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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 158, 5 July 1940, Page 1

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High water to-day 7.01 p.m. Sunset 4.47, sunrise to-morrow 7.3. Air raid in progress while King visits Anzaes. British Fascists now organising in secret. About 6000 tons of coal lost by mine strike in South. New Zealand Prime Minister appointed a Privy Councillor. Port Waikato now due here on Monday from Lyttelton. Enlistments in Auckland during last three days total 128. Delayed by bad weather Weiana leaves Bluff to-day on way north. Heavy Government military requirements keep Bradford busy. Ten Xazi sympathisers in newRumanian National Cabinet. Dessert pears selling fairly well on city auction markets to-day." Kuniaras in short supply with hijjh prices on local markets to-day. Mosley's appeal against internment in Britain heard by Home Office. Tin prices higher again in London to-day; silver values stationary. Young Mon-insville farmer killed instantly when hit by motor van. Haimini now due *at Onehunga on Sunday: she leaves Picton to-day. Heavy supplies of cabbage at the local markets result in low prices. Colonial stocks and Consols almost universally higher in London to-day. Auckland Grammar to play Hamilton High School at Eden Park to-morrow. Waimarino leaves Lyttelton to-mor-row, and is expected here on Wednesday. Auckland-Hamilton road goods service cancelled; passenger service will probaHv go next week. Italian attack repuleed on Kenya border and fleeing enemy troops machine-gunned. Japan resents Britieh delay in replying to demand for cessation of arms traffic acrose Burma. American confidence in British war efforts restored as a result of action i against French Fleet. Quotations on London Stock Exchange show most appreciable rise for considerable period to-day. "Surrender or scuttle." was Britain's order to French admiral. Commander of "free"' French Xavy and Air Force states that enemy holds no French capital ships. Widespread applause in United States for Mr. Churchill's drastic move, which it is considered is completely justified. Keduced price of milk of a halfpenny a gallon to consumers in Auckland metropolitan area to take effect on July 19. German report claims that French battleship and several other unite broke through British naval blockade at Oran. Zoning of milk distribution in .Auckland metropolitan area expected to mean a saving of 27,000 gallons of petrol annually. r French vice-admiral announces that he has enough money and resources to keep 'free" French Xaval and Air *orcee going for several years. Driver of tractor hauling heavilyloaded trailer had miraculous escape from serious injury when the outfit crashed at Papakura this morning. In a broadcast over the Australian radio network, the New Zealand Minister of Supply streesed need for unitv m war effort between the two Dominion*. Morning sales on the Auckland StockExchange to-day were:—Dominion Breweries (ord.) ; £1 8/3; Stock, 15/1 'oZo7, 3 J per cent, £100; Stock, 15/4/46-49 t JT T «?.V £102 M /« £UKJ 5 Northern' Roller Mills, 18/3; MUne and Choree (deb. stock). 14/ C.