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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 217, 14 September 1939, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 7.28 p.lll. Sunset. .">.40; sunrise to-morrow, 5-53. Nearly 200 Auckland marriages already this month. London metal market to be closed to September IS. Record price at Matamata yesterday for store pij>s. Snow, a loot deep in some places, reported in South. Thirty two recruits enlisted at Drill Hall this morning. Hamilton pilot makes skilful pancake landing in heavy storm. __ Two men ordered off in WellingtonNorth Auckland Kugby match. Rationing of petrcil for private cars to come into force to-morrow. Petrol sellers seek co-operation of motorists in reduction of hours. Steady stream of well equipped British troops arriving in France. Hitler re<rime subject of r-<pirited attack in Auckland rabbi's sermon. Allied Armies believed to be preparing for art assault 011 the Siegfried Line. Three undefended divorce petitions granted in the Supreme Court to-day. Notice headed "Walls have ears.'' posted in all hotels in Alders hot district. Auckland mobilisation camp at Pa'pakura will accommodate over 2000 men. Southland Kugby side beaten by Taranaki, and Fijians score another win. ! Man, who has alreadv enlisted at Palmerston North. fined for book-naking. Four Aucklanders reach finals in New Zealand boxing championships at Invercargill. Australian Yugoslavs ple<l<re loyalty to democracy in its stand against Xazi-iritn. Bombing and shelling of open towns in Poland announced bv German 1 Command. e Plans for organisation of motorists to be formulated by Automobile Associai tion (Auckland). Xo prisoners being taken by Nazi forces; soldiers shoot everyone within sight, says officer. Steamer Ka/wau sheltering at Tryphena, Great Barrier Ishund, from hard sou-westerly. Nazis carry out systematic bombing of towns and hamlets having no military importance. American Ambassador in Poland indicts Nazis for unrestricted bombing of civilian objectives. Special session of U.S. Congress summoned by President to consider amendment of neutrality laws. New York war boom experienced first serious decline yesterday when profittaking drove prices down. Business in Auckland returning to normal after last week's setback following declaration of wwr. Frightful picture of death and desolation painted by neutral eye-wit-ness of fijrlvtinjr in Poland. Germans will have to kill every soldier in Poland before the nation is likely to give in, states Nazi officer. Northern military district recruits totalled over 400 yesterday; many rejected because they were dentally unfit. Nazi operations in Poland a gigantic massacre sparing neither women nor children, says neutral witness of fighting. Young storeman, who left trail of offences behind on North Island motor tour, remanded from Wellington for sentence in Auckland. Public Works Department is breaking records in construction of city mobilisation camp at PajKikura, and in extensions at North Head and Takapuna encampments. Grim accounts of death at sea and privation in open boats told by survivors of Athenia ap{>earing in New York Press. Farm, at Papakura, now a military camp, has been roaded, drained, equip]>ed with sewers, water supply and electric power in period of week; work of erecting buildings is progressing rapidly. Sales on 'Change to-day were: Taupiri. Coal. 16/6; Devonport Ferry. £1 0/6; A.C.1., rights. 4/6; Brown Ewing, pref., £1 0/6; Woolworths (Svdnev), . £13/; Morts Dock, 16/ Ngahere, £1 2/0; Stock: 15/3/40-43 4 per cent. £99 10/: 15/4/46-49. 4 per cent. £98 5/; 15/6/52-55, 4 per cent. £95 10/; Auckland Ga.s, 1/7/42, 6 per cent (ex. interest £101: New Zealand Insurance. £2 13/ 8.H.P., £3 13/. £3 12/10; Colonial 1 Sugar. £4S; Emperor, ex. interest, 10/6; Oisborne Sheepfarmers. 3/8/41, 6£ per cent. £97. Unlisted: Metters (N.Z.), 14/.