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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 197, 22 August 1939, Page 1

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Hijrh water to-day, 12.25 p.m. Metal prices firmer in London. Sunset, 5.21; sunrise to-morrow, (fe2o. Dark fumes seen rising from Xgaurulioe crater. Reported Nazi non-aggression pact with Russia. Monowai will sail for Sydney at 8 o'clock to-night. Several casualties yesterday as result of road accidents. London papers urge reassemhly of British Parliament. Cyclist, killed in accident yesterday, identified last night. Xewmarket Borough Council liyelection to-morrow. Stock losses in Southland as result of heavy fall of snow. Expensive scheme for widening of Great South Road highway. Xairnbank will arrive to-morrow from Peru with a carjro of susar. hntire city of Tientsin under water to depths of from 3ft to 9ft. Monterey resumed her voyasre to San trancisco at 5 p.m. yesterdav. Auckland cabinetmaker's busv niakin" toys to supply Christmas demand. Further dislocations to Main Trunk traffic owing to washouts on line. Auckland-Canterbury Rugby match at Eden Park to-morrow afternoon. Propeller removed from American motor ship Tampa at Calliope dock. West Indians lead England in third Test and still have four wickets in hand. Strong Polish troop movements reported to be taking place along frontiers. Vegetables more plentiful on Auckland markets and prices generallv easier. Japanese Cabinet expected to reach final decision upon European policy tomorrow. , Unity of British people behind Government foreign policy stressed by London Press. Tasman Airways' flying boat Aotearoa arrives at Singapore day ahead of schedule. Rise of penny a pound retail in veal prices in Auckland, also in some classes of beef. Keen demand for apples and pears and high prices maintained on citv markets. 1- ncontrollable fires and many deaths follow Japanese bombing raids on Chinese city. Bradford tops market very active and prices firmer following reopening of mills after holidays. Rangitata sails for London at 7 a.m. 0,1 Thursday with 130 passengers and general cargo. c Over 3,000,000 Chinese troops reported to be in training to support those already under arms. _ Scarcity of supplies causes delay in installation of fittings in State houses now under construction. Italian warning to Poland that she must either negotiate with Germany or take the consequences. Proposal to give a series of extension lectures at Auckland University College next year on Maori race. " " Two ship deserters before Police Court to-day, a quartermaster getting probation, while a seaman wae sent to prison. Appeal made by Auckland merchants , to Government for action to enable orders to be placed overseas for delivery in 1940. * Acute shortage of girls and women in Auckland footwear factories is obstacle to adoption of Government's scheme for subsidised employment of men. Man arrested in Auckland on a charge laid in Melbourne appeared in the Police Court to-day when the magistrate ordered his extradition to Victoria. Northern Company's motor vessel Clansman arrived in Auckland last night and was hauled on slip this.afternoon; damage done to starboard bow, port side and port rolling chock. Woman, who stole a roll of banknotes from musician's pocket in a city restaurant last night, sentenced to six months' reformative detention to-day. The receiver, another young woman, was placed on probation. Sales on 'Change to-dav were:—Bank of X.S.W., £30 10/; Bank of X.Z., £2; G. J. Coles, £3 18/9; Martha, 9/5; Auckland Gas, 15/3; 8.H.P., £3 8/, £3 7/6; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.). £2 18/3; Wool worths (X.Z.), 18/; Sanford, 3/10. Unlisted: Australian Motorists, 13/3; Taranaki Oil Development, 2/1.