<-li dispute Statement <.n foreign policy in House of Commons iiy I'rime Minister. Matna will arrive at 7 a.m. to-morrow from the Cook Islands with fruit. <;irl leaps from liath -ahen Western Sprinj-s house shaken during storm. Soi-ond tal.le tennis test. Hungary v. i Xew Zealand, at Town Hall to-nicit. Storm canned only minor damajre in Auckland Electric Power Board's area. Worthinjrton scores century in each inninjrs for Derbyshire against Xbtts. Position of rail transport to North as yc-t uncertain; flood raters rising ajrain. Wainkn haTI end« in tragedy -when well-known woman resident collapses and dies. British pick-a-back 'plane Mercury reaches Azores en route home to England from America. All roads in storm area open except one between Paeroa and Waihi; numerous minor slips occur. First gold piece from £1.000.000 treasure of sunken British frigate raised by huge dredge. Police help required when Ru«t»y fans rush for tickets for Otago Southland Ranfurly Shield match. Motor liner Ranjrituta arrived this morninjr from London with 133 passengers and large carsro. Death from burn* through falling into fire returned at inquiry into death of lormer master mariner. Queen Street a torrent of water as city is deluged by fierce storm; heavy damage done to city premises. Homeless family of ten forced to leave tents near waterfront road at height of last night"s gale: shelter found in Orakci Maori settlement. Xew Zealand's contribution to the world's huge total of road accidents is only .02 per cent, states report of Transport Commissioner. Sales on 'Change to-dav were-Westport-Stockton. 4/; Morts Dock 12/9; Woolworths (Sydney) (2). £1 1/11; Rawang. 9/if; Whangarei Borough Council, 1/9/42. £102; Mount Eden Borough Council. 1/4/53-58. £104; Xew Zealand Insurance, £2 16/9, £2 17/; South British. £2 G/6; Dominion Breweries, £1 15/3; Tooth's Breweries. £2 15/; Gear Meat, 14/4; Peters Ice £1 3/; Woolworths Holdings, 15/8; Broken Hill South, £1 13/3; Stock 43-46, £102; Stock. March. 39-43. £IOU 5/; Auckland Harbour Board, 9/7/40, £100 5/. Unlisted: Metters (X\Z.), !»/4; Wliakatane Paper Mills. 4/.