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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 170, 21 July 1941, Page 1

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Auckland Weather Forecast.—Fair to fine, with cold night temperatures. More Air Force casualties announced. Auckland air sergeant reported missing. R.A.F. take heavy toll of enemy shipping. Saboteurs cause havoc in Rumanian oilfields. No further cases of meningitis among troops. Allied soldiers taken prisoner in Syria released. Allied patrols active on Tobruk sector in Africa. •ligh water to-day 5.15 p.m.; to-morrow, G.tJ p.m. Sunset to-day 5.2G p.m.; sunrise tomorrow 7.27 a.m. Statement on future of Home Guard to i be made shortly. : Death occurs of Sir George Shirtcliffe. : K.8.E., 0.8. E. ; Sawmill hand burnt to death in his hut near Putaruru. Several important changes in British '• Cabinet announced. ' Airman from Dannevirke awarded D.S.O. for raid on Germany. !; Post-war reconstruction discussed in rally of women at Town Hall. • j Two small drafts left city to-day to begia j training for Expeditionary Force. Heavy damage to tomatoes as result of r severe frosts in Auckland suburbs. ! Ruthless employment of "scorched j earth" policy by Russia against Germany. i: : Mrs. M. M. Dreaver holds Waitemata j! | seat for Government by majority of 420 ! votes. Auckland fire brigades answer several :■ malicious alarms by telephone during i< week-end. Restrictions placed on leave from Nga- •: ruawahia Camp lifted to-day. Rotorua ji Camp still closed. Twenty-nine charges of breaking and entering brought against Maori in Auckland Supreme Court to-day. ji Vast quantity of primary products exported to United Kingdom during war jj reviewed by Minister of Marketing. Aeroplane crashed on Pilia Beach on Saturday afternoon during training exer- !j cise; occupants only slightly injured. j: Negligent driving causing death alleged ! against Papakura farmer as result of death of cyclist on Great South Road on Christmas Eve. i 1 Visit by employers' representatives this j! morning to inspect _ work of auxiliary ; workers' class in engineering shop at Seddon Memorial Technical College. •! Sales completed at -the Auckland Stock f Exchange to-day:—Auckland Gas, 6/3; r Devonport Ferry (odd lot), £1 2/6; Elec- i trolytic Zinc (rights), £1 9/ (2); New Zealand Drug. £3 IS/; Woolworths (Sydney), i 17/3; Sanford (ord.), 4/; New Zealand j! Farmers' Fertilizei* (pref.), £1 3/.