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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 44, 21 February 1940, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Teachers* post* Announced. High water to-day, 3.26 p.m. Sunset, 7.13; cunrife to-morrow. 5.57, Mr. Chamberlain makes statement on Altmarck incident. Eleven divorce petitions granted in tha Supreme Court to-day. Final arrangements, in iband for city a greeting to H.M-S. Achilles. MLannerheim raining hammer blows on Red Army* Lake Ladoga Front. Turkey invoke* national defence law; eurpriee and sonae alarm caused. Two New Zealand airmen decorated for distinguished service in R-A-F. Picton man serving with R.S-F. awarded Distinguished Flying Medal. Acclimatisation *ocietie* at Auckland and Tauranga decide to amalgamate. Centennial General Assembly of Pre*-: byterian Church opened in Wellington, " Franca protests for third time at bombing of Hanoi-Kunming railroad by Japs. Recruiting depot outside Chief Post Office opened by Attorney -Genera.! this morning. Nazi air attacks on shipping off British coast renewed; little sue;*** reported. Xew petrol regulations to be framed with object of stopping trafficking in coupon*. Export of all high grade petrol for aeroplane use prohibited by Rumanian Govern men t. Appeal launched by Y.M.CA. and Salvation Army for £100.000 for welfare of fighting force*. Achilles' captain pays notable tribute, to wounded rating in letter to lad's parents at Te Awamutu. Four-hour break in work on waterfront arranged on the occasion of return to port o." H-M.S. Achillea. Attacks on U-boats by British and French warships, yesterday reported; result of attacks not known. Technical school not warranted in Xorthcote. *tate* Department: position in Auckland being investigated. Accommodation position urgent in at lca*t 40 schools in Auckland district, states Education Board chairman. Finn* claim to have hurled Russians Stack to original position*; enemy V pressure ha* consolidated defence*. Tram traffic in Queen Street to be suspended from 10 a.m. until I p.m. on «Uy H-M.S. Achilles returns to port. '"Town contend* that, paper mill was economic in continued hearing of ■ akatane case before Price Tribunal. Gift of £1.000.0410 to British Government for prosecution of war approved by Council of Federated Malay States, Military parade, commanded' by taptain JudVon. V.0., ig Queen Street to-day to mark opening of recruiting depot. British Labour party indict* dictators in strongly-worded pamphlet on Russo* German collaboration and fata of Finland. Italian news agency tells remarkable story of *trange attraction Turkey has for Russians, particular"*- Red 'army deserters. Matron of Falkland Islands hospital pays tribute to Xew Zealand sailors for successful efforts to cheer up patients on Christmas Eve. Arrangements completed for providing soldier* and sailors with a buffet luncheon on Central wharf when Achilles return* to portCountry schools near Auckland. In addition to primary and secondary school* in, city and suburbs, to be given holiday on Friday. General public* will not be. admitted to Central wharf, at which H.SLS. Achilles will berth, until after 2 p.ns. Wharf up to that hour will be reserved for next-of-kin. Members of public to be excluded from Queen« wharf on day Achilles returns to Auckland to ensure that loading and discharging of oversea* vessels is not impeded. Members of Fighter Command squadron who «hot down Heinkcl bomber off Northumberland coast liable to pay Custom* and salvage charges on wreckage washed ashore. Sales on tbe Auckland Stock Exchange to-day were:—Xew ZftaHand Insurance. £3 1/-. Kaiapoi <con.). S/; Anthony Hordern. 15/3: Mount- Kasi, 67: E. S. and A. Bank. £5 1/; Kaiapoi' 13/«; Taranaki Oil Dev., 3/.