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Road and Rail Block.— As a result of heavy rain, slips near three tunnels blocked the railway between Wairoa and Napier and the line is expected to be ou. of commission for several days. North-bound passengers had to be held at Napier overnight. Meantime, a railcar service is operating on the WairoaGisborne section, on which there are minor slips. The Napier-Wairoa road and the Gisborne-Wairoa inland and coast roads arc blocked, hampering traffic.—(P. A.) American Boxer Beaten. —After outboxing his opponent in the first two rounds, the American. Billy Strauss, was beaten by a technical knock-out in the sixth round of a professional contest with A 1 Stock. Auckland, on Monday night. Stock sent Strauss to the canvas in the fifth and sixth rounds. —(P. A.)

DAILY MEMORANDA—WED., May 31. AUCTIONS. H G Livingstone and Co., at their Rooms, at 1 p.m —Extraordinary Auction Sale. C E Jones. Ltd., at their Rooms, at 1 p.m.—Furniture Auction Sale. Smiths City Market, Ltd., at 12 noon.— Nursery Stock, etc.; at 2 p.m.—Poultry. Harris Lawlor and Co., at their Rooms, at 2 p.m.—Property. Drewerv's Auction Rooms, on Premises, Moore's Garage, St, Asaph street, at 1 p.m.—Furniture Auction Sale.