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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 48, 26 February 1941, Page 1

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Auckland Weather Forecast. — Cloudy over Auckland peninsula, with scattered druzle: mild temperatures. High water. 8 p.m. bunset, 7.06; sunrise to-morrow. G. 03. ~r , mlra l Darlan forms Inner Cabinet at \ iehy. British air offensive increasing, savs Air .Minister. lvro southbound Clipoers on wav to Auckland. Further University degree results announced. R.A.K continues to give strong support to Greek forces. Methodist C onference continue with devotional sessions. Battle for Italian Somaliland practical", v won by British forces. Russia announces intention not to intervene in Balkan affairs. British toreign Minister and General Sir •John Dili arrive in Turkey. Korowai sails for Grey mouth; Kaimiro at Auckland to-morrow. Millerton coal miners' strike continues; another strike at Seddonville. Italian Air Force almost wiped from skies in Abyssinia and Eritrea. Winner of points prizes at Auckland summer show annomiced to-dav Over 1000 Italian planes h.-ve been destroyed, according to British \ir Minister. Recent hurricane at Suva lasted eight hours and wind reached velocity of 510 miles per hour. Smart turn-out to alarm by city fire brigade during 1- ire Board meeting commended by members. I- nited States administrative leaders hope for Senate pnssage of "Lend-or-Lcase Bill on Saturday. Xew Zealand Companv 'of Mast?r Mariners making efforts to form a nautical unit ot the Home Guard. Auckland Fire Board advocates heavier penalties for persons convicted of giving malicious false fire alarms. . Mr. Wendell Willkie accepts invitation to \ isit Australia, he is to be invited to viiiit, Xew Zealand by Government. Territorials in camp when called iD overseas ballot to continue training before being discharged from Territorial Force. Crop of over two million cases of app!cs and pears expected in Xew Zealand this season with hardly any prospect of export. Men called in territorial and overseas ballots and classed as temporarily unfit to be given remedial treatment at expense of Government. Objector to overseas service on humanitarian grounds states he would yield up trousers if necessary to avoid bloodshed; appeal dismissed. Protest by Auckland Central branch of New - Zealand Democratic Labour party against flogging of prisoners who escaped from Auckland prison. Statement of Britain's war aims criti<ised by appellant at Armed Forces Appeal Board sitting to-day; appeal made as protest against sending men overseasCivic reception to be given to Sir Cyril and Lady Xewall at Town Hall I next -V nday at noon to mark first official ' vi~it. of Their Excellencies to Auckland. Report to be made by Parks Committee . to meeting of City Council to-morrow ■ evening in connection with burial, by • error, of civilian in ex-servicemen's plot at A\ aikumete Cemetery-. Sales at the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day:—National Bank of New Zealand. | I'/; Auckland Gas. 6'9; Woolworths (Xew Zealand). 14/; Broken Hill Proi prietary (rights). 17*3 (2); Christchurck Drainage. 30 6 58. £106 10/; Auckland Gas 1 (perpetual debenture). £98 (2); Farmers' Trading (B pref.l. £1 1/6; Maeky Logan. £1 1/: X.Z. Newspapers, £1 12'; Auckland Electric Power Board, 1> 6, 59, 4',» per cent, £108.