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Evening Star, Issue 21509, 6 September 1933, Page 12

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THE DEFENCE SYSTEM. Cabinet will shortly be asked to consider plans- for the reorganisation of tho defence system. The Minister (Mr Cobhe) has received reports from the officers in command of the various branches of tho system, and will shortly be in a position to place the completed proposals before his colleagues. The immediate reorganisation is not expected jo he extensive. It is probable that the main attention will be devoted to strengthening the air defences.---Wellington Press Association. CRICKET CHAAIPIONSHIP. LONDON, September 0.-—Tho following arc the leading six counties for the championship:— Yorkshire 815 points, Sussex 31,1, Kent 253, Essex 221, Lancashire 210, Derbyshire 189. CYCLONE STRIKES TEXAS : NEW YORK, September 5.—A tropica) cyclone of terrific intensity roared into tho United States from tho Gulf of Mexico to-day, isolating Brownsville (Texas) and causing untold damage along 200 miles of the Texas cofist. RANGATIR.VS FAST TRIP. The Rangatira went near breaking her record on tho trip up last night- She left Lyttelton at 11.15 p.m., and was at Wellington at 7.55 arm. Her steaming time was 8h 26min. against her record of 8h 16min.—Wellington Press Association. STOCK EXCHANGE. ' Sales on ’Change this aftornooon;—E.S. and A. Bank, £5 7s (2); Froshford, Bd. Soles reported :—Bank of New Zealand, £2 8s 10d; 8011-Kilgonr, Is 9d; Bell-Hooper, Is CRd, Is. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. SYDNEY, September 6.—Stock Exchange sales: A per cent. 1938 Bonds, £lO3 3s 9d; 3911, £lO3 10s; 19-14, £lO3 17s 6d; 1955;' £lO3 18s 9d; 1957, £lO4 7s Gd; Commercial Bank of Sydney. £l7 18s; Bank of Now South Wales, £32 ss; Colonial Sugar, £59 30s; Australian Gas (A). £7 7s: Tooth's, 395; Associated Nows, 8s 9d; Australian Glass, 48s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 37s 30jd, 38s; Commonwealth Wool, 19s 4Ad; Dtmlops, 18s 4{-d; Goldsbrcmgh, 80s; Willtos, Mofflin, 9a lid.

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