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Evening Star, Issue 21620, 16 January 1934, Page 12

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.SOUTHERN CROSS. The ,Southern Gross, piloted by Sir Charles Kingsl'ord Smith, with four of a crew and five passengers, including Lady Smith, left New Plymouth at 12.50 for Foxton, preceded by the Otago Waco plane with three passengers. Sir Charles intends to return to New Plymouth about the middle of March to refit for the return Tasman flight.— Press Association. EARTHQUAKE DISASTER. The tjartjiquako was well recorded at the Dominion Observatory. The first waves reached hero at two minutes past 'nine last night. The tremors did not fade away till twenty-six minutes past midnight. The waves wore exceptionally large, indicating a very severe upheaval. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. SYDNEY, .January 16.—Stock Exchange sales; Four per cent., 1938 bonds, £lO4 13s 9d; '1941, £lO5 Is 3d; 1944, £lO5 15s; .1953, I £lO5 os; Bank of New Zealand, ■ 50s 9d; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £lB 8s; Bank of New South Wales, £34 15 s; Tooth’s, 455; - Jcl; Associated News 21s, preference 21s 7jd; Broken Hill Proprietary, 445; Colonial Sugar, £65 2s 6d; Dunlop, Perdriau, 22s l£d; Morris, Hedstroin, 18s 3d ; ,Wileox, Mofflin, 13a lOd ; Winehconihc, Carson, 335.