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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20258, 29 July 1937, Page 8

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FATAL AIR CRASH. 15 DEATHS. BRUSSELS, July 28. The death roll in the Brussels air GUARANTEED PRICES. OLD RATES TO STAND. UNTIL NEW SCALE IS FIXED. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The acting Minister of Marketing announces that until the guaranteed prices for butter and cheese for next season are decided upon, provision applied in respect to butter packed in Saranac boxes are to cease in future the equalisation of butter box costs will be effected by the dairy board through the medium of its pool. The Government, however, will continue to pay a premium of 1.32 d pence per pound in respect of unthe Department is in special cases wrapped <n aluminium parchment foil and packed in boxes other than of the saranac quarter inch type. POSED AS A DOCTOR. FORGER SENTENCED. WELLINGTON. Thursday. Having pleaded guilty, Albert Fergus Stanley Hickey (28). a former insurance company manager, was attempted uttering of a forged document, namely, a certificate to the effect that he had completed certain medical studies and qualified for certain medical degrees. His Honour said when in Australia accused had embezzled £6OOO over six years while employed in an insurance office. Counsel said Hickey had made restitution of £3500 in hard cash of the money he had taken in Australia and the assets transferred by him had been accepted in full settlement of •the balance. GISBORNE RACES. Hack and Hunters’ Steeples.—6 Kahunoke, 10.2 (R. E. Thomson), 1; 1. Platter, 9.8, 2: 2 Wykemist, 10.4, 3. All started.