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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 1

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British soldier shot in Palestine. ! High water to-day, 3.08 p.m. I Sunset. 0.45 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, i a.m. j Pioneer surveyor dies at Auckland. | aged 77. j National jwrty issues first policy I manifesto. j Keported military activity on German- ; Czech border. | Sudeten Corps under Henlein to attack .Czech frontier. 1 Fly in™ tackle knocks out wrestling | referee in Wellington. I Two Laltour candidates open election j campaign in Auckland. I liiited States tennis championships I still held np by rain. j Price of Australian pollard reduced j 10/ a ton in Auckland. j New season's potatoes first sold at Hamilton markets to-day. Wellington emu hatches three chicks after nine weeks' vigil. Hunter fatally shot while on expedition in Wanganni district. Czechs declare they will not concedeany territory; will tight first. Improved sales of New Zealand grapefruit, but lemons still dull. Auckland University College council discusses college's part in Centennial. Electors' final chance of enrolment, supplementary rolls closing on Thursday. Cook Island oranges landed by Matua this morning relieve shortage at Auckland. Boy jumps to death from blazing Sydjney hotel. Many Xew Zealanders in i jieril. Further conference to-day in connection with Auckland Hospital building plans. Fresh shipment of Australian wheat expected to arrive at Auckland on Friday. Application to amend clause affecting workers in gold mines heard at Industrial Court. • Inquiry concerning sinking of Harbour Board's tug Te Awhina to open to-mor-mow morning. Old-age pensioner hurt when interject or brandishes stick at Grey Lynn pilitieal meeting. Objections to proposed new stock route to Westlield reiterated by Ivlanukau County Council. Xew flag presented to mission steamer Southern Cross to-day on anniversary of Bishop Patteson's death. Glen brook farmer finds eleven cows electrocuted bv power wires, which fell when pole broke in storm. Special war risk rate quoted in Auckland to-day at fl per cent, but variation possible from day to day. Dargaville girl awarded £1500 compensation. in Supreme Court action, for loss of right eye by airgun accident. Scheme for support of "Southern Cross" by Log of Remembrance meets ■with immediate response in Auckland. Leader of British delegation to Empire Relations Conference to visit 'all four university colleges in Dominion. Two men before Police Court to-day remanded until Friday on a charge of being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor- car. Sales on 'Change to-day were: Bank of Xew Zealand. £2 1/11; South British. £2 4/3 (2); Broken Hill Proprietary. £2 14/6: Consolidated Brick. 7/3; Farmers' Trading (B pref.). £1 1/6: J.C.I, (pref.h £1 1/7; Taranaki Oil; 12/: Wilsons Cement, 16/6: Farmers' Tradinjr (B Tiref.l, £1 2/. Unlisted: Perpetual Forests (4/ paid). 11/3. "A short cut to good health," Concentrated Phvsical-Ctriture. —Booksellers, I/. (Ad.)