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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 205, 30 August 1941, Page 1

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Auckland Weather Forecast.—Coot, occasional showers, but improving. Short Expeditionary Force casualty list issued. Sunset to-day. sunrise to-morrow, 6.44. \\ aipiata sails tor Wellington 10-morro'.v night. Combined limit laces at New Plymouth to-day. H:gh water to-day. 1.1.*) j».m.: 2.11 p.m. Kaimiro arrived this morning from West port. Handbag containing picked up in Dunedin street. British providing looil lor impoverished jieople of Iran. Auckland trotting meet in;; postponed to-day owing u, rain. ( liinese repoi t Japanese used gas in attack near Nanchang. Death oocuri ed of prominent Auckland a.conntant and auditor. Kaino mine idle: icason said to lie lack O! hot water inr miners. Successful K.A.F. attack oil enemy shippile: in the Mediterranean. Baby s cries rouse housch'-ldeis when Wellington house catches liio. South African squadron makes heavy attack on enemy dump near Bardia.

Recruitiiic campaign for Air Training f or)w to W launch. .1 in Auckland next week. Emergency meeting of Japanese Cabinet attended bv leading representatives of the services. Blenheim bombers make daylight attack on Rotterdam at a height of between .">0 to 20 feet. Indication of business to l»e brought before House next week given by actingPrime Minister. Need for political unity stressed by H*jii. Downie Stewart in speaking against a general election. Hopes of improvement in Pacific situation as negotiations proceed between Japan and the I'nited States. Mayor urges greater interest in National War Loan in the hope that Auckland will subscribe over £ 1.000.000. Total of more than £7.000.000 of the National War Loan has now been applied for; Auckland lias taken up £785,170. Conflict between present and former Ministers in Charge of Prison* occurs in House over question of assault on warders. Record quantities of dairy produce handled by Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company during the \ ear ended June 30. Customs revenue for months* period ended to-day totalled £1.861.179. against £2.170.453 for the same period las< year. £100.000 of patriotic funds to lie invested in Government's £10.000.000 War Loan following decision ©i Provincial Patriotic Council. Auckland Trades Council urges legislation providing that only qualified firemen be employed to supervise fire control in theatres. Scheme for providing stock for soldier settlers outlined in circular issued by New Zealand Returned Soldiers" Association: this aims at the securing of "gift"' calve* ! from members of the fanning community.