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Evening Star, Issue 21747, 15 June 1934, Page 14

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MONTEREY AND-yJ’ACI FIC COAST’STRIKE. J;‘ The Monterey brought 690 brigs of English and American mail, and this was unloaded immediately. Some of the ship's fruit cargo is on consignment to Christchurch, and it is expected that this will he transhipped by the Port Whaugarci. Feeling was running high on the wharf at Los Angeles on tho day the Monterey sailed. Some ■members of tho crew state that in a fracas which occurred one man had been killed, and a number injured. The purser, Mr It. Jose, was attacked and suffered a nasty cut over one eye. To-day ho made light of it, saying; “ A few roughnecks set on me, but beyond getting a bit of a mauling, I was none tho worse.’’ lie said it surprised him, because ho had. never boon molested before. The injury did not affect his programme for tho remainder of tho day, which included his wedding. This was celebrated according to schedule. A laundrynjan on the ship was also “ beaten up.”—Auckland Association message. NOTED HEAD MASTER DEAD. Private cable advice was received in Wanganui to-day from England announcing the death of Mr Walter Empson, aged seventyeight. Ho was head master of Wanganui Collegiate School from 1887 till 1908. Mr Empson was to Wanganui Collegiate School what Arnold was to Rugby.—Press Association, SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. SYDNEY, June 15.—Bonds: 4 per cent. 19-11, £IOO lbs; 1944, £lO7 13s 9d; 1917, £IOB 12s 6d; 1955, £lO7 12s Od fox interest); 1957, £IOB 10s f 1959, £IOB 12s 6d; 1961, £lO9 10s. Shares; Bank'of • New South Wales, £39 10s; Tooth’s, 42s 6d; Broken Till) Proprietary, 455; Dunlop Pcrdriau, 18s ltd; Goldsbrough Mort, 31s 9d.

THE STOCK EXCHANGE. S;.le reported this afternoon;— Reported: Glenrpy, Ss 2d. On Change: Goldsbrough Alort, £1 11s 6d; Okarito, Brs.