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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 29 September 1928, Page 1

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Eat Apples—See Page 2. (Ad) Races at Ellerslie and Hastings. Michaelmas Day. Roast goo»se and ;'pple sauce. The Pakeha sailed this morning for Montevideo and London. Railway porter named Carlyle Cronlield killed at Wanganui station. Five degrees 01 frost was registered in Waihi this morning. Regulations for the control of pedestrians advocated by a Nelson motorist. A tobacconist's shop on Parnell Rise was forced oiien last nielit and ransacked. Capital works proposed by tlie Auckland trarowavs manager amejate £680,000. * A.-J.C. spring meeting to-day, Monday, Wednesday and next Saturday. Derbv run to-day. The first inter-college sports of the Auckland secondary schools will be held on Saturday week. Sales on Change to-dav were: Auckland (las Co. £1 3/4. Jit. Lvell £1 16/, Bank of X.Z. £3 1/3. Humoured that a Wellington firm has secured a "corner" in the potato market. Prices already show a sharp advance. Half an inch of rain fell yesterday, bringing the month's total so far to 7.54 indies. The average fall for September is 3.56. The trans-Tasman flyers radioed special greeting to Auckland on their trip from Christchurch to .Blenheim yesterday. Native Land Court sitting at Te Kniti reserved decision in connection with the rights of Maoris in the Kaipiha block, near Pirongia. There were 67 fewer births, 37 fewer marriages, and 17 fewer deaths in the Auckland district this month than in September of last year. The Railway Department has decided issue round trip tickets from any officered station in either island to Tauranga and Rotorua. Delegations from the City Council and suburban local bodies leave for Wellington to-morrow night in connection with the Auckland Transport Bill. Unemployment in Auckland showed a further slight increase this week, 856 men being registered at the Labour Office, as against 847 last week.

The Norwegian motor vessel Vestvard arrived this morning with case oil from Texas, and the steamer Danybryn is due on Monday from Java with sugar. Two men, in a motor car stolen from Fort • Street last niglit, were chased and caught by two other men. This morning they were sent to gaol for three months. The unemployment deputation which was to have waited on the Mayor on | Monday has been postponed, as Mr. Bail- | don will then be absent in Wellington. On examination by a diver it wa« fonnd that one propeller blade of the steauier Antonio had been stripped off. and that both the other blades were damaged. Two men in a stolen motor car drove up to and assaulted a man and his wife in Mount Eden Road last night, robbed the wife, of £5 and threatened the husband with a revolver. Otajo A. and P. Association ha.- ;v proved of a scheme for co-op ration in the Manufacturers' Association fo: :h - erection of a building at Tahuua Pa Sc to meet the requirements of bv„h bodies. Half of the building will first be erected at an estimated cost of £15,00' Individual members of the Cant' rbury law Society have deposited the police authorities sufficient mosey to cover, the cost of bringing the deiaoitiug solicitor, J. B. Batchelor, from Australia if he is found there. The Hudson Company's great for sale commences on Tuesday. All stocks are greatly reduced, and "must be cleared. Full particulars, see advertisement on j page 20.—(Ad.) Kelleway's S.C.D. traced aprons for working, full size 1/; ladies' fuji silk bloomers 3/11; point heel silk hose 2/11. Newmarket.—(Ad.) Hudson Company Furs. Ltd.. announce the marking down of all goods, and on Monday morning will offer the most sensational bargains ever heard of in I N.Z. Address: Eight next Regent | Theatre.— i Ad.l i Wedding Cars. We have done the j fashionable weddings for August.—Blue and Wliite. Phone 45-000.— (Ad.) You are paying for the best, why not l have the best? Fisher Twin Hot Water L Cylinder*.—(Ad.) « i Aeroplane quality and submarine prices will be our motto on Monday. | when our huge stocks of furs and eoats will be cleared at half their original prices.—Empire Furriers, opp. Town _» Hall.—(Ad.) Kelleway's S.C.D. kapok D.B. mattress i 42/: S. bed sanitary Hock mattress ' 14 '11: kapok 1/10 lb, flock 8d lb; wool ; flock 1/ lb.—Opposite tram safety zone, Xewmarket.—(Ad.) [ Important notice.—The noted Hudson Co. are now holding the biggest sale In - their history; £3*3,000 worth of coats, „ stoles and foxes, all to be cleared at half- * price.—Only address: Right next Recent ) Theatre.—(Ad.) , The greatest flight of imagination 1 cannot conceive what wonderful bar- » gains there will be on Monday at Empire , Furriers' clear-out sale, opp.' Town HalL > (Ad.)