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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 192, 16 August 1939, Page 1

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High water to-day, 7.52 p.m. Teachers' appointments Announced. Sunset, .">.17: sunrise to-morrow, 6.33, Oitv of Delhi due this afternoon from Jontreal. Steers make up. to .ClB a head at Vestfield to-day. West Indies cricketers beaten badly v Gloucestershire. Beef prices soaring on Westfield fat tock market to-day. Garage owner puts up stiff fight in rmed hold-up at Hastings. Tanker Edward F. Jolinson arrived his morning from San Francisco. Fifty English building tradesmen due ;t Auckland next week in Rangitane. Pan-American Clipper starts Sail 'rancisco-Auckland flight on Tuesday. Inquest opened into death of young • voman who fell from a horse at Pokeno. Posture defects of Kowhai school hildren subject of reports to Education Joard. Victim of assault by three unknown noii found dazed and bleeding in city treet. Meeting to elect new Salvation Army ieneral adjourns after seven-hour lifting. Four Canadian priests in China being leld on charges of anti-Japanese ictivity. World's .IS-footer yacht championship up to lie sent to New Zealand for iresentation. Italian public confident that war is ery unlikely; complete calm througli>ut country. New Zealand amateur billiards cliamiion defeated in Auckland championdiip semi-iinal. Drastic import limits fixed in first icrmits for next period, issued by Reserve Bank. British and American flying-boats due it Auckland next week within two days jf each other. Aged American woman missionary issaulted by Japanese; Washington fully informed. Reserved judgment by Mr. Justice Ostler finds for defendant sued for a 1 (5-year-old loan debt. Members of Royal Family provide exhibits for art section of New Zealand Centennial exhibition. Britain receives advice from League Commissioner in Danzig • regarding his conference with Hitler. Motor ship Tampa on voyage from Sydney to New York arrives at 5 p.m. to-day to land sick officer. Wanganella arrived this morning from Sydney, and will sail on her return at 4 p.m. Friday. Party of New Zealand farmers returned ill Wanganella to-day after tour of South Australia. Maunganui returned this morning from her Island cruise, and will leave at 8 p.m. for Wellington. Cyclists narrowly escape electrocution at Greymouth after line falls because of , vibration caused by bulldozer. Important changes in administration of Post and Telegraph Department outlined by new Director-General. During two years ended March, 1940, rolling stock costing £1,000,000 will be turned out by Otahuhu workshops. Education Board complains of shortage of domestic scieiice teachers in Auckland district; centres have to close down. Protest of Chinese Government to Britain against handing over of four men to Japatn being considered in London. 1 New Plymouth girl who was shot near shooting gallery at winter show, to receive damages from Taranaki Agricultural Society. Young New Zealander who returned from Australia as a stowaway in the Wanganella to-day admitted to probation and ordered to pay his fare, £9. Sales on 'Change to-day were: —Commercial Bank, lti/8; South British, £2 3/; Dominion Investment, 16/(5; Farmers' Auctioneering, B pref., 19/; Renown Coal, pref., 2/0; Dominion Breweries (3), £1 15/; Broken Hill Pty., £3 8/4J, £3 8/(5 (2); G. J. Coles, £3 18/9; Taranaki Oil, 5/9 (2); Woolworths (Sydney), £1 5/2, £1 5/0; Farmers' Trading, 18/2; Stock, 15/0/52-55, 4 per cent, £97; Otahuhu, 1/10/43, 4J per cent, £98 10/; Unlisted, Farmers' Freezing (£>), to 5/.