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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 286, 3 December 1941, Page 1

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Auckland Weather Forecast. — Flnt, with moderate temperatures. Beef sales at Westfield to-day. Karepo sails for Westport to-night. Sunset to-day, 7.26; sunrise to-morrow, 4-oj. Kakapo due midnight to-night from Greymoulh. Powerful British naval force reinforces Far East Fleet. High water to-day, 7.28 p.m.; tomorrow. 7.32 a.m. N.Z.E.F. has hard battle with Germans in Sidi Rezegh area. Tense struggle to restore Tobruk "corridor."* broken by Nazi forces. Bandsman oh missing cruiser Sydney was well known in Auckland. Next Wednesday evening Auckland's third black-out trial will be held. Pay for Women's War Service Auxiliary on overseas service announced. Enemy tank forces being heavily mauled by Russians on Moscow front. Manpower crisis m 111 dominate Britain in 1942. says Mr. Churchill in Commons. Auckland sergeant-pilot, captain of heavy bomber, posted missing in Middle East. Evidence of Auckland fire superintendent continued to-day at John Burns" fire inquiry. Age limits raised and lowered to bring large numbers of men and women into services in Britain. Three Germans who escaped from internment at Somes Island arrested after six days of freedom. Japan officially still hopeful of success in Washington talks, but Japanese Press shows deeper pessimism. Inadequacy of water supply for firefighting purposes stressed by superintendent to-day at fire inquiry. Loss 'presumed of Australian cruiser Sydney afier sinking of hea vi 1y -a rmed merchant raider; all hands missing. H.M.A.S. Sydney known to have taken part in "a gallant action with conspicuous success." according to Australian Minister for Navy. Sales completed on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day:—Farmers" Auctioneering <B pref.). £1 2/6: National Timber. S/; Gear Meat. 15/3; Stock. 15/6/52-55. 4 p.c.. £10S; Hawke's Bay E.P.8.. 31/7/49. 4} p.c.. £106; Farmers' Auctioneering (£5 paid). £4 12/6: Australian Allov Steel. S'6: Australian Iron and Steel (pref.). £1 9/6" Reid Rubber. £1 8/4; Una Hill. 1/2.