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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 227, 24 September 1940, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

High water to-morrow, 12.14 a_m. __ Port Waikato due from Lyttelton ©■ Friday. Waimarino expected from Wellington tomorrow. Honolulu Clipper due at Auckland on Thursday. Filth import licensing period to cover 12 months. Fighting continues in Indo-China; position obscure. Norwegians sabotage food stocks destined for Germany. Government redeem? loans amounting to £-2 7 <m.<m. Sunset to-day, 3.4S p.m.; sunrise to-mor-row, 5.36 a.m. Hauturu leaves Onehunga this afternoon for Xew Plymouth. New basis of import quotas announced by Minister of Customs to-day. •Japan demands immediate release of nationals arrested in Singapore. Heavy vegetable tsupplies again offered at Auckland City market* to-day. Minister reviews expansion of educational training scheme for airmen. Arrangements completed to send consignments of tobacco to troops free of duty. i Patriotic Council urges Government inquiry into activities of Red Cross Soi-iety. Germany denies liability for sinking of British liner carrying refugee children Xα Canada. Stonewall builder makes claim to Compensation Court in respect of blasting accident. Indications of majority for Menses Government in Australian election* in latest count. Decision by the Arbitration Court on appeal respecting picnic day under the drivers" award. Actior. against French West Africa by General de GauH? and his troops a«s«ted by British forces. Rival air forces out on bombing raids on Sunday night: R.A.F. over Germany, Xazis over Britain. Force of 200 Nazi planes attacking Britain yesterday morning turned back before reaching London. Motor trade still considers petrol ratios for the Dominion could be increased by 1.000.000 jraJJons a month. Sumner Borough Council appoints cenior boys a« wardens to control amaehing of street lamps in the district. "Hand of murder reaches out to etrik« children." says one British newspaper commenting on sinkinz of refugee liner. Following a conflict of evidence in Police Court to-dav a salesman was acquitted on a charge of being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor car. Small number of relaxations in import restrictions included in new schedules, but Minister states that Dominion's sterling j funds position does not permit of any general easing. I Seaman from an overseas snip who struck another member of the crew on the head with a spanner and pleaded that he acted in self-defence, sent to prison for seven days to-day. Sales on Auckland Stock Exchange today were: —Australian Iron and Steel fpref.K £1 6/3: Radio (1936). 12/3: Eltham County. 31/7/60. £106: Farmers* Trading. £1 o'3: Bonds, 15,2/43-46, 4 per cent, £102 15/: Bonds. 15/6/52-55, 4 per c?nt. £107: Takapnna Borough, 1/2/54, ZVt per cent, £97 15/-