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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20853, 11 July 1939, Page 6

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NO MISUNDERSTANDING MR CHAMRERL AIN'S SPEECH LONDON, July 10 Leaders unanimously declare that Mr Chamberlain’s speech, in which every word counts, leaves no margin of misunderstanding. POLAR EXPLORATION SIR HUBERT WILKINS' OFFER NEW YORK, July 10 Sir Hubert Wilkin s said he has cabled the Australian Federal Prime Minister offering to “privately euuip and maintain" a leading party of Australian naval officials and scientists in the Australian sector of Antarctica, and take advantage of co-operation with Rear-Admiral Byrd expedition, providing the Australian Government transports the party on the Wyatt Earp. HUNTLY LMASH SMELL OF LIQUOR Continuing his ovidence at the inquiry into the triple motor fatality near Huntly on April 8, Thomas Francis Bryant, said the heavy vehicle seemed to carry right on alongside the small one and came to rest a car’s length further on. Another car pulled up and the occupants assisted witness with the injured people. While tying up Appleton’s injured arm ho noticed that the man smelt of liquor. ASSAULT IN NORTH WOMAN’S CONDITION SERIOUS DARGAVILLE, Tuesday. The medical superintendent of the Northern Wairoa Hospital, Dr. C. A. Wilkinson, reports that the condition ot Mrs Winters is now regarded as fairly serious. She has five separate wounds on the scalp, four of which appear to have been inflicted with a sharp instrument and the fourth with a blunt instrument.