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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1940, Page 1

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Sunset: To-day, 7.43. Sunrise: To-morrow, 5.19. Auckland city valuer retires. Higli water: To-day, midnight. Price of tin falls further in Londo*. Auckland yacht wins second rao» for Sanders Cup. Deputy-Prime Minister arrived m Auckland to-day. Nearly 900 killed on roads during black-outs in London. Enlistments continue steadily at Rutland Street drill hall. King Leopold assumes supreme «Oinmand of Belgian army. Cabinet met yesterday afternoon to discuss routine matters. Single unit passes now possible for university B.A. students. Wellington boat wins first race, for Cornwell Cup in Wellington. Lighthouse steamer Matai sailed yesterday for northern lighthouses. Capture of Dusseldorf by British warship creates Panama Canal history. French commentator affirms that Hitler will launch offensive against Holland and Belgium on January 20. Two trawlers sunk by enemy aircraft; one goes down with all hands. Sicily shaken by earthquake; one person killed, many houses cracked. American yachtsmen on world cruise caught in storm off Cape Brett. Governor-General visited North Shore coastal defence units yesterday afternoon. Dionne quintuplets, through guardians, buy 20,000 dollars worth of war loan bonds. German reconnaissance 'plane shot down in Northern France; crew of three taken prisoner. Italian flyer making attempt on world's long-distance record lands on Brazilian Island. Distinguished Australian scientist awarded honorary D.Sc. by New Zealand University Senate. Heavy supplies of potatoes and onions on Auckland markets, and most other vegetables plentiful. Four large factory and shop fires in Berlin in past 24 hours believed to have been due to sabotage. Four more appointments to Japanese Cabinet announced by Admiral Yonai; six posts still unfilled. Foreign journalists are convinced that Germany intends to march across the Dutch frontier in 24 hours. New season's fruit more plentiful at 1 city markets to-day, but quality vari - able, particularly in tomatoes. Chinese, chased by two detectives in Grey's Avenue, fined in Police Court today for having opium pipes in his possession. Gale-driven fire destroys 200 houses, kills 300 persons in Japanese town; troops dynamiting city to check spread of flames. German prize captured by British cruiser seen passing through Panama Canal by members of crew of British vessel now in port. Berlin alleges that, in view of stalemate on Maginot Line, the Allies are now trying to provoke. Germany against Belgium and Holland. Man shown in photograph, reproduced in "Star" last night, of British prisoners > i released from Graf Spee, believed to I have lived in Auckland recently, i Appreciative reference to the war ! effort of the British people made by Hon. P. Fraser, who urged that New Zealanders should follow this example. Civic weiome to-day to Hon. P. Fraser, on occasion of his first visit to Auckland since his return from the meeting of Empire statesmen in Lon- ! don. High efficiency of the British Army, and more friendly feeling between officers and men, commented upon to-day by Hon. P. Fraser, who saw the B.E.F. in France. United States "not endangered by 18 such guvs," says Mayor La Guardia, of New York, in derisively commenting on recent discovery of "Christian Front" conspiracy. ! Point at St. Helier's, near- Ladies' Bay,* named Achilles Point, to commemorate the historic action in which the cruiser played a brave part off the coast of Uruguay. Statement regarding Tasman air ser- } vice to be made by Government shortly; deputy-Prime Minister says negotiations proceeding satisfactorily with British and Australian Governments. Sales on the Auckland • Stock Exchange to-day were:—National Insurance, 18/6; New Zealand Insurance (4), £3 2/; Dominion Breweries (new issue), £1 12/6; Woolworths (Sydney), £1 5/3, £1 5/4; Mount Morgan (2), 9/6; National Bank of New Zealand! £2 2/3; Auckland Gas, 17/; New Zea--2 land Breweries, £1 17/7, £1 17/8; Con- - solidated Brick, 9/; Electro Zinc, £3 6/6; Milburn Lime (odd lot), £1 19/6; , Taranaki Oil Development, 2/4; Wilsons " Cement, 19/1 J; Wellington AUuvials, 4/7; inscribed stock, 1949-52, 4 per cent, £100; Rural Bonds, 15/9/47, 4 per cent B £100 10/.