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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 154, 3 July 1939, Page 1

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High water to-day, 5.29 p.m. Awatea to sail for Sydney at S p.m. Sunset, 4.45; sunrise, to-morrow, 7.4. Advances by Chinese troops in Canton elector. Fur seals reported plentiful at Stewart Island. Quiet week-end in Danzig; situation no woree. Severe setback in Congress to Roosevelt Administration. Westerly depression approaching Taranaki threatens gale. Raranga to sail at daylight on Wednesday for London. Thames boy, who walked home after fall from cycle, dies later. Fiance will back Poland fully in event of a move against Danzig. (ireat parade of national services before King in Hyde Park. Two young men who admitted series of thef:s remanded for sentence. Men involved in hold-up of Cape Horn at Lytlclton appear before Court. American Administration's hopes on neutrality issue given death blow. Xew Zealand Minister of Finance confident of arranging £17,000,000 loan.

Two young station hands drowned in heavy surf in boat capsize near Napier. Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey for eafe return of King and Queen. Schmeling gains mid-European boxing title in SO seconds by knocking out Adolf Heuser. Mariposa due from San Francisco on Friday morning; to sail at 10 p.m. for Sydney. Maori makes off from Te Awamutu lock-up after arrest, following Pirongia burglary. Designs for half crown, penny and halfpenny Centennial coin issue approved by Government. Lowest barometric reading in Auckland since records were begun in 1867; 28.72 at 1.15 p.m. to-day. One "fruit" machine proprietor fined £50 and three others £25 for keeping common gaming houses. '" B.M.A. denies reports of change of policy regarding maternity benefits under Social Security Act. Chemical workere who have been on strike for a week reaffirm their intention "to see the thing through." Steamer Kaimai still idle, after bein» delayed since We<lnes<lay, with ship's company short of one fireman. "Fruit machines are the worst racket to come to the city," eaid detectivesergeant in the Police Court to-day. Northern express held up for an hour and three-quarters, when line near Xew i Lynn was blocked by fallen steam grab this morning. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were:—Dominion Breweries, £1 14/3; Stock, 15/2/43-40, 4 p.c. £98 10/Bank of Xew Zealand, £1 19/. Pan-American Airways establishing self-contained "air base "city" on Canton Island in readiness for resumption of service to Auckland; work on smaller scale also proceeding at Xoumea.