BENEFIT TROTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 9

BENEFIT TROTS.

CHINESE REFUGEE FUND. BALL PLANNED FOR OCTOBER. Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. To aid the New Zealand fund for llie relief of Chinese ch:ld refugees, a citizens' ball will l>e held in Chri-t.-hnrch on October <!. and in the same month it is probable tliat a benefit trotting uiceling win be held at Adding <■„. The Mayor. Mr. R. M Mat-farlane. ' said that a conferciu-e of rcpre-ent;iii\cs of various organist ions in 11 )# . Htv had apjiroved a scheme for a ball, and it j had been decided that th<- R.-tarv ( In I, should undertake the orira'r-at : .in j added that 11 jo fmn-t i..n w..nM be unique as there would be a i"i-: in.-t! v Oriental atmosphere. The trotting meeting, with or v'thonf a Vrtalisator. was brouj.t n.«rd !••• the Canterbury Ownei-' and lireed'T-' Association represent at he. Mr R. K. Hall, and in accordance viih 111.• u -ii j of the meeting. the Mavor .aul. 1... ua s ' writing to the Minuter of 1 :er:::il Affairs, the Hon. W. F. r.ir-v. inquire if there a j • v ~f " securing a ti>tali-ator pcrn.it for t:.c fixture. To further the caiir-e of t".-. f<i !; d j E. Barnard, wife of M-. <:„.,k--r ; | Mr. Sirrrr Wonr. wife of t'.o < ■ ■ Consul in New Zealand. wnn'd \ : . : - ii'CT Cliristdiurch about hall, and would nddrc-« a t•': 1 ■ 1 i<■ ni -ctj in? and take part in o*hc r i : \ ■ t if-.

Deep laceration to the left lop was I suffered by Ernest .T..sepb Holroyd (21), single, a machinist, of 17, Ki-herton Itoad. Grey Lynn, when he was. involved in a motor cycle accident last nijrht. He was taken to t.lie Auckland Hospital by St. John Ambulance. His condition today tu not serious.