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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 224, 22 September 1938, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

;! • i : High water to-day, 5.20 p.m. Tug Te Awhina inquiry continued. ; Lively political campaign continues. Sunset, 5.46 p.m.; sunrise to-morrow, 5.40 a.m. ■ Waitcmata wins Bert Palmer Memo- ! rial Cup. I j Chinese battalion defends city until , I all killed. | Oranges at present in short supply in - j Auckland. ; I Mr. Anthony Eden criticises surrender I' to Germany. ■ j Poland demanding return of minorities i in Czechoslovakia. American Press bitterly opposes ! Franco-British move. Mannganui will arrive on Saturday ; morning from Sydney. • Canadian Press considers Chamberlain made '* best of bSd job." i Matua sailed this afternoon for » Nukualofa. Apia and Suva. More State homes to lie constructed i in One Tree Hill borough. ' Czechs accept Franco-British peace - plan tinder extreme pressure. Testimony to Auckland hospitality by • visit injr Rugby league manager. . Tanker Siinnia left this morning for - New Plymouth to complete discharge. I Napier Star arrived last night frpm • Gisborne for final loading for London. } Representatives of dairying industry ' criticise basis of new guaranteed price, j Coroner presumes death in case of | Whatipu fanner missing since March. 31. Buried under tons of sand at Patea, ;' one worker was killed and another rescued, t Business of annual conferences of - various motor trade organisations esn- ■ eludes. Police to take stern measures against \ election hooliganism, states Commis- . sioiier. • Government taking further measures ; to prevent the illegal shooting of native ' pigeons. ! Development of credit and currency : polity of Government forecast Sy Prime Minister. ' Rangitane will sail at 7 a.m. to-morrow : for lx»ndon, via Panama, with 72 pas«teiigers. Early approval of trade pact between j Britain. United States and Canada thought likely. Acting chief engineer of tug Te Awhina ■ explained his actions to Court of ; Inquiry to-day. Outstanding motor year reviewed at annual meeting of New Zealand Motor Trades Federation. Australian Miners' Unions' masn meeting to consider preventing removal : of already mined coal. Report at meeting of Auckland Footl<all Association of unbeaten collegiate wide's tour of Australia. Increase in standard of living to benefit homes of people, according to Government's future policy. Garage owners to co-operate with Government in obtaining suitable mechanics for Air Force Reserve. Next steps in Government policv to be outlined by Prime Minister in bfcad- ; cast address from Wellington to-night. Intercessory service for peace conducted by Archbishop Averill in St. Matthew's Church during lunch hour to-day. • Canvasser who failed to account to • an insurance company, for £43 collected , was to-day admitted to probation for , one year. Labourer sentenced to six months' > imprisonment with hard labour, to be followed by 18 months' reformative , detention and three years* probation, on five charges of theft and' fraud. Declaration by Federal Prime Minister that provision is .made in the Budget for reciprocal old age and invalid pensions lietween Australia and New Zealand matter for congratulation, savs Minister of Pensions, Hon. W. E. Parry. Sales on 'Change to-dav were: New t Zealand Insurance, £2 14/6; Dominion Breweries, new issue, fullv paid. £19/- ' £ eter " s Ioe > *1 2/; Auckland Harbour Board, 9/7/49, £100 15/; Broken Hill Pty., £2 15/6. £2 15/8; Electronic Zinc (pref.), £2 5/; Mount Morgan (pref.), £1 0/9. s Sale of Work, Myers Kindergarten, to-morrow at 7 p.m., for Group Hearing , Aid.—(Ad.)