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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-day, 7 p.m. Sunset, G. 30-, sunrise to-morrow, 6/27. Xew French* Premier faces early worries. Port Waikato sailed at noon for Wellington. Death of an early settler, a. woman of SO, reported. Trade in city shops well up to last year this Easter. Waipiata arrived from Wellington early this morning. Large congregations attend Good Friday church services. Diphtheria outbreak at Oncrahi, 17 cases being reported. Higher note issue in Bank of England return than last week. Big volume of train and motor traffic in exodus from the city. Xew swimming pool opened at Mount Albert Grammar School. Annual Anglican procession of witness hold in city last night. ]>ig Labour conference In session in Wellington on Monday. League footballer 'twice injured in accidents near Pukckohe.. Wtiiana scheduled to leave this evening for Wellington and south. Value of Turkey as ally in this war stressed by British paper.' Kartigi is expected to leave for southern ports this evening. Several accidents, including one fatal, reported from the province. Conference of Associated Churches of Christ continued in Auckland to-day. Many outdoor events and sports' fixtures being held to-day in city and province. A woman was killed and four others injured in a car smash near Nelson on Friday. Japan states she is certain of outcome of European war, but refuses further disclosure. Archbishop Averill in a sermon yesterday drew attention to evil influence: in world to-day. Royal Air Force officers on loan to New Zealand have arrived at Auckland from England. German merchantman sunk by torpedo from British submarine eight miles off coast of Denmark. Soldier arrested for assault on his wife on Thursday, given suspended sentence in Police Court to-dny. Early improvement expected in shortage of railway trucks which has been delaying loading of fertiliser cargoes. Gallant record of Xew Zealand airmen in the present war shown in a summarv of the casualty lists and awards foV heroism. British and French Colonial Offices work in co-operation; Allies' contact in this direction to be put on more permanent footing. Japan ..adheres to policy of nonintervention in European war; refuses to place obstacles in Germany's, wav, ov to make move against British. Possibility of Xazi air raids on Britain must be faced, says British Undersecretary for Air, who adds, however tnat Royal Air Force has shown the lion has teeth as well as wings. Criticism in London of' "ill-advised'' fixation of minimum prices, for certain British and Dominions' securities; new minima for Australian and Xew' Zealand issues announced to-day. Popular excursions bv s.s. Duchess to Oneroa and Kawau, Sunday and Monday.—(Ad.) Aerovuo Estate salesmen on property during holidays. Inspect without obligation. Koom 22 Winstone Bides.—(Ad)