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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 308, 28 December 1940, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Auckland Weather Forecast—Fair and warm, scattered drizzle. ilipli water to-day 6.49 p.m. Greeks making steady progress. Suniset 10-dav 7.43: suiirit-c to-moiT«"w 3.©2. Mariposa sails lor Sydney this afternoon. Enemy raider ha* heavily shelled Xaaira Island. IJ.A.F. attacks on Italian positions in Albania. Aoteaioa flies to Sydney to-day; return* to-morrow. London has air rani alarm after four days' quiet. Lull continues in German and Britu»h air activity. Operation saves Lire Prime Minister from total blindiicws. India's great wa<- effort commented upon by Indian Army officer. Irreparable damage done by enemy raider at Nauru Island. Young man from Auckland drowned Whakatanc River yesterday. Peace talks urged by U.S. isolationist*. Presidenf 1 looserelt may reply. Secret moves by Australian warship* intensify bunt for raider in Pacific. German submarine menace ronridei-ex worse than in 1917 by U.S V writer. Pan-American Clipper leaves on first stage of return ilijrht to San Franeiseo. \ ugoslavia to exchange iron ore for Rumanian oil under agretn.ent just" skrnod. Australian Minister of Xavy «ays i»() prr cent of Australian Xavy is in Australian wacera. Japan to revise njflleriaJ resource? mobilisation plan to counter United Stale* embargoes. Ships from Ernrland to <be fumed round as quickly as possoble. said Minister of Labour today. Xo work to be done to-morrotr by Auckland Fanners' Freezing Company's cool store workers for third succogeive. Sunday. An Auckland boy -who went to France with Ist X T .Z.E.F., and is now in tinIndian Array with rank of major, visiting Auckland. Special committee set up to make arrangements for speedy discharge and loading of overseas vessels, says Minister of Labour. Appointment of six Armed Force* Appeal Boards to deal wittt appeals from reservists drawn in overseas ballot announced by Minister of National Service.